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Yellow Suit Club
A Book Club with a Twist Unwrap a New World Every Month 6:30-8:00 p.m. First Tuesdays at Plot Twist Bookstore Chad Michael Cox, leader
Located in Archive / … / 2017 / January
Novel Conversations
Novel Conversations is a book group that alternates between classic novels and more recent works of fiction and nonfiction. Participants are welcome to come to all the meetings or just those that sound interesting. Multiple copies of each book are available for checkout in the library and are, whenever possible, made available in large print, audiobook, and ebook editions. Novel Conversations meets the third Thursday of each month from 7:00-8:00 pm in the Board Room. Refreshments are served!
Located in Archive / … / 2017 / January
Meet the Author: Thomas R. Baker
Thomas R. Baker is the associate dean of students at the University of Iowa. A judicial administrator since 1988, he specializes in civil rights investigations. He lives in Muscatine with his partner, Neva Rettig Baker.
Located in Archive / … / 2017 / January
Meet the Author: Lana Jean Mitchell
Lana Jean Mitchell began writing during the Black Arts Movement of the 1960s in Cincinnati, Ohio, where she was born and grew up. She attended workshops where accomplished writers like Poet Haki Madhubuti, Novelist John O. Killens, Novelist/Short Story Writer Toni Cade Bambara, and Poet Sonja Sanchez taught persons interested in the craft of writing. At Wilberforce University, Lana majored in mass media communications and sociology, earning a bachelor of arts degree. She also pursued a Ph.D. at the Union Institute and University. The course work enhanced her skills and furthered her desire to write. Lana has written for newspapers, magazines, and radio. A children's Christmas story, “The Ebony Tree and the Spirit of Christmas,” written by Robert W. Green, was coproduced by Lana and broadcasted for two holiday seasons on WGUC University of Cincinnati's classical radio station. She currently writes children's books, poetry, essays, and book and film reviews. In 2013 to 2014, she wrote an Internet movie blog titled MovieswithMitchell. Lana has also published in two poetry collections. A Birthday Story is Lana's first children's book to be published. She has others in the works. Lana is a mother, grandmother, and fiancée.
Located in Archive / … / 2017 / January
Meet the Author: Dennis Maulsby
Dennis Maulsby is a retired bank president living in Ames, Iowa with his wife Ruth, a retired legal secretary and his dog Charlie, a retired CIA operative. A son and grandson, Matt and Kaden, live in the Pacific Northwest. His poetry and short stories have appeared in Lyrical Iowa, The North American Review, Haiku Journal, Spillway, The Hawai’i Pacific Review, The Briarcliff Review, and numerous other journals. A U.S. Army Veteran, Maulsby spent four and a half years on active duty. Enlisting as a private, he served two years as a Russian voice intercept operator rising to the rank of Specialist Fifth Class before attending Ft. Benning, Georgia’s Infantry Officer Candidate School. After graduation as a Second Lieutenant, he was accepted into the Military’s Intelligence branch. In 1968, he served with the 25th Infantry division while in Vietnam. Maulsby led a mobile electronic intelligence gathering platoon with elements established in firebases and Vietnamese villages in southwestern Vietnam. He received an honorable discharge in 1970. Maulsby is a past President of the Iowa Poetry Association. He holds memberships in the Iowa Poetry Association, The National Federation of State Poetry Societies, Ames Third Stanza Poets, Burlington’s Society of Great River Poets, The Military Writers Society of America, the Urbandale Omega Poets, The Ankeny Writers Workshop, The Jordan Creek Mall Barnes & Noble Writers, and The International War Veterans Poetry Archives.
Located in Archive / … / 2017 / January
Meet the Author Alan Feirer
With a bias toward action, this Field Guide will provide hope, inspiration, and a way to put leadership into practice. While you can read from beginning to end, the format makes it easy to pick and choose the most urgently needed tools. As we develop as leaders, we can all turn to this action plan when we’re overwhelmed: Meet Needs. A leader has to ask "What's needed?" then act on it. It could be... "What does she need from me?" "What does this team need right now?" “What does he need to hear to do his best work?" To get into a position to meet the needs of others, student leaders must do these three things, in this order: • Build Relationships • Encourage Others • Ask for More The readings in this book all help you be more effective with one of these three steps.
Located in Archive / … / 2017 / January
Yellow Suit Club
A Book Club with a Twist Unwrap a New World Every Month 6:30-8:00 p.m. First Tuesdays at Plot Twist Bookstore Chad Michael Cox, leader
Located in Archive / … / 2017 / February
Novel Conversations
Novel Conversations is a book group that alternates between classic novels and more recent works of fiction and nonfiction. Participants are welcome to come to all the meetings or just those that sound interesting. Multiple copies of each book are available for checkout in the library and are, whenever possible, made available in large print, audiobook, and ebook editions. Novel Conversations meets the third Thursday of each month from 7:00-8:00 pm in the Board Room. Refreshments are served!
Located in Archive / … / 2017 / February
2017 All Iowa Reads Book Discussion
Join us at Algona Public Library for our annual All Iowa Reads community-wide book discussion, Thursday, February 16, 2017, at 3 pm & 6 pm Everyone is invited to attend this free event. This year's selected title is Bottomland by Michelle Hoover. Books are available to borrow at the library's Circulation Desk. Light refreshments will be served.
Located in Archive / … / 2017 / February
Author Talk with Stephanie Ash and Geoff Herbach
Dragonfly Books is excited to present husband and wife authors Stephanie Ash and Geoff Herbach as they share stories and talk about their books. Oelwein native, Stephanie Ash will talk about her debut novel The Annie Year while Geoff Herbach will talk about his award-winning series for young adults, Stupid Fast. Featuring books for adults and youth, the whole family is invited to this unique event on Thursday, February 16th at 7:00 pm at Dragonfly Books.
Located in Archive / … / 2017 / February
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