• By the People: What Do We Stand For?

    Stanton Public Library 501 Elliott St., Stanton, Iowa, United States

    Join philosopher Scott Samuelson for What Do We Stand For?, a guided reflection and discussion series exploring the ideals behind the founding of the United States and how they resonate today. […]

  • Obermann Center Presents: Cultivating Rurality: 2026 Obermann Symposium

    Directed by Brian R. Farrell, Daria Fisher Page, and Ryan T. Sakoda (UI College of Law), Cultivating Rurality: Building Community around Rural Research will bring together scholars, community leaders, and professionals who work with rural populations […]

  • Speakers Bureau Presents: Unconditional Surrender: A Visit with Ulysses S. Grant

    Dubuque County Library - Asbury Branch 5290 Asbury Rd, Dubuque, IA, United States

    Join the Dubuque County Library on March 30, 2026, for a one-man performance by Pete Grady, Unconditional Surrender: A Visit with Ulysses S. Grant. Through storytelling, period music, and historic images, Grady brings to […]

  • By the People: Open Book

    Central College 812 University St, Pella, Iowa, United States

    Join Central College for Open Book, a dialogue-centered program that invites participants to reflect on history, culture, and civic life through conversations with culture bearers from their own communities. This […]

  • Ottumwa Public Library, 102 W 4th St, Ottumwa, IA 52501, USA

    Join speaker David Connon at the Ottumwa Public Library on March 31, 2026, to explore the impacts propaganda had on the Civil War. While troops fought in the South, Republicans […]

  • Traveling Exhibit: Barns of Iowa at the Lied Public Library

    Lied Public Library 100 E Garfield St, Clarinda, IA, United States

    Visit the Lied Public Library in April to view Humanities Iowa's traveling exhibit Barns of Iowa by Michael Harker. This collection of twenty 11 x 18 inch black and white […]

  • Speakers Bureau Presents: Bet the Farm

    Join the Polk City Public Library on April 1, 2026 for a Speakers Bureau program featuring author Beth Hoffman. After leaving a career in San Francisco to take up farming in Iowa, Hoffman […]

  • Speakers Bureau Presents: Iowa’s Lost History from the Titanic

    Union Public Library 406 Commercial St, Union, IA, United States

    The Union Public Library will host Darcy Maulsby on April 6, 2026 for a Humanities Iowa Speakers Bureau program. Maulsby uncovers the remarkable and often overlooked Iowa connections to the […]