Upcoming Events

Meet the Authors at EPL: Yuko Ohnari and Koshiro Hata

Evanston Public Library invites you to meet Yuko Ohnari and Koshiro Hata, the internationally known Japanese creative team behind the 2025 picture book Downpour: Splish! Splash! Ker-Splash!

Enjoy a bilingual Japanese and English reading of this book, a sensory-rich story about a young boy enjoying a summer rainstorm. Booked will have copies of the book for sale at the event. 

For children of all ages and their caregivers. No registration required; find all the details on the library's website.


 

6/26/2026 - 10:30 am
Location: Evanston Public Library - 1703 Orrington Ave Evanston IL 60201Presenter: Evanston Public Library
Downpour: Splish! Splash! Ker-Splash!
Sunday Smut Book Club: Faebound

Get smutty with us! All are welcome (18+), email alicia@bookedevanston.com with any questions!

6/28/2026 - 3:30 pm
Location: BookedPresenter: Alicia
Cursebound
Sunday Smut Book Club: Faebound

Get smutty with us! All are welcome (18+), email alicia@bookedevanston.com with any questions!

6/28/2026 - 3:30 pm
Location: BookedPresenter: Alicia
Faebound by Saara El-arifi
Storytime Dads!

Join us every Wednesday at 10:30am for Storytime with the Storytime Dads! Stories, songs, and a good time for 0- to 5-year-olds and their caregivers!

7/01/2026 - 10:30 am
Location: BookedPresenter: Booked and the Storytime Dads
Storytime Dads!

Join us every Wednesday at 10:30am for Storytime with the Storytime Dads! Stories, songs, and a good time for 0- to 5-year-olds and their caregivers!

7/08/2026 - 10:30 am
Location: BookedPresenter: Booked and the Storytime Dads
Dumpster Fire Book Club: AT THE END OF EVERYTHING

The world is a flaming dumpster! Unsure what to do about all that hot garbage and societal/environmental/political destruction? Well, a good first step is joining us at the bi-monthly Dumpster Fire Book Club to read dystopian YA! We promise you'll feel better about the horrors persisting around us! (At the very least, there will be snacks!)

This month, we're reading Marieke Nijkamp's At the End of Everything. The book is recommended for ages 14 and up; adults are welcome, too!

7/09/2026 - 7:00 pm
Location: BookedPresenter: Alicia & Betsy
At The End Of Everything
Storytime Dads!

Join us every Wednesday at 10:30am for Storytime with the Storytime Dads! Stories, songs, and a good time for 0- to 5-year-olds and their caregivers!

7/15/2026 - 10:30 am
Location: BookedPresenter: Booked and the Storytime Dads
Booked Club for Grown-Ups: EVERYTHING IN COLOR

Booked Club for Grown-Ups, our literary book club, is reading its first graphic memoir: Everything in Color, a debut book from Stephanie Stalvey. 

7/15/2026 - 7:00 pm
Location: BookedPresenter: Betsy
Everything In Color by Stephanie Stalvey
Storytime Dads!

Join us every Wednesday at 10:30am for Storytime with the Storytime Dads! Stories, songs, and a good time for 0- to 5-year-olds and their caregivers!

7/22/2026 - 10:30 am
Location: BookedPresenter: Booked and the Storytime Dads
Storytime Dads!

Join us every Wednesday at 10:30am for Storytime with the Storytime Dads! Stories, songs, and a good time for 0- to 5-year-olds and their caregivers!

7/29/2026 - 10:30 am
Location: BookedPresenter: Booked and the Storytime Dads
Storytime Dads!

Join us every Wednesday at 10:30am for Storytime with the Storytime Dads! Stories, songs, and a good time for 0- to 5-year-olds and their caregivers!

8/05/2026 - 10:30 am
Location: BookedPresenter: Booked and the Storytime Dads
Storytime Dads!

Join us every Wednesday at 10:30am for Storytime with the Storytime Dads! Stories, songs, and a good time for 0- to 5-year-olds and their caregivers!

8/12/2026 - 10:30 am
Location: BookedPresenter: Booked and the Storytime Dads
Storytime Dads!

Join us every Wednesday at 10:30am for Storytime with the Storytime Dads! Stories, songs, and a good time for 0- to 5-year-olds and their caregivers!

8/19/2026 - 10:30 am
Location: BookedPresenter: Booked and the Storytime Dads
Storytime Dads!

Join us every Wednesday at 10:30am for Storytime with the Storytime Dads! Stories, songs, and a good time for 0- to 5-year-olds and their caregivers!

8/26/2026 - 10:30 am
Location: BookedPresenter: Booked and the Storytime Dads
Storytime Dads!

Join us every Wednesday at 10:30am for Storytime with the Storytime Dads! Stories, songs, and a good time for 0- to 5-year-olds and their caregivers!

9/02/2026 - 10:30 am
Location: BookedPresenter: Booked and the Storytime Dads