October

Council Bluffs PL Announces "Bluffs Author Series 2007-08"

Two popular authors, including David Pelzer, photo right, and the animation director of "The Simpsons" highlight the Council Bluffs Public Library's "Bluffs Author Series 2007-08."

Libraries Receive Grant Funding for Author Series

Cedar Rapids, Marion, Hiawatha and Fairfax public libraries receive $35,000 for programs

Kate Scott Named Manager of Iowa Polio Stories Oral History Project

The Iowa Center for the Book recently announced that Kathleen (Kate) Scott has been hired as manager of the Iowa Polio Stories Oral History Project. She will work with a transcriber and volunteer interviewers to gather stories from 50 Iowans about their or their family members' struggles with polio. Scott's job begins immediately and will end in December 2007.

Audrey Keranen, Iowa City, Reads Her Award Winning Letter at National Book Festival

Audrey was one of six national winners of Letters About Literature