ANNOUNCEMENTS & UPCOMING EVENTS AT THE LIBRARY
Tuesday, February 25, 11 a.m. Hamburg Book Club is meeting to finish their discussion of Vanderbilt: The Rise and Fall of An American Dynasty by Anderson Cooper and Katherine Howe and start (and finish) their discussion of Marlowe Benn's Relative Fortunes.
Thursday, February 20, at 4 p.m. Candice Engstrom from Fremont and Page County Health will present a program on the Vaping Epidemic, providing adults, parents, grandparents and guardians with knowledge and support about this problem.
Tuesday, February 25, at 4 p.m. Solving Family Mysteries with Court House Records : Sandra Bengtson, a research genealogist, will teach how to mine the courthouse records for known and previously unknown information that can fill out your genealogy records.
Thursday, February 27, noon to 1 p.m., in the Library meeting room. Iowa History 101: Join former State Curator Jerome Thompson as he relates the life of Gwendolyn Fowler the first African American woman to become a registered pharmacist in Iowa, a world traveler, a Foreign Service diplomat to Viet Nam, and a civic leader in Des Moines.
The Iowa History 101 webinars share Iowa stories and the history of the state through a cultural history lens on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month.
Tuesday, March 4, Adult Coloring and Jigsaw Puzzles at the Hamburg Public Library 2-4 p.m. Sure, now, we're counting on the Luck of the Irish to bring us sunshine and shamrocks this month!
Thursday, March 6, p.m., in the Library meeting room. Iowa History 101: Introduction to Resources at the State Historical Society of Iowa’s Research Centers. Learn about resources available at the State Historical Society’s Iowa History Research Centers with Government Records Archivist Kelsey Berryhill, including how to search the Iowa History Collections Catalog, what is available online, and how to access resources in-person for our libraries, special collections, and State Archives.
The Iowa History 101 webinars share Iowa stories and the history of the state through a cultural history lens on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month.
Thursday, March 13, noon to 1 p.m., in the Library meeting room. Iowa History 101: Last Days in Vietnam, First Days in Iowa.
Fifty years after the fall of Saigon, Professor Matthew Walsh discusses the important roles three Iowans played evacuating South Vietnam and Governor Robert Ray’s resettlement of Southeast Asian refugees in Iowa.
The Iowa History 101 webinars share Iowa stories and the history of the state through a cultural history lens on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month. Registration is required for each event and to receive a link to the recorded program.
Tuesday, March 18, 11 a.m. Hamburg Book Club is meeting at the library.
at 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 18: An opportunity for young readers to enjoy a special reading and activity time for preschool children. Registration is not required, but it is helpful to know how many crafts need to be available. If you have questions, please call the Library, 712-382-1395.
Tuesday, March 25, at 6 p.m. at the library meeting room: The History of Hamburg : Sandra Bengtson, President of the Fremont County Historical Society, will present some of the highlights of the history of Hamburg.
Thursday, March 27, noon to 1 p.m., in the Library meeting room. Iowa History 101: Iowa's First Japanese Garden. Join garden historian Beth Cody for a discussion of Iowa's first Japanese garden located in Burlington, Iowa, and the following history of Japanese gardens sprouting up around Iowa. Learn more about the creative people who created these beautiful, peaceful spots, and how Iowa's connection to Japan developed through a love of flowers and gardens.
The Iowa History 101 webinars share Iowa stories and the history of the state through a cultural history lens on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month.
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