Open Book Club – Sioux City Public Library

April’s Open Book Club: Small Ceremonies by Kyle Edwards

admin — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 01:00:22 +0000

Open Book Club meets next on Monday, April 6.

Two In-Person Sessions:
10 – 11 am at Morningside Branch Library
5 to 6 pm at the Aalfs Downtown Library (free parking in the evening)

April’s title is Small Ceremonies by Kyle Edwards.

A poignant and heart-wrenching coming-of-age story that follows the friendships, hopes, fears, and struggles of a group of Native high school students from Winnipeg, Manitoba’s North End, illuminating what it’s like to grow up in the heart of an Indigenous city.

Can’t make it to the in-person meetings? Sign up to attend the Virtual Book Club via Zoom on April 8 from 12 noon to 1 pm – Get Registered Here!

March’s Open Book Club: The River We Remember by William Kent Krueger

admin — Wed, 04 Feb 2026 21:34:41 +0000

Open Book Club meets next on Monday, March 2.

Two In-Person Sessions:
10 – 11 am at Morningside Branch Library
5 to 6 pm at the Aalfs Downtown Library (free parking in the evening)

March’s title is the 2026 Sioux City Read Book: The River We Remember by William Kent Krueger.

Both a complex, spellbinding mystery and a masterful portrait of mid-century American life, The River We Remember offers an unflinching look at the wounds left by the wars we fight abroad and at home, a moving exploration of the ways in which we seek to heal, and a testament to the enduring power of the stories we tell about the places we call home.

Can’t make it to the in-person meetings? Sign up to attend the Virtual Book Club via Zoom on March 4 from 12 noon to 1 pm – Get Registered Here!

February’s Open Book Club: The Art Thief by Michael Finkel

admin — Wed, 07 Jan 2026 19:00:38 +0000

Open Book Club meets next on Monday, February 2.

Two In-Person Sessions:
10 – 11 am at Morningside Branch Library
5 to 6 pm at the Aalfs Downtown Library (free parking in the evening)

February’s title is The Art Thief by Michael Finkel.

In this spellbinding portrait of obsession and flawed genius, Michael Finkel gives us one of the most remarkable true-crime narratives of our times, a riveting story of art, theft, love, and an insatiable hunger to possess beauty at any cost.

Can’t make it to the in-person meetings? Sign up to attend the Virtual Book Club via Zoom on February 4 from 12 noon to 1 pm – Get Registered Here!

January’s Open Book Club: The View From Lake Como by Adriana Trigiani

admin — Mon, 15 Dec 2025 18:22:08 +0000

Open Book Club meets next on Monday, January 5.

Two In-Person Sessions:
10 – 11 am at Morningside Branch Library
5 to 6 pm at the Aalfs Downtown Library (free parking in the evening)

January’s title is The View From Lake Como by Adriana Trigiani.

Fed by the author’s cherished Italian roots comes a bighearted, hilarious novel of the the story of one woman’s determination to live a creative life that matters, with enough room left over for love. With a one-way ticket to Italy, Jess is determined to write a new story on her own terms–this time, in stone.

Can’t make it to the in-person meetings? Sign up to attend the Virtual Book Club via Zoom on January 7 from 12 noon to 1 pm – Get Registered Here!

November’s Open Book Club: Midwestern Food by Paul Fehribach

admin — Sat, 25 Oct 2025 17:10:34 +0000

Open Book Club meets next on Monday, November 3.

Two In-Person Sessions:
10 – 11 am at Morningside Branch Library
5 to 6 pm at the Aalfs Downtown Library (free parking in the evening)

November’s title is Midwestern Food by Paul Fehribach

An acclaimed chef offers a historically informed cookbook that will change how you think about Midwestern cuisine.

Can’t make it to the in-person meetings? Sign up to attend the Virtual Book Club via Zoom on November 5 from 12 noon to 1 pm – Get Registered Here!

October’s Open Book Club: Bird Milk & Mosquito Bones by Priyanka Mattoo

admin — Thu, 28 Aug 2025 15:00:44 +0000

Open Book Club meets next on Monday, October 6.

Two In-Person Sessions:
10 – 11 am at Morningside Branch Library
5 to 6 pm at the Aalfs Downtown Library (free parking in the evening)

October’s title is Bird Milk & Mosquito Bones by Priyanka Mattoo.

From a wry, insightful, and very funny new voice, here is one woman’s peripatetic search for home, from Kashmir to England to Saudi Arabia to Michigan to Rome and, finally, to Los Angeles.

Can’t make it to the in-person meetings? Sign up to attend the Virtual Book Club via Zoom on October 8 from 12 noon to 1 pm – Get Registered Here!

September’s Open Book Club: Wellness by Nathan Hill

admin — Mon, 25 Aug 2025 15:45:53 +0000

Open Book Club meets next on Monday, September 8.

