Tonight at 6:30 PM, meet Steven Roberts at the Central Library. Roberts is a New York Times bestselling author and award-winning journalist who will discuss his latest book, From Every End of this Earth: 13 Families and the New Lives They Made in America.

The Tenth Annual AViD Author Series will feature TEN outstanding authors in 2010! Des Moines native Peter Hedges kicks off the series on Tuesday, April 13. Featured authors.

The Real African American Experience
Dr. Tunde Adeleke, Director of African and African American Studies at Iowa State University will present,  “Challenges of African
American Identity: The 20th Century African American Experience”
on Thursday, March 11, 6:30 PM  at the Forest Avenue Library. This event is sponsored by the African American Museum of Iowa and Humanities Iowa.