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The Kindly Ones by Jonathan Littell
"Oh my human brothers, let me tell you how it happened." So begins the chilling fictional memoir of Dr. Maximilien Aue, a former Nazi officer who has reinvented himself, many years after the war, as a middle-class family man and factory owner in France.
Max is an intellectual steeped in philosophy, literature, and classical music. He is also a cold-blooded assassin and the consummate bureaucrat. Through the eyes of this cultivated yet monstrous man, we experience in disturbingly precise detail the horrors of the Second World War and the Nazi genocide of the Jews. During the period from June 1941 through April 1945, Max is posted to Poland, the Ukraine, and the Caucasus; he is present at the Battle of Stalingrad and at Auschwitz; and he lives through the chaos of the final days of the Nazi regime in Berlin. Although Max is a totally imagined character, his world is peopled by real historical figures, such as Eichmann, Himmler, Göring, Speer, Heyrich, Höss, and Hitler himself.
A supreme historical epic and a haunting work of fiction, Jonathan Littell's masterpiece is intense, hallucinatory, and utterly original. Published to impressive critical acclaim in France in 2006, it went on to win the Prix Goncourt, that country's most prestigious literary award, and sparked a broad range of responses and questions from readers: How does fiction deal with the nature of human evil? How should a novel encompass the Holocaust? At what point do history and fiction come together and where do they separate?
A provocative and controversial work of literature, The Kindly Ones is a morally challenging read; it holds up a mirror to humanity—and the reader cannot look away.
American Rust by Phillip Meyer

Set in a beautiful but economically devastated Pennsylvania steel town, American Rust is a novel of the lost American dream and the desperation--as well as the acts of friendship, loyalty, and love--that arise from its loss. From local bars to train yards to prison, it is the story of two young men, bound to the town by family, responsibility, inertia, and the beauty around them, who dream of a future beyond the factories and abandoned homes.
Left alone to care for his aging father after his mother commits suicide and his sister escapes to Yale, Isaac English longs for a life beyond his hometown. But when he finally sets out to leave for good, accompanied by his temperamental best friend, former high school football star Billy Poe, they are caught up in a terrible act of violence that changes their lives forever.
Evoking John Steinbeck’s novels of restless lives during the Great Depression, American Rust takes us into the contemporary American heartland at a moment of profound unrest and uncertainty about the future. It is a dark but lucid vision, a moving novel about the bleak realities that battle our desire for transcendence and the power of love and friendship to redeem us.

Cutting For Stone by Abraham Verghese
Lauded for his sensitive memoir (My Own Country) about his time as a doctor in eastern Tennessee at the onset of the AIDS epidemic in the 80s, Verghese turns his formidable talents to fiction, mining his own life and experiences in a magnificent, sweeping novel that moves from India to Ethiopia to an inner-city hospital in New York City over decades and generations.
Sister Mary Joseph Praise, a devout young nun, leaves the south Indian state of Kerala in 1947 for a missionary post in Yemen. During the arduous sea voyage, she saves the life of an English doctor bound for Ethiopia, Thomas Stone, who becomes a key player in her destiny when they meet up again at Missing Hospital in Addis Ababa. Seven years later, Sister Praise dies birthing twin boys: Shiva and Marion, the latter narrating his own and his brothers long, dramatic, biblical story set against the backdrop of political turmoil in Ethiopia, the life of the hospital compound in which they grow up and the love story of their adopted parents, both doctors at Missing.
The boys become doctors as well and Vergheses weaving of the practice of medicine into the narrative is fascinating even as the story bobs and weaves with the power and coincidences of the best 19th-century novel. From Publishers Weekly, Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

