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Author Fest 2023
Washington Public Library 115 West Washington, Washington, IA, United StatesJoin us for Author Fest 2023. We are hosting five diverse Iowa authors including our headliner, Beth M. Howard. Beth is known as the “pie lady” who lived for five years in the American Gothic house in Eldon, Iowa where she ran the Pitchfork Pie Stand. She is an author, a world traveler and adventurer,…
Thursday Noon Concert Series
Washington Public Library 115 West Washington, Washington, IA, United StatesCome see these talented musicians from the Washington High School perform.
Jim Lester, Parents and the Technology Talk
Washington Public Library 115 West Washington, Washington, IA, United StatesJim Lester, Washington Police Chief, will present on app and internet safety for children and teens.
Thursday Noon Concert Series
Washington Public Library 115 West Washington, Washington, IA, United StatesBarbara Hodge will play her WX5 MIDI Controller and will be accompanied on piano by her sister, Virginia Tschantz.
Red Cedar Chamber Music, Retracted Retirement
Washington Public Library 115 West Washington, Washington, IA, United StatesThe Red Cedar Chamber Music group presents Retracted Retirement. Brahms took himself out of retirement to write this piece. The great composer Johannes Brahms briefly retired from composition in 1890 at the age of 57. However, after hearing clarinetist Richard Muhlfeld perform, he came out of retirement to write some of his greatest works, including…
Natalee Gent Parenting Series
Washington Public Library 115 West Washington, Washington, IA, United StatesNatalee Gent, registered dietician, will come to speak for our parenting series on Tuesday, September 26th at 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm. She will present on baby led weaning.
Washington Writers’ Workshop
Washington Public Library 115 West Washington, Washington, IA, United StatesJoin us for a presentation from our visiting novelist Karen Musser Nortman during the first hour. We will workshop participant's submissions during the second hour. Karen Musser Nortman spent 22 years as a secondary social studies teacher and 18 years as a test specialist for ACT (formerly American College Testing) before retiring in 2011. Since…
Economist Ernie Goss comes to Washington
Washington Public Library 115 West Washington, Washington, IA, United StatesWEDG is hosting Dr Earnest Goss on August 16th at 11:00am at the Washington Public Library. Any and all are welcome at no cost. For nearly a decade, strengthening the U.S. economy has been the nation’s #1 priority. Yet few Americans understand how the economy operates, much less how to improve it. Dr. Ernie Goss…
Dottie Schley Suicide Prevention Training
Washington Public Library 115 West Washington, Washington, IA, United StatesDottie Schley from the I'm Glad You Stayed Project will be coming to the library to do a suicide prevention training. It will be on August 15th in the meeting room upstairs at 5-7 PM. We would like people to register ahead of time but it is not necessary.
Armchair Adventures: Italy from an Artist’s Eye
Washington Public Library 115 West Washington, Washington, IA, United StatesJoin us as Nancy Albert takes us on a journey of her trip to Italy through the artist's eye. "My name is Nancy Albert and I've lived in Washington for 10 years. I've been a watercolor artist for over 25 years. In June I had the pleasure of attending a watercolor workshop in Italy, in…
Thursday Noon Concert Series
Washington Public Library 115 West Washington, Washington, IA, United StatesThis informal concert will start at noon and last for 45 minutes with a few questions afterwards. Anna Chen, Doctoral student at the University of Iowa, will be playing music from Women Composers.