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What We're Reading: "What Does It Feel Like"

I just finished reading what could be the shortest adult book I have ever read! In a large font, and only 120 pages; it can be read in just over an hour. "What Does It Feel Like" by Sophia Kinsella is a real keeper! Goodreads gives it a 4.32/5 but I'd rate it a bit higher; it was difficult to think of any ways that it could be improved.Eve Monroe is an acclaimed author, working on her 7th novel, but her well of inspiration has run dry.

Registration Open for Spring Scholarship Opportunity for Iowa Families

Program Provides $1,000 to Winners and Education on College Financing and Planning for EveryoneIowa high school and college students, as well as their parents or guardians, have a chance at one of 45 scholarship awards deposited into an ISave 529 (formerly College Savings Iowa) account.Registration for the ISL Education Lending Scholarship is open now through March 31.
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What We're Reading: My Year of Rest and Relaxation

I love when my holds appear on the @libby.app after months of waiting! Ottessa Moshfegh's 'My Year of Rest and Relaxation' was a strange read and worth the wait. Set in the early 2000's and even ending with the Twin Towers collapse, a young woman tries to escape depression, grief, and the nastiness of her own character by over-medicating with prescription pills.

Charles & Helen Yundt Charitable Foundation Accepting Scholarship Applications

The Charles and Helen Yundt Charitable Foundation is accepting applications for the 2025 Traditional and Non-Traditional scholarship program. Recipients will receive a minimum scholarship of $1,000.00. There may be several scholarships awarded.The qualifications for the scholarship are:1. Attends or attended the Vinton-Shellsburg High School2. Has financial need3.

LaPorte City's Hawkin's Memorial Library January Newsletter

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What we're reading: 'The Frozen River'

This month I read 'The Frozen River' by Ariel Lawhon, my selection for our library's Community Book Club. Set in late-1700's Maine, we meet Martha Ballard, a powerhouse of a woman, mother, and midwife. In the story, Martha provides expert testimony during a rape trial, is compelled to seek answers on a suspicious death, helps deliver dozens of infants, and narrates all this and more through diary entries that give readers a glimpse of what life was like during this time in our nation's past.

Bohnsack of LaPorte City among Grassley nominees to USAF Academy

A LaPorte City student is among 34 Iowans nominated for acceptance to U.S. military academies by U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley.Brayden Bohnsack, La Porte City, was nominated to enter the United States Air Force Academy during the 2025-26 academic year.“I’m honored to nominate these 34 extraordinary Iowans to our nation’s prestigious military academies,” Grassley said in a news release.

What we're reading: 'The Bletchley Riddle'

I recently read 'The Bletchley Riddle' by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin. If you want to read a historical fiction book, I don't know what better team there could be, other than Sepetys and Sheinkin. Both authors love history and writing for middle grade and young adult. They also are very decorated with many awards and achievements! 'The Bletchley Riddle' is a "middle grade historical adventure that follows two siblings at Bletchley Park, the home of WWII codebreakers, as they try to unravel a mystery surrounding their mother’s death.
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What we're reading: The Blue Sisters

I'm currently reading 'The Blue Sisters' by Coco Mellors, which explores topics I've been gravitating towards recently: grief after the loss of a family member, coping mechanisms (which often lead to self-medicating,) and family addiction. I don't know if it's the holiday season or the fact that several family members have passed away unexpectedly in the last few months, but I want to read about the sad bits of life and Mellors is delivering so far.

Upper Iowa University announces area Graduates

Upper Iowa University is pleased to announce July and August 2024 graduates and their respective degrees/honors. Local graduates are as follows:July 2024 GraduatesLori Marie HugLa Porte City, IABachelor of ScienceCommunication StudiesMagna Cum LaudeTia Layne HunterVan Horne, IABachelor of SciencePsychologyCum Laude MeritumAugust 2024 GraduatesAmy L
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