DMPL Locations Are Warming Centers

All DMPL locations are currently serving as Polk County Warming Centers during open hours. DART will be providing free rides to warming centers while the extreme temperature plan is in effect. More information about warming centers can be found on the Polk County website.

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 4-panel display shows images of 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.