A Reliable Wife by Gerald Kolpan
Rural Wisconsin, 1909. In the bitter cold, Ralph Truitt, a successful businessman, stands alone on a train platform waiting for the woman who answered his newspaper advertisement for "a reliable wife." But when Catherine Land steps off the train from Chicago, she's not the "simple, honest woman" that Ralph is expecting. She is both complex and devious, haunted by a terrible past and motivated by greed. Her plan is simple: she will win this man's devotion, and then, ever so slowly, she will poison him and leave Wisconsin a wealthy widow. What she has not counted on, though, is that Truitt — a passionate man with his own dark secrets —has plans of his own for his new wife. Isolated on a remote estate and imprisoned by relentless snow, the story of Ralph and Catherine unfolds in unimaginable ways. With echoes of Wuthering Heights and Rebecca, Robert Goolrick's intoxicating debut novel delivers a classic tale of suspenseful seduction, set in a world that seems to have gone temporarily off its axis. From Publishers Weekly.

The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon by David Grann
In 1925, renowned British explorer Col. Percy Harrison Fawcett embarked on a much publicized search to find the city of Z, site of an ancient Amazonian civilization that may or may not have existed. Fawcett, along with his grown son Jack, never returned, but that didn't stop countless others, including actors, college professors and well-funded explorers from venturing into the jungle to find Fawcett or the city.

Among the wannabe explorers is Grann, a staff writer for the New Yorker, who has bad eyes and a worse sense of direction. He became interested in Fawcett while researching another story, eventually venturing into the Amazon to satisfy his all-consuming curiosity about the explorer and his fatal mission. Largely about Fawcett, the book examines the stranglehold of passion as Grann's vigorous research mirrors Fawcett's obsession with uncovering the mysteries of the jungle. By interweaving the great story of Fawcett with his own investigative escapades in South America and Britain, Grann provides an in-depth, captivating character study that has the relentless energy of a classic adventure tale. A Starred Review from Publishers Weekly.
Little Bee by Christ Cleave

The publishers of Chris Cleave's new novel "don't want to spoil" the story by revealing too much about it, and there's good reason not to tell too much about the plot's pivot point. All you should know going in to Little Bee is that what happens on the beach is brutal, and that it braids the fates of a 16-year-old Nigerian orphan (who calls herself Little Bee) and a well-off British couple--journalists trying to repair their strained marriage with a free holiday--who should have stayed behind their resort's walls. The tide of that event carries Little Bee back to their world, which she claims she couldn't explain to the girls from her village because they'd have no context for its abundance and calm. But she shows us the infinite rifts in a globalized world, where any distance can be crossed in a day--with the right papers--and "no one likes each other, but everyone likes U2." Where you have to give up the safety you'd assumed as your birthright if you decide to save the girl gazing at you through razor wire, left to the wolves of a failing state. From Mari Malcolm for Amazon.com

Eldorado Directed by Bouli Lanners

Eldorado, Directed by Bouli Lanners, Belgium

Yvan and Elie are two loners who wander aimlessly through their lives. Yvan is a quick-tempered 40-year-old vintage car dealer, while Elie is a young burglar and ex-junkie. One day Yvan catches Elie trying to rob him. Instead of beating him up, he becomes strangely attached to him and agrees to drive him home to his parents in his old Chevrolet. Yvan and Elie are both nostalgic about lost relationships, which is what leads them to undertake a bizarre journey through a region that is as spectacular as it is crazy. Both are trying to find the pieces of a puzzle that they want to put back together, but it might be too late.

WINNER —Alfred Bauer Prize and FIPRESCI Award, Berlin International Film Festival

WINNER —Mayahuel Award; Best Director, Guadalajara Mexican Film Festival

WINNER —Special Jury Prize, Transylvania International Film Festival

NOMINATED —Golden Berlin Bear, Berlin International Film Festival

OFFICIAL SELECTION —San Sebastian Film Festival

OFFICIAL SELECTION —Karlovy Vary Film Festival

OFFICIAL SELECTION —Helsinki International Film Festival

OFFICIAL SELECTION —AFI Film Festival•

COMING SOON FROM FILM MOVEMENT

The film listed below is a title we plan to release. Due to contracts, director timetables and release dates, this film could be delayed or deleted.

