36th Annual Mortenson Distinguished Lecture
September 26, 2026; 1pm CT, iHotel and online. Co-organized with the Youth Literature Festival (YLF), JEFF CHIBA STEARNS (Animation and Documentary Filmmaker, Author and Illustrator) will present the Lecture (also keynote on the YLF Community Day) on “Animation Medittation: 25 Years of Exploring Mixed-Race Identity and Japanese Canadian History Through Visual Storytelling“.
FREE. Registration and more information forthcoming about all related events.
About Jeff Chiba Stearns Read about the Youth Literature FestivalThe Lecture celebrates the Mortenson Center’s 35th Anniversary and Libraries for Peace Day.
The Mortenson Center for International Library Programs aims to strengthen international ties among libraries and librarians worldwide for the promotion of international education, understanding, and peace.
The Annual Mortenson Distinguished Lecture aims to promote international understanding, intellectual freedom and areas related to the mission of the Mortenson Center.
Read more…The Annual Mortenson Distinguished Lecture promotes the work of international professionals, scholars or educators in library and information science or other fields of intellectual affinity. The 1st Annual Distinguished Lecture on “The Electronic Erosion of Democracy” was delivered by James H. Billington, Librarian of Congress on September 10, 1990. It has been presented in hybrid mode, since 2015, with the exception of online-only presentations n 2020 and 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Either the text or recordings of the Lectures are available.
Read more about prior Lectures at https://guides.library.illinois.edu/c.php?g=483048&p=3696467.