WELCOME TO AViD 2011

The Des Moines Public Library is proud to announce the authors selected for this year’s eleventh season of the AViD (Authors Visiting in Des Moines) Author Series. The much-anticipated lineup will, once again, offer a fascinating mix of outstanding authors. The books featured will also be a diverse mix—from local issues such as Iowa’s brain drain, to the global challenges of human trafficking in the mountainous regions of Nepal or, to how a family deals with the aftermath of the tsunami in Thailand. A total of eight events will be offered this year.

Patrick J. Carr
Monday, April 11, at 7:00 PM
Central Library - 1000 Grand Avenue

Anne Lamott
Wednesday, April 13, at 7:00 PM
Hoyt Sherman Place Theater - 1501 Woodland Avenue

Rainbow Rowell
Monday, April 18, at 7:00 PM
Central Library - 1000 Grand Avenue

Robert V. Morris
Monday, April 25, at 7:00 PM
Central Library - 1000 Grand Avenue

Debbie Macomber
Tuesday, May 10, at 7:00 PM
Hoyt Sherman Place Theater - 1501 Woodland Avenue

Conor Grennan
Tuesday, June 7, at 7:00 PM
Hoyt Sherman Place Theater - 1501 Woodland Avenue

Dr. Benjamin Beck, Dr. Robert Shumaker,
and Dr. Kristina R. Walkup
Tuesday, June 14, at 7:00 PM
Central Library - 1000 Grand Avenue

John Shors
Monday, September 12, at 7:00 PM
Hoyt Sherman Place Theater - 1501 Woodland Avenue

The AViD Author Series is made possible with funding from the Des Moines Public Library Foundation with generous support from Humanities Iowa, Douglas and Deborah West, Iowa History Center at Simpson College, Iowa Council for International Understanding, Jim and Roxanne Conlin, Drake University, John and Patsy Shors, Hoyt Sherman Place Theater, Forest Avenue Library Brick Fund, Meredith Corporation, and the Friends of the East Side Library.