I recently enjoyed two new books on England's Bloomsbury Group. So much has been written by and about this group of writers, painters, and thinkers, it seems a bit surprising that a new angle could be found. But these two books are a delight,...
Author Archive for Heidi L
Tuesday, Jul 15, 2014
Any new books at the Library? There's a quick answer for that, on the front page of the catalog. Once a week--usually on Tuesday--the list of materials just added to the Library collections is updated. Not all sections will have something...
Tuesday, Jun 17, 2014
I believe most of us remember where we were on September 11, 2001, when four planes were turned into weapons and crashed into the World Trade Center’s Twin Towers, the Pentagon, and the Pennsylvania countryside. I was already at work here at...
Tuesday, Apr 15, 2014
Beatrix Potter's Gardening Life is a pleasure in three parts: a biographical summary of Potter's life; a look at her gardens by season, through her writings, paintings and period photographs; and finally, detailed lists of all the plants that...
Monday, Apr 14, 2014
Recently I joined several other ICPL staff members who attended the Public Library Association conference. We were in the unfortunate position of having to choose just one session from ten or twelve in each time slot, but a lucky choice I made...
Monday, Mar 10, 2014
Did you know that you can place a hold on a book or a movie, even if the catalog says it is checked in? About a year ago, we introduced the ability to place holds on available items and it has been a service that has grown steadily in use. Here...
Monday, Jan 13, 2014
Making Masterpiece: 25 Years Behind the Scenes at Masterpiece Theatre and Mystery! On PBS by Rebecca Eaton is a fun read for anyone who has enjoyed the many BBC television series and films brought to US viewers by WGBH, the Boston affiliate of...
Tuesday, Aug 7, 2012
This book is another great find on the New shelf on the second floor, where I was browsing recently. I have often admired the quilt squares I've seen on barns around Iowa, but assumed they were isolated pieces put up by quilt lovers and that it...
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About Heidi L
Heidi is the former Switchboard Manager at Iowa City Public Library.