April

Book Club title Water for elephants by Sara Gruen (Roy R. Estle Memorial Library in Dallas Center library lounge, from Apr 16, 2009 07:30 PM to Apr 16, 2009 08:30 PM)

 

Book Discussion of Dewey: The Small Town Library Cat that Touched the World (Clarion Public Library on Centeral Ave. E., from Apr 28, 2009 12:00 PM to Apr 28, 2009 01:00 PM)

 

Bluffs Author Series: Alexander McCall Smith, author of "The Very Small Things of Life" (Senior Center, 714 S Main, Council Bluffs, IA 51503, from Apr 17, 2009 07:00 PM to Apr 17, 2009 08:00 PM)

 

Book Discussion of the Rope Walk by Carrie Brown (Waterloo Library - Conference Room, from Apr 21, 2009 06:00 PM to Apr 21, 2009 07:00 PM)

 

All Iowa Reads 2009: The Rope Walk by Carrie Brown (from Apr 16, 2009 07:00 PM to Apr 16, 2009 08:00 PM)

 

AViD Author Visit: Jane Hamilton (Des Moines - Central Library, from Apr 22, 2009 07:00 PM to Apr 22, 2009 08:00 PM)

 

AViD Author Visit: Marion Blumenthal Lazan (Hoyt Sherman Place Theater 1501 Woodland Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa 50309, from Apr 27, 2009 07:00 PM to Apr 27, 2009 08:00 PM)

 

Book Discussion of the Rope Walk by Carrie Brown (Bertha Bartlett Public Library in Story City, from Apr 28, 2009 06:30 PM to Apr 28, 2009 07:30 PM)

 

Book Discussion of the Rope Walk by Carrie Brown (Burlington Public Library Meeting Room A, from Apr 13, 2009 07:00 PM to Apr 13, 2009 08:00 PM)

 

Fairest Of Them All Launch (Barnes & Noble, 4550 University Avenue, from Apr 18, 2009 05:00 PM to Apr 18, 2009 09:00 PM)

Barnes & Noble, 4550 University Avenue, will host a Book Launch Party for "Fairest Of Them All," by Jan Blazanin. Set in West Des Moines, this young adult novel speaks to our culture's obsession with the superficial and a young woman's discovery of herself apart from her appearance.

pRhyme Time on the Prairie

Enjoy a weekend with guest speakers, poetry readings, workshops and more in Akron, Ia., Friday, April 17 and Saturday, April 18th. The event, sponsored by the Akron Public Library, will be held in the Hole in the Wall Lodge, 14396 Diamond Ave., Akron.