Urbandale Public Library

Urbandale Public Library Online Author Events

Enjoy a range of live virtual talks from bestselling authors and thought leaders!

Watch from the comfort of your home or come into the library to watch on one of our computers. The library also plans to periodically host a watch party for some of the big author events so check our calendar for updates.

Sponsored by the Urbandale Public Library Foundation and brought to you in partnership with the Library Speakers Consortium.

Upcoming Speakers

Image for Dreams We Chase: An Author Talk with Novelist Jennifer Weiner webinar

Dreams We Chase: An Author Talk with Novelist Jennifer Weiner
#1 New York Times Bestselling Author of In Her Shoes, Big Summer, and The Breakaway
Wednesday, March 26th at 6:00 PM CDT
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Wordsmith and Wonder: An Author Talk with Jodi Picoult
#1 New York Times Bestselling Author of By Any Other Name and My Sister’s Keeper
Wednesday, April 2nd at 6:00 PM CDT
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Image for The Stories, Science, and History of Trees with Smithsonian Gardens Greenhouse Horticulturalist Matthew Fleming webinar

The Stories, Science, and History of Trees with Smithsonian Gardens Greenhouse Horticulturalist Matthew Fleming
A Library Speakers Consortium and Smithsonian Institution Collaboration
Tuesday, April 8th at 1:00 PM CDT
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Past Event Recordings

Image for How Women’s Liberation Transformed America: In Conversation with Clara Bingham webinar

How Women’s Liberation Transformed America: In Conversation with Clara Bingham
Award-Winning Journalist and Author of Women on the Hill and Witness to the Revolution
Thursday, March 20th at 1:00 PM CDT

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Power of Reset and How to Change What’s Not Working with Author Dan Heath
#1 New York Times Bestselling Coauthor of Made to Stick, Switch, and The Power of Moments
Wednesday, March 12th at 1:00 PM CDT

Image for I Am Nobody’s Slave: An Author Talk with Pulitzer Prize Finalist Lee Hawkins webinar

I Am Nobody’s Slave: An Author Talk with Pulitzer Prize Finalist Lee Hawkins
Award-Winning Journalist and Creator and Host of the podcast “What Happened in Alabama?”
Tuesday, February 18th at 1:00 PM CST

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