April 22 is Earth Day and what a better way to celebrate it than in a salute to beavers and their engineering prowess. I happened upon a Nature program on PBS on Wednesday night called Leave it to Beavers by Dam Builder Productions in...
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Thursday, Apr 21, 2016
Yesterday, Jacob Lew, Treasury Secretary, announced the proposal to replace Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill with Harriet Tubman, the former slave and abolitionist, and to add women and civil rights leaders to the $5 and $10 notes. This brought up...
Monday, Apr 11, 2016
Quick, what happened almost ten years ago to the date? BINGO! The F2 tornado that hit Iowa City on the night of April 13, 2006. Where were you that night and what were you doing when the twister hit? ICPL wants to know. You can stop in the...
Wednesday, Mar 9, 2016
David Cavagnaro, world renown horticultural photographer, gardener and author, is the featured speaker this Sunday, March 13, at the Project Green 2nd Sunday Garden Forum. Project Green 2nd Sunday Garden forums are always wonderful programs...
Thursday, Feb 11, 2016
He was such an eager beaver We had to use a cantilever Off he soared Oh, way up high Luckily we had a wide receiver Don't you love it when you stumble upon something so much fun you have to share it with everyone? That happened to me today. I...
Monday, Feb 1, 2016
Southern Iowa was once the site of a thriving coal mining industry and one of the most interesting coal mining communities was Buxton. The library is hosting a display, No Roads Lead to Buxton, from the African American Museum of Iowa on the...
Sunday, Jan 17, 2016
Monday, February 1 is the date for the 2016 Iowa caucus. The caucus begins at 7 pm and in order to partic ipate you must be inline or signed in by 7 pm. Speaking from experience you may want to plan on getting there early as the lines may be...
Thursday, Dec 31, 2015
Walking outdoors after a recent snowfall you can discover just what animals are out and about in your neighborhood. What animal made the track on the left? If y ou guessed squirrel, you are right. And what about the other tracks? Can you...
Tuesday, Dec 22, 2015
Are you looking for the best books in nearly every category imaginable? Look no farther - the largerhearted boy website has done just that. Largehearted boy is David Gutowski's literature and music website and for eight years he has compiled as...
Tuesday, Dec 15, 2015
Infographics , the graphic visual representations of information, data or knowledge intended to present information quickly and clearly, are the focus of a new book in the Iowa City Public Library's collection. The Best American Infographics is...
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About Maeve
Maeve previously worked at the Iowa City Public Library as the Adult Services Coordinator.