The Library will be closed Thursday, November 28

The Library will be closed Thursday, November 28 in observance of Thanksgiving.

The Library will be closing early Wednesday, November 27

The Library will be closing at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, November 27 in observance of Thanksgiving.

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An Evening with Ed Yong: Council Bluffs Public Library Speaker Series

7:00pm - 8:30pm
Adults
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Author Talk
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Proudly supported by the Council Bluffs Public Library Foundation. Program at 7:00 p.m., Book Signing at 8:00 p.m.

An Evening with Nita Prose: Council Bluffs Public Library Speaker Series

7:00pm - 8:30pm
Adults
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Author Talk
Event Details:

Proudly supported by the Council Bluffs Public Library Foundation. Program at 7:00 p.m., Book Signing at 8:00 p.m.

Kings of Broken Things: Bystanders, Historical Wounds, and the Omaha Race Riot of 1919

6:30pm - 8:00pm
Adults
Meeting Room B
Library Branch: Council Bluffs Public Library
Room: Meeting Room B
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Author Talk
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Discusses the societal and personal factors that helped form his novel — Kings of Broken Things — an immigrant coming-of-age story set amid the political, economic and racial tensions surrounding the 1919 lynching of Will Brown.

Michelle Cowan: Better Not Bitter

6:30pm - 8:00pm
Adults
Meeting Room B
Library Branch: Council Bluffs Public Library
Room: Meeting Room B
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Author Talk
Event Details:

Please join us for an author talk from Iowa author and podcaster Michelle Cowan. Cowan will share how she decided to writer her memoir, Better Not Bitter: A Journey from Heartache to Healing.

A Warrior of the People: How Susan La Flesche Overcame Racial and Gender Inequality to Become America's First Indian Doctor

2:00pm - 3:30pm
Adults
Meeting Room B
Library Branch: Council Bluffs Public Library
Room: Meeting Room B
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Author Talk, Presentation
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On March 14, 1889, Susan La Flesche received her medical degree―becoming the first Native American doctor in U.S. history.

Poetry Reading with Debra Marquart

6:30pm - 8:00pm
Adults
Meeting Room B
Library Branch: Council Bluffs Public Library
Room: Meeting Room B
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Author Talk
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Help us celebrate National Poetry Month as we host Debra Marquart as she performs her poetry and storytelling.