Tuesday, November 7, 2023 -1:00pm to 2:00pm Meeting Room A, Meeting Room B, Meeting Room C Do you love dinosaurs? Come along with Diplodocus, Deinonychus, and Triceratops as they roam through their day in the Jurassic and Cretaceous worlds with Iowan author Elizabeth Gilbert Bedia as she reads one of her books from her A Dinosaur’s Day series! Then,...
Prairie Lights Los Angeles Review of Books poetry editor Elizabeth Metzger will read from Lying In. “A book orbiting sacrifice, orbiting the way(s) one generation gives life then gives way to the next. . . Elizabeth Metzger has become one of my favorite living poets.”- Kaveh Akbar Metzger is the author of The Spirit Papers, winner of...
Wednesdays, Nov 1 - Dec 6, 4-5 pm Location: Room 305 Register online or call 319-356-5220 Instructor: Joi Haskins Let's read poetry together! The class will discuss poems brought in by the instructor, in addition to poems students would like to share. Poets to be read include Rita Dove, Emily Dickinson, and Walt Whitman. No class...
Prairie Lights Former Iowa Citian John J. Waters will read from his debut novel, River City One. The tale of a man and the memory that haunts him, River City One is the poetic and compassionate story of John Walker, a lawyer and ex-Marine adrift in a nameless city. Home from the war, he has become a man...
4:00pm to 5:00pm In-person event + Online other Teen Center, Online Adam and Matthew from 1 Week Critique are here every Thursday to lead a Teen Writing workshop. If you love to write, or have considered it and have been too scared to try, now's your chance! Teen authors also have the opportunity to have their work...
Join Investigate Midwest, and its Iowa newsroom, IowaWatch, for an evening of storytelling and fun on Thursday, Nov. 9th at Poindexter Coffee, located within the Graduate Iowa City hotel. This fundraising event will feature a selection of speakers, who will share their stories throughout the evening, centered around the theme "Discovery in Disguise," which highlights...
Prairie Lights Drake University professor Carol Roh Spauling will read from and talk about her new book, Waiting for Mr. Kim and Other Stories with author Sam Chang. “In Carol Roh Spaulding's amazing linked story collection, Waiting for Mr. Kim and Other Stories, we find that rare gift--writing that gets just about everything done, and done very...
10:30am to 11:00am In-person event + Online other Join us in person for Book Babies! Let's have fun together singing, reading, and rhyming. Book Babies is a program designed to stimulate your infant's language development and is geared towards ages 0-2 years. Parents and caregivers are encouraged to participate as much as possible. Book Babies will meet...
Prairie Lights Sara Nicholson will read from April. "Intimate and expansive, with dazzling wit and music throughout, Nicholson's poems fit the stars, the sun, the trees, and their sap in the same frame."--Michael Andor Brodeur Sara Nicholson is the author of What the Lyric Is and The Living Method, published by The Song Cave. Her work has appeared in...
Family Storytime is recommended for all ages and includes both shorter and longer stories combined with action games and activities. We ask Storytime attendees to social distance and masks are required for those old enough to wear them. If you need disability-related accommodations in order to participate in this event, please contact the Library. This...
In-person event + Online other Join us every Tuesday for a special Spanish Bilingual Storytime with Children's Librarian Raquel! Together we will enjoy songs, rhymes and stories in Spanish and English. Children of all ages and their caregivers are welcome to join us. Masks are required for all individuals over the age of two. Social...
Family Storytime is recommended for all ages and includes both shorter and longer stories combined with action games and activities. We ask Storytime attendees to social distance and masks are required for those old enough to wear them. If you need disability-related accommodations in order to participate in this event, please contact the Library. This...
