Ella Sings The Songbook Display
February 17 - February 27
Free
Ella Sings the Songbook Display
Dates: February 17, through February 27, 2026
Location: Franklin Avenue Library
Address: 5000 Franklin Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50310
Program Description: Exhibit
Age Group: All ages
Event Details
Ella Sings the Songbook, a traveling display from The Great American Songbook Foundation, will be on display for self-guided viewing at the west end of the Franklin Avenue Library.
Ella Fitzgerald was an artist of legendary talent and is widely regarded as one of the greatest jazz singers of all time. The exhibit explores how her eight-album Verve Records songbook series revitalized the music of many beloved composers and helped shape the American musical canon.
Ella Sings the Songbook is brought to you by the Friends of the Franklin Avenue Library. It will be on display for self-guided viewing at the west end of the Franklin Avenue Library 2/2/26-2/27/26.
