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daily12007-03-31T18:41:13ZAwards Ceremony Held for Iowa LAL Winners http://www.iowacenterforthebook.org/features/lalw Fourteen students, their families, teachers and friends gathered at the State Library on April 25 to read their letters and receive their awards for the 2008 Letters About Literature program.No publisherawetteland2008-06-02T14:09:41ZNews ItemAuthors Visit Des Moines, Cedar Rapids http://www.iowacenterforthebook.org/features/avid Des Moines PL's AVID 2008 runs April through June 11;
Cedar Rapids "Out Loud" series begins April 29No publisherawetteland2008-04-09T14:32:17ZNews ItemAll Iowa Reads Committee Offers Titles for Book Discussions http://www.iowacenterforthebook.org/features/airbooks The All Iowa Reads committee feels that it is important that the yearly AIR selection is available in paperback, large print and unabridged audio so all Iowans who are interested in reading the book and joining a discussion have access to the format that they are most comfortable with. But, there are always books the committee feels are interesting and would be good for discussion that are not available in the required formats. The committee offers this list of books for individuals and book clubs as suggestions that they feel people would enjoy reading and discussing.No publisherawetteland2008-04-05T02:17:57ZNews Item2008 Iowa Winners Announced in Letters About Literature http://www.iowacenterforthebook.org/archive/2008/04/08lalwinners In addition to first, second and third place winners, three students are named honorable mentions in each reading level.No publisherawetteland2008-03-13T14:06:31ZNews ItemWaukee Public Library holds "Big Read" Event http://www.iowacenterforthebook.org/archive/2008/03/wksh Dozens of activities are scheduled around the book "The Shawl" by Cynthia Ozick, including an online conversation with the author.No publisherawetteland2008-02-12T16:55:31ZNews ItemThe Iowa Polio Stories Project http://www.iowacenterforthebook.org/archive/2008/02/07iowapolio The All Iowa Reads 2007 book, Jonas Salk and the Conquest of Polio, by Jeffrey Kluger, was the genesis for the Iowa Polio Stories Project. No publisherawetteland2008-03-03T16:59:55ZNews ItemNew Information on 2008 All Iowa Reads http://www.iowacenterforthebook.org/archive/2008/02/airnews Background information about "Digging to America" has been added to the Web site. Click on "All Iowa Reads" in the top box on the left. The All Iowa Reads ICN session will be Thursday, February 7 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Go to the State Library's continuing education catalog to register and see the list of sites available. To add information about your All Iowa Reads discussion, click on the button at the top of the page.No publisherawetteland2008-01-23T21:15:00ZNews ItemWinner of 2008 "All Iowa Reads" Books Announced http://www.iowacenterforthebook.org/archive/2007/nov/copies Adel Public Library wins 15 copiesNo publisherawetteland2007-10-19T18:26:16ZNews Item2008 All Iowa Reads Book Announced http://www.iowacenterforthebook.org/archive/2007/december/aty The All Iowa Reads Committee selected "Digging to America" by Anne Tyler (2006) for its 2008 book.No publisherawetteland2007-12-20T13:09:45ZNews ItemFormer Iowan and author Millie Armstrong Kalish visits Vinton, Iowa City and Cedar Rapids http://www.iowacenterforthebook.org/archive/2007/december/millie Large crowds greeted Millie at each event as she discussed her book, "Little Heathens: High Times and High Spirits on an Iowa Farm During the Great Depression.No publisherawetteland2007-10-09T18:55:49ZNews ItemAudrey Keranen, Iowa City, Reads Her Award Winning Letter at National Book Festival http://www.iowacenterforthebook.org/archive/2007/oct/keranen Audrey was one of six national winners of Letters About LiteratureNo publisherawetteland2007-10-08T23:53:27ZNews ItemLibraries Receive Grant Funding for Author Series http://www.iowacenterforthebook.org/archive/2007/oct/grant1 Cedar Rapids, Marion, Hiawatha and Fairfax public libraries receive $35,000 for programsNo publisherawetteland2007-09-17T15:38:32ZNews ItemCouncil Bluffs PL Announces "Bluffs Author Series 2007-08" http://www.iowacenterforthebook.org/archive/2007/oct/cb 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."
No publisherawetteland2007-09-10T13:28:29ZNews ItemPoet John Thompson Visits State Library http://www.iowacenterforthebook.org/archive/2007/aug/jthompson Reads from his book "99 Voices, 99 Lives - County Poems of Iowa"No publisherawetteland2007-08-06T14:17:49ZNews ItemKate Scott Named Manager of Iowa Polio Stories Oral History Project http://www.iowacenterforthebook.org/archive/2007/oct/scott 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.No publisherawetteland2007-09-10T13:30:26ZNews Item