2025 Friends of the Library Annual Event With Author Joe Benevento
Description
The Friends of the Adair County Public Library invite you to our Annual Meeting, a special evening dedicated to celebrating community, lifelong learning, and the power of libraries.
This gathering is the perfect time to:
- Renew your membership for 2026, or become a Friend for the very first time.
- Connect with fellow library supporters and discover how your contributions make a difference.
- Celebrate achievements from the past year and look ahead to exciting new projects that will benefit the library and community.
✨ We are thrilled to feature local author Joe Benevento as our guest speaker. Joe Benevento taught creative writing and American literature at Truman State for 40 years, (1983-2023). In that time sixteen of his books in fiction and poetry were published and his poems, stories, essays and reviews appeared in 300 different venues, including, Poets & Writers, Bilingual Review and The St. Louis Post Dispatch. His most recent books are the seriocomic Biblical novel, My Perfect Wife, Her Perfect Son, with Histria Books, 2023 and The Cracker Box Poems, Mouthfeel Press, 2023. Joe and his wife Carol have four children, Maria, Joey, Claire and Margaret, all of whom are writers. He has three times been a finalist for Missouri Poet Laureate.
Whether you’ve been a Friend of the Library for years or are just discovering how to get involved, this evening offers a welcoming space to learn more, meet others, and show your support for a vital community resource. There is no better time to become a Friend—join us for this free event, open to the public with valet parking available.
Membership Tiers: $10 - Individual, $15 - Family, $25 Sustaining , $100 Patron, $30 Business or Organization , $100 Business Patron
Event Date:
10-07-25
Event Time:
06:00 PM - 08:00 PM CST
Location:
Adair County Public Library
1 Library Lane, Kirksville MO. 63501
Kirksville, MO 63501
Contact Person:
Ramey Weichelt
(phone: 618-779-4362)
Details:
The Friends of the Adair County Public Library invite you to our Annual Meeting, a special evening dedicated to celebrating community, lifelong learning, and the power of libraries.
This gathering is the perfect time to:
- Renew your membership for 2026, or become a Friend for the very first time.
- Connect with fellow library supporters and discover how your contributions make a difference.
- Celebrate achievements from the past year and look ahead to exciting new projects that will benefit the library and community.
✨ We are thrilled to feature local author Joe Benevento as our guest speaker. Joe Benevento taught creative writing and American literature at Truman State for 40 years, (1983-2023). In that time sixteen of his books in fiction and poetry were published and his poems, stories, essays and reviews appeared in 300 different venues, including, Poets & Writers, Bilingual Review and The St. Louis Post Dispatch. His most recent books are the seriocomic Biblical novel, My Perfect Wife, Her Perfect Son, with Histria Books, 2023 and The Cracker Box Poems, Mouthfeel Press, 2023. Joe and his wife Carol have four children, Maria, Joey, Claire and Margaret, all of whom are writers. He has three times been a finalist for Missouri Poet Laureate.
Whether you’ve been a Friend of the Library for years or are just discovering how to get involved, this evening offers a welcoming space to learn more, meet others, and show your support for a vital community resource. There is no better time to become a Friend—join us for this free event, open to the public with valet parking available.
Membership Tiers: $10 - Individual, $15 - Family, $25 Sustaining , $100 Patron, $30 Business or Organization , $100 Business Patron
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