One Book One Siouxland Kick-off

Created on Friday, 02 March 2012 11:54

One Book One Siouxland Kick-off

Ray Bradbury is a voracious reader who is passionate about life. At 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 3, Dr. Adam Frisch from Briar Cliff University will share how Bradbury’s interests and reading choices led him to become a famous writer of speculative fiction and fantasy. Frisch’s program, Ray Bradbury: Writer & Reader kicks off the 2012 season. (Snow date is same time Sunday, March 4; free parking)


529 Pierce St.	4005 Morningside Ave.	2912 Hamilton Blvd.
Sioux City Iowa 51101	Sioux City Iowa 51106	(Lower B, Plaza Professional Center)
712.255.2933	712.255.2924	Sioux City Iowa 51104
Monday-Wednesday 9am-8pm	Monday-Thursday 10am-8pm	712.255.2926
Thursday-Saturday 9am-5pm	Friday-Saturday 10am-5pm	Monday and Wednesday 12pm-6pm
Sunday (Sept-May) 1pm-5pm		Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday 11am-5pm
		Saturday 11am-4pm

The Sioux City Public Library conducts free technology classes on the 4th Tuesday of each month. These informal gatherings include a Q and A session on any tech topic and one-on-one instruction. If you want personalized training please bring your handheld devices, laptops, cables and Library card. Tech Talks are held from 6 to 7:30 at The Wilbur Aalfs (Main) Library, 529 Pierce Street (free parking after 6 pm). For more information, call the Sioux City Public Library at 255-2933 x 221.

Join us for a shared storytime experience for children not yet in school and their parent/grandparent.

Tuesdays • 11:15 – 11:45 am (year-round)
Perry Creek Branch Library • 255-2926
2912 Hamilton Blvd. (Lower B, Plaza Professional Center)

Wednesdays • 10:30 – 11 am (year-round)
Morningside Branch Library • 255-2924 4005 Morningside Ave.

Enjoy lively discussion with fellow reading enthusiasts!
We meet at 11 am at the Perry Creek Branch (before it opens) and from 6:30-7:30 pm at the Morningside Branch

2013 Selections:

January 7 - The Year We Left Home by Jean Thompson
All Iowa Reads
February 4 - The Art of Hearing Heartbeats: A Novel by Jan-Philipp Sendker and Please Look After Mom: A Novel by Kyung-sook Shin
March 4 - Shane by Jack Schaefer
One Book One Siouxland
April 1 - Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine, and the Murder of a President by Candice Millard
May 6 - Rules of Civility by Amor Towles
June 3 - The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry: A Novel by Rachel Joyce
July 1 - Gone Girl: A Novel by Gillian Flynn
August 5 - The Round House: A Novel by Louise Erdrich
September 9 - The Absolutist by John Boyne and Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk by Ben Fountain
October 7 - Caleb’s Crossing by Geraldine Brooks
November 4 - The Night Circus: A Novel by Erin Morgenstern December 2 - Select 2014 Titles

Drop in for good books and good times! We usually meet the 3rd Thursday evening of the month in the Garretson Meeting room, Morningside Branch Library. Please check the Library calendar for the next scheduled meeting.