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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 - This Blessed Earth Book Discussion May 30, 2019 from 06:30 PM to 07:30 PM — Spencer, Iowa Spencer Public Library Round Room,: Spencer Public Library to Hold Book Discussion on May 30 2019 All Iowa Reads Title: This Blessed Earth by Ted Genoways. The Spencer Public Library invites members of the community to a program on Thursday, May 30, 2019 at 6:30 p.m. to discuss the 2019 All Iowa Reads title: This Blessed Earth: A Year in the Life of An American Family Farm by Ted Genoways. Registration is open May 1 and a copy of This Blessed Earth will be available to check-out from the library. Also, e-books and audio books can be checked out and downloaded from Bridges, where you can get online e-books and audio books from the library. Librarian, Robin Munson, will lead the discussion and will show a short video of the author, Genoways, discussing the book. Call 580-7290 for more information.
All Iowa Reads Adult Selection Jun 21, 2019 from 05:00 PM to 07:00 PM — Curtis Memorial Library, Wheatland,: We encourage our patrons to participate in the All Iowa Reads every year. The variety of books selected have always made for interesting discussions.
Bartlett Book Club Jun 25, 2019 from 02:00 PM to 03:00 PM — Story City, Bertha Bartlett Public Library, meeting room,: Book discussion of 8 to 12 held monthly.
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.
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!