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What we're Reading: New Boy
My choice for Adventures in Bookclubbing book club was 'New Boy' by Tracy Chevalier. It is a retelling of Shakespeare's classic tragedy 'Othello.' Set in the 1970s, it takes place on an elementary school playground throughout the course of one school day. It's told in 5 parts, made up of several recesses, after-lunch, and after-school times. The characters are primarily 6th graders, and their world revolves around who has a crush on whom, who is breaking which rules, and who has studied for the latest test. Hawkeye Community College Announces Fall 2024 Dean’s List
Hawkeye Community College announces the Dean's List for the fall 2024 semester. The Dean's List is an official recognition of outstanding academic accomplishment by full-time students. To make the Dean’s List, an individual must be a full-time student and successfully complete 12 or more credits in the fall or spring semesters with a semester GPA of 3.
What we're Reading: The Rachel Incident
Fans of Sally Rooney will certainly enjoy 'The Rachel Incident' by Caroline O'Donoghue, which is available on the @libby.app. I took the time to read the acknowledgements section at the end and was delighted to read that O'Donoghue is good friends with another favorite author of mine, Dolly Alderton. I felt like I found my niche in reading: women struggling with this business of living and always on the outside of things looking in. ECC Announces Fall Term Dean’s List
One hundred forty-nine students were named to the Fall 2024 (August to December) Dean’s List at Ellsworth Community College. To be eligible for the Dean’s List, students must have earned a minimum of 12 credit hours during the semester (a full-time class load) and had at least a 3.5 grade point average for the Fall 2024 semester. Part-time students are not included in this list.
Upper Iowa University Fall 2024 Dean's List
Upper Iowa University is proud to announce the Dean’s List for 2024 fall sessions.To be honored, a student must have earned a minimum 3.50 grade point average for the semester and be enrolled as a full-time student. The honored students include:Maylee McKibben – Vinton, IAAndrew Sweeney – Vinton, IAMaddison Brenneis – La Port
What We're Watching: A Complete Unknown
This weekend I saw the new Bob Dylan biopic 'A Complete Unknown,' and to paraphrase a line in the film, it quite nearly knocked me to the ground. I loved it so much I saw it twice, and also enjoyed the live music performed at the Palace on Saturday in between shows.The film is directed by James Mangold and is based on the book 'Dylan Goes Electric' by Elijah Wald. Vinton Public Library - Then and Now
Today Betty brought us a copy of this article from the April 13, 1989, edition of the Cedar Valley Times. Betty was assistant librarian at the time the article is written and is featured in the photo. She was also gracious enough to take a photo with me today!Tom Williams was the CVT staff writer and photographer for the 1989 article, and in it he describes some of our library's history, as well as how our library celebrated National Library Week. What We're Reading: Whale Fall
I just started reading a debut Historical Fiction novel by Elizabeth O'Connor titled 'Whale Fall', about an isolated family on a Welsh island in the 1930's, and am loving O'Connor's writing style describing the wild landscape and bleak living conditions."In 1938, a dead whale washes up on the shores of a remote Welsh island. For Manod, who has spent her whole life on the island, it feels like both a portent of doom and a symbol of what may lie beyond the island's shores. Iowa State University Honors Fall Graduates
More than 1,600 graduates received degrees from Iowa State University this fall. Graduate and undergraduate commencement ceremonies were held Dec. 20-21 at Hilton Coliseum. Of the 1,675 students who graduated in December, 1,357 earned undergraduate degrees and 318 earned masters or doctoral degrees. Following are graduates from our
Ahrenholz named to Luther College Dean's List for Fall 2024
Aspen Ahrenholz of Vinton is among the 612 students recently named to Luther College's Fall 2024 Dean's List. To qualify, a student must earn a semester grade point average of 3.5 or better on a 4.0 scale. About Luther CollegeAt Luther College in beautiful Decorah, Iowa, students explore big questions and take action to benefit people, communities and society.