Sioux City Reads is a community-wide reading initiative with the goal of providing educational opportunities and fun activities while bringing readers together around one book in ways relevant to the Sioux City community.
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2025 Sioux City Reads
Sioux City Reads returns with a new title for 2025: Unmask Alice: LSD, Satanic Panic, and the Imposter Behind the World’s Most Notorious Diaries by Rick Emerson.
Unmask Alice is the story of two teens, two diaries, two social panics, and one incredible fraud. Check out our blog for more info.
Sioux City Reads Poetry Contest
We want to know how this book impacted you – through poetry! Write an original poem, no longer than one page, inspired by the 2025 Sioux City Reads title, Unmask Alice.
Submit your poem by Friday, March 14. One submission per participant, please. Poems may be submitted by clicking the link below, or in-person at any Library location.
A selection of finalists will be displayed at the Library in March and the winner will be announced on Reference Roundtable, Live on Facebook, on Thursday, March 27. The winning author will also receive a $25 gift card to Book People.
News and Updates
The Sioux City Reads 2024 title is Take What You Need by Idra Novey!
The Sioux City Reads program, a community-based reading initiative where a book chosen by Sioux Cityans becomes the basis for a series of programs, discussions, and events; returns with a new title for 2024: Take What You Need by Idra Novey.
Vote for the 2024 Sioux City Reads Book!
Join the Sioux City Public Library for Sioux City Reads, a community-based reading initiative where Sioux Cityans are involved every step of the way – from book selection to completing challenges and attending book discussions.
Now through September 30, cast your vote to help select the next Sioux City Reads title at SiouxCityLibrary.org/siouxcityreads. Copies of each book are available for check
Sioux City Reads 2024 Nominee: The Haunting of Alejandra by V. Castro
In the 2024 Sioux City Reads book nominee The Haunting of Alejandra by V. Castro, A woman is haunted by the Mexican folk demon La Llorona as she unravels the dark secrets of her family history in this ravishing and provocative horror novel.
Sioux City Reads 2024 Nominee: The Brightest Star by Gail Tsukiyama
The 2024 Sioux City Reads book nominee The Brightest Star by Gail Tsukiyama, is a magnificent historical novel based on the life of the groundbreaking actress Anna May Wong—the first and only Asian American woman to gain movie stardom in the early days of Hollywood.
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