Lake Tahoe, Directed by Fernando Eimbcke, Mexico

Teenage Juan crashes his family’s car into a telegraph pole on the outskirts of town, and then scours the streets searching for someone to help him fix it. His quest will bring him to Don Heber, an old paranoid mechanic whose only companion is Sica, his almost human boxer dog; to Lucía, a young mother who is convinced that her real place in life is as a lead singer in a punk band, and to “The One Who Knows,” a teenage mechanic obsessed with martial arts and Kung Fu philosophy. The absurd and bewildering worlds of these characters drag Juan into a one-day journey in which he will come to accept what he was escaping from in the first place—an event both as natural and inexplicable as a loved one’s death.

Lift Every Voice and Sing and Dance!

Dr. Jacqueline Thompson will present a program for children in grades Kindergarten to Fifth Grade. She will share stories of the men and women whose poetry still sings of a new day.

Seating is limited to 50 participants.

New Issue of BookBrowse Available Online

The February issue of BookBrowse is available online.

BookBrowse may be viewed by all Fort Dodge Public Library cardholders.

Click on the link below for more information.

http://www.fortdodgeiowa.org/egov/docs/1233327118_710388.htm

The Big Read Continues at the Fort Dodge Public Library

The Fort Dodge Public Library is one of seven Iowa libraries partnering with the African American Historical Museum and Cultural Center of Iowa and the National Endowment for the Arts to present The Big Read centered on the novel Their Eyes Were Watching God, by Zora Neale Hurston.
A one-woman play entitled Queen Zora, written and performed by Ruth Anne Gaines, will be offered at the Fort Dodge Public Library on Sunday, February 22, 2009 at 2:00 pm. The play is based upon the life of Zora Neale Hurston, from her childhood of poverty in the rural south to her rise in the Harlem Renaissance.

Recorded Books Launches the NetLibrary Media Center

E-audiobooks from Recorded Books are easier to download with the new NetLibrary Media Center. The following links will help you to use your existing Recorded Books username and password to download and install the NetLibrary Media Center.

Media Center Installation

The NetLibrary Media Center Installation link gives you step-by-step instructions for downloading and installing the NetLibrary Media Center.

Media Center Demo Video

The NetLibrary Media Center demo video provides a short overview of the NetLibrary Media Center. The video will guide you through the process of selecting your e-audiobook, downloading the e-audiobook to your computer or portable device and listening to it.

Media Center Help Desk

The NetLibrary Media Center Help Desk provides detailed information on several topics. You may also click on Contact Us in the Need More Help? section on the right of your monitor.

You must come to the Library and create an account to download e-audiobooks from Recorded Books. If you have an account with Recorded Books you may use your current username and password for the NetLibrary Media Center.

The Iowa Center for the Book Announces All Iowa Reads for 2009

The Iowa Library Association and the Iowa Center for the Book announce The Rope Walk by Carrie Brown as the All Iowa Reads selection for 2009. In The Rope Walk a ten-year-old girl in Grange, Vermont broadens her horizons while confronting the harsher reality presented by her new friendship with Theo, a young boy of mixed-race, and Kenneth Fitzgerald, an artist dying of AIDS.

The Library has a set of books available for book clubs and discussion groups.

Iowa Center for the Book

The Big Read Comes to Fort Dodge

Big Read Grant from The National Endowment for the Arts






The African American Museum of Iowa will partner with libraries in seven communities around the state of Iowa to present the Big Read. The Big Read is a national campaign to encourage Americans to read for fun and enlightenment. It provides innovative reading programs, and gives citizens an opportunity to read and discuss a single book within their own communities.
The featured book is Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston, and the Museum will host programs in Des Moines, Fort Dodge, Waterloo, Davenport, Keokuk, Mount Pleasant, and Cedar Rapids. We will work with libraries and schools in these communities to present programs between January and March 2009. For a detailed list of events in your community please go to http://www.neabigread.org/events.php.

