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11/24/2020
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Thanks to all the students who took our survey about textbook costs! The survey is now closed.

The winner of the Amazon gift card was Rylee Quillen. Congratulations, Rylee.

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11/12/2020
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by Hope Ehling

Since 2003, the "All Iowa Reads" program has been connecting Iowan communities through literature and has encouraged individuals to come together to read their yearly favorite picks. All Iowa Reads just announced their selections for 2021 and are hopeful that these books lead to interesting discussion and conversations in the coming year.

To help, the Iowa Center for the Book provides numerous resources for reviews, discussion questions and any other materials to help assist in constructive conversation. If you have any questions or would like a copy of theses novels, talk to the library staff!
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11/09/2020
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November is Picture-Book Month! Check out these classic picture books in the Loras College Library PreK-12 collection. Which one is your childhood favorite?

 

book cover for bedtime for francesbook cover for blueberries for salcaps for sale book covercorduroy book coverbook cover for curious george

book cover harold and the purple crayonbook cover mike mulligan and his steam shovelbook cover harry the dirty dogbook cover make way for ducklingsbook cover for madeline

book cover millions of catsbook cover owl moonbook cover strega nonabook cover the little housethe snowy day book cover

book cover the little red henthe story of ferdinandbook cover a color of his ownbook cover the carrot seedbook cover little bear

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11/02/2020
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November is Native American Heritage month, when the Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Administration, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art, National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution and United States Holocaust Memorial Museum join in paying tribute to the rich ancestry and traditions of Native Americans. More about Native American Heritage month.

Interested in researching or reading about America's indigenous peoples? The Library has a new "research and reading" guide available. Visit the Recommended Reading tab of the guide for books about the history, literature, and biography of Native Americans.

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