by Colleen Dobbins | Sep 16, 2024 | Adults
Local astronomer Mike Myer returns for another outdoor program using our big Galileo telescope (pictured here in a previous presentation). Following a half-hour briefing in the meeting room, the program will continue in the parking lot. There, according to Myer,...
by Colleen Dobbins | Sep 4, 2024 | Adults, Teens
Thriller writer Maranda Collins, Chanute, will discuss her Sadie Lynch series at Iola Public Library, 7 p.m. Tuesday, October 22, as part of the library’s series of programs featuring local authors. She has two books, “On the Run”, 2021, and...
by Colleen Dobbins | Jul 19, 2024 | Adults, Friends
Craft aficionados can learn about fiber arts and spinning yarn in a program for adults, 6:30 p.m. Thursday, July 25, at the Flewharty Annex, 211 East Street. Guest speaker Laura Jernigan, Iola, will demonstrate preparation of wool and spinning on a wheel and a...
by Colleen Dobbins | Mar 19, 2024 | Adults
Mayor Steve French’s Proclamation! At the March 11 City Council meeting, the Mayor proclaimed April 26 Poem in Your Pocket Day and asked the citizens to read a poem and recognize the important role poetry plays in enriching our lives and the community. Read it...
by Colleen Dobbins | Feb 23, 2024 | Adults, Children
Osa was famous as a writer, photographer, filmmaker, explorer, aviator, fashion designer and business woman. Her bestseller, I Married Adventure, is still in print. From 1917-1936 she and husband Martin were the first to film wildernesses of Kenya, the Congo, British...
