Afternoon Tea Parties...with a twist! Traditional finger sandwiches, scones, and teacakes, of course. The twist? We'll also be serving English sparkling wine! (Must be at least 21 to attend. Registration required)

 

Wolf Hall, a six-part mini-series begins Sunday, April 5, at 8 p.m. on PBS Masterpiece and concludes Sunday, May 10.

 

March 26 will be a kick-off meeting in anticipation of the mini-series with a brief program by Kristi DiClemente, medievalist and PhD candidate at the University of Iowa, to provide some historical context. We'll have our "wine-down" on May 14, including a program by Ann Rogers, "transplanted" Englishwoman and historian with interests in multiple eras.

 

Between kick-off and wine-down: 

Can't wait to discuss last night's episode? Join Granger House Museum Director Kathy Wilson, for Masterpiece Mondays (April 6, 13, 20, 27 and May 4) at 10 a.m. for a chat over coffee.

 

Masterpiece Book and Film Club will meet monthly beginning in June. The summer theme is Sherlock Holmes: Super Sleuth. This is a collaboration of the Marion and Hiawatha Public Libraries and the Granger House Museum and Cultural Center (970 10th Street, Marion).

 

Not just coffee, donuts, and a great movie, but also interesting movie trivia or thought-provoking discussion questions at the ready. This month we'll find out, "Was North by Northwest really filmed at Mount Rushmore?"

 

On April 20 we'll view The Searchers with John Wayne.

The planning committee for the annual community reading program known as Linn Area Reads has selected as their 2015 book, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, by Ken Kesey. Visit the project's webpage for more information on Linn Area Reads and this season's programming!

Linn Area Reads is supported by Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Friends of the Cedar Rapids Public Library, Friends of the Hiawatha Public Library, Friends of the Marion Public Library, and the Metro Library Network.

 

Free book group kits, each containing eight copies of the book, are available at the Metro Libraries for any book group on a first come, first served basis. Join in the community discussion with YOUR book group!  

 

Our fiction group meets at Wit's End Coffeehouse (630 10th Street) every third Tuesday (September through May) at 4:00pm. The library springs for a round of treats at Wit's End; beverages are available to purchase. Out of respect for the proprietor, please do not bring in your own food or drinks. Cathy's shop is a fun, casual, and comfy place to talk books. We hope you'll join us for this great discussion group.

 

March 17 - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, by Ken Kesey (Linn Area Reads title for 2015)

 

April 21 - My Name is Mary Sutter by Robin Oliveira (All Iowa Reads title for 2015) Come hungry! This will be a special quiche and scone dinner meeting before heading to North Liberty Community Library for the All Iowa Reads event at 6:30 p.m.