NEIBORS Adds Ipod Compatible Audiobooks

NEIBORS is proud to announce the addition of OverDrive MP3 Audiobooks to our Downloadable Media collection! The OverDrive MP3 Audiobook offers iPod®, iPhone™, and iPod Touch support!

To download our MP3 content, please make sure you have OverDrive Media Console v3.0 (or newer) for Windows or OverDrive Media Console v1.0 (or newer) for Mac installed on your computer.

A complete list of titles is available here.

For more information checkout the NEIBORS website at http://neibors.lib.overdrive.com.

Amy's Picks for October

The Wasted Vigil by Nadeem Aslam

Kiriyama-winner Aslam (Maps for Lost Lovers) takes an ambitious and moving look at the human cost of Afghanistan's war-torn reality. Marcus, a British doctor, lives near Jalalabad and quietly mourns the loss of his Afghan wife, their grown daughter and his hand to the Taliban and tribal warring. His houseguests includes Lara, a Russian woman searching for the truth about her soldier brother's disappearance, and David, a formerly zealous CIA operative whose love for Marcus's murdered daughter binds him to the older man as they search for her missing son. There's a tremendous tension in the first half of the book as the connections between the characters and the country are built up, and Aslam exploits the setup perfectly when a cast of younger characters—a fervent jihadi, a charismatic but arrogant American soldier, a rebellious local schoolteacher—arrive at the house and bring danger with them. Lyrical but not overwritten, the novel creates an unflinchingly clear picture of a country whose history of strife is still being written. From Publishers Weekly.


The Heretic Queen by Michelle Moran

With her second historical novel (after Nefertiti), also set in ancient Egypt, Moran continues to delight. Following the murder of Nefertiti and most of her family for their heretical beliefs, the sole survivor, Princess Nefertari, is raised in the household of Pharaoh Seti I. Although much loved by the crown prince, Ramesses II, Nefertari is feared and hated by the people of Egypt because of her birth family's unpopularity. But, young as she is, Nefertari discovers that there is great power in her love for Ramesses and her gift for languages and political maneuvering, and she uses both to carve a place for herself as queen of Egypt. As readers of the Bible may recall, it is Ramesses II who is credited with releasing the Hebrews from slavery following the demands of Moses. Moran puts a twist on this story and uses it as a subplot in a wonderfully original way. It's all here: palace intrigue, politics, romance, warfare, and religion. As beautifully written and engrossing as her first novel, this should enjoy wide readership. Recommended for all popular fiction collections. From Jane Henriksen Baird, The Library Journal.

Goldengrove by Francine Prose

[Prose's] modest-sounding book turns out to be beautifully wrought. And it blossoms into a smart, gimlet-eyed account of what 13-year-old Nico sees happening around her after the loss of the more alluring, glamorous and manipulative Margaret. Nico's experience goes well beyond the realms of adolescence and family dynamics and yields an unexpectedly rich, tart, eye-opening sense of Nico's world…Goldengrove is one of Ms. Prose's gentler books—far more so than the bitingly satirical A Changed Man. But it's not a sentimental one. It draws the reader into and then out of "that hushed and watery border zone where we live alongside the dead," and it does this with mostly effortless narrative verve. And it scorns the bathos of its genre, so it does not become an invitation to wallow in suffering. It prefers the comforts of strength, growth and forward motion. From Janet Maslin, The New York Times.

