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What We're Reading: A Happier Life

Looking for a heart-warming beach read to warm your winter days? Then let me recommend 'A Happier Life' by Kristy Woodson Harvey. Virginia recommended I read this one, and I'm so glad I did! It tells the story of Keaton, a young woman who learns of her boyfriend's betrayal and uses it as an opportunity for a fresh start. She moves to her grandparent's old house in North Carolina, only to find it has been untouched since their passing decades prior.

Hawkins Library, LaPorte City, February Newsletter

FEBRUARY 2025 NEWSLETTER Library Announcements New Hours! The Library is expanding our open hours from 33 to 36 hours beginning March 3, 2025. These expanded hours will meet the needs listed in the community surveys, as well as matching our hours of highest activity. Please visit our website and social media for these new hours. A Call for Helping Hands! Are you in need of volunteer hours for the Silver Cord? Do you have free time on your hands? We need your help.
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What We're Reading: Jawbreaker

I recently read the 2025 All Iowa Reads book, 'Jawbreaker' by Christina Wyman. This is a MUST READ for all ages. If you fell in love with Auggie from the book 'Wonder' by R.J. Palacio then you will also fall in love with Max Plink in 'Jawbreaker'."Max Plink’s life just got a lot more complicated. Trouble at home? Check―with money tight, her parents haven’t been getting along lately.

LORAS COLLEGE FALL 2024 DEAN'S LIST

Loras College has announced the names of students who achieved Dean's List status for the 2024 fall semester. A student must earn a 3.5 grade point average and carry a minimum of 12 credit hours to be recognized.  Shellsburg, IA Madi AtkinsonWalford, IA Lauren Keiper William Phillips

What we're reading: All Fours

'All Fours' by Miranda July was an odyssey down the turbulent road known as perimenopause but also a quiet nod to Virginia Wolfe's 'A Room of One's Own.' I have never read a book quite like this, in fact. Sometimes, I felt I was reading an autobiography more than a fictional work of literature but that only made the novel more appealing.The main character creates a room of her own in a seedy little motel just 30 minutes from home in order to escape her life (her marriage, her child, the routine of being a wife/mother) that is so safe it's become boring and, in doing so, recreates her life, sexual desires, and her future.
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Antole named to Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) Dean's List

It is with great pleasure that Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) recognizes the following students' academic achievement in being named to the Dean's List for the fall 2024 semester:James Antole, KeystoneStudents who have earned a minimum grade-point average of 3.500 to 3.699 are named to the Dean's List. Full-time status is achieved by earning 12 credits; undergraduate day students must earn 12 credits in fall or spring semester, and online students must earn 12 credits in either EW1 & EW2, EW3 & EW4, or EW5 & EW6.

Area Students named to SDSU Dean's List

Zena Leigh Aragon of Vinton and Sophie Krueger of  Atkins were named to South Dakota State University dean's list for the fall of 2024 .A total of 865 full-time and 190 part-time students qualified for the President's Academic Honors list for the 2024 fall semester at Dakota State University.The following full-time students achieved a grade point average of 3.

University of Dubuque Fall Semester 2024 Academic Dean's List

The University of Dubuque congratulates the following students on being appointed to the Fall Semester 2024 Academic Dean's List. Full-time students in good academic standing (registered for and having earned 12 or more letter grade credits for the term) who earn a term grade point average of 3.5 or above and who do not have any grades of Incomplete for the term are named to the Dean's List.
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Hoover Presidential Foundation Accepting Nominations for Uncommon Public Service

The Hoover Presidential Foundation is currently accepting nominations for the 2025 Uncommon Public Service Award. The due date for submissions is February 28, 2025. The awards are presented during the last week of March in the state House and Senate chambers during the morning session. Additional recognition is given at the annual Foundation Celebration Banquet.

What We're Reading: You Are Here

Fans of poetry will enjoy this diverse collection of poetry edited and introduced by Ada Limon titled 'You are Here: Poetry in the Natural World.' This collection is one of five books the director, Kelly Henkle, chose as part of the NEA Big Read 2025 list of books we are showcasing at the library. A few of my favorite poems from this collection were:'You Belong to the World' by Carrie Fountain'Nature, Which Cannot Be Driven To' by Diane Suess'Letters' by Ilya Kaminsky'There are More Ways to Show Devotion' by Hanif Abdurraqib'No Ethical Transition Under Late Capitalism' by Torrin A.
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