Warming Centers

All DMPL locations are serving as warming centers during open hours through noon on February 1. DART will provide free rides to designated warming center locations while the Extreme Temperature Plan is in effect.

Iowa History Month: The Unsinkable Meredith Willson Display

Program Type:

Exhibits

Age Group:

All Ages

Event Details

Join us at the Franklin Avenue Library for The Unsinkable Meredith Willson, a traveling display from The Great American Songbook Foundation. Explore the entertainment career of Meredith Willson (creator of The Music Man) from his humble beginnings in Mason City, Iowa to the lights of Broadway. Mr. Willson was an accomplished writer and musician, with musicals appearing on Broadway and film scores receiving Academy Award nominations. This exhibit highlights materials from the Meredith Willson collection housed in the Songbook Foundation’s Library & Archives.

The Unsinkable Meredith Willson is brought to you by the Friends of the Franklin Avenue Library and will be on display for self-guided viewing at the west end of the Franklin Avenue Library 3/2/26-3/30/26.