Archive for the 'Announcements' Category

Another Bookfair to Support Out Loud! Author Series
Wednesday, November 30th, 2011

Show your support for our great annual author series by participating in the Barnes & Noble Author Fair! Visit Barnes & Noble in Cedar Rapids on Saturday, December 3. Just mention Out Loud! when you check out, and our series will get a percentage of your purchase price. Doesn’t matter what you buy: a book, [...]

Bookfair to Support Out Loud! Author Series
Wednesday, July 13th, 2011

Show your support for our great annual author series in three different ways. Visit Barnes & Noble in Cedar Rapids on Wednesday, July 13. Just mention Out Loud! when you check out, and our series will get a percentage of your purchase price. Doesn’t matter what you buy: a book, a magazine, a cup of [...]

Meg Cabot is Finale for Out Loud! Author Series
Thursday, June 30th, 2011

Meg Cabot will read from Overbite, her newest novel for adults, and discuss her career as a writer for adults and young adults on Tuesday, July 12 at 7 p.m. in the final event of the 2011 edition of Out Loud! The Metro Library Network Author Series. The event—which is free and open to the [...]

Bestselling Thriller Writer Martini Up Next for Out Loud! Author Series
Monday, June 13th, 2011

The political season is heating up in Iowa, but nothing on the campaign trail is likely to rival the intrigue on display in Steve Martini’s political thrillers. Martini will read from his latest novel, Trader of Secrets, for Out Loud! The Metro Library Network Author Series on Friday, June 24 at 7 p.m. The event—which [...]

Laurell K. Hamilton Brings Hit List Tour to Out Loud! Author Series
Wednesday, June 1st, 2011

Laurell K. Hamilton, author of the bestselling Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter and Meredith Gentry series, will answer questions from readers as part of Out Loud! The Metro Library Network Author Series. Hamilton’s event, which will include adult content and is therefore not appropriate for children, is set for Friday, June 10 at 7 p.m. The [...]

Cedar Rapids Native Shaffer Reads May 22 for Out Loud! Author Series
Thursday, May 12th, 2011

Andrew Shaffer, who grew up in Cedar Rapids and once worked for the Cedar Rapids Public Library, will be the next author to read as part of Out Loud! The Metro Library Network Author Series. Shaffer’s event is set for Sunday, May 22 at 2 p.m. All series events—which are free and open to the [...]

Recent Award Winner Stefaniak Next Up for Out Loud! Author Series
Wednesday, May 4th, 2011

Mary Helen Stefaniak, an Iowa City resident and graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, will be the next author to read as part of Out Loud! The Metro Library Network Author Series. Stefaniak’s event is set for Sunday, May 15 at 2 p.m. All series events—which are free and open to the public with no [...]

2011 Out Loud! Author Series Kicks Off with Linn Area Reads Author Lovely
Tuesday, April 12th, 2011

This year’s edition of Out Loud! The Metro Library Network Author Series gets underway on Tuesday, April 19 at 7 p.m. with Stephen Lovely, whose novel Irreplaceable is the 2011 Linn Area Reads book. All series events—which are free and open to the public with no tickets required—will take place in Ballantyne Auditorium on the [...]

2011 Out Loud! Author Series Announced
Monday, March 14th, 2011

Vampires, political thrills, family dramas, and philosophers with lousy love lives are on tap for the 2011 edition of Out Loud! The Metro Library Network Author Series. For the first time the collaborative program of the Cedar Rapids, Hiawatha, and Marion Public Libraries will feature six events, all free and open to the public. All [...]

2011 Authors To Be Announced Monday, March 14
Friday, March 11th, 2011

Check back Monday for the announcement of the 2011 Out Loud! Author Series lineup!