Two exciting adult programs are scheduled at the Adel Public library during the week of Sept. 26.

John Liepa, historian and Professor Emeritus at DMAAC in Des Moines will present a program entitled “How Baseball Came to Iowa” on Monday, Sept. 26 in the library community room.

The program is free and open to the public. Several books on baseball will be given away as door prizes.

His extensive baseball memorabilia collection will be on display from 5 to 7 p.m.

At 7 p.m. Liepa, dressed as Iowa’s first major leaguer, Cal McVey, will give his program.

On display will be Iowa’s oldest known baseball card from 1867, a Babe Ruth “Rookie” card, an autographed Ruth baseball, a great photo of the October 1927 Ruth/Gehrig visit to Des Moines, baseball cards of Cy Young, Ty Cobb, Mickey Mantle, Sandy Koufax, Hank Aaron and much more.

This program is sure to be a hit with baseball fans young and old alike.

The Evening Book Club will host Iowa author Colleen Bradford Krantz at its next meeting at the Adel Public Library on Thursday, Sept. 29. Book Club members will meet with her at 6:30 p.m. and the public is invited to hear her talk about her new book, “Train To Nowhere” at 7 p.m. in the library community room.

“Train to Nowhere” is the story of 11 Central American and Mexican illegal immigrants who were trapped in a rail car with the promise that someone would rescue them when they were safely in the United States. Instead, they died a horrible death and were not discovered until the train reached Denison, IA.

Krantz, who lives with her husband and three children in rural Adel has worked as a reporter for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and Des Moines Register. She is now an independent journalist and “Train to Nowhere” is her first book. Krantz also co-produced the television documentary of the same name which recently debuted on IPTV.

“We’re very excited to have Colleen as our special guest speaker. Her book is excellent and I’m sure everyone will enjoy meeting her and learning more about this story,” says Paula James, library director.

Only six copies of the book are available so book club members need to read the book quickly so everyone has a chance to finish it.

Remember, the program at 7 p.m. is for the general public. Don’t miss this opportunity to meet a local Iowa author!

The library’s Brown Bag Book Club will meet at noon on Thursday, Sept. 15 to discuss “The Book of Bright Ideas” by Sandra Kring. Bring your lunch if you wish.

The library’s monthly garage sale will be held Friday, Sept. 23 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday, Sept. 24 from 10 a.m. until noon. Many items are added weekly so be sure to see what’s “new.”Proceeds from the sale will be used for library projects.

Preschool Story Time, Toddler Time, and Preschool Music Time will begin the week of Sept. 12. The meeting time for all classes is 10:30 a.m. Story Time will meet on Mondays, Toddler Time on Tuesdays, and Music Time on Thursdays. For more information, call the library at 993-3512.

School children may enjoy an early out movie on Wednesday, Sept. 14 at 1:30 p.m.

Scrapbookers are invited to the library on Friday, Sept. 2 at 6 p.m. to work on their projects. Bring a snack to share.

Teens are invited to the library on Tuesday, Sept. 20 at 4 p.m. for a craft session.

Library hours are:
Mondays and Fridays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Tuesdays through Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.