Author Visit: Joe Hill
HarperCollins Publishers, Prairie Lights and the Iowa City Public Library co-sponsor a visit from bestselling author Joe Hill. With “NOS4A2,” this outstanding novelist crafts his finest work yet. Disturbing, mesmerizing, and full of twisting thrills, Hill’s phantasmagoric, devilishly playful masterpiece is a terrifying high-octane ride.
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Civil War 150: Civil War Diaries & Letters Digitization Project
The Opening Reception of the traveling exhibit “Civil War 150″ from the Gilder Leherman Institute of American History. Special guest Greg Prickman, head of Special Collections & University Archives at the UI Library gives a presentation on the UI Civil War Letters & Diaries Digitization Project. Period music provided by Guy Drollinger, Dave Hicks and Mike Haverkamp. Date: Thursday, April …
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Civil War 150: Women in the Civil War
Women in the Civil War: Myths and Realities with guest speaker Jennifer Harbour, Ph.D, Assistant Professor of History, Ashford University Date: Wednesday, May 8, 2013
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Intellectual Freedom Fest 2012: Fifty Shades of Grey
Banned Books Week/Carol Spaziani Intellectual Freedom Festival: Oh that book…50 Shades of Grey and its impact on Intellectual Freedom Panel discussion followed by a discussion of the 50 Shades of Grey book trilogy. Panel includes: Julia Schaefer- owner of The Tool Box Matt Lage – Manager Iowa Book Susan Junis – Educational Coordinator of RVAP Toniann Serio- Emma Goldman Clinic …
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