What we're reading: Me before you

VINTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
August 1, 2024 11:56 am

I had the unfortunate task of repainting our kitchen over the weekend, so I decided to take advantage of the Libby app and listened to the audiobook 'Me Before You' by Jojo Moyes.

6 Things Parents Need to Know Before Helping with Education Loans

IOWA STUDENT LOAN
July 31, 2024 4:54 pm

Julie PingelIowa Student Loan Liquidity Corporation board member(July 31, 2024) - Next year’s first college bills are coming out, and students and families are looking for ways to pay for any amount not covered by financial aid, savings or earnings.

What We're Reading: The House That Horror Built

VINTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
July 29, 2024 8:55 pm

VPL Note: We have 'The House That Horror Built' by Christina Henry available in regular type.Harry (Harriet) Adams is a huge horror movie fanatic. She lands a horror lover's dream job cleaning the house of one of the most famous horror directors, Javier Castillo.

What We're Reading: You Are Here

VINTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
July 28, 2024 12:41 pm

Hiking Wainwright's famed Coast to Coast Walk across Great Britain forms the backdrop for the charming and funny romance 'You Are Here' by David Nicholls.

What We're Reading: One for Sorrow

VINTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
July 25, 2024 11:49 am

VPL Note: We have "One For Sorrow" by Mary Downing Hahn available for checkout in our juvenile fiction section.I started to read this book one evening and had to read rather late to finish.

DRAKE UNIVERSITY SPRING PRESIDENT'S AND DEANS' LIST

DRAKE UNIVERSITY
July 24, 2024 4:49 pm

The following local students have been named to the Deans' and President's Lists at Drake University.  To be eligible for the Deans' List, students must have earned a GPA of 3.

What We're Reading: Dark Matter

VINTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
July 24, 2024 12:10 pm

I recently read 'Dark Matter' by Blake Crouch and I have mixed reviews. My husband was sitting at a dance class and the adults started discussing books; one of the parents informed him that she was reading 'Dark Matter.

What We're Reading: The Plot

VINTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
July 23, 2024 1:12 pm

I apologize in advance, but the plot thickened in 'The Plot' by Jean Hanff Korelitz! Jacob Finch Bonner is teaching in a lackluster MFA program after once being a young novelist with a future ahead of him but you're only as good as your next novel and his last novel was an utter flop.

DNR seeks public input on rule revisions to the nonresident hunting licenses

IOWA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
July 23, 2024 11:59 am

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is seeking informal comments on administrative rules for special nonresident deer and turkey licenses. Executive Order 10 (EO10), signed by Governor Reynolds on January 10, 2023, requires all state agencies to identify which administrative rule chapters will be retained or rescinded.

What we're reading:The Last Murder at the End of the World

VINTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
July 17, 2024 3:49 pm

This week I started reading Stuart Turton's latest novel 'The Last Murder at the End of the World.' The novel contains an intricate map on the inside cover and begins with a cast list, so I know I'll need to take notes! The cover art is beautiful, and the pages are tipped in color, so it looks gorgeous on my reading table.