Iola Public Library adult programs for July begin with the Intrepid Readers book discussion group, which will discuss “Cherokee America” by Margaret Verble.   It’s 1875 and Check Singer is a Cherokee Nation matriarch with…

It used to be that Elsie the Cow would let down her milk to only those she liked. Today, that ?person? may be a robot. And sadly, or not, Elsie could care less, and in…

Few books by Kansas-born authors get a starred review, indicating a book that is particularly outstanding, in “Library Journal.” Charlotte Hinger’s new historical novel, “The Healer’s Daughter,” is one such book. Set in Nicodemus, an…

Iola Public Library kicks off summer with a variety of programs for adults. First up is the Intrepid Readers book discussion, at 2 p.m. on Thursday. Rather than discuss one book, this month attendees will…

Two years after finding and marrying his soul mate, Rafael Zhettah loses her to murder in “Confessions of an Innocent Man” by David Dow.  Bewildered, he soon finds himself on death row for the crime,…

Kathy Hale of Savonburg Public Library, and Lesa Cole and Sarah Gragg of Iola Public Library attended a summer reading “space craft” workshop at the Parsons Public Library on April 17.  Southeast Kansas Library System…

Iola Public Library has scheduled several adult programs for May. The Intrepid Readers book discussion group will meet at 2 p.m. Thursday to cover  “The Library Book” by Susan Orlean. A seven-hour 1986 fire at…

Phaedra Patrick is a relatively new author, but is fast becoming a favorite of people who like charming and PG-rated stories. In “The Library of Lost and Found,” Martha Storm receives a mysterious package, a…

Programs at Iola Public Library during April begin with the Intrepid Readers book discussion. The book selection is “Fascism: A Warning” by Madeleine Albright. Born Jewish and raised Catholic, Albright fled Czechoslovakia with her family…

Whistling backstage at a performance venue is taboo. There?s a reason for that. Also, unlike other performance venues, the seats in Bowlus Fine Arts Center auditorium are set back farther from the stage. There?s a…