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Meet the Author: Shifa Safadi
2025-05-03 14:00:00 2025-05-03 15:30:00 America/Chicago Meet the Author: Shifa Safadi Local award-winning author Shifa Safadi discusses her books, including her forthcoming new series. Skokie Public Library - Petty Auditorium, Radmacher Room

Saturday, May 03
2:00pm - 3:30pm

Add to Calendar 2025-05-03 14:00:00 2025-05-03 15:30:00 America/Chicago Meet the Author: Shifa Safadi Local award-winning author Shifa Safadi discusses her books, including her forthcoming new series. Skokie Public Library - Petty Auditorium, Radmacher Room

Skokie Public Library

Petty Auditorium, Radmacher Room

Local award-winning author Shifa Safadi discusses her books, including her forthcoming new series.

Shifa is the author of the National Book Award Young People's Literature winning title Kareem Between and coauthor of the new book series Amina Banana.

Registration required to guarantee a seat.

Books will be available for purchase from Women & Children's First, and the author will sign books after her talk.

Find titles by Shifa Safadi in the library catalog.

AGE GROUP: | Kids |

EVENT TYPE: | Presentation |

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