‘Death Cafe’ normalizes dying

The Iola Public Library will present its third "Death Cafe" discussion Thursday, where a number of topics surrounding dying and end-of-life decisions will be broached.

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December 16, 2025 - 2:46 PM

Iola’s Public Library. Register file photo

It’s a universal truth that we’re all going to die, so why not talk about it?

The Iola Public Library is sponsoring its third “Death Cafe” at 6:30 p.m. Thursday.

Its wide-ranging premise includes end-of-life decisions, the history and beauty of cemeteries, inheritances, terminal illness, funeral services and wakes and how talking about death helps normalize it. 

Sociologist Missy Irwin and Library Director Sharon Moreland lead the discussions. Thursday is the library’s third Death Cafe, a death-positive movement initiated in the United Kingdom and…

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