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Library Book Review: The Birdcatcher

 The Birdcatcher                   By Gayl JonesReviewed by Connie Bennett, Vinton Public Library Clerk&n...

Bauer Graduates from Mercy College of Health Sciences

Anna Bauer of Newhall, IA, was conferred a Bachelor of Science in Nursing by Mercy College of Health Sciences, 928 6th Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa.  To learn more about the health science progr...

Library Book Review: Heaven is for Real

Heaven is for Real       By Todd Burpo with Lynn VincentReviewed by Connie Bennett, Vinton Public Library Clerk     I actually hesitated to read this ...

Financial Planning Month, Estate Planning Week Create a Personal Plan & Will

October is National Financial Planning Month and National Estate Planning Awareness Week is October 17-23, calling attention to what estate planning is and why it is an important component of a person...

What's that in the river?

It's always fun to eavesdrop in on Facebook conversations. Especially when it involves Vinton, or the history of Vinton. This week Darran Sellers noticed something in the river that looked odd, a...

Iowa Poetry Association announces release of its 77th annual anthology

Benton County Resident Jan Logan, Van Horne, was published in the Iowa Poetry Association-Poets published in Lyrical Iowa 2022The Iowa Poetry Association (IPA) announces the publication of i...

Library Book Review: Huge Harold

Huge Harold, Written and illustrated by Bill PeetReviewed by Connie Bennett, Vinton Public Library ClerkChildren's bookEasy; pictures!     I first discovered Bill Peet when my oldest children were...

Library Book Review: By The Time You Read This, I'll Be Dead

By The Time You Read This, I'll Be Dead                   By Julie Anne PetersReviewed by Connie Bennett, Vint...

Library Book Review: The Violent Storm

The Violent StormBy William W. JohnstoneReviewed by Connie Bennett, Vinton Public Library ClerkWestern: Large PrintMild Profanity/ViolenceFrom the “Will Tanner, US Deputy Marshall” Series comes th...

Library Book Review: Hatchet

HatchetBy Gary PaulsenReviewed by Connie Bennett, Vinton Public Library ClerkJunior FictionPublished by Simon and Schuster 1987Is there any middle-aged reader among us who has missed this classic, thr...
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