Join 𝐃𝐮𝐛𝐮𝐪𝐮𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐬 to meet acclaimed author Diane Wilson for an inspiring keynote on her novel 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐊𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐫. Wilson will share stories of Indigenous resilience, ecological stewardship, and the sacredness of seeds. A Q&A and book signing will follow.
"𝐴 ℎ𝑎𝑢𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑛𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑙 𝑠𝑝𝑎𝑛𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑠𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑙 𝑔𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠, 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐊𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝑓𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑜𝑤𝑠 𝑎 𝐷𝑎𝑘ℎ𝑜́𝑡𝑎 𝑓𝑎𝑚𝑖𝑙𝑦'𝑠 𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑢𝑔𝑔𝑙𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑟𝑣𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑖𝑟 𝑤𝑎𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝑙𝑖𝑓𝑒, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑖𝑟 𝑠𝑎𝑐𝑟𝑖𝑓𝑖𝑐𝑒𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑡𝑒𝑐𝑡 𝑤ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑚𝑜𝑠𝑡."
In its fourth year, Dubuque County Reads promotes literacy, fosters civic engagement, and encourages respectful dialogue through book discussions, storytimes, and special events. The 2026 theme explores ecological sustainability, Indigenous identity, food systems, and cultural heritage. Free copies of 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐊𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐫 will be available at participating libraries while supplies last.
For more information on this event, and to learn more about Dubuque County Reads visit: www.DBQREADS.org.
𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲:
𝐷𝑢𝑏𝑢𝑞𝑢𝑒 𝐶𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑡𝑦 𝑅𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑠
𝐷𝐴𝐿𝐼𝑁𝐶
𝐶𝑎𝑟𝑛𝑒𝑔𝑖𝑒-𝑆𝑡𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑃𝑢𝑏𝑙𝑖𝑐 𝐿𝑖𝑏𝑟𝑎𝑟𝑦
𝐷𝑢𝑏𝑢𝑞𝑢𝑒 𝐶𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑡𝑦 𝐿𝑖𝑏𝑟𝑎𝑟𝑦 𝐷𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑡
𝐽𝑎𝑚𝑒𝑠 𝐾𝑒𝑛𝑛𝑒𝑑𝑦 𝑃𝑢𝑏𝑙𝑖𝑐 𝐿𝑖𝑏𝑟𝑎𝑟𝑦
𝐶𝑎𝑠𝑐𝑎𝑑𝑒 𝑃𝑢𝑏𝑙𝑖𝑐 𝐿𝑖𝑏𝑟𝑎𝑟𝑦
𝐷𝑖𝑣𝑖𝑛𝑒 𝑊𝑜𝑟𝑑 𝐶𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑔𝑒
𝑈𝑛𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝐷𝑢𝑏𝑢𝑞𝑢𝑒 𝐿𝑖𝑏𝑟𝑎𝑟𝑦
𝐿𝑜𝑟𝑎𝑠 𝐶𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑔𝑒 𝐿𝑖𝑏𝑟𝑎𝑟𝑦
𝐶𝑙𝑎𝑟𝑘𝑒 𝑈𝑛𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝐿𝑖𝑏𝑟𝑎𝑟𝑦
𝑊𝑎𝑟𝑡𝑏𝑢𝑟𝑔 𝑇ℎ𝑒𝑜𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙 𝑆𝑒𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑟𝑦 𝐿𝑖𝑏𝑟𝑎𝑟𝑦
𝑅𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝐿𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡𝑠 𝐵𝑜𝑜𝑘𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑒
𝐻𝑜𝑡𝑒𝑙 𝐽𝑢𝑙𝑖𝑒𝑛
𝑆𝑢𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝐷𝑢𝑏𝑢𝑞𝑢𝑒
𝐹𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐶𝑎𝑟𝑛𝑒𝑔𝑖𝑒-𝑆𝑡𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑃𝑢𝑏𝑙𝑖𝑐 𝐿𝑖𝑏𝑟𝑎𝑟𝑦
𝐶𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝐹𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑜𝑓 𝐺𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝐷𝑢𝑏𝑢𝑞𝑢𝑒
𝐷𝑢𝑏𝑢𝑞𝑢𝑒 𝑀𝑢𝑠𝑒𝑢𝑚 𝑜𝑓 𝐴𝑟𝑡
𝑆𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝐶ℎ𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐵𝑙𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑑 𝑉𝑖𝑟𝑔𝑖𝑛 𝑀𝑎𝑟𝑦
𝑆𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑆𝑡 𝐹𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑖𝑠
𝑆𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑃𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐵𝑙𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑑 𝑉𝑖𝑟𝑔𝑖𝑛 𝑀𝑎𝑟𝑦
This event is free and open to the public.
Dubuque County Reads is organized by the Dubuque Area Library Information Consortium (DALINC).
You may also like the following events from Dubuque County Library District:
- Next Monday, 23rd February, 06:00 pm, Estate Planning with Stefan Johnson in Asbury
- Next Thursday, 26th February, 05:15 pm, Tween Book Club in Asbury
- Next Saturday, 28th February, 02:00 pm, Indigenous Voices: Land, Water & Justice in Dubuque
Also check out other
Arts events in Dubuque,
Literary Art events in Dubuque.