City of Refuge by Tom Piazza

A passionate ode to the Big Easy's "cracked bowl," the latest from Piazza (Why New Orleans Matters) offers two alternating perspectives on Katrina and its aftermath. For Craig Donaldson-a white Michigan transplant who edits local culture organ Gumbo, who has a tidy house near Tulane University and whose two-child marriage appears "headed for divorce"-Katrina becomes a pressure valve for his own stifled emotions, as Craig rants about the "despicable" lies of George Bush, the "man-made" nature of the Katrina disaster, and his own marriage. Much more effective are sections that focus on SJ, a black Vietnam vet and widower from the Lower Ninth Ward, who is taking care of his invalid sister, Lucy, as the hurricane strikes. Craig's and SJ's approaches to evacuation couldn't differ more, and while their competing narratives occasionally illustrate the city's race and class divide a little too schematically, the point that thousands were left to rot is brought home with kinetic intensity. In stark contrast to Craig's bluster-and to some of the stereotypes handed to Lucy's character-SJ's methodical approach to the disaster and his ability to rebound from devastating loss speak volumes. From Publishers Weekly.

A Country Called Home by Kim Barnes

From the author of the acclaimed memoir In the Wilderness (finalist for the Pulitzer Prize): a luminous novel of youthful idealism, of faith and madness, of love and family.It is 1960 when Thomas Deracotte and his pregnant wife, Helen, abandon a guaranteed future in upper-crust Connecticut and take off for a utopian adventure in the Idaho wilderness. They buy a farm sight unseen and find the buildings collapsed, the fields in ruins. But they have a tent, a river full of fish, and fields overgrown with edible berries and dandelion greens: they can survive happily until the house is rebuilt. Thomas discovers he isn’t a natural farmer, but there’s a local boy, Manny—a sweet soul of eighteen without a family of his own—who agrees to manage the fields in exchange for room and board. Their optimism and desire carry them again and again.Until: the traumatizing circumstances surrounding the birth of their daughter, Elise, test them in ways they could never have anticipated. And soon, in the aftermath of a tragic accident to which only Manny bears witness, suspicion, anger, and regret come to haunt the already shattered family. It is a legacy that Elise will inherit, will struggle with, and, against all odds, will ultimately overcome. From the Publisher.

A Map of Home by Randa Jarrar

Jarrar's sparkling debut about an audacious Muslim girl growing up in Kuwait, Egypt and Texas is intimate, perceptive and very, very funny. Nidali Ammar is born in Boston to a Greek-Egyptian mother and a Palestinian father, and moves to Kuwait at a very young age, staying there until she's 13, when Iraq invades. A younger brother is born in Kuwait, rounding out a family of complex citizenships. During the occupation, the family flees to Alexandria in a wacky caravan, bribing soldiers along the way with whiskey and silk ties. But they don't stay long in Egypt, and after the war, Nidali's father finds work in Texas. At first, Nidali is disappointed to learn that feeling rootless doesn't make her an outsider in the States, and soon it turns out the precocious and endearing Arab chick isn't very different from other American girls, a reality that only her father may find difficult to accept. Jarrar explores familiar adolescent ground-stifling parental expectations, precarious friendships, sensuality and first love-but her exhilarating voice and flawless timing make this a standout. From Publishers Weekly.
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Duffy Hudson Presents:

"In the Shadow of the Raven"

. . .a dramatization of the life and work of Edgar Allen Poe

Sunday, October 12, 2008

2:00 pm

Fort Dodge Public Library

Free Admission

Sponsored by The Friends of the Library

Funded by a grant from the Ann Smeltzer Charitable Trust

Broadway and film veteran Duffy Hudson brings his talent and fascination for Edgar Allen Poe to life in this unique one-man play.

"In the Shadow of the Raven" begins as Edgar Allen Poe rises from the scene of his mysterious death and continues as he pieces together the events of his life.

Using a combination of biographical information and the dramatic interpretation of Poe's literature, Annabel Lee, The Raven, and The Tell Tale Heart, Hudson provides a unique in-depth theatrical experience of the life and works of one of America's best-known personalities.

Internet sources:

• http://www.duffyhudson.com/
• http://www.edgarallenpoelive.com/
• http://www.murdermysteryevening.com/

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New From

The following titles were recently added to NEIBORS!

