Together We Read Digital Book Club Chooses "The Queen of Sugar Hill"

VINTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
March 6, 2025 11:48 am

We are excited to announce that ‘The Queen of Sugar Hill’ by ReShonda Tate is the featured title for #TogetherWeRead! Together We Read is a digital book club connecting readers to the same ebook & audiobook at the same time - no waitlists, no holds.

What We're Reading: 48 Clues Into The Disappearance Of My Sister

VINTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
March 6, 2025 10:30 am

I recently read '48 Clues Into The Disappearance Of My Sister' by Joyce Carol Oates. This novel is narrated by Gigi, a quiet and at times dreamy character.

March newsletter for Hawkins Memorial Library - LaPorte City

HAWKINS MEMORIAL LIBRARY
March 6, 2025 10:28 am

Together We Read: The Queen of Sugar Hill

VINTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
March 3, 2025 10:12 am

We are excited to announce that ‘The Queen of Sugar Hill’ by ReShonda Tate is the featured title for #TogetherWeRead! Together We Read is a digital book club connecting readers to the same ebook & audiobook at the same time - no waitlists, no holds.

What We're Reading: Beyond Anxiety

VINTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
February 27, 2025 11:45 am

This month's Adventures in Bookclubbing theme was 'Authors with Red Hair.' I chose to read ‘Beyond Anxiety: Curiosity, Creativity, and Finding Your Life’s Purpose’ by Martha Beck.

Wallace and Beverly Winkie Foundation Accepting Nominations

WALLACE AND BEVERLY WINKIE FOUNDATION
February 26, 2025 5:38 pm

The Wallace and Beverly Winkie Foundation is accepting nominations for the Lifelong Learner Hall of Fame through June 1. Inductees into the hall of fame will be honored for their contributions—through example, discovery, or leadership— to the promotion of formal and informal lifelong learning and its benefits.

What We're Reading: The Reappearance of Rachel Price

VINTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
February 26, 2025 8:51 am

If you are a fan of unsolved mysteries and documentaries this is the book for you. Bel Price and her family have agreed to do a true crime documentary that will follow their family and dig up the past from when Bel's mom disappeared 16 years ago.

What We're Reading: Cleopatra and Frankenstein

VINTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
February 25, 2025 10:37 am

I was excited when my hold for Coco Mellors' 'Cleopatra and Frankenstein' became available on the @libby.app after waiting several months for it! Yay! Check out this talented author if you haven't already!"Twenty-four-year-old British painter Cleo has escaped from England to New York and is still finding her place in the sleepless city when, a few months before her student visa ends, she meets Frank.

Nominate a top educator as the next Iowa Teacher of the Year

IOWA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
February 23, 2025 9:17 pm

If you know an outstanding Iowa teacher, we want to hear from you! The Iowa Department of Education is now accepting nominations for the 2026 Iowa Teacher of the Year through March 7.

Iowa State University announces fall 2024 Deans List

IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY
February 19, 2025 10:06 pm

More than 11,500 Iowa State University students have been recognized for outstanding academic achievement by being named to the fall semester 2024 Dean's List.