Programs at Iola Public Library during April begin with the Intrepid Readers book discussion. The book selection is Fascism: A Warning by Madeleine Albright. Born Jewish and raised Catholic, Albright fled Czechoslovakia with her family in 1948, to grow up in Colorado. The former U.S. Secretary of State discusses how her life and views have been shaped by tyranny and examines the alarming signs of a global resurgence. The program is at 2 p.m. April 4.
Library Themed Comic Strips will be shown at a program following the Friends of the Librarys spring meeting at 7 p.m. April 8. Library Director Roger Carswell will show a selection of library and book-themed comic strips from a large collection he has accumulated. Featured comics come from Peanuts, Calvin & Hobbes, Pearls Before Swine, Blondie, Family Circus and more. All are welcome to attend. The program will be held in the Flewharty-Powell Annex, 211 East St.
TLC Garden Center owner Savannah Flory and Master Gardener Judy Arbeiter will present Blooms for Porch and Patio at 7 p.m. April 11. Arbeiter will demonstrate and discuss choosing the right pots, soil types and plant combinations. Flory will highlight pot-friendly shrubs, annuals and perennials.
The final program in the A Message of Hope series will focus on Empowerment & Consent. Donita Gardner, Child Advocacy Center Coordinator of Hope Unlimited, will talk about ways to boost confidence and what consent truly entails. The program is on 2 p.m. April 13 in the Fleharty-Powell Annex.
The monthly Pinterest Party will be at 6 p.m. April 15. Participants will recycle some old books to make shelf sitters. The class is limited to 25 people. Pre-registration and fee of $3 are required by April 12.
Shane Schauf will present And We Sauntered Over the Mountains : On Traversing the Appalachian Trail at 7 p.m. April 18.
In the pre-dawn light, the Appalachian Trail appears as a silver ribbon winding among the trees and over the hilltops. This silver ribbon, often no wider than a few feet, stretches from Maine to Georgia. It not only connects Mount Katahdin in Maine with Springer Mountain in Georgia, but also connects the towns and peoples who line it.
Schauf shares his encounter with the serenity of nature, the kindness of strangers, and the joy of comradeship as he traversed Americas most iconic thru-hiking trail.
Repeated from last fall by request is The Amateur History Guy Looks At Key Moments in American History. Carswell identifies and explains some key moments in our nations history. These range from the well-known (Cornwallis surrender and the Battle of Gettysburg) to little known. How did George Washingtons act of putting on his spectacles one day in 1783 likely change the course of history? Or what about Jeffersons dinner party in 1790? The program is at 7 p.m. April 25.
