Join us for Book Club!
The library’s book club meets the third monday of every month (pending holidays) at 10am. Come to as many or as few as you like; new members welcome anytime. The group is facilitated by the library director, but members help suggest and choose what titles the group discusses. Copies of the month’s selection are available at the checkout desk; just ask!
La Crescent Community Read: Getting to Ellen
Join us for a visit with our La Crescent Community Read author, Ellie Krug!
At the age of fifty-two, Ellen (Ellie) Krug transitioned from male to female while living in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Although not at all easy, transitioning genders gave Ellie the opportunity for a “do-over” in life, which has included working to make the world fairer and more inclusive for all humans, particularly those considered “Other.”
With over 100 civil trials to her credit, Ellie was the first Iowa lawyer to ever transition genders and one of the few attorneys nationally to try jury cases in separate genders. She later relocated to the Twin Cities where she served as the founding executive director of a legal nonprofit that earned an American Bar Association award for innovatively increasing legal access.
The author of Getting to Ellen: A Memoir about Love, Honesty and Gender Change (2013) and Being Ellen: A Second Chance at Life (2025), Ellie has presented on human inclusivity to governmental entities, court systems, Fortune 100 companies, law firms, nonprofits, and colleges/universities on more than 1000 occasions. A hopeless idealist, Ellie has presented her human inclusivity training, “Gray Area Thinking®” across North America.
This program is sponsored by the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.
Pop-Up Book Clubs
Match-Makers, our romance readers book club is returning this fall! Vote now for your book choices!
Vote here>>> https://forms.gle/nTgfGb8chMuZMmoF9
Minnesota Libraries Read Together
Celebrate Minnesota Libraries by attending programs for the statewide library read together! Enjoy live music, storytime, book clubs, and apple-themed snacks all day on Saturday, September 19th!
Reading Challenges
Throughout the year, we host a variety of reading challenges for all ages. Patrons are invited to participate and may include any books, ebooks, and audiobooks toward their reading goals.
Join us this September for the Houston County Public Libraries BINGO!
Book Kits for Book Clubs
The library has several Book Kits available for checkout. Each kit contains at least a dozen copies of the title along with discussion questions to use with your group.
You can see a list of available book kits at La Crescent Public Library here.
