The Discovery Channel’s Shark Week , a week-long series of television programs, was developed to raise awareness and respect for sharks. This annual event is broadcast late each summer in more than 72 countries around the world. Wednesday...
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Tuesday, Jul 23, 2013
Last December ICPL had it's first fundraising crafts bazaar, and to say it was a great success would be an understatement. So many wonderful hand made arts and crafts were donated, and people had such great things to say about the bazaar and how...
Tuesday, Jul 2, 2013
If you are spending part or all of your summer vacation at home this year, you might want to check out the great new display that went up this morning on the 2nd floor. STAYCATION contains all sorts of books on great things to do in Iowa, Johnson...
Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013
Last fall the Iowa Center for the Book chose Jean Thompson's The Year We Left Home as the 2013 All Iowa Reads Book, and this Saturday, June 29 ICPL will be hosting a community discussion about the book. The Year We Left Home by Jean Thompson is...
Tuesday, Jun 18, 2013
Living next door to Oakland Cemetery, the nights in my neighborhood are usually pretty quiet. Unless the Great Horned Owls from Hickory Hill Park are out and about after dark. Then things get interesting. Their calls are enough to send my two...
Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013
I love quilting. From choosing the pattern and all the fabrics, to cutting the pieces and creating the quilt itself, I love each step. Unfortunately, for me quilting is usually a cool-season activity. I just can’t seem to get...
Friday, Apr 26, 2013
Close your eyes for a second and imagine the most wonderful treehouse you can think of. If you're like me, what comes to mind is probably something out of Swiss Family Robinson. My real-world experience with treehouses is very limited. ...
Saturday, Mar 16, 2013
For the last few years Honey Bees have been in the news a lot due to Colony Collapse Disorder , and the potential effects on farming and crops in the US. In my north side Iowa City neighborhood it seemed exactly the opposite last year. People...
Tuesday, Feb 19, 2013
Little Stitches: 100+ Sweet Embroidery Designs by Aneela Hoey . This 150 page book is packed full of fun little designs to add to all sorts of things. Starting with a 33 page introduction to embroidery and 11 of the most common stitches and how...
Sunday, Jan 6, 2013
Do you ever find yourself standing in front of the DVD collection completely unable to find something "good" to watch? You're in the mood for a movie, but just can't think of a particular title, and nothing seems to pique your interest? Well...
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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...