Two In-Person Sessions:
10 – 11 am at Morningside Branch Library
5 to 6 pm at the Aalfs Downtown Library (free parking in the evening)

September’s title is Wellness by Nathan Hill.

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.

Can’t make it to the in-person meetings? Sign up to attend the Virtual Book Club via Zoom on September 10 from 12 noon to 1 pm – Get Registered Here!

August’s Open Book Club: Go Tell It on the Mountain by James Baldwin

admin — Sat, 12 Jul 2025 22:30:52 +0000

Open Book Club meets next on Monday, August 4.

Two In-Person Sessions:
10 – 11 am at Morningside Branch Library
5 to 6 pm at the Aalfs Downtown Library (free parking in the evening)

August’s title is Go Tell It on the Mountain by James Baldwin.

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.”

Can’t make it to the in-person meetings? Sign up to attend the Virtual Book Club via Zoom on August 6 from 12 noon to 1 pm – Get Registered Here!

July’s Open Book Club: Sharks Don’t Sink by Jasmin Graham

admin — Wed, 25 Jun 2025 14:11:36 +0000

Open Book Club meets next on Monday, July 7.

Two In-Person Sessions:
10 – 11 am at Morningside Branch Library
5 to 6 pm at the Aalfs Downtown Library (free parking in the evening)

July’s title is Sharks Don’t Sink: Adventures of a Rogue Shark Scientist by Jasmin Graham.

From a marine biologist and co-founder of Minorities in Shark Sciences, a powerful debut about the uplifting story of a young Black scientist’s challenging journey to flourish outside the traditional confines of academia, inspired by her innate connection to nature’s most misunderstood animal—the shark.

Can’t make it to the in-person meetings? Sign up to attend the Virtual Book Club via Zoom on July 9 from 12 noon to 1 pm – Get Registered Here!

June’s Open Book Club: Cher: The Memoir, Part One by Cher

admin — Wed, 21 May 2025 14:20:41 +0000

Open Book Club meets next on Monday, June 2.

Two In-Person Sessions:
10 – 11 am at Morningside Branch Library
5 to 6 pm at the Aalfs Downtown Library (free parking in the evening)

June’s title is Cher: The Memoir, Part One by Cher.

There is only one Cher, and for seven decades she has been showing us why. Cher holds the attention of the world with her voice, her acting, her style, her wit and her unstoppable spirit. Now, for the first time, she tells her story in her own voice – as honest as it is hilarious, as powerful as it is perceptive.

Can’t make it to the in-person meetings? Sign up to attend the Virtual Book Club via Zoom on June 4 from 12 noon to 1 pm – Get Registered Here!

Open Book Club – Sioux City Public Library

April’s Open Book Club: Small Ceremonies by Kyle Edwards

Open Book Club meets next on Monday, April 6.

Two In-Person Sessions: 10 – 11 am at Morningside Branch Library 5 to 6 pm at the Aalfs Downtown Library (free parking in the evening)

April’s title is Small Ceremonies by Kyle Edwards.

A poignant and heart-wrenching coming-of-age story that follows the friendships, hopes, fears, and struggles of a group of Native high school students from Winnipeg, Manitoba’s North End, illuminating what it’s like to grow up in the heart of an Indigenous city.

Can’t make it to the in-person meetings? Sign up to attend the Virtual Book Club via Zoom on April 8 from 12 noon to 1 pm – Get Registered Here!

March’s Open Book Club: The River We Remember by William Kent Krueger

Open Book Club meets next on Monday, March 2.

Two In-Person Sessions: 10 – 11 am at Morningside Branch Library 5 to 6 pm at the Aalfs Downtown Library (free parking in the evening)

March’s title is the 2026 Sioux City Read Book: The River We Remember by William Kent Krueger.

Can’t make it to the in-person meetings? Sign up to attend the Virtual Book Club via Zoom on March 4 from 12 noon to 1 pm – Get Registered Here!

February’s Open Book Club: The Art Thief by Michael Finkel

Open Book Club meets next on Monday, February 2.

Two In-Person Sessions: 10 – 11 am at Morningside Branch Library 5 to 6 pm at the Aalfs Downtown Library (free parking in the evening)

February’s title is The Art Thief by Michael Finkel.

In this spellbinding portrait of obsession and flawed genius, Michael Finkel gives us one of the most remarkable true-crime narratives of our times, a riveting story of art, theft, love, and an insatiable hunger to possess beauty at any cost.

Can’t make it to the in-person meetings? Sign up to attend the Virtual Book Club via Zoom on February 4 from 12 noon to 1 pm – Get Registered Here!

January’s Open Book Club: The View From Lake Como by Adriana Trigiani

Open Book Club meets next on Monday, January 5.

Two In-Person Sessions: 10 – 11 am at Morningside Branch Library 5 to 6 pm at the Aalfs Downtown Library (free parking in the evening)

January’s title is The View From Lake Como by Adriana Trigiani.

Can’t make it to the in-person meetings? Sign up to attend the Virtual Book Club via Zoom on January 7 from 12 noon to 1 pm – Get Registered Here!

