Level Up at Your Library is Here!

Our annual Summer Reading Program has officially begun!  IPDPL offers three different summer reading challenges so readers can choose the challenge that best suits them:

  • Read to Me: for beginning and emerging readers (reading goal = 50 books)
  • Casual Readers: for busy readers without a lot of time (reading goal = 25 hours)
  • Avid Readers: for passionate readers who are all in (reading goal = 50 hours)

Head to Beanstack online or the Beanstack Tracker app on your device to join the program and choose your challenge!

The Art of Writing with Kate Klise

Program Type:

Author Events, Educational Programming, Family Programming

Age Group:

Youth (0 - 18), Children (7 - 11), Teens (12 - 18), Adults
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Event Details

Be one of the first to arrive to get a free Kate Klise autographed book!

Author Kate Klise will discuss the art and craft of writing, how to develop captivating characters, and give writers of all ages tips and tricks for polishing their own work!  Kate's presentation will be followed by a Q&A session.

Kate will also be signing copies of her books.  Attendees are encouraged to bring their own books.  Select titles will also be available for purchase on-site.

Please join us for this interactive evening!

 

About Kate Klise

Kate Klise is an accomplished children's author who grew up in Peoria.  Her illustrator sister, M. Sarah Klise, is a frequent collaborator on Kate's books.  Kate has written over 30 books, mainly for children, ranging from picture books to young adult novels.  Many of her middle-grade chapter books are written in an epistolary style, where the text consists of notes, letters, articles, and memorabilia amassed by her characters.  Both the popular Regarding the . . .  series and the 43 Old Cemetery Road series are written in this style.