Where can a challenge take you? For Mark Hirsch, a photojournalist, it can take you to a familiar location or in his case, to a very familiar tree, and change the way you look at everything. For 19 years Mark drove by a the same farm field near...
Author Archive for Maeve
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Tuesday, Nov 5, 2013
The 2014 All Iowa Reads title is "Little Wolves" by Thomas Maltman and I read it already! Every year the luncheon speaker on the Friday of the Iowa Library Association is the author of the All Iowa Reads book for the year. I am usually...
Wednesday, Sep 25, 2013
As Justice Potte r Stewart wrote, “In order to be responsible citizens who have the ability to self-govern, we must be well-informed.” A well-informed citizenry cannot exist in a society where censorship is allowed. Each year the Iowa City...
Tuesday, Jul 2, 2013
It's been 17 long years since Jill McCorkle published a work of fiction, but it's been worth the wait. McCorkle, a North Carolina native, is an Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill author. That alone establishes her as a Southern author who merits...
Wednesday, Apr 24, 2013
Iowa City Public Library begins almost three weeks of programming related to the Civil War on Thursday, April 25. ICPL is fortunate to be one of the two libraries in Iowa to receive a grant from the Gilder Lerhman Institute of American History...
Tuesday, Mar 5, 2013
Sometimes a book just reaches out and grabs me. "Safari: a photicular book" , grabbed me and I am having trouble letting it go. I had it with me for days while out at the Reference Desk because I wanted to write about it and couldn't figure out how...
Wednesday, Nov 28, 2012
American etiquette expert Letitia Baldrige died recently, and it is the end of an era. Ms. Baldrige was known as the “doyenne of decorum.” What she truly espoused was kindness and making others feel at ease. That advice will keep us all in...
Thursday, Oct 4, 2012
October 5th marks the 50th anniversary of the first James Bond film, Dr. N o. Take a trip through the Bond filmography at ICPL. We have 20 of the Bond films , from the earliest, Dr. N o , to the most recent, Quantum of Solace . The newest...
Tuesday, Sep 18, 2012
2012 marks the centennial of Homecoming at the University of Iowa. Come learn about the corn monument, pageants and parades when David McCartney, University of Iowa Archivist, shares football related materials from the collection, including...
Thursday, Aug 9, 2012
This weekend is Sand in the City and this year there is a mini sand sculpting competition for the public. ICPL can help you with ideas on how to craft a sandcastle or other sand creations. Sandcastles Made Simple by Lucinda "sandy feet"...
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About Maeve
Maeve previously worked at the Iowa City Public Library as the Adult Services Coordinator.