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BENTON COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION - December 5th, 2022 5:13 pm
During the holiday season and as year-end approaches, many people are thinking about how they can give back to their community. Giving to a fund of the Benton County Community Foundation, an affiliate of the Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa, is an easy way to make a year-end gift that impacts the community and supports the causes you care about.
VINTON PUBLIC LIBRARY - December 5th, 2022 3:50 pm

Echo By Pam Muñoz Ryan Junior Fiction History; Music Large Type Reviewed by Connie Bennett Oh, my goodness, where to begin? To think that I couldn't connect with this book- that I stopped halfway through, and very nearly didn't finish at all! After all of that, this has become one of my all-time favorite books! To say that it was an easy read would be untrue, and yet, as I reread portions and came to the part as yet unread, in an attempt to finish this time, I couldn't put the book down.
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VINTON PUBLIC LIBRARY - December 2nd, 2022 11:11 am

Easy
Picture Books
Winter/ Holidays
Reviewed by
Connie Bennett What parent or grandparent
hasn't heard the plaintive request to "read me a story"?
Especially at this time of year when outside is cold and icy, and
Daddy proclaims that "it isn't good snow for making snowballs",
children seem to innately crave a warm lap or chair, and a wintry
book! I've gathered three that caught my eye, that were
heartily recommended by our Children's Librarian, Kellie Roberts.
VINTON TODAY - November 30th, 2022 12:34 pm

I’m Glad My Mom DiedBy Jeannette McCurdyReviewed by Connie Bennett, Vinton Public Library ClerkBiographyThis book has been heavily hyped by the media, and oft-requested in the last few months at the library. In my opinion, it has no redeeming qualities.Jeannette McCurdy, in case you didn’t know, was a small-time child star on a couple of Nickelodeon programs (“iCarly” and “Sam and Kat”).
VINTON PUBLIC LIBRARY - November 23rd, 2022 12:07 pm

The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl By Stacy McAnultyJunior FictionCurrent EventsReviews by Connie Bennett & Isabel Silver This book was highly recommended to me by a young friend, Isabel Silver, who told me it was "very, very good, and be sure to tell them that!" Ever obedient, I have complied.
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IOWA STUDENT LOAN - November 21st, 2022 3:38 pm
For many families, the plan of how to pay for college is uncertain. And trying to figure out that plan can be intimidating.But college is within reach, even for those with modest incomes, as long as saving begins early. Reasonable, small monthly savings, if started when kids are young, can benefit from compound interest and earnings. And those regular contributions add up over time.
VINTON PUBLIC LIBRARY - November 21st, 2022 10:37 am

The Lonely Law By Matt Stuart Western Fiction Large Type Reviewed by Connie Bennett Originally copyrighted in 1957, this adventure was first renewed in 1985, then published again in September of 2022.
VINTON PUBLIC LIBRARY - November 18th, 2022 10:06 am

Agent Josephine By Damien Lewis Adult Non-Fiction Biography Reviewed by Connie Bennett In a radical departure from my usual choices, this book is not only non-fiction, but also a biography.
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VINTON PUBLIC LIBRARY - November 15th, 2022 10:04 pm

Olivia Claus by Kama Einhorn My Penguin, Osbert by Elizabeth Cody Kimmel A Simple Christmas on the Farm by Phyllis Alsdurf Christmas-themed Easy Reader books Great pictures Reviewed by Connie Bennett For anyone who is a fan of Olivia and her family, Olivia Claus is a Christmas "must"! In this holiday story, items are mysteriously disappearing; first, Olivia's monkey, Mathilda, then Dad's snowflake sock, then her brother's missing piece from his new puzzle.
VINTON PUBLIC LIBRARY - November 14th, 2022 12:22 pm

The Inheritance Games By Jennifer Lynn Barnes Young adult fiction Mystery Reviewed by Connie Bennett This young adult book begins, "When I was a kid.
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