1. A$$hole by Martin Kihn


2. After Chancellorsville by Judith A. Bailey


3. Billingsgate Shoal by Rick Boyer


4. Black Wave by John Silverwood


5. Bowl of Cherries by Mildred Kaufman


6. The Bride of the Wilderness by Charles McCarry


7. Dear American Airlines by Jonathan Miles


8. Death Goes on a Retreat by Sister Carol Anne O'Marie


9. Dreamsnake by Vonda N. McIntyre


10. The Eagle Heist by Raymond Austin


11. Flory by Flory Van Beek


12. Forbidden by Suzanne Brockmann


13. Happiness is an Inside Job by Sylvia Boorstein


14. The Haunting of Josie by Kay Hooper


15. Keeping the House by Ellen Baker


16. Noble Lies by Charles Benoit


17. The Price of Silence by Kate Wilhelm


18. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen


19. Skeletons by Kate Wilhelm


20. Summer in Tuscany by Elizabeth Adler


21. The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss


22. Three Little Words by Ashley Rhodes-Courter


23. To Shield the Queen by Fiona Buckley


24. The Unbidden Truth by Kate Wilhelm


25. The Wizard of Oz by Frank L. Baum

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Contact the Library at 515-573-8167 x 224 for assistance.

Rebuild Iowa Task Forces

Adam GrossOutreach Coordinator/Volunteer Liaison
Office of Governor Chet Culver and Lt. Governor Patty Judge1007 E. Grand AvenueDes Moines, Iowa 50319
Direct: 515/281-0159
Main: 515/281-5211Fax: 515/281-6611E-mail: adam.gross@iowa.govWebsite: www.governor.iowa.gov
One Iowa, One Unlimited Future


GOVERNOR CULVER, LT. GOVERNOR JUDGE CALL ON IOWANS TO APPLY FOR REBUILD IOWA TASK FORCES

To apply, Iowans should complete and return attached application form, also available on-line at flood2008.iowa.gov


Governor Chet Culver and Lt. Governor Patty Judge are inviting Iowans to apply for a position on one of the nine new Rebuild Iowa task forces, which will help create a vision for Iowa’s recovery efforts.

“As the flood waters rose, we saw the strength, resilience and determination of Iowans shine through as our state joined together to save our homes, businesses, and communities,” said Governor Chet Culver. “Now, we must tap into this same spirit of service as Iowans begin down the road to recovery. I call on Iowans from across the state to help our friends and neighbors in need, and serve on one of these nine Rebuild Iowa task forces. By locking arms and working together, I am confident that we can rebuild our state, stronger and better than before.”

Last month, Governor Culver signed his seventh executive order, which created the Rebuild Iowa Advisory Commission. To be chaired by Gen. Ron Dardis of the Iowa National Guard, the 15 member commission is designed to help guide our state’s recovery efforts. The Executive Order specifically calls for the creation of task forces to help guide the commission’s work.

“These task forces are an important step in helping Iowans recover from this year’s historic and severe flooding,” said Lt. Governor Patty Judge. “The Governor and I look forward to working with the Rebuild Iowa Commission, the nine task forces, and all Iowans as we begin the difficult work of rebuilding our state and returning life to normal for all Iowans.

The nine task forces created are:

Housing
Flood Plain Management and Hazard Mitigation
Infrastructure and Transportation
Economic and Workforce Development
Cultural Heritage and Records Retention
Public Health and Health Care
Long-Term Recovery Planning
Agriculture and Environment
Education

Iowans interested in applying should complete and return attached application form, also available on-line at flood2008.iowa.gov

Fort Dodge Public Library Accredited

The State Library of Iowa has announced that the Fort Dodge Public Library has met the conditions for state accreditation as outlined in "In Service to Iowa: Public Library Measures of Quality, 4th ed."

Achieving accreditation requires a significant, ongoing local commitment to high quality library services. Of Iowa's 543 public libraries, 331--including the Fort Dodge Public Library--are accredited. The Fort Dodge Public Library has been recognized for its efforts in all areas of library administration including governance and funding; staffing; library collection; services; public relations; and access and facilities. The accreditation is valid through June 30, 2011.

