Do you enjoy making arts and crafts? Do you knit, sew, work with paper, clay, wood or glass? Would you be willing to donate some of your handmade creations to support the Iowa City Public Library? Then we have an opportunity for you! ICPL's first...
Author Archive for Beth
Thursday, Sep 20, 2012
Personally, giving quilts as gifts is a much fun as making them. There is a lot to choose from if you're looking for quilts for babies or young children, but finding ideas for quilts that would appeal to tweens or teens can be a challenge. They...
Monday, Aug 6, 2012
One of the best parts about working at ICPL is getting to talk to patrons about books. Recently I had a conversation with a patron who had just listened to a great audio book. He liked not only the story but how the book was read. Last weekend...
Tuesday, Apr 17, 2012
Spring has come very early this year, and with it so have a few of my favorite visitors - Hummingbirds and Butterflies! My neighbors are very into birds. They have all sorts of feeders out, including Hummingbird feeders, but the big draw in their...
Friday, Apr 6, 2012
Recently ICPL and Project GREEN co-hosted the last Sunday garden forum for the winter. The guest speaker was Susan Appleget Hurst, and she gave a great program on growing herbs in Iowa. If you missed the program, you'll soon be able to check...
Friday, Mar 16, 2012
We gardeners are a strange breed. The sight of bare ground appearing as the snow melts makes us itch to sink our hands into the soil and get things growing. Most of us have to remind ourselves rather sternly that spring is still weeks away. Many...
Friday, Feb 24, 2012
I just finished listening to a webinar called "Young Love: YA Romances for Guys & Girls" and I really enjoyed it. The presenters we great: YA librarians Jennifer Hubert Swan ( a HS Librarian, author, and blogger from the teen book blog...
Wednesday, Jan 25, 2012
Some people read cookbooks like magazines, stopping only when something piques their interest, and others read them cover to cover, savoring every page. All About Roasting by Molly Stevens is one of those books. You won't want to put it down!...
Wednesday, Jan 11, 2012
What's better than a new book full of craft projects? How about a new book full of itty bitty craft projects ! Microcrafts: Tiny Treasures to Make and Share by Margaret McGuire, Alicia Kachmar, Katie Hats and Friends contains more than 25...
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About Beth
Title: Program Librarian Where you'll see me in the library: I work at the Information Desk, the Help Desk and in the Digital Media Lab during Drop-in Tech Help. I teach some of the Genealogy workshops and I'll be at most of the Library Events & Programs for adults too, so I'm pretty much everywhere. What do you like to read? I read all...