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What We're Reading: Sandwich
This weekend I finished 'Sandwich' by Catherine Newman, and within the first couple of chapters I laughed so hard I spit out my coffee; then the laughter turned to tears, and back again to laughter. T... What we're reading: 'Trick or Treat on Scary Street'
Halloween is Coming! We have several books just for the coming 'spooky season'! If you and your family aren't into stumbling around in the dark, while wearing an ill-fitting mask, and trying to naviga... What we're reading: The Kind Worth Killing
Fans of Gillian Flynn will certainly enjoy the thriller 'The Kind Worth Killing' by Peter Swanson (#1 in the series), for there is just something wildly entertaining about strangers meeting in an airp... Iowa Transfer of Wealth Study Reveals $128 Billion in Community Giving Potential
Iowa communities could lose billions of dollars in assets over the next decade, according to “Transfer of Wealth
Opportunity State of Iowa,” a recent study commissioned by the Iowa Council of Fo...
What we're reading: Long Island Compromise
I am so glad I stuck with this novel until completion even though it took me almost three weeks to finish! 'Long Island Compromise' by Taffy Brodesser-Akner is a character study of generational trauma... Hawkeye Community College Receives $1.5 M YouthBuild Grant
Hawkeye Community College is pleased to announce the receipt of a $1.5 million YouthBuild grant from the Department of Labor to provide training and employment services to youth 16-24 years of ag...
What we're reading: Remarkably Bright Creatures
This weekend I read the 2022 debut novel from Shelby Van Pelt titled 'Remarkably Bright Creatures.' In a word, this story was lovely. We meet Cameron, a thirty year old man granted no favors in life w... What we're reading: The Briar Club
Review of 'The Briar Club' by Kate Quinn:Don’t even stop to read the rest of this review until you get this book! VPL has a copy which you can reserve, and Libby has a 15-hr. audiobook. One of the m... What we're reading: Iceberg
On April 12, 1912, Hazel Rothbury boarded the Titanic. Hazel, who is only twelve years old, travels alone to America to work with her aunt in a factory. Working in a factory away from her family is no... Kirkwood, UI Partner to Offer Medical Laboratory Science Degree
Four-year bachelor of science degree program to begin this fall Kirkwood Community College and the University of Iowa (UI) are partnering to offer a four-year Medical Laboratory Science (MLS) Bac...