Sioux City Reads

Tuesday, February 14 • Morningside Branch Library • 10:30 am – 12:30 pm

Join the Sioux City Public Library for a free film screening!

Written to raise awareness of murdered and abused indigenous women, this film follows the story of an FBI agent and US Fish and Wildlife tracker trying to solve a murder on a reservation in Wyoming. For more information,

Wednesday, January 25 • Online via Zoom • 12 noon – 1 pm

Join the Sioux City Public Library Director, Helen Rigdon, and Reader Services Specialist Librarian, Michael Maxwell, as they discuss the 2023 Sioux City Reads book: Calling For a Blanket Dance by Oscar Hokeah. This discussion is FREE and open to the public and will take place over Zoom.

Thursday, January 19 • Online via Zoom • 7 pm

Join in a Virtual Author Talk on January 19 with critically-acclaimed novelist and 2023 Sioux City Reads book author, Oscar Hokeah! This online event is presented in partnership with the National Willa Cather Center. ‘Calling for a Blanket Dance’ has been described as a “stunning” example of “honest storytelling,” and it has

Tuesday, January 24 • 6 – 7:30pm • Aalfs Downtown Library • 529 Pierce St

Join the Sioux City Public Library for a screening of the PBS documentary, “The Warrior Tradition” as part of the Sioux City Reads program. Learn about the astonishing, heartbreaking, inspiring, and largely-untold story of Native Americans in the United States military. Why would Indian men and women put