Monday, July 13, 2026
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What We're Reading: The Art of Browsing

I'm leaving for a road trip this week, so to prepare I took an hour last week to luxuriously and unapologetically browse our library shelves. My goal? To find a juvenile fiction book, a book recommended by a coworker, and a young adult book.

Hawkeye Community College Announces Spring 2026 Dean's List

Hawkeye Community College announces the Dean's List for the spring 2026 semester. The Dean's List is an official recognition of outstanding academic accomplishment by full-time students.
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What We're Reading: The Hounding

“The Crucible meets The Virgin Suicides in this haunting debut about five sisters in a small village in eighteenth-century England whose neighbors are convinced they’re turning into dogs.

The University of Dubuque Announces Spring 2026 Graduates

 The University of Dubuque recognized and celebrated the academic accomplishments of undergraduate, graduate, and seminary students with two commencement ceremonies on Saturday, May 2, 2026.
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New Title at the Library: Searching for John DeWitt

New to our library's collection: 'Searching for John DeWitt: How 80 Forgotten Letters from the Trenches of WWI Revealed Timeless Lessons of Honor and Courage' by John Chase, MD.
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Mount Mercy University congratulates May 2026 graduates

The following student(s) graduated from Mount Mercy in May 2026.  Located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Mount Mercy University is the regional Catholic, Mercy University that promises students of diverse backgrounds, ages, and faiths a challenging, practical education that inspires them to discover knowledge, build community, and live their values.

Growing Clematis in the Home Garden

Iowa State University Extension and Outreach offers a practical guide to one of the garden’s most versatile flowering vinesClematis, often called the “queen of vines,” is a reliable choice for trellises, fences and perennial borders across the Midwest.
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What We're Reading: Birds on a Wire

Review of 'Birds on a Wire' by Katie Powner by Kellie RobertsLooking for an emotional and thought-provoking read?One of the latest books I read by Katie Powner follows the lives of two very different women whose paths become connected through a baby named Providence.
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What We're Reading: The Things We Never Say

Elizabeth Strout’s latest novel, 'The Things We Never Say', touched on themes I hold close to my heart: the growing loneliness that can come with aging as our children marry and build lives of their own, the realization that people we once felt deeply connected to can become strangers over time, and the way depression can quietly creep in when we least expect it.
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What We're Reading: Yesteryear

Caro Claire Burke really committed to creating one of the most wildly unlikeable — and unreliable — characters I’ve read in a long time: Natalie Heller Mills.
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