Welcome to the Iowa Center for the Book
The Iowa Center for the Book (ICB) is a program of the State Library of Iowa and an affiliate of the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress. The mission of the ICB is to stimulate public interest in books, reading, literacy and libraries. To fulfill this mission the ICB offers a variety of programs and resources.
2009 Shambaugh Award Given to Robert Mitchell
The Benjamin F. Shambaugh Award recognizes the most significant book published on Iowa history during the previous calendar year. This year's recipient is Robert Mitchell, for "Skirmisher: The Life, Times and Political Career of James B. Weaver" (Edinborough Press).
Katherine Perkins, IPR "Talk of Iowa" host, Judges Letters About Literature
Perkins judges at national level.
University of Iowa Holds First Book Festival
On July 18, the University of Iowa will celebrate the 40th anniversary of the University of Iowa Press and the addition of the 5 millionth volume in the libraries' collection at Gibson Square in Iowa City. The event will also observe Iowa City's recent designation as a City of Literature through UNESCO.
Books You May Have Missed: "Parsnips in the Snow: Talks with Mid-Western Gardeners"
by Jane Anne Straw and Mary Swander. Last February I found myself on the way to the airport with no book to read. In the backseat ofmy car was a pile of books a friend gave me to take to the library book sale. I grabbed "Parsnips in the Snow," a Bur Oak Original published in 1990 by the University of
