Lena Dunham's book, Not That Kind of Girl , was just published, and the Library is getting ready to put it on the shelves. If you are a fan of the HBO show Girls or have a ticket to her event at the Englert on October 7 but can't wait till then...
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Tuesday, Sep 9, 2014
This question came in on Saturday, and it was a ton of fun sleuthing it out. Iowa City currently has 5 local television channels (4, 5, 10, 18, 21). These broadcast from Iowa City itself and are government or community channels like the City...
Friday, Aug 29, 2014
Last week on Talk of Iowa’s Horticulture Day , Charity Nebbe interviewed Ryan Adams, turf grass specialist, on the best time to reseed a lawn. Lawn and garden care is something I need to learn a lot about, being a newbie homeowner. Our garden...
Thursday, Jul 31, 2014
I confess: One of my favorite things to do in the evening is to prepare dinner while listening to NPR and drinking wine (wild life of the librarian, I know). On Monday, I had the pleasure of hearing Tom Ashbrook's On Point coverage of the 100th...
Tuesday, Jul 22, 2014
Think you can’t read 5 books in 10 days? If more than 2.7 million people can attempt the 30-day Ab Challenge , then a goal that only challenges you to find leisure time rather than workout time should be no sweat. ICPL’s Adult Summer Reading...
Wednesday, Jun 25, 2014
The other day a patron asked what the meteorological term for when you see rain falling in the distance. He said had a bet with a friend, and as I am more than happy to use information-seeking skills to stack the odds, I started searching. It...
Tuesday, May 27, 2014
True Blood fans waiting for the final season to start on June 22 have lots of other vampire works they can explore. The recent spate of popular vampire stories has a rich past, and the curious can learn all about it in How to Kill a Vampire: Fangs...
Tuesday, Apr 29, 2014
Back in March, I blogged about how to research information about houses . As you may guess, it's hard to think of anything right now except for the new house. One month of owning it and one week of living there, our to-do list is still terribly...
Friday, Mar 28, 2014
Alright, so in the past two posts, I shared how to find out a property’s recent owners and specs via the Iowa City Auditor’s website, find a thorough history of ownership (and in some cases, renter-ship) through the Polk Directories, and...
Thursday, Mar 27, 2014
Yesterday I took a first look into the history of a property’s owners through the Iowa City Assessor’s website. Today we dig deeper. The Assessor’s site only listed one sale in 2006, and that sale was code 14—“Exchange, trade, gift,...
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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...