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All locations of the Des Moines Public Library will be closed on Tuesday, December 24, and Wednesday, December 25, in observance of the Christmas holiday. 

Library Talk: Poverty in Iowa - Special Book Discussion

Program Type:

Book Clubs

Age Group:

Adults
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Program Description

Event Details

The Des Moines Public Library is partnering with other Iowa libraries and Uplift - The Central Iowa Basic Income Pilot on a series of programs aimed at having important community conversations about poverty and its effect on Iowa.

For this special book discussion, will be reading Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond.

Limited copies of the book will be available at the North Side Library starting July 2nd. Registration required.

The Library Talk: Poverty in Iowa series is co-sponsored by UpLift Iowa. For more information about the series and about Uplift, go to dmpl.org/poverty.

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Accessibility

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