Author Archive for Jason

Monday, Mar 10, 2014

Image courtesy of theatlantic.com Last week I received a call asking for the voting record for the recent nomination to the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division.  The patron wanted to know which Senate Democrats had voted against Mr. Debo...

Wednesday, Dec 11, 2013

Are you sick of the same tired Christmas interpretations? Try something from this collection of CDs for an R&B Christmas. Soundtrack to the new Malcolm D. Lee film " The Best Man Holiday " featuring contemporary R&B artists such as: Jordin...

Tuesday, Sep 24, 2013

The ICPL Local Music Project has had some really great press lately and we hope it has helped more Iowa City, Hills, University Heights, and rural Johnson County residents discover this new project of ours.  I'm always on the lookout for more...

Thursday, Feb 28, 2013

This was an album that, for whatever reason, I kept putting off listening to last year.  I finally got around to it after seeing how many "Best Of 2012" lists included Mike and it now tops my "Best of 2012 that I didn't listen to until 2013" list....

Wednesday, Dec 19, 2012

We had a blast at November's Guys Read meeting held at The Wedge and Capanna.  We're excited to get together again for a special Winter Break Guys Read this Friday, December 21st from 12-1 p.m. in Meeting Room E upstairs at ICPL for all guys in...

Thursday, Dec 13, 2012

Here is a short list of books that I enjoyed from the last year: The Fault In Our Stars - John Green Signature John Green elements are evident throughout this heartbreaking Young Adult love story : quirky characters, whip-smart dialogue,...

Monday, Dec 3, 2012

From: http://www.flickr.com/photos/joebrent/6626081235/ United Action for Youth's Winter Teen Clothing Drive is this coming Wednesday, December 5th from 3:30-7:30pm at the Youth Center (355 Iowa Avenue)! All young people ages 12-18 are welcome to "

Wednesday, Nov 21, 2012

There were six of us present for the Guys Read book club last Saturday, members present included: Theo, Grayson, Milos, Milo, Casey, and Jason (me).  Since part of our goal is to spread our love of reading and inspire others to pick up our...

Thursday, Nov 15, 2012

We're still looking for guys in Grades 5-8 to join our newest book club!  We're looking to match ICPL guys with books (and other readable things) in an interesting way. With pizza!  So if you're hungry for new reading discoveries (or just hungry)...

Thursday, Oct 25, 2012

Hey all you guy readers out there, come join our newest book club!  Our mission is to match ICPL guys with books (and other readable things) in a fun, guys-only environment. With pizza of course!  Aimed at guys in Grades 5-8. Guys Read , is a...

About Jason

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About Me You'll see me most often at the Info Desk on the 2nd floor. Before transitioning to Adult Services Coordinator I was the purchaser for the Adult Fiction and Large Print area in all genres and formats (books, CDs, eBooks, eAudiobooks) as well as the Adult Music collection (CDs and downloadable Local Music Project). What do you like to...