| November 2009 (all events are free) | ||||||
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| 1) | 2) | 3) | 4) | 5) | 6) The Good Ole Days (Des Moines) |
7) Underground Railroad (Mitchell) The leader of the Library World (Woodbury) |
| 8) IA National Guard and Spanish War (Mitchell) |
9) | 10) Camp Dodge 1917-1918 (Audubon) |
11) | 12) | 13) | 14) IA Home Fronts 1940- 1945 (Washington) |
| 15) Underground Railroad (Union) | 16) | 17) MVP of the Lewis and Clark Expedition (Buchanan) The Good Ole Days (Carroll) |
18) Walt Whitman Live! (Linn) |
19) | 20) | 21) |
| 22) | 23) The leader of the Library World (Polk) |
24) Poetry: Slavic and English (Buena Vista) Man behind American Gothic (Polk) |
25) | 26) | 27) | 28) |
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| Audubon Camp Dodge: Home Away From Home, 1917-1918 Audubon Cultural Center/Audubon Library Nov. 10...7:00PM Meeting: Michael Vogt presents the life of a Iowa National Guard troop between 1917 and 1918. Audubon Public Library 410 North Park Place Audubon, IA 50025 |
| Buena Vista Understanding and Reading Slavic Poetry in English Translation Buena Vista University Lecture: Danuta Hutchins explains the difficulties of translation, and sometimes humorous differences between Slavic poetry and the English translation. Nov. 24th...1:30PM Dixon-Eilers Room 214 Buena Vista university 610 W. 4th St Storm Lake, IA 50588 |
| Buchanan George Drouillar: Hunter, Interpreter, and Sign Talker for Lewis and Clark Independence Public Library Presentation: Darrell Draper performs as George Drouillar. A half French, half Native American, full frontiersman that served as an important part of the Lewis & Clark expedition. Nov. 17th...7:00PM Independence Public Library 805 1st St E Independence, IA 50644 |
| Carroll Juke Boxes, Pool Halls and Ducktails! Friends of the Carroll Public Library Lecture: Layton Zbornik wants to know if you remember the "good ole days"? He does, and he is here to show his experience in Iowa and the cultural change brought by the music of the time. Nov. 17th...7:00PM Carroll Public Library 118 E 5th St Carroll, IA 51401 |
| Des Moines Juke Boxes, Pool Halls and Ducktails Burlington Iowa Public Library Friends and Foundation Library Program: Layton Zbornik wants to know if you remember the "good ole days"? He does, and he is here to show his experience in Iowa and the cultural change brought by the music of the time Nov. 6th...10:00AM Burlington Iowa Public Library 210 Court St Burlington, IA 52601 |
| Linn Walt Whitman Live! Cottage Grove Place Lecture: Bill Koch performs as Walt Whitman, who will highlight his famous poems, and pay tribute to President Lincoln. Nov. 18...2:00PM Cottage Grove Place 2115 1st Ave SE Cedar Rapids, IA 52402 |
| Mitchell The Underground Railroad in Iowa Nissen Public Library Meeting: Galin Berrier explores the myths and legends behind The Underground Railroad in Iowa. Nov. 7th...2:00PM Nissen Public Library 217 W 5th St St. Ansgar, IA 50472 Soldier's Voices: The Iowa National Guard and the Spanish-American War Mitchell County Historical Society Meeting: Michael Vogt presents the life of the Iowa National Guardsman during the Spanish-American War. Nov. 8th...3:00PM Cedar Valley Memories Highway 9 Osage, IA 50466 |
| Polk The Not So Quiet Librarian The Reserve on Walnut Creek Program: Tom Milligan portrays Forrest Spaulding, a leader of the Library World, who adored libraries and civil rights. Nov 23th...7:00PM The Reserve on Walnut Creek 2727 82nd Place Urbandale, IA 50322 Grant Wood: Prairie Rebel Deerfield Retirement Community Program: Tom Milligan portrays Grant Wood; the man behind American Gothic. Who was this man, what was he like, and what is his story? He is here to tell you. Nov 24th...7:00PM Deerfield Retirement Community 13731 Hickman Road Urbandale, IA 50323 |
| Union The Underground Railroad in Iowa Friends of the Creston Public Library Lecture: Galin Berrier explores the myths and legends behind The Underground Railroad in Iowa. Nov 15th...1:00PM Southwestern Community College 1201 W Townline Creston, IA 50801 |
| Washington The Home Fronts of Iowa, 1940-45 Friends of the Washington Public Library N/A: Lisa Ossain tells about Iowan's contribution during 1940-1945, and how small towns and big cities alike changed forever. Nov. 14th...2:00PM Café Dodici 122 S Iowa Ave Washington, IA 52353 |
| Woodbury The Not So Quiet Librarian Interprofessional Institute Lecture: Tom Milligan portrays Forrest Spaulding, a leader of the Library World, who adored libraries and civil rights. Nov 14th...7:450PM Holiday Inn - Downtown 701 Gordon Drive Sioux City, IA 51101 |
