VPL Newsletter
February 19th through February 24th, 2024
Monday, February 19th
- Open 9a-5p
- 10am: Adult Coloring Time
- 10am: Ready Set Build with Legos for Kids
- 10:30am: Tot Lot Storytime at Vinton Skate Center
- 3:30pm: Ready Set Build with Legos for Kids
Tuesday, February 20th
- Open 9a-6p
- 11am: Children's Storytime
- 1:30pm: Read-Aloud Book Club at Lutheran Home Assisted Living
Wednesday, February 21st
- Open 9a-5p
- 10am: Children's Storytime
- 10am: Next Chapter Book Club
Thursday, February 22nd
- Open 9a-8p
- 10am: Tummy Time, ages birth to 18 months
- 12pm: Adventures in Bookclubbing, LEAP theme
- 5-8pm: Teen Coloring Night
- 6pm: Friends of the Library meeting
Friday, February 23rd
- Open 9a-4p
- 9am-Noon: Free Coffee for Adults
- 10am: Balls & Ramps for Kids
- 10:30am: Tot Lot Storytime at the Vinton Skate Center
- Noon: Guided Journaling for Adults
- 2pm: Tanager Expressive Arts for Kids
Saturday, February 24th
- Open 9a-Noon
Upcoming Programming Events
Join us in February for our 'LEAP' themed Adventures in Bookclubbing! This book club is for adults; hope to see you there!
Red Carpet Party
Join us for our Red Carpet Arrivals viewing party! We will have film trivia, beverages and appetizers. Monetary donations will be accepted, and all funds raised will be used to benefit our Children's Library Summer Reading Program. This event is for adults 21+. Now when you place your order for limo raffle tickets on our Eventbrite website, you can pre-order wine and beer glasses to use at our event! Remember, McBride Mobile Taps will be onsite selling a variety of beers and wine; thank you for supporting our fundraiser!! #librarylife
Sunday, Mar 10, 2024, 05:00 PM
Vinton Iowa Public Library, 510 2nd Avenue, Vinton, IA, USA
New Books in our Collection
- 'The Turtle House' by Amanda Churchill
- 'End of Story' by A. J. Finn
- 'Love and Hot Chicken' by Mary Liza Hartong
'The Art of Gathering: How we meet and why it matters' by Priya Parker
'The Room on Rue Amelie' by Kristin Harmel
'The Guest' by B. A. Paris
'First Lie Wins' by Ashley Elston
'The Hidden Life of Cecily Larson' by Ellen Baker
'Untangle Your Emotions' by Jennie Allen
What We're Reading: Staff Book Chats
I love when an author hits a home run on their debut novel and Vanessa Diffenbaugh's "The Language of Flowers" was a winner for me. If I could forgo language altogether and speak only with the hidden meanings of flowers: I would! Throughout this book, flowers were used to convey an expanse of emotions for a child raised in the foster system with such a distrust for the world that she cannot accept her own feelings and can only speak through the "language of flowers." It was pure poetry.
"The Victorian language of flowers was used to convey romantic expressions: honeysuckle for devotion, asters for patience, and red roses for love. But for Victoria Jones, it’s been more useful in communicating mistrust and solitude. After a childhood spent in the foster-care system, she is unable to get close to anybody, and her only connection to the world is through flowers and their meanings. Now eighteen and emancipated from the system with nowhere to go, Victoria realizes she has a gift for helping others through the flowers she chooses for them. But an unexpected encounter with a mysterious stranger has her questioning what’s been missing in her life. And when she’s forced to confront a painful secret from her past, she must decide whether it’s worth risking everything for a second chance at happiness." ~Goodreads. com (4.09 rating)
Happy reading, friends!
~Heather
In this author's unique perspective, the main character is actually the house itself! The premise is dark, but simple; a well-to-do landlord and property owner purchases an extremely odd house for his wife as a gift. He tells her that he is thinking of buying it as a rental, takes her to see it, and presents it to her! She is less than pleased.
Told in a series of flashbacks by narrator Danny Conroy, this story encompasses a period of nearly fifty years. Danny has an older sister, Maeve, who is more of a best friend, guardian, almost-mother figure. She and Danny take an "us against the world" stance, braving loneliness and heartbreak; always returning to the street outside the Dutch House, where they sit in Maeve's car and discuss their memories while smoking cigarettes.
Throughout this story of (mostly) tragedy, the reader also sees the many forms that love can take, and love in its many disguises. There is an odd, twisted ending, which may be obvious to others, but which took me by surprise. The book is available in the Libby app, in ebook and audiobook, as well as at the library in a hardcover book. Try it out!
~Connie
Featured Title: 'First Lie Wins' by Ashley Elston
VPL Note: This title has spent the last five weeks on the New York Times bestselling hardcover fiction list and currently has 4.3/5 stars on Goodreads. We have this book available for checkout in regular type.
“This fast-paced read has everything you could want in a thriller: secret identities, a mysterious boss and a cat & mouse game that kept me guessing the whole way through.”
—Reese Witherspoon (Reese’s Book Club January ’24 Pick)
“What a box of tricks! First Lie Wins flickers past like a shadow-play: just when you think you’ve worked out what you’re seeing, the shapes shift, the scene transforms, and — hold on — maybe you had it wrong a moment ago? Cool and clever and full-on fun, the sort of slippery high-stakes now-you-see-me-now-you-don’t thriller that few novelists are bold enough to attempt these days. Pick it up, please. This is a good one.”
—A.J. Finn, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Woman in the Window and End of Story
Spotlight on Library Resources: Elevator Access
Did you know the North entrance to our library has an elevator? Whether you have health or mobility issues that make stairs difficult, or you use a wheelchair or stroller, our elevator is available for your convenience! Just use our North entrance!
Recent Social Media Posts
Looking forward to reading this one soon. Here are a few reviews from the back of the book.
~Kellie
Congratulations to VPL volunteer Carter Lamont! Carter helps us with after-school children's programs, our summer reading program, sorting books, and other tasks at the library. Way to go! #libraryloversmonth
We had fun celebrating National Pizza Day! #librarylife #cheeselovers
Consider joining us for our weekly guided journaling class for adults. We meet Fridays at Noon in the library boardroom. We have been reading together from @Natalie Goldberg's classic 'Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within' as we develop our own unique journaling practices. Everyone is welcome!
Don't forget to stop in for Free Coffee Friday! #coffeelovers #librarylovers #librarylife
Who remembers Jo-legging?! Join us for our Red Carpet Party on March 10th and show off your celebrity trivia skills! #libraryloversmonth
We offer evening and weekend book clubs, informational sessions, craft nights, fundraisers and more! We are YOUR library! #libraryloversmonth
Don't forget your To-Do list! We are open until 8pm every Thursday night in February!!! #latenightsatthelibrary #librarylife #librarylovers
Check out VPL Volunteer Micah's latest review of 'Truly Devious,' a Young Adult mystery from Maureen Johnson. If you like this book, be sure to check out the next four books in the series! They're all available in regular type at VPL. #LibraryLoversMonth
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Tuesdays: 9a-6p
Wednesdays: 9a-5p
Thursdays: 9a-8p
Fridays: 9a-4p
Saturdays: 9a-Noon
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Fax services: $1.00 for 1-2 pages, $2.00 for 3+ pages
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Phone: 319-472-4208
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