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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 2019 - Community Discussion Mar 26, 2019 from 06:30 PM to 07:30 PM — Indianola,: Join the community discussion of the 2019 All Iowa Reads selection, This Blessed Earth: A Year in the Life of an American Family Farm by Ted Genoways. Sponsored by the Indianola Public Library and Simpson College book clubs.
2019 All Iowa Reads Community Book Discussion Apr 25, 2019 from 07:00 PM to 09:00 PM — Carnegie Library Museum, Perry, Iowa,: The 2019 Perry Public Library sponsored All Iowa Reads book discussion is scheduled for 7:00 p.m., Thursday, April 25, at the Carnegie Library Museum, in Perry, and the selected title is This Blessed Earth: A Year in the Life of an American Farm Family by Ted Genoways. We welcome back popular discussion leader George Minot, from Iowa City, and we look forward to an engaging discussion of this timely Iowa story. Multiple copies of the book are available to check out at the library, and everyone is invited to participate in this annual community-wide event. For more information, call Perry Public Library: 515-465-3569.
All Iowa Reads Book Discussion - This Blessed Earth/Ted Genoways Jul 09, 2019 from 07:00 PM to 08:00 PM — Council Bluffs,: Pick up the book at the Reference Desk, or download the book through Overdrive/Bridges in either eBook or eAudiobook format (which is available simultaneously to all) and read it before you come discuss it.
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.
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!