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American Stories: A Reading Road Trip

American Stories: A Reading Road Trip Iowa Episode Premier

Wednesday, March 11, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Online
Program Type:
Iowa Center for the Book, Author/Writing, History/Genealogy, Special Event
Age Group:
Family, Teens, Adults

PBS Books and the Library of Congress are hitting the road on American Stories: A Reading Road Trip. Their next stop…Iowa! 

Watch for Ames Public Library director Sheila Schofer along with Iowa authors, bookstores, and more.

Virtual Event
Library Branch: Online
Age Group: Family, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Iowa Center for the Book, Author/Writing, History/Genealogy, Special Event
Program Details:

PBS Books and the Library of Congress are hitting the road on American Stories: A Reading Road Trip. Their next stop…Iowa! 

Watch for Ames Public Library director Sheila Schofer along with Iowa authors, bookstores, and more.

Ames Public Library connects you to the world of ideas through diverse and inclusive resources and programs. We welcome proposals via our website for programs at www.amespubliclibrary.org/programproposal and exhibits at https://www.amespubliclibrary.org/exhibit-proposal.

Author Event: Art Cullen author of "Dear Marty, We Crapped in Our Nest: Notes from the Edge of the World"

Author Event with Art Cullen

Monday, March 23, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Farwell T. Brown Auditorium at Ames Public Library
Program Type:
Iowa Center for the Book, Author/Writing
Age Group:
Adults

 

Join us for an evening with Pulitzer Prize-winning editor, author, and journalist Art Cullen, to celebrate his new book, Dear Marty, We Crapped In Our Nest: Notes from the Edge of the World.

Library Branch: Ames Public Library
Room: Farwell T. Brown Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Iowa Center for the Book, Author/Writing
Program Details:

 

Join us for an evening with Pulitzer Prize-winning editor, author, and journalist Art Cullen, to celebrate his new book, Dear Marty, We Crapped In Our Nest: Notes from the Edge of the World.

Ames Public Library connects you to the world of ideas through diverse and inclusive resources and programs. We welcome proposals via our website for programs at www.amespubliclibrary.org/programproposal and exhibits at https://www.amespubliclibrary.org/exhibit-proposal.