Darrin Crow: Storyteller

Darrin Crow: Storyteller

Darrin Crow brings his powerful, imaginative, engaging stories to the library. Audiences will be on the edge of their seat, and the stories will stick with them long after the tale ends.

Monday, June 12, 3-4 pm

Ladd Library, Community Room

Tuesday, June 13, 9:30-10:30 am, 11:30-12:30 pm, & 2-3 pm

Downtown Library, Beems Auditorium

Darrin Crow: Coal Car Riggs and Little Eva – The Great Depression in Iowa

Being in fourth grade is hard enough. Being in fourth grade during the Great Depression in Iowa? That's a real challenge. Young Eva Killen, her family, and her hobo friend Coal Car Riggs work together to survive the Depression. Along the way they will cross paths with Grant Wood, Jeff Davis the Hobo King, and the Million Dollar Mulligan. This first-person story for adults and kids alike weaves together the lives of the hobo Coal Car Riggs and a young farm girl as they struggle to survive.

Monday, June 12, 6-7 pm

Downtown Library, Whipple Auditorium

Big Summer Shows

Join us for our free summer performance series, featuring music, magic, storytelling, animals and even interactive dinosaurs!

All performances are first-come, first-serve, with wristbands to Beems Auditorium and Ladd Library shows offered one hour in advance of the performance, or at 9 am for 9:30 am shows.

Daytime performances are designed for children, and evening Whipple Auditorium shows are geared to adults and the whole family.