Library Certified appraiser Mary Chumas-Ernst teaches you to appraise your own antiques, collectibles and other treasures. Join local poet Cindy Gregg as she reads poems you can understand and take to heart. Emily Dickinson workshop, part 1 Highland Park Branch Library English professors Eleanor Heginbotham and Erika Scheurer lead the first of a pair of workshops exploring Emily Dickinson's poetry and letters. Space is limited and pre-registration is required. 2 Highland Park Branch Library English professors Eleanor Heginbotham and Erika Scheurer lead the second of a pair of workshops exploring Emily Dickinson's poetry and letters.
Space is limited and pre-registration is required.
The poet laureate of Iowa, Marvin Bell, reads from Nightworks, his latest collection. The first 100 attendees will receive a free book of Marvin Bell's poetry. Abdi Sheik-Abdi talks about the Somali storytelling tradition and shares some favorite tales. Space is limited and pre-registration is required. Cheri Register Riverview Branch Library Author Cheri Register reads from Packinghouse Daughter , a memoir and history set during a violent labor strike in 1959.