2025-2026 Papers with Videos







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Oct. 3, 2025Kim Barnett-JohnsonMadame Secretary, Frances Perkins
Oct. 10, 2025Richard BeckRare Metals: Who Has Them? Who Gets Them?
Oct. 17, 2025Peter HanleyThe Evolution and Role of Non-Profits in America
Oct. 24, 2025Jim GriestESP – True or False?
Oct. 31, 2025Chad TranterCyclical Wealth Stratification in America
Nov. 7, 2025

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The Executive Branch: Founders’ Intent and Later Expansion









Nov. 14, 2025Steve SmithThe Voice of America: History and Influence
Nov. 21, 2025Chris BandemerThe Satire of Mad Magazine
Dec. 5, 2025Mark GiaQuintaHistory of Tariffs in America
Dec. 12, 2025Fred HaseckeBonhoeffer and His Theory of Stupidity
Dec. 19, 2025Linda BuskirkThe Mainstreaming of Outsider Cuisines
Dec. 26, 2025Christmas BreakChristmas Break
Jan. 9, 2026Dee HoffmanWomen Who Shaped America
Jan. 16, 2026James KrouseThe Rise of American Christian Nationalism
Jan. 23, 2026Brad StilesWhy Insects Matters
Jan. 30, 2026Fred HaighSolar Farms: Benefits and Burdens
Feb. 6, 2026Bill ArgusTrees: Mythology and History
Feb. 13, 2026Mark ThomaUS AID: Impact of Cutbacks
Feb. 20, 2026George Dodd130 Years of Indiana Basketball: Players, Coaches and Gyms
Feb. 27, 2026Elizabeth TooleInventions That Changed the World
Mar. 6, 2026Bruce HainesThe Real History of Dracula
Mar. 13, 2026Barb WachtmanLanguage Loss: Why Are So Many of the World’s Languages Disappearing?
Mar. 20, 2026Joan GoldnerWomen’s Footwear: Yesteryear and Today
Mar. 27, 2026Tom CainThe Marvels of Southern Utah
Apr. 10, 2026Kathie SessionsThe Wonders of Blood
Apr. 17, 2025Liz BrownNATO

Quest Club papers from 1913-2024 are cataloged and can be accessed on the 
Quest Club Papers site of the Allen County Public Library’s Digital Collections.