Books

The Normal Public Library is just a few months away from finishing its roughly $7 million renovation and asbestos removal project even as another big capital expense looms.

The lifelong McLean County resident wrote a collection of poems over the course of a year, detailing the beauty and nuance of life in Central Illinois.

Emerald & Amythest in downtown Lexington is designed to be a community space for like-minded people, said co-owner Andy Hand.

There was a lot of enthusiasm when Dolly Parton’s children’s literacy program first came to McLean County almost two years ago. Now, local organizers want to keep that momentum going.

Some folks will be on the road, others on the couch. Some may be looking for a break from the family mayhem, others working or flying solo. As Thanksgiving weekend approaches, WGLT's Lauren Warnecke offers her favorite media binges to accompany your mashed potatoes and pie.

Author Ann Powers and editor Alison Fensterstock contributed to NPR's Turning the Tables and now have a book published about women in music. They spoke with WGLT's Emily Bollinger.

Peoria author and sensei Joe Chianakas appears Saturday at Bobzbay Books in downtown Bloomington.

English professor James Plath has studied and written extensively about novelist John Updike. He will explore the author's connection to Mark Twain during a retreat at Twain's summer home in upstate New York.

Gov. JB Pritzker signed a measure that will withhold state funds from libraries that ban books. The move sparked a lot of questions.

Citing a “vitriolic strain of white nationalism,” Gov. JB Pritzker signed the measure withholding state grant money from libraries if they ban books.