I have been enjoying a new cookbook from the Library's collection, and when I finally settled on a recipe to try, a trip to the Iowa City Farmer's Market was in order. The Mystery Writers of America Cookbook features recipes contributed by more...
Author Archive for Heidi L
Tuesday, Jun 16, 2015
Sometimes a simple question gets a not-so-simple answer. The question was "Does the Library have a slide projector? I found some old slides and I want to see what they are." The quick answer was No, the Library no longer has a slide projector.
Friday, May 15, 2015
The Testament of Mary by Colm Toibin is a fictionalized account of Mary, mother of Jesus, in her old age. This well-reviewed novella was published in 2012 and shortlisted for the 2013 Man Booker Prize. I did not read it at the time, but...
Wednesday, Mar 25, 2015
Although there's only one week left to browse the Travel Resources display on the second floor, staff at the Reference Desk can always help you find materials to plan your next happy escape. The display kiosk has a few representative titles,...
Tuesday, Mar 10, 2015
Maeve Binchy, beloved Irish novelist who died in 2012, got her writing start as a reporter and columnist for The Irish Time s. Maeve's Times: In Her Own Words is a selection of her columns and stories that appeared in The Irish Times over five...
Friday, Jan 30, 2015
I long have been a fan of author Charles Todd's mystery series featuring the character Ian Rutledge. A Fine Summer's Day is the just-published, perfectly-presented prequel to the sixteen novels in the series . It is a satisfying detective story...
Thursday, Jan 15, 2015
Mural , the 1943 painting by Jackson Pollock, has been much in the news over the last couple of years as it made its journey from the UI Museum of Art to the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles and the remarkable conservation work done there, and...
Wednesday, Dec 24, 2014
You can track Santa's progress to North America by checking out NORAD's Santa Tracker. To find out where Santa is right now, go to noradsanta.org . NORAD (North American Aerospace Defense Command) has been tracking Santa's journey since 1955. ...
Monday, Oct 6, 2014
While working at the Reference Desk last week, I got a question from a couple of young students. More than anything I wanted to give a simple answer that would signal to them that the Library is easy to use. But no such luck, because the...
Thursday, Sep 18, 2014
Until recently, the first thing that came to mind when Sir Walter Scott was mentioned is that he is one of the authors in my Game of Authors card deck. When I heard about the exciting upcoming programs on Scott and his Waverley novels, though, I...
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About Heidi L
Heidi is the former Switchboard Manager at Iowa City Public Library.