November’s Open Book Club: Midwestern Food by Paul Fehribach

Open Book Club meets next on Monday, November 3.

Two In-Person Sessions: 10 – 11 am at Morningside Branch Library 5 to 6 pm at the Aalfs Downtown Library (free parking in the evening)

November’s title is Midwestern Food by Paul Fehribach

An acclaimed chef offers a historically informed cookbook that will change how you think about Midwestern cuisine.

Can’t make it to the in-person meetings? Sign up to attend the Virtual Book Club via Zoom on November 5 from 12 noon to 1 pm – Get Registered Here!

October’s Open Book Club: Bird Milk & Mosquito Bones by Priyanka Mattoo

Open Book Club meets next on Monday, October 6.

Two In-Person Sessions: 10 – 11 am at Morningside Branch Library 5 to 6 pm at the Aalfs Downtown Library (free parking in the evening)

October’s title is Bird Milk & Mosquito Bones by Priyanka Mattoo.

From a wry, insightful, and very funny new voice, here is one woman’s peripatetic search for home, from Kashmir to England to Saudi Arabia to Michigan to Rome and, finally, to Los Angeles.

Can’t make it to the in-person meetings? Sign up to attend the Virtual Book Club via Zoom on October 8 from 12 noon to 1 pm – Get Registered Here!

September’s Open Book Club: Wellness by Nathan Hill

Open Book Club meets next on Monday, September 8.

Two In-Person Sessions: 10 – 11 am at Morningside Branch Library 5 to 6 pm at the Aalfs Downtown Library (free parking in the evening)

September’s title is Wellness by Nathan Hill.

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.

Can’t make it to the in-person meetings? Sign up to attend the Virtual Book Club via Zoom on September 10 from 12 noon to 1 pm – Get Registered Here!

August’s Open Book Club: Go Tell It on the Mountain by James Baldwin

Open Book Club meets next on Monday, August 4.

Two In-Person Sessions: 10 – 11 am at Morningside Branch Library 5 to 6 pm at the Aalfs Downtown Library (free parking in the evening)

August’s title is Go Tell It on the Mountain by James Baldwin.

Can’t make it to the in-person meetings? Sign up to attend the Virtual Book Club via Zoom on August 6 from 12 noon to 1 pm – Get Registered Here!

July’s Open Book Club: Sharks Don’t Sink by Jasmin Graham

Open Book Club meets next on Monday, July 7.

Two In-Person Sessions: 10 – 11 am at Morningside Branch Library 5 to 6 pm at the Aalfs Downtown Library (free parking in the evening)

July’s title is Sharks Don’t Sink: Adventures of a Rogue Shark Scientist by Jasmin Graham.

Can’t make it to the in-person meetings? Sign up to attend the Virtual Book Club via Zoom on July 9 from 12 noon to 1 pm – Get Registered Here!

June’s Open Book Club: Cher: The Memoir, Part One by Cher

Open Book Club meets next on Monday, June 2.

Two In-Person Sessions: 10 – 11 am at Morningside Branch Library 5 to 6 pm at the Aalfs Downtown Library (free parking in the evening)

June’s title is Cher: The Memoir, Part One by Cher.

Can’t make it to the in-person meetings? Sign up to attend the Virtual Book Club via Zoom on June 4 from 12 noon to 1 pm – Get Registered Here!

Two In-Person Sessions:
10 – 11 am at Morningside Branch Library
5 to 6 pm at the Aalfs Downtown Library (free parking in the evening)

Two In-Person Sessions:
10 – 11 am at Morningside Branch Library
5 to 6 pm at the Aalfs Downtown Library (free parking in the evening)

Two In-Person Sessions:
10 – 11 am at Morningside Branch Library
5 to 6 pm at the Aalfs Downtown Library (free parking in the evening)

Two In-Person Sessions:
10 – 11 am at Morningside Branch Library
5 to 6 pm at the Aalfs Downtown Library (free parking in the evening)

Two In-Person Sessions:
10 – 11 am at Morningside Branch Library
5 to 6 pm at the Aalfs Downtown Library (free parking in the evening)

Two In-Person Sessions:
10 – 11 am at Morningside Branch Library
5 to 6 pm at the Aalfs Downtown Library (free parking in the evening)

Two In-Person Sessions:
10 – 11 am at Morningside Branch Library
5 to 6 pm at the Aalfs Downtown Library (free parking in the evening)

Two In-Person Sessions:
10 – 11 am at Morningside Branch Library
5 to 6 pm at the Aalfs Downtown Library (free parking in the evening)

Two In-Person Sessions:
10 – 11 am at Morningside Branch Library
5 to 6 pm at the Aalfs Downtown Library (free parking in the evening)

Two In-Person Sessions:
10 – 11 am at Morningside Branch Library
5 to 6 pm at the Aalfs Downtown Library (free parking in the evening)