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IOWA TREASURER - April 15th, 2025 7:33 pm
Iowa Treasurer Roby Smith is reminding soon-to-be and former graduates of any Iowa high school who plan to pursue post-secondary education in Iowa, there is still time to apply for the Robert D. Blue ...
VINTON PUBLIC LIBRARY - April 15th, 2025 12:58 am

I recently read 'The Paris Express' by Emma Donoghue. Donoghue is an accomplished author of fiction, film and theater, and was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and other awards for her novel 'Roo...
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VINTON PUBLIC LIBRARY - April 14th, 2025 11:52 am

Hello fellow readers!! Are you looking for a book about deception, love, and an overall thriller? Then check out the book 'Rock Paper Scissors' by Alice Feeney. I found it to be a quick read. The...
VINTON PUBLIC LIBRARY - April 13th, 2025 2:12 pm

I am currently reading 'Back When We Were Grownups' (love that title!) by Anne Tyler and there's just something about Tyler's writing style that I absolutely adore: the ordinary becomes extraordi...
VINTON PUBLIC LIBRARY - April 10th, 2025 12:21 pm

I recently read 'Impossible Creatures' by Katherine Rundell. The Vinton Public Library offers a selection of juvenile fiction large type books, so don't let the size of the book intimidate you. I...
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VINTON PUBLIC LIBRARY - April 9th, 2025 3:02 pm

Emma Madison Master Meddler is a fantastic book!!! When I read it, it was very long - in fact no publisher would touch it. I am so glad someone did. I don't know if they shortened it for publicat...
VINTON PUBLIC LIBRARY - April 6th, 2025 7:32 pm

My choice for this month’s Adventures in Bookclubbing ‘Winds of Change’ theme was ‘The Light Pirate’ by Lily Brooks-Dalton. Dark skies warn of an incoming hurricane in a small town in Florid...
VINTON PUBLIC LIBRARY - April 3rd, 2025 1:50 pm

I went straight to @instagram and requested to follow the private account of author, Jen Beagin, after reading 'Big Swiss.' (Yes, she accepted! ) This was, hands down, the funniest...
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IOWA STUDENT LOAN - April 2nd, 2025 12:45 pm
Ten Parents to Win $1,000 Each in College Savings Deposits in Special DrawingRegistration is open for a special drawing of a $1,000 college savings deposit that 10 Iowa parents and guardians of studen...
VINTON PUBLIC LIBRARY - April 1st, 2025 1:08 pm

Over the weekend there was a lot of driving involved so I was able to read 'Allegedly' by Tiffany D. Jackson, using the Libby App. I have mixed feelings on how this book ended, and I am afraid if...
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