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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 […]
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Speakers Bureau Presents: Working with the Enemy: German, Italian, and Japanese Prisoners of War in Iowa during the Second World War
Corning Opera House, 800 Davis Ave, Corning, IA 50841, USAThe Corning Opera House will welcome historian Chad Timm on April 3, 2026, for a presentation on Iowa’s little-known World War II prisoner of war camps. Chad Timm explores life in the […]
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Speakers Bureau Presents: Iowa’s Lost History from the Titanic
Union Public Library 406 Commercial St, Union, IA, United StatesThe 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 […]
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Speakers Bureau Presents: AI and the Human Future
West Des Moines Public Library, 4000 Mills Civic Pkwy, West Des Moines, IA 50265, USAJoin the West Des Moines Public Library for the presentation AI and the Human Future by Scott Samuelson. This presentation focuses on the big moral and political issues surrounding artificial […]
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Speakers Bureau Presents: Iowa’s Lost History from the Titanic
The Polk County Conservation Board will host Darcy Maulsby on April 7, 2026 for a Humanities Iowa Speakers Bureau program. Maulsby uncovers the remarkable and often overlooked Iowa connections to […]
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Speakers Bureau Presents: Unconditional Surrender: A Visit With Ulysses S. Grant
Save Our Depot, Inc. 1202 E Corning St., Red Oak, Iowa, United StatesJoin Save Our Depot, Inc. in Red Oak on April 8, 2026 at 1:30 p.m. for a one-man performance by Pete Grady, Unconditional Surrender: A Visit with Ulysses S. Grant. […]
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Speakers Bureau Presents: Making Waves: The People and Places of Iowa Broadcasting
Wieting Theatre, S Church St, Toledo, IA 52342, USAThe Tama County Historical Society will host Jeff Stein on April 8, 2026 for a Humanities Iowa Speakers Bureau program. Stein—an award-winning author, historian, and broadcaster—shares the groundbreaking story of […]
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Speakers Bureau Presents: Iowa: Portrait of the Land
Elgin Historical Society 231 Center St., Elgin, Iowa, United StatesThe Elgin Historical Society will host Larry Stone on March 3, 2026 for a Humanities Iowa Speakers Bureau program. A longtime journalist, author, and nature photographer, Stone draws on decades […]
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Speakers Bureau Presents: Camp Dodge: Home Away From Home, 1917-1918
Dubuque County Library - Asbury Branch 5290 Asbury Rd, Dubuque, IA, United StatesOn April 13, the Dubuque County Public Library will host military historian Michael Vogt for a presentation on the history of Camp Dodge during World War I. Using period images, maps, […]
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Speakers Bureau Presents: How Iowa Met Baseball: The Myths, The History, The Players
Big Creek Historical Society 116 S. Third St., Polk City, Iowa, United StatesThe Big Creek Historical Society will host John Liepa on April 14, 2026, as part of the Humanities Iowa Speakers Bureau. In this program, Liepa—professor emeritus, historian, and lifelong baseball […]
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Speakers Bureau Presents: How Iowa Met Baseball: The Myths, The History, The Players
Bondurant Community Library, 104 2nd St NE, Bondurant, IA 50035, USAThe Bondurant Community Library will host John Liepa on April 16, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. as part of the Humanities Iowa Speakers Bureau. In this fascinating program, Liepa—professor emeritus, historian, […]
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