Urbana, IL —

In Person: Ada Limón appearing at the University of Illinois

Join at the University of Illinois this special evening with U.S. Poet Laureate, Ada Limón. Part conversation and part poetry reading, the event follows Limón as she shares how poetry connects us to the world, allows us to heal, to love, to grieve, and reminds us of the full spectrum of human emotion.

Notre Dame, IN —

In Person: Ada Limón appearing at Saint Mary's College

Join for Ada Limón’s visit as part of the Francis A. McAnaney Humanities Lecture, previously known as the Christian Culture Lecture. This lecture series has welcomed remarkable writers, historians, philosophers, and theologians to their campus over the past 15 years.

This is a ticketed event, with ticket sales beginning closer to the event date. Saint Mary’s College students with ID can attend at no charge. Special discounts are also available for area educators and their students; contact hust@saintmarys.edu for more information.

News / Bookstore

Milkweed Books celebrates a year since reopening

Briana Gwin — 08/24/2023

This August, we’re proud to celebrate the one-year reopening anniversary of our brick-and-mortar bookstore, Milkweed Books! Originally established in 2016 at the nation’s largest literary center, Open Book, Milkweed Books is the realization of a long-held dream to deepen our connection to community, and to introduce readers to transformative books and authors that align with our mission and values. Despite closure in 2020, we were thrilled to reinstate our beloved public space in the summer of 2022. We continue to enrich our neighborhood with a vital, newly reimagined community asset that connects people with stories through book sales, exciting…