What We're Reading: A Forty Year Kiss

VINTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
February 13, 2025 1:53 pm

Check out 'A Forty Year Kiss' by Nickolas Butler; it's a great Valentine's read about second chances for a couple forty years after their divorce.Charlie and Vivian, who parted ways after four years of marriage in their 20's, are brought back together when Charlie returns to Wisconsin.

Join us for Adventures in Bookclubbing for Authors with Red Hair

VINTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
February 13, 2025 1:52 pm

Join us for our monthly book club where you pick the book! This month we reading books written by authors with red hair. Get creative and have fun wit

Kirkwood Community College announces Dean's List honors

KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE
February 13, 2025 11:06 am

 Kirkwood Community College has released its Dean's List for the fall 2024 semester. These students have achieved a 3.3 grade point average or higher after completing 12 or more credit hours at the college.

What we're Reading: New Boy

VINTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
February 12, 2025 2:38 pm

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.

Hawkeye Community College Announces Fall 2024 Dean's List

HAWKEYE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
February 12, 2025 2:38 pm

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.

What we're Reading: The Rachel Incident

VINTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
February 11, 2025 1:15 pm

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.

ECC Announces Fall Term Dean's List

ELLSWORTH COMMUNITY COLLEGE
February 11, 2025 1:14 pm

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.

Upper Iowa University Fall 2024 Dean's List

UPPER IOWA UNIVERSITY
February 11, 2025 7:46 am

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.

What We're Watching: A Complete Unknown

VINTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
February 11, 2025 7:46 am

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.

Vinton Public Library - Then and Now

VINTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
February 6, 2025 7:20 pm

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.