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Enjoy Holiday Music in the Miller Building this December

Visit the Miller Building this holiday season to enjoy live musical performances in the rotunda.

Register now for FREE Online Conference Jan. 17 on New Approaches to Community and Civic Engagement

Registration is now open for the 2019 Innovative Libraries Online Conference (ILOC), a free online conference for the Iowa library community on Thursday, January 17, 2019.

2019 Letters About Literature Program Now Accepting Student Submissions

The Iowa Center for the Book is now accepting online submissions for the 2019 Letters About Literature program, a statewide student reading and writing competition sponsored by the Library of Congress Center for the Book.

Announcing the 2019 All Iowa Reads Selection: "This Blessed Earth: A Year in the Life of an American Family Farm" by Ted Genoways

All Iowa Reads fosters a sense of unity through reading by encouraging Iowans to come together in their communities to read and talk about a single book title in the same year.

The 2018 Iowa Literacy Award Recipient is Everybody Wins! Iowa

The mentorship and literacy program out of Des Moines, received the 2018 Iowa Literacy Award from the State Library's Iowa Center for the Book.

Events

Dec
12

Holiday Music in the Rotunda - Grand View Kantorei

You're invited to join us for holiday musical performances to celebrate the joy of the season.

Dec
14

Iowa Commission of Libraries Meeting

The Iowa Commission of Libraries will meet December 14 in Des Moines.

Dec
14

Holiday Music in the Rotunda - 45 RPM Barbershop Choir

You're invited to join us for holiday musical performances to celebrate the joy of the season.

Dec
18

Holiday Music in the Rotunda - Bridges to Harmony Choir

You're invited to join us for holiday musical performances to celebrate the joy of the season.

Dec
21

Holiday Music in the Rotunda - Lincoln Choir

You're invited to join us for holiday musical performances to celebrate the joy of the season.

Dec
25

Holiday Closure: Christmas

Offices will be closed December 25 for the Christmas holiday.

Dec
31

DEADLINE: CE Credit Hours for Certification

Continuing Education credit hours for Library Director or Staff Certification must be completed by December 31.

Jan
1

Holiday Closure

Offices will be closed January 1 for New Years Day.

Jan
21

Holiday Closure

Offices will be closed January 21 in observance of Martin Luther King Day.

Jan
31

DEADLINE: Library Director and Staff Recertification Applications

Public Library Director and Public Library Staff Recertification Applications are DUE Jan. 31.