Kirkwood Community College has released its Dean's List for the fall 2022 semester. These students have achieved a 3.3 grade point average or higher after completing 12 or more credit hours at the college.

Foster                                       Claire Keegan                                                                                                             Adult Fiction                                                                                                             Medium Type                   A child of about 7 years old, Petal is one of a very large, poor family growing up in the small town of Conegal, Ireland.

 Impossible Odds   By Jessica Buchanan and Erik Landemalm                                                               NonFiction- Trending                                                               First-Person Account                                                               Action/Thriller/Drama                                                               Reviewed by Connie Bennett                   "Some do come out alive," I silently tell myself.

 Scholarships now available for new students pursuing a bachelor’s or master’s degree in 2023With the New Year approaching, many individuals are making resolutions to change or improve their lives in 2023.

On December 12, Mount Mercy University pinned over 50 nursing graduates at the Nursing Pinning Ceremony. Graduates Madison Lambert '22 and Amery Barbee '22 were featured as student speakers at the event and read the class poem.

A Trio of Children's Books          Reviewed by Connie Bennett                  Sophie's Masterpiece                 By Eileen Spinelli                                               Children's Fiction                                                AR  3.

Parents Entered in Drawing After Receiving College and Career Planning Information for Their StudentsThirty-eight Iowa parents and guardians each received $250 in college savings deposits after their entries were randomly selected in a quarterly drawing sponsored by Iowa Student Loan Liquidity Corporation ®.

 Burn                       Patrick Ness                                                    Young Adult                                                    Science Fiction                                                    Reviewed by                                                    Connie Bennett          Jump into the Wayback Machine, Ladies and Gentlemen,  as I spin a tale of a dragon with a prophecy, in the far-off world of a "universe almost our own", in the year 1957.

Dashing Through the SnowBy Debbie MacomberReviewed by Connie Bennett, Vinton Public Library ClerkFiction (Trending)ContemporaryRomanceThis wildly popular author currently has several new books at Vinton Public Library.

  Finding Winnie                                           By Lindsay Mattick                                                           Children's Easy Picture Book                                                           True Story of Winnie the Pooh                                                           Photographs Included                                                           Reviewed by Connie Bennett                                                                               I know that some of you will see this as "cheating", since it a children's book, and only one book at that, but I sincerely hope you read and enjoy this book and then share the story!   It truly is "for all ages"!                     I'm assuming that everyone is familiar with Winnie the Pooh, who has been a children’s favorite for decades.