Special Events

Angie Pierce Jennings in concert at Lisbon Heritage Hall June 19, 7 PM

Cedar Rapids musician Angie Pierce Jennings will perform a concert featuring her distinctive folk rock guitar sound in Lisbon Heritage Hall on Saturday, June 19 at 7 PM. Born and raised on a rural forty acres in Iowa, Jennings writes and performs songs about the land, wildlife and people she loves. She got her first guitar a decade ago and taught herself to play, listing musicians Ani Difranco, Joni Mitchell and Greg Brown as her musical influences and Willa Cather, Annie Dillard and Alice Walker as her literary heroes. A reviewer writes that “Backwood”, Jennings’ debut album, “unearths a gifted songwriter with amazing sensitivity and depth. The songs are revealing and honest, and the echoes of the country can be heard in each one.” Jennings’ Heritage Hall concert is free of charge and appropriate for music lovers of all ages.

Story Hour on Thursdays at 10:30 AM

All children and their caregivers are welcome to join us in the library for books, songs and fingerplays that last about half an hour.

Reading Friends

Reading Friends, an adult book discussion group, will meet on Monday, June 28 at 7 PM to discuss Mary Ann Shaffer's book Guernsey Potato Peel Pie Society. Call the library at 455-2800 to reserve a copy of the book.