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Ely Public Library to Receive the 2019 Iowa Literacy Award

The library will be awarded a commemorative plaque and $2,000 to further their literacy efforts at a reception on Oct. 25.

All Iowa Reads Author Ted Genoways to Visit Four Iowa Libraries this Fall

Ted Genoways, author of the 2019 All Iowa Reads title "This Blessed Earth: A Year in the Life of an American Family Farm" will visit four libraries across Iowa in October and November.

“What’s new at the State Library?” Animated Video for the ILA Conference

The State Library is once again exhibiting at the conference and will unveil a brand new exhibit display featuring a looping animated video.

EveryLibrary to Facilitate State Library Learning Circuit in October

Each fall, the State Library hosts a series of day-long, in-person events for Iowa librarians and trustees to receive high quality training on topics important to libraries.

Iowa Center for the Book Selects "Blue Sky White Stars" by Sarvinder Naberhaus to Represent Iowa at the 2019 National Book Festival

The title will represent Iowa on the Great Reads About Great Places map.