Events

Events have been submitted by libraries and other agencies that provide book related programming.

Libraries, bookstores, colleges, and others are encouraged to add literary events.

All Iowa Reads Community-wide Book Discussion Apr 23, 2020 from 07:00 PM to 09:00 PM — Perry Public Library meeting room, Perry, IA,: Everyone is invited to participate in the 2020 All Iowa Reads community-wide book discussion, set for Thursday, April 23, at 7:00 p.m., in the Perry Public Library meeting room. Our guest discussion leader is educator and writer Mr. George Minot. Books are available now at the library to purchase or to check out, and we encourage Perry area readers and guests to join us for this annual literary event. For more information, call the library: 515-465-3569.
Friday Morning Book Club Apr 24, 2020 from 09:15 AM to 10:15 AM — Charles City Public Library Meeting Room,: Join us as we discuss the AIRs book at our Spring session of the Friday Morning Book Club.
Novel Year Book Club May 04, 2020 from 01:30 PM to 02:30 PM — Community Room, Norwalk Easter Public Library, Norwalk, Iowa,: A book club for adults 18 and up. This book club meets every other month and is paired with either a film or speaker presentation. Interested attendees can sign up for alerts via the City of Norwalk's website and receive The Norwalk Bookmark newsletter with information on book club discussion meeting dates, reading suggestions, book club sets for check out, and so much more news.
Library & Lunch Book Discussion May 12, 2020 from 12:00 PM to 01:00 PM — Harlan, Harlan Community Library, ICN Room,: On Tuesday, May 12th the Library & Lunch Book Club will be discussing the All Iowa Reads title "The Mothers" by Brit Bennett. Copies of the book should be available for check out starting April 20th, 2020. Attendees are encouraged to bring their own lunch.
Novel Year Book Club May 18, 2020 from 06:00 PM to 07:00 PM — Community Room, Norwalk Easter Public Library, Norwalk, Iowa,: A book club for adults 18 and up. This book club meets every other month and is paired with either a film or speaker presentation. Interested attendees can sign up for alerts via the City of Norwalk's website and receive The Norwalk Bookmark newsletter with information on book club discussion meeting dates, reading suggestions, book club sets for check out, and so much more news.
Richland Public Library Book Club May 27, 2020 from 01:00 PM to 02:30 PM: The Richland Public Library Book Club will be discussing the All Iowa Reads title, The Mothers, on May 27th, 2020 at 1:00 pm in the library's Meeting Room. Copies of the book may be borrowed upon registration starting on May 1st, 2020. This event will feature a potluck lunch. For more information about this free event, please contact the library.
Novel Conversations: All Iowa Reads Jun 18, 2020 from 07:00 PM to 08:00 PM — Coralville Public Library, Coralville, IA, Board Room,: Novel Conversations is a new book group at the Coralville Public Library. The group meets at 7 pm on the third Thursday of each month and will focus on both classic novels and more recent works of fiction and nonfiction. Read what you like, or try something new—you may be surprised at what you discover! All are welcome, and refreshments are served! In June, we'll be reading The Mothers by Brit Bennett, this year's All Iowa Reads selection. Nadia, a teen in southern California mourning her mother’s suicide, has a summer romance with Luke, the pastor’s son, that ends with a pregnancy and abortion. They move on to college and beyond, but their lives remain haunted by that summer, and by the chorus of older church women’s voices--the mothers--who meet to discuss their fates.
Books for Lunch Discussion of Mothers Jul 06, 2020 from 12:00 PM to 01:00 PM — Dyersville,: The Adult All Iowa Reads selection Mothers will be discussed on July 6 at the regular monthly Books for Lunch gathering.
Novel Year Book Club Jul 06, 2020 from 01:30 PM to 02:30 PM — Community Room, Norwalk Easter Public Library, Norwalk, Iowa,: A book club for adults 18 and up. This book club meets every other month and is paired with either a film or speaker presentation. Interested attendees can sign up for alerts via the City of Norwalk's website and receive The Norwalk Bookmark newsletter with information on book club discussion meeting dates, reading suggestions, book club sets for check out, and so much more news.
Novel Year Book Club Jul 20, 2020 06:00 PM — Community Room, Norwalk Easter Public Library, Norwalk, Iowa,: A book club for adults 18 and up. This book club meets every other month and is paired with either a film or speaker presentation. Interested attendees can sign up for alerts via the City of Norwalk's website and receive The Norwalk Bookmark newsletter with information on book club discussion meeting dates, reading suggestions, book club sets for check out, and so much more news.
Book Discussion Nov 10, 2020 from 06:00 PM to 07:00 PM — Bondurant Community Library, Bondurant, IA--meet around the fireplace,: Please join us as we discuss the All Iowa Reads selection Mothers by Brit Bennett. Copies are available for checkout at the front desk.