HUMBOLDT — As Humboldt Elementary students stirred an imaginary batch of chocolate chip cookies Monday morning, author Erica S. Perl encouraged them to add whatever ingredients they wanted. Mythical creatures. Conflict. Cliffhangers. When she writes…

An award-winning children’s book author who has written more than 40 books, including one she co-wrote with Dolly Parton, is coming to speak to area students next week. She’ll also offer a meet and greet…

Iola Reads volunteers and Iola Public Library staff served up chili, cornbread, “cowboy caviar” and more during a Chuck Wagon Dinner and line dancing event on Friday at the Dr. John Silas Bass North Community…

The book or the movie. A debate often follows when asked which is better.  When it comes to the story of “True Grit,” Iola Reads is offering a chance to discover the answer for yourself.…

Area youth had to wind and find their way through Mr. Lemoncello’s Library Maze on Friday evening at the Iola Public Library. The maze was offered as part of the library’s annual Halloween event, also…

“The coolest library in the world” is coming to Iola. Iola Reads has picked “Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library,” by Chris Grabenstein, as its Young Adult selection for 2023. The book offers an adventure that…

Escape is a form of resistance.  During World War I, prisoners of a German war camp spent nine months digging a tunnel 180 feet long, 2 feet wide and just 16 inches deep. Then, they…

Iola Reads is leaning into renewed interest in World War I. The horrors of the first global war are vividly captured in the Oscar-nominated movie “All Quiet On the Western Front” at the same time…

Storyteller Priscilla Howe has some advice for young Iola Elementary School students. If you want to tell a story with a jump scare, slow down as you approach the key moment. Speak very… very… carefully…

Who doesn’t love a ghost story? Iola Reads and the Iola Public Library will offer spooky stories through the end of this month, with a storyteller, a youth book selection and even a haunted library. …