Family Action Network events are always free and open to the public.

Welcome to our 2025-2026 season!

We will be hosting both Zoom and in-person programs this season.

Note that  REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED for our Zoom webinars.

 

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ZOOM EVENT + BOOK GIVEAWAY

The Story of Your Life: How Social Media Shapes the Way We Experience Everything

Kathryn Jezer-Morton, Ph.D.

Author of the biweekly “Brooding” column at The Cut, a section of New York magazine

Jia Tolentino

Staff writer at The New Yorker

Sep 28 2026 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

ON ZOOM

Note: Event start time is Central Time (CT).

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IN-PERSON! BOOK GIVEAWAY!

American Hagwon: An Evening with Min Jin Lee

Min Jin Lee

Bestselling author of "Free Food for Millionaires" and "Pachinko"

Megan Bang, Ph.D.

James E. Johnson Professor of the Learning Sciences at Northwestern University's School of Education and Social Policy

Oct 2 2026 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Evanston Township High School Auditorium

Note: Event start time is Central Time (CT).

NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED.

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Vibe: The Secrets of Strong Connections in a Lonely World

Adam Grant, Ph.D.

Saul P. Steinberg Professor of Management and Professor of Psychology, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania

Greta Johnsen

Interviewer, podcast host, event moderator, and book person

Oct 15 2026 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Francis W. Parker School, Heller Auditorium

Note: Event start time is Central Time (CT).

NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED.

Past Events

IN-PERSON! BOOK GIVEAWAY!
Arshay Cooper

Bestselling author, speaker, rower

Sep 24 2026

Hope in Motion

ZOOM EVENT + BOOK GIVEAWAY
Sarah Miller, Ph.D. Matt Rafalow, Ph.D.

Sociologist, senior staff researcher at Google (YouTube), and research fellow at the University of Southern California's Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism

Sep 22 2026

The Tolerance Generation: Growing Up Online in the Anti-Bullying Era