The New York Times best-selling author of The Nix is back with a poignant and witty novel about a modern marriage and the bonds that keep people together. Mining the absurdities of contemporary society, Wellness reimagines the love story with a healthy dose of insight, irony, and heart.
In this episode of The First Fifty Pages, Kelsey and Jenn talk with rising star Emilia Hart about her latest novel, The Sirens—a story of two sets of sisters separated by time and connected by the power of the sea. We chat about compelling female characters, how the past informs our present, and why meeting readers is such a rewarding experience. Dangerous temptations await!
The Sioux City Public Library has launched 3 to Go, a new personalized book bundle service. Using 3 to Go, patrons or their children will receive three books hand-picked for them by Sioux City Public Librarians.
Starting July 1, the Sioux City Public Library will allow resident card holders to borrow from our new Library of Things! A Library of Things gives residents a chance to try something new without investing in it first and promotes sustainability in allowing residents access to seldomly used household items. The Library of Things collection at the Sioux City Public Library will provide new resources for residents to explore areas of interest, try out new leisure activities, and gain access to items where cost or storage space may be an obstacle.
Look for a different movie every Monday at 1 pm! August 25th Film: This 1989 film (Rated R) centers on the hottest day of the year in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn, where everyone's hate and bigotry smolders and builds until it explodes into violence.
Look for a different movie every Monday at 1 pm! August 18th Film: This 1991 film (Rated R) is the story of two best friends who hit the road for an adventure, but find themselves running from the police after their trip takes a deadly turn.
Look for a different movie every Monday at 1 pm! August 11th Film: This 2017 film (Rated R) follows the unexpected arrival of a wounded Union soldier at a girls school in Virginia during the American Civil War, leading to jealousy and betrayal.
Come enjoy traditional rhythms and dances from Guinea West Africa with Duniya Drum and Dance! This event is free and open to all ages.
With lyrical precision, psychological directness, resonating symbolic power, and a rage that is at once unrelenting and compassionate, Baldwin tells the story of the stepson of the minister of a storefront Pentecostal church in Harlem one Saturday in March of 1935. Originally published in 1953, Baldwin said of his first novel, ”Mountain is the book I had to write if I was ever going to write anything else.”
Look for a different movie every Monday at 1 pm! August 4th Film: This 2024 movie (Rated PG-13) is about a retired tornado-chaser and meteorologist, who is persuaded to return to Oklahoma to work with a new team and new technologies.
