WEBSTER CITY — Humanities Iowa’s Dan Kaercher will be at Kendall Young Library at 6:30 p.m. Thursday. Kaercher is a retired editor-in-chief of Midwest Living magazine and former Iowa Public Television host of “Iowa’s Simple Pleasures” and other programs. He has been a writer and editor of multiple publications including Better Homes and Gardens and WOOD magazine. He also hosted Midwest Living Radio Magazine on the air. He is the author of three books about the Midwest and Iowa: Best of the Midwest, Taste of the Midwest, and Parklands of the Midwest. He has spent years travelling almost every one of Iowa’s 99 counties in search of close-to-home attractions and getaways to share with his readers and viewers. If you want to learn more about Iowa’s hidden treasures, stop by Kendall Young Library for this great program. This event is free and open to the public.