

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: 028: Real Reads Book Group
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 12 Feb, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Thu, 12 Feb, 2026 at 08:00 pm
- **Event Description**: 028 focuses on recently published, popular nonfiction on a variety of topics.

January – "Sipping Dom Pérignon Through a Straw: Reimagining Success as a Disabled Achiever" by Eddie Ndopu

February – "By the Fire We Carry: The Generations-Long Fight for Justice on Native Land" by Rebecca Nagle

March – "What An Owl Knows: The New Science of the World’s Most Enigmatic Birds" by Jennifer Ackerman

April – "Soldiers and Kings: Survival and Hope in the World of Human Smuggling" by Jason de León

May – "Smoke and Ashes: Opium’s Hidden Histories" by Amitav Ghosh

Participate in person or online via Zoom. Find out more information at https://www.AmesPL.org/events

Supported by the Ames Public Library Friends Foundation.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/ames/028-real-reads-book-group/200029507448045
- **Event Categories**: 
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 2

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029507448045?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=ames-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Ames
- **state**: IA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 515 Douglas Ave, Ames, IA, United States, Iowa 50010
- **lat**: 42.02642
- **long**: -93.61257
- **full address**: 515 Douglas Ave, Ames, IA, United States, Iowa 50010

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Ames Public Library (https://allevents.in/org/ames-public-library/12844663)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Thu, 12 Feb, 2026 at 07:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 515 Douglas Ave, Ames, IA, United States, Iowa 50010
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Ames Public Library
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about 028: Real Reads Book Group ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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