# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Fall Author Series: Amanda Jones in partnership with Drake University 
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 08 Oct, 2025 at 07:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Celebrate Banned Books week  with Amanda Jones, an American librarian and anti-censorship advocate. Jones has been heavily involved in anti-book-banning movements throughout the US.

Her book, That Librarian, is a powerful look at the nationwide book banning crisis, revealing how extremists target libraries, and how one community’s fight became a rallying cry for intellectual freedom.

This event is hosted in partnership with Drake University and moderated by Sam Helmick, president, American Library Association.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/des-moines/fall-author-series-amanda-jones-in-partnership-with-drake-university/200028686915819
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 50

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Des Moines
- **state**: IA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Olmsted Center
- **lat**: 41.601915764821
- **long**: -93.656847047969
- **full address**: Olmsted Center, 2875 University Ave,Des Moines, Iowa, United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Fall Author Series: Amanda Jones in partnership with Drake University  being held?
  - **A:** Fall Author Series: Amanda Jones in partnership with Drake University  takes place on Wed, 08 Oct, 2025 at 07:00 pm to Wed, 08 Oct, 2025 at 07:00 pm at Olmsted Center, 2875 University Ave,Des Moines, Iowa, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Fall Author Series: Amanda Jones in partnership with Drake University ?
  - **A:** Fall Author Series: Amanda Jones in partnership with Drake University  is organized by Des Moines Public Library.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Fall Author Series: Amanda Jones in partnership with Drake University  is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Des Moines, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Fall Author Series: Amanda Jones in partnership with Drake University  sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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