One of the things I like about being both a book buyer and a cataloger (the person who says where to put the books in the stacks) is that I get to see all the new nonfiction books come in—especially those books that are in demand. This means that...
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Monday, Apr 27, 2015
tl;dr If you've never tried out our digital magazines, sign up at Zinio Magazine Collection web page and download the Zinio for Libraries app for Android and Apple ! The Long Version In the fall of 2012, the Iowa City Public Library...
Wednesday, Apr 22, 2015
Last month I wrote about my efforts to cook in big batches to make weeknight dinner decisions easier. Turns out, you can make breakfast for a week, too. This is not what I had set out to do when I picked up the Biscoff cookie and spread Cookbook ...
Tuesday, Mar 31, 2015
If it takes 90 days to create a new habit, then by-golly I may have just succeeded at one of my New Year's Resolutions. This resolution was inspired by that 5 o'clock HANGRY feeling. You get off work, drained from the day, and you have no energy or...
Friday, Mar 13, 2015
Photo by Phillip on Flickr. Those new to filing taxes as a sole-proprietorship business owner or as someone who is self-employed have a few forms and resources they need to become familiar with. If you are starting from the very beginning, you can...
Thursday, Feb 26, 2015
Here are four new memoirs that will make the able-bodied glad we're only trapped by crappy winter weather. Ghost Boy by Martin Pistorius A bizarre illness rendered Martin Pistorius immobile and incommunicado for 12 years. His family was told the...
Tuesday, Jan 27, 2015
Roz Chast's graphic memoir of taking care of her ailing parents has captured a lot of hearts in 2014. Can't We Talking About Something More Pleasant? spent 20 weeks on the NPR Hardcover Nonfiction Bestseller list, and made Maureen Corrigan's...
Friday, Dec 12, 2014
If you want to know *right now* what's on television, click here . If you want to know *in general* how to get TV listings online for Iowa City, an easy-peasy way is to go to the Iowa City Press Citizen website. Next click on the "Go Iowa City"...
Monday, Nov 24, 2014
Few places carry paper maps anymore. If you are looking for a map of Iowa City, you can turn to the Iowa Department of Transportation. They have a place on their website where you can look for maps of Iowa cities and counties . From this webpage,...
Friday, Oct 31, 2014
You can now check out the New Yorker from ICPL to read on your tablet. Instagram courtesy of Flickr user Steve Rhodes (ari). The Iowa City Public Library has added more than 30 new digital magazines this month. I am particularly excited that we...
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About Melody
I've been at the library for more than 10 years now, and I still find joy when choosing the best books for our readers. My current reading journey is taking me book by book through different genres. I'm challenging myself to find books that are enough outside my wheelhouse that I'd pass them by on first glance. The genre I'm looking forward to...