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Hawkeye Community College Receives $1.5 M YouthBuild Grant
Hawkeye Community College is pleased to announce the receipt of a $1.5 million YouthBuild grant from the Department of Labor to provide training and employment services to youth 16-24 years of ag...
What we're reading: Remarkably Bright Creatures
This weekend I read the 2022 debut novel from Shelby Van Pelt titled 'Remarkably Bright Creatures.' In a word, this story was lovely. We meet Cameron, a thirty year old man granted no favors in life w... What we're reading: The Briar Club
Review of 'The Briar Club' by Kate Quinn:Don’t even stop to read the rest of this review until you get this book! VPL has a copy which you can reserve, and Libby has a 15-hr. audiobook. One of the m... What we're reading: Iceberg
On April 12, 1912, Hazel Rothbury boarded the Titanic. Hazel, who is only twelve years old, travels alone to America to work with her aunt in a factory. Working in a factory away from her family is no... Kirkwood, UI Partner to Offer Medical Laboratory Science Degree
Four-year bachelor of science degree program to begin this fall Kirkwood Community College and the University of Iowa (UI) are partnering to offer a four-year Medical Laboratory Science (MLS) Bac...
What we're reading: Me before you
I had the unfortunate task of repainting our kitchen over the weekend, so I decided to take advantage of the Libby app and listened to the audiobook 'Me Before You' by Jojo Moyes. I typically head for... 6 Things Parents Need to Know Before Helping with Education Loans
Julie PingelIowa Student Loan Liquidity Corporation board member(July 31, 2024) - Next year’s first college bills are coming out, and students and families are looking for ways to pay for any amount...
What We're Reading: The House That Horror Built
VPL Note: We have 'The House That Horror Built' by Christina Henry available in regular type.Harry (Harriet) Adams is a huge horror movie fanatic. She lands a horror lover's dream job cleaning the hou... What We're Reading: You Are Here
Hiking Wainwright's famed Coast to Coast Walk across Great Britain forms the backdrop for the charming and funny romance 'You Are Here' by David Nicholls. Michael lives a rewarding life teaching high ... What We're Reading: One for Sorrow
VPL Note: We have "One For Sorrow" by Mary Downing Hahn available for checkout in our juvenile fiction section.I started to read this book one evening and had to read rather late to finish. The book i...