Upcoming Events
Friday, March 15, 2024
12:15 p.m. to 1 p.m.
luncheon 2:15 to 3:15
autographing
Illinois Reading Council Conference
Illinois Reads Author Luncheon
Grand Ballroom at Wyndham Hotel
Springfield, IL
(Anderson’s Bookshops providing books)
Past Events
(Sponsored by Greener Glenview, with The Book Stall providing books)
Hear the inspiring true story of how volunteers in a small Wisconsin town restored a forgotten wilderness by removing litter and invasive plants, cutting buckthorn, and planting natives, creating a natural habitat that’s an outdoor classroom for children and a beloved nature walk for the whole community. Copies of Restoring Prairie, Woods, and Pond will be available for sale and signing courtesy of The Book Stall in Winnetka. Co-sponsored by Greener Glenview.
Saturday, December 9, 2023
10:30 am to 11:30 am CT
An “Ode to Joy”
The Book Stall, 811 Elm Street, Winnetka, IL – 847–446-8880
For the wonderful readers and music lovers in your life! celebrating the book, What Music! The Fifty-Year Friendship Between Beethoven and Nannette Streicher, Who Built His Pianos. Ms. Lawlor masterfully uses forgotten historical letters, a glossary, and rich back matter on both friends’ lives and art to introduce readers to the man behind the music and the woman who built his pianos.
Lawlor deftly depicts how these two fascinating friends — a composer with hearing loss and a woman who became an innovative piano maker in a time that discouraged female entrepreneurship — ought the odds and worked together in perfect harmony.
Ms. Lawlor will be happy to sign her book following the story time! Great for kids ages 6 to 9 as well as the musically inclined of all ages.
Supported by the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation. See photos from this event.
The Book Stall
Monday, July 10, 2023, 6:30 pm
811 Elm Street, Winnetka, Illinois
Amid so much dire climate change news, wondering what you can do to make a difference to help save the planet? Laurie Lawlor will discuss her new nonfiction book with readers age 10 and up, Restoring Prairie, Woods, and Pond How a Small Trail Can Make a Big Difference.
Inspiring environmental success story tells how a small town with few resources comes together to restore nature and create a valuable resource for the entire community.
This event for adults and children is co-sponsored by Go Green Reads. The mission of Go Green Winnetka is to raise awareness regarding sustainability and inspire schools, governmental units, organizations, businesses, and individuals to take action targeting climate change, waste, and sustainable raw materials.
American Library Association Annual Conference 2023
Chicago, Illinois
Monday, June 26, 2023, 11:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Chapter One Stage, Convention Center
Autographing Restoring Prairie, Woods, and Pond: How a Small Trail Can Make a Big Difference
American Library Association Annual Conference 2023
Chicago, Illinois
Monday, June 26, 2023, 12:30 to 1:20 p.m.
Chapter One Stage, Convention Center
Panel Presenter for Program:
“Saving Planet Earth:
Introducing The Books for a Better Earth Collection”
Hosted by Mary Cash,VP and Editor In Chief,
Holiday House Publishing, Inc.
Society of Midland Authors Award Ceremony
Children’s Reading Round Table / Children’s Nonfiction Award
Tuesday, May 10, 2022, 6:00 pm cash bar, 7:00 pm dinner
Cliff Dwellers Club, 200 S. Michigan Ave., 22nd floor, Chicago, Illinois
Carol Marin, co-director of the DePaul Center for Journalism Integrity & Excellence and NBC5’s former political editor, will emcee the awards banquet. The keynote speaker will be Urbana novelist and short-story author Jean Thompson, a professor emerita at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign who served as a judge in the adult fiction category.
MA/MFA Graduate & Faculty Virtual Autumn Reading
Thursday, Nov 11, 2021, 7:00 to 8:15 pm
Storybook Stroll with Laurie Lawlor
featuring Big Tree Down!
Friday, Sept 24, 2021, 8:00 am,
to Saturday, Sept 25, 2021, 5:00 pm
Start at the Eagle Municipal Building, follow the signs through the Eagle Nature Trail to read along with the story, ending at the Eagle Elementary School.
Hosted by the Alice Baker Public Library
Eagle, WI (262) 594‑2800
* ! * Enter a drawing in the Library from Sept 20–24 for a chance to win a signed copy of Big Tree Down!
* ! * Meet me, Laurie Lawlor, on the trail Friday, Sept 24, from 1:00 to 3:00 pm and from 5:30 to 6:30 pm at the Trail Photo Contest Reception.
Bedtime Story with Laurie Lawlor
Fearless World Traveler: Adventures of Marianne North
Virtual on Zoom
Friday, May 14, 2021, 7:00 pm
Wellesley Books, Wellesley, MA
Readathon Kick-off with Laurie Lawlor
Fearless World Traveler: Adventures of Marianne North
Virtual Author Visit
Monday, April 26, 2021, 4:00 pm
Edison School, Chicago, IL
Boogie Down Storytime with Laurie Lawlor
Fearless World Traveler: Adventures of Marianne North
Virtual – Zoom
Saturday, April 17, 2021, 10:00 am ET
The Bronx, New York City