Register here to receive Zoom links for Novel Conversations discussions.
Novel Conversations is a book group that alternates between classic novels and more recent works of fiction and nonfiction. Participants are welcome to come to all the meetings or just those that sound interesting. Multiple copies of each book are available for checkout in the library and are, whenever possible, made available in large print, audiobook, and ebook editions.
Novel Conversations meets the third Thursday of each month from 7:00-8:00 pm on Zoom.
Thursday, January 21 : Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison
Milkman embarks on a physical and spiritual journey, with the help of his aunt and best friend, helping him to reconnect with his past and find his self-worth. Based on an African-American folktale about slaves who escape by flying back to Africa, Song of Solomon won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1993.
All-day festival evening concert – Cost $5 for adults and $2 for K-12 students.
Cedar Rapids-Iowa Music Teacher Association Piano Festival.
Daehler-Kitchin Auditorium in Marquis Hall
Daehler-Kitchin Auditorium in Marquis Hall
Register here to receive Zoom links for It’s a Mystery Discussions.
‘It’s a Mystery’ is a mystery book discussion group that has met at the Coralville Public Library for over twenty years. We meet on the second Wednesday of each month at 10:00 am, and you are welcome to join in any time. Come when the book sounds good, or to every meeting.
Everyone is welcome to join the lively discussion!
Wednesday, February 10 : In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
Capote, with help from his friend Harper Lee, interviewed residents of Holcomb, Kansas about the 1959 murders of four members of the Herbert Clutter family. In Cold Blood is the second-best selling true crime book ever (after Helter Skelter).
