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Brown Bag Book Discussion from Mar 07, 2019 12:10 PM to Mar 07, 2020 01:00 PM — Carroll Public Library,: This is a monthly book discussion sponsored by the Carroll Public Library. This group meets the first Thursday of each month (December - June) at 12:10 a.m. until 1:00 (or when the discussion is over). Bring your lunch and discuss This Blessed Earth, this years All Iowa Reads selection.
All Iowa Reads Teen Selection Jul 26, 2019 from 05:00 PM to 07:00 PM — Curtis Memorial Library, Wheatland,: We encourage our patrons to read this selection and join us for the book talk. Even if they are too busy or just can't get it finished we would still like them to participate. A wide variety of view points always makes for a lively discussion.
All Iowa Reads Community Book Discussion Aug 13, 2019 from 06:00 PM to 07:00 PM — Bondurant Community Library, Bondurant,: Join us around the fireplace as we discuss the 2019 All Iowa Reads selection This Blessed Earth: A Year in the Life of an American Family Farm by Ted Genoways. This was also chosen as the One Book One Nebraska book. The family farm lies at the heart of our national identity, and yet its future is in peril. Rick Hammond grew up on a farm, and for forty years he has raised cattle and crops on his wife’s fifth-generation homestead in Nebraska, in hopes of passing it on to their four children. But as the handoff nears, their family farm—and their entire way of life—are under siege on many fronts, from shifting trade policies, to encroaching pipelines, to climate change. Following the Hammonds from harvest to harvest, Ted Genoways explores the rapidly changing world of small, traditional farming operations. He creates a vivid, nuanced portrait of a radical new landscape and one family’s fight to preserve their legacy and the life they love.
Brown Bag Book Club Aug 29, 2019 from 12:00 PM to 01:00 PM — Pella Public Library Meeting Room,: The Brown Bag Book Club will discuss the 2019 All Iowa Reads book "This Blessed Earth" by Ted Genoways. Everyone is welcome. Bring your lunch and bring a friend!
This Blessed Earth-Book Discussion-All Iowa Reads Sep 17, 2019 from 04:00 PM to 05:00 PM — Elkader Public Library,: The Elkader Public Library Book Discussion for "This Blessed Earth" by Ted Genoways is open to the public. Copies of the book can be picked up at the circulation desk.
CommUNITY Book Club Discussion: "This Blessed Earth" by Ted Genoways Oct 24, 2019 from 07:00 PM to 08:00 PM — Storm Lake Public Library, 609 Cayuga St., Storm Lake, IA 50588,: Storm Lake's CommUNITY Book Club will meet to discuss this year's All Iowa Reads selection, "This Blessed Earth" by Ted Genoways. Contact the Storm Lake Public Library to obtain a copy of the book and join in the discussion!