I loved "Off the Leash: A Year at the Dog Park" by Matthew Gilbert. As a former dog park person and now a neighborhood dog walker, I found myself relating to so much of what Gilbert describes in his book. Everyone knows all of the dogs' names and...
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Thursday, Jun 19, 2014
How do you select the next b ook to read? For me it is often from reviews or blogs or when a cover catches my eye as I walk by or put a book out for display, but I think the best suggestions come from friends. I just finished Can't We Talk...
Tuesday, Jun 17, 2014
Today and tomorrow, the Iowa City Municipal Airport will be a stop on the Air Race Classic race from Concord, California, to New Cumberland, Pennsylvania. More than 100 pilots on 52 teams of compete in the all-female air race. The Air Race...
Saturday, May 17, 2014
The Iowa City Pu blic Library just added a fantastic new collection to the Digital History Project . Post Cards from Early Iowa City is a collection of 94 postcards from Bob Hibbs, one of Iowa City's citizen historians. One of my favorite...
Tuesday, May 13, 2014
East Iowa City? Really, there is an East Iowa City? Learn about the growth of the eastern part Iowa City and its early history as a manufacturing center during Irving B. Weber Days. Weber Days are held every May in honor of Iowa City’s...
Wednesday, Apr 23, 2014
Happy 450 , William Shakespeare! BBC America posted 45 everyday phrases either coined or popularized by William Shakespeare and then challenged readers to work five of the phrases into conversation today. I think I can easily use 10 if not more,...
Friday, Apr 11, 2014
Have you heard about the security flaw named Heartbleed and have concerns whether your passwords are secure? The tech guys at Marketplace Morning Report had a very informative piece cautioning folks not to jump the gun on changing their...
Saturday, Apr 5, 2014
One of the fun facts I learned from the Money Smart Week exhibit at the library is that dimes have 118 ridges or grooves and quarters have 119. But what the exhibit didn't tell me was the reason for the ridges. So what's a reference librarian...
Monday, Mar 10, 2014
The Iowa City Public Library has a remarkable collection of original art. Each fall the library holds the Art Purchase Prize contest and adds from six to ten original works to its circulating collection. The winning pieces are displayed during...
Tuesday, Feb 11, 2014
Just what happens at the Reference Desk? We get every kind of question you can imagine on just about every topic. Sometimes a question can be quick and easy to answer or it can be more challenging. Recently we had a patron looking for a book...
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About Maeve
Maeve previously worked at the Iowa City Public Library as the Adult Services Coordinator.