If you're not often outside late at night, you might not be aware that something pretty special has been going on this week. The 2017 Orionid Meteor Shower began on October 15 and ends October 29th. Peak nights for viewing the meteor...
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Thursday, Oct 19, 2017
Attention all crafters! Donations are now being accepted for the Annual ICPL Friends Foundation Fundraising Arts & Crafts Bazaar. This year the bazaar will be on Saturday, December 2nd, so you still have time to get let your craftiness fly...
Saturday, Sep 2, 2017
One of the most interesting parts of the Summer Reading Program comes at the end when we take a look back at at what actually happened during the summer. While over 1000 people registered for the Adult Summer Reading Program, only 289 avid...
Thursday, Aug 24, 2017
G. Willow Wilson - the award winning graphic novelist and author of the Marvel comic Ms Marvel - will be one of the speakers at this year's Iowa City Book Festival. Her 2010 memoir "Butterfly Mosque" has been chosen as the 2017 One Community One...
Wednesday, Aug 16, 2017
Many people have been asking us how to safely watch the eclipse on Monday if they don't have viewing glasses. There are lots of ways you can watch the eclipse. Here are some DIY ideas. You'll need to practice a bit with each of these; just make...
Friday, Jun 30, 2017
Are you a fan of book lists? Are you looking for some book suggestions for the 2nd half of the Adult Summer Reading Program? One of the neat features of our Summer Reading Program software is that it lets us create book lists on any topic we...
Wednesday, Jun 7, 2017
ICPL's Summer Reading Program "Build A Better World" began on June 1st and runs through August 11th. And it's just not for kids - adults can participate too! To get entered in the grand prize drawing, all Adults have to do is read 5 books...
Thursday, Apr 6, 2017
There's no short way to describe Bottomland - there are just too many sides to this story. Based on the life of the author's grandmother, this fictionalized story begins in Iowa in the years after World War I. It is a story of rural farm life in...
Wednesday, Mar 29, 2017
Sometimes we get questions at the Information Desk that sound more complicated than they really are. This weeks stumper was "Why is my Christmas Cactus blooming in March?" This actually has a very simple answer: Because it's not a Christmas...
Thursday, Mar 16, 2017
Recycling is a popular topic these days, and for homeowners and gardeners composting is simple way to deal with lawn and garden waste. By combining it with a bit of water, sunlight, and time you end up with "black gold" in the form of...
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About Beth
Title: Program Librarian Where you'll see me in the library: I work at the Information Desk, the Help Desk and in the Digital Media Lab during Drop-in Tech Help. I teach some of the Genealogy workshops and I'll be at most of the Library Events & Programs for adults too, so I'm pretty much everywhere. What do you like to read? I read all...