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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 not covered by financial aid, savings or earnings. Many turn to private education loans at this time of year.A traditional-age student may need help from parents, either because the student needs cosigners to qualify or because the parents take out a loan in their own names to help pay the student’s college expenses.
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 house of one of the most famous horror directors, Javier Castillo. His huge 3 story house is full of posters and props from his movies, as well as some costumes and set pieces. 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 school geography and prefers the solitude of hiking during his free time. Marnie has left socializing behind as she lives a quiet life at home copy-editing. 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 is labeled juvenile fiction but was rather creepy; use your own judgement!Annie Browne is new to Pearce Academy and wants to make friends in this new environment, but she is shy and doesn't know how. DRAKE UNIVERSITY SPRING PRESIDENT'S AND DEANS' LIST
The following local students have been named to the Deans' and President's Lists at Drake University. To be eligible for the Deans' List, students must have earned a GPA of 3.5 or higher during the Spring 2024 semester at Drake. To be eligible for the President's List, students must have earned a perfect 4.0 GPA during the Spring 2024 semester at Drake.
What We're Reading: Dark Matter
I recently read 'Dark Matter' by Blake Crouch and I have mixed reviews. My husband was sitting at a dance class and the adults started discussing books; one of the parents informed him that she was reading 'Dark Matter.' He called me right away asking if I had heard about it and if it might need to be added to my TBR! I first read the reviews and saw "Science Fiction," "Thriller," "Mystery," and "Suspense. What We're Reading: The Plot
I apologize in advance, but the plot thickened in 'The Plot' by Jean Hanff Korelitz! Jacob Finch Bonner is teaching in a lackluster MFA program after once being a young novelist with a future ahead of him but you're only as good as your next novel and his last novel was an utter flop. Enter: quiet desperation.Bonner ultimately finds himself in a morally questionable position where he decides you can't "steal" a plot from another writer if they haven't actually written the story. DNR seeks public input on rule revisions to the nonresident hunting licenses
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is seeking informal comments on administrative rules for special nonresident deer and turkey licenses. Executive Order 10 (EO10), signed by Governor Reynolds on January 10, 2023, requires all state agencies to identify which administrative rule chapters will be retained or rescinded. The EO10 process includes public engagement with the opportunity for meaningful input.
What we're reading:The Last Murder at the End of the World
This week I started reading Stuart Turton's latest novel 'The Last Murder at the End of the World.' The novel contains an intricate map on the inside cover and begins with a cast list, so I know I'll need to take notes! The cover art is beautiful, and the pages are tipped in color, so it looks gorgeous on my reading table.Turton is known for his puzzling, cerebral mysteries; I'm five chapters in and am happy to be along for the ride. What we're reading: James
VPL Note: "James" by Percival Everett is available for checkout in regular type.I thoroughly enjoyed this retelling of Mark Twain's "Huckleberry Finn"! If you have never read the original, I highly recommend that you do so. Years ago, it was practically 'required reading' as a rite of passage. As times changed, several of Twain's works were banned as racist and/or for having inappropriate themes.