book talk

Wendland to talk Frontenac history at library on Sept. 7

Aug 23, 2023

The Lake City Public Library will host a public book talk led by local author and resident Lorry Wendland on Thursday, Sept. 7 at 6 p.m. Wendland will discuss Old Frontenac village as a Historic District. Attendees will learn about the formation of this community in the 19th century. She will...

Peters will talk Camp Lakeview history on May 2 at library

Apr 19, 2023

The Lake City Public Library invites the public to a book talk led by local author and resident Andru Peters. He will discuss his book History of Camp Lakeview National Guard Training Camp, which “shares the history of Lake City, founded in 1872, and its Camp Lakeview, a space where Minnesota...

Best-selling author William Kent Krueger to speak at library on April 15

Mar 29, 2023

The Lake City Public Library invites the public to a book talk with award-winning Minnesota author William Kent Krueger on Saturday, April 15, at 2 p.m. at the library. This event is free and open to the public. William Kent Krueger is the New York Times bestselling novelist and crime writer of...

Library to host local author talk about disaster book

Oct 26, 2022

The Lake City Public Library invites the public to a book talk with Minnesota author and local resident Dr. Steve Gardiner, who will talk about his most recent book, Historic Disasters of Southeastern Minnesota. This event takes place on Thursday, Nov. 10, at 6:30 p.m. at the Lake City Public...

Author Dean Urdahl speaks to Rotary Club

Jun 29, 2022

The guest speaker Monday, June 13, at Lake City Rotary Club meeting was Dean Urdahl. He is a Minnesota State Representative, retired teacher and now writer and soon to be film creator. He came to talk about a Historical Fiction book that he has written, that is soon to become a motion picture. The...

Bestselling Minnesota thriller author Brian Freeman to speak at library

May 25, 2022

The Lake City Public Library invites the public to a book talk with New York Times bestselling and Minnesota author Brian Freeman on Saturday, June 4, at 1 p.m. at the library. Freeman writes psychological thrillers that have been sold in 46 countries and 22 languages. This event takes place at...

Book Talk: Owen Laukkanen on April 12 over Zoom

Mar 30, 2022

The Lake City Public Library invites the public to a book talk via Zoom with Canadian author Owen Laukkanen on Tuesday, April 12 at 6:30 p.m. Laukkanen is a mystery writer and the creator of both the Stevens and Windemere series and the Neah Bay series as well as a few standalone novels. His...

Book talk on ‘The Art of Dying Well’ is March 24 at library

Mar 2, 2022

The Lake City Public Library invites the public on Thursday, March 24, at 6:30 p.m. for a book talk led by Sarah Stinson, MS, LPC, CHTP/I, FAIHM Mayo Clinic Health System and Soleil Arrieta, MD, ABOIM, Integrative Healthcare of Winona. Stinson and Arrieta will lead a discussion of ‘The Art of...

Author, forensic psychologist will speak at library on March 3

Feb 23, 2022

The Lake City Public Library invites people to a book talk on Thursday, March 3, at 6:30 p.m., with Minnesota author and forensic psychologist Frank Weber. Weber will discuss the writing of true crime, forensic work, and his latest true crime novel, “Burning Bridges,” which examines the life and...

Eskins book talk is Oct. 12 at library

Sep 29, 2021

The Lake City Public Library will host a book talk with Minnesota author Allen Eskens on Tuesday, Oct. 12 at 6:30 p.m. at the library. It is free and open to the public. Allen Eskens is the bestselling author of The Life We Bury, The Guise of Another, The Heavens May Fall, The Deep Dark...