Jasmine Warga (WFYP, June 2013), the 2024 Finnegan Lecturer, will talk about the power of stories, particularly the power of narrative and stories for young people in her talk “Connecting Through Story.” Jasmine is the New York Times-bestselling and award-winning author of many books for young people, including Other Words For Home and A Rover’s Story. She lives in the Chicago area with her family.

Previous Finnegan lecturers have included award-winning authors and illustrators such as Carole Lindstrom, Ekua Holmes, Candice Illoh, Tracey Baptiste, Jack Gantos, Joel Christian Gill, Steve Jenkins, Renee Kurilla, and E.B. Lewis & Susan Goodman.