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Mark your calendars for the next events in our Authors Visiting in Des Moines series! Amina Luqman-Dawson
David Baldacci
Abby Jimenez
Thursday, April 3, 6:30 PM | Central Library Amina Luqman-Dawson is the Newbery Medal and Coretta Scott King Award-winning and bestselling author of Freewater. The book is a middle grade novel about two enslaved children, their escape from a plantation, and the community that they find as they search for freedom.
Monday, April 21, 7 PM | Franklin Event Center (4801 Franklin Avenue) David Baldacci is a global #1 bestselling author and one of the world’s favorite storytellers. His books are published in over 45 languages and in more than 80 countries, with 150 million copies sold worldwide. His newest book, Strangers in Time, is a historical fiction novel set in London during World War II.
Thursday, May 15, 7 PM | Franklin Event Center (4801 Franklin Avenue)* Abby Jimenez is a #1 New York Times bestselling author of laugh-out-loud, pull-at-your-heartstrings romantic fiction. Her novels have sold over 1.5 million copies worldwide. Her newest novel, Say You’ll Remember Me, is a playful, emotional story about a couple navigating a long-distance relationship. *Please note: The venue for this event has changed since our initial announcement.
African American Museum of Iowa’s Mapping Exclusion: Redlining in Iowa Exhibit April 1-May 31 | Franklin Avenue Library Join us at the Franklin Avenue Library for Mapping Exclusion: Redlining in Iowa. This exhibit from the African American Museum of Iowa explores the impact of housing discrimination and segregation in the state of Iowa. Redlining, the systematic denial of services by government agencies and the private sector to residents of specific neighborhoods, impacted black populations in seven Iowa cities, including Des Moines.
Beyond Birth: Baby’s First Year Tuesdays, 9 AM | Central Library Beyond Birth: Baby’s First Year is a free weekly postpartum support group for parents and their new babies. Facilitated by Blank Children’s Hospital, each week will feature a guest presenter on a variety of postpartum topics, plus plenty of time to meet other new parents and enjoy time at the library.
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