Iowa's accredited public libraries are recognized for being responsive to their communities and for exhibiting excellence in their provision of library services. Libraries are cornerstones of our communities. They reflect and help strengthen the economic health of communities, as well as the people who use them.

Accredited libraries receive a higher rate of compensation through the State Library of Iowa's Enrich Iowa/Direct State Aid program. They also receive an official Certificate of Accreditation signed by Governor Chet Culver, State Librarian Mary Wegner, and Iowa Commission of Libraries Chairwoman Monica Gohlinghorst.

Said Wegner, "The Director and Board of Trustees of the Fort Dodge Public Library and the city of Fort Dodge are to be commended for this achievement and their commitment to excellence in public library services for their community."

Flood Recovery Assistance for Public Libraries

Due to the damage from this month's flooding several libraries in eastern Iowa have established accounts for donations to help with recovery.




Cedar Rapids Public Library Foundation
500 First Street Southeast
Cedar Rapids, IA. 52401

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Friends of New Hartford Public Library
P O Box 292
New Hartford, IA. 50660

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National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library
30 Sixteenth Avenue Southwest
Cedar Rapids, IA. 52401-5904
http://www.ncsml.org/





The University of Iowa Libraries have also created a website with information that will help anyone who has suffered flood damage.

http://guides.lib.uiowa.edu/floodrecovery

Updated Information on Iowa's Flooding

OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Governor Chet Culver
Lt. Governor Patty Judge

So many of you have mentioned that you want to help the victims of the 2008 floods. This came this morning from the governor's office.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

June 17, 2008 Contact: State Emergency Operations Center (515) 323-4222 07:30 AM

UPDATED INFORMATION ON IOWA'S FLOODING New way to donate

One issue that constantly comes up during and after a disaster involves people wanting to help. While officials stressed that the best way to help is to make a cash donation to a charity of your choice, a new way to donate has been announced. By visiting the flood 2008 web site and clicking on the donations link on the upper left side, Iowans and others can donate cash, volunteer and supply their time. This will help both those that want to donate and emergency managers and responders often faced with the task of managing donations. The donation link was coordinated by the Safeguard Iowa Partnership, an agency established to help coordinate private and public response and preparedness efforts. During this disaster, Safeguard Iowa is at the State Emergency Operations Center coordinating private and public efforts.

The flood 2008 website is at http://flood2008.iowa.gov/.

Tuesday Morning Adventures

The Fort Dodge Public Library annunces the schedule for this summer's Tuesday Morning Adventures.

Tuesday Morning Adventures are held Tuesday mornings at 10:00 am. This is a parent/child and each child must be accompanied by an adult.

Adventures last approximately 45-60 minutes. These is no charge, but most Adventures required a free ticket. All tickets are given away on a first come first served basis. Tickets will not be held or saved. You may pick up tickets for members of your household only. Ticket giveaways begin at 9:00 am the week prior to the event

Check out the complete schedule at www.fortdodgeiowa.org/library.

Look What’s Cookin’ is the theme for this year’s Summer Reading Program at the Fort Dodge Public Library. The Friends of the Library are once again sponsoring this fun program for parents and children.

Sign up begins on Monday, June 2nd and continues throughout the summer. Children will be given a reading log to record the library books they read or that have been read to them. When the log is full and the child has made four visits to our library, the log may be turned in for a special prize.

We will also hold our Annual School Reading Challenge. The Fort Dodge public or parochial school with the highest percentage of students who finish the program will receive a trophy for their school. Students grades K-5 will be counted.

We will also be having our Tuesday Morning Adventure programs again this year. This program will feature a variety of storytellers, magicians and craft times that children of all ages will enjoy.

Watch for a complete list of Adventures in early June.

See you this summer at the Fort Dodge Public Library!