Indianola Public Library

11/26/2021

Here are a few of my winter goals for this year!

Comment down below to mention a few of your winter goals!

-Kelsey

#wintergoals #refdesk #librarianlife #readingabook #readbythefireplace #librarianproblems #winter2021 #supportyourlocallibrary #ipl #indianolapubliclibrary #thinkindianolafirst

Here are a few of my winter goals for this year!

Comment down below to mention a few of your winter goals!

-Kelsey

#wintergoals #refdesk #librarianlife #readingabook #readbythefireplace #librarianproblems #winter2021 #supportyourlocallibrary #ipl #indianolapubliclibrary #thinkindianolafirst

11/25/2021

We're so thankful for our library! Play reading bingo, have a happy turkey day, and see you soon! #gobblegobble #thanksgiving #happyturkeyday #IPL #books #reading #storytime #bingo #readtome #readaloud #book #libraries #turkeys #are #friends

We're so thankful for our library! Play reading bingo, have a happy turkey day, and see you soon! #gobblegobble #thanksgiving #happyturkeyday #IPL #books #reading #storytime #bingo #readtome #readaloud #book #libraries #turkeys #are #friends

11/24/2021

We're hiring! Head to https://indianolaiowa.applicantpro.com/jobs/2085979.html for more information and to apply today!

We're hiring! Head to https://indianolaiowa.applicantpro.com/jobs/2085979.html for more information and to apply today!

11/23/2021

Do you have extra wrapping paper collecting dust? Old gift labels you won't be using this year? Donate to the library's Gift Wrapping Workshop edition of our Craft & Chat series. We'll take paper, labels, gift boxes, and tape. Donations can be dropped off at the front desk. Your donation will be very much appreciated! #ipl #thinkindianolafirst #craftandchat #indianolapubliclibrary #supportyourlocallibrary #locallibrary #indianolaiowa #publiclibrary #libraryprograms

Do you have extra wrapping paper collecting dust? Old gift labels you won't be using this year? Donate to the library's Gift Wrapping Workshop edition of our Craft & Chat series. We'll take paper, labels, gift boxes, and tape. Donations can be dropped off at the front desk. Your donation will be very much appreciated! #ipl #thinkindianolafirst #craftandchat #indianolapubliclibrary #supportyourlocallibrary #locallibrary #indianolaiowa #publiclibrary #libraryprograms

11/23/2021

The Year is 2004. The word flash mob has just been added to the dictionary, Shrek 2 is the most popular movie, and The Tale of Despereaux has just been published. This timeless tale involves a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread. Check out this Newbery winner at the Indianola Public Library today! #Despereaux #mouse #soup #spool #thread #ipl #libraries #readtome #bookpicks #timeless #library #book #read #shrek #Two

The Year is 2004. The word flash mob has just been added to the dictionary, Shrek 2 is the most popular movie, and The Tale of Despereaux has just been published. This timeless tale involves a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread. Check out this Newbery winner at the Indianola Public Library today! #Despereaux #mouse #soup #spool #thread #ipl #libraries #readtome #bookpicks #timeless #library #book #read #shrek #Two

11/22/2021

Have a happy Thanksgiving! - Your IPL staff #indianolapubiclibrary #library #reading #ipl #thinkindianolafirst #yourfriendlyneighborhoodlibrarians #LibrariesTransform #Thanksgiving

Have a happy Thanksgiving! - Your IPL staff #indianolapubiclibrary #library #reading #ipl #thinkindianolafirst #yourfriendlyneighborhoodlibrarians #LibrariesTransform #Thanksgiving

11/19/2021

Can you tell who my favorite author is? I've been devouring Sarah J. Maas's novels and currently I'm reading Throne of Glass. I've heard many good things about this series and it may get me out of my reading slump!

"After serving out a year of hard labor in the salt mines of Endovier for her crimes, 18-year-old assassin Celaena Sardothien is dragged before the Crown Prince. Prince Dorian offers her her freedom on one condition: she must act as his champion in a competition to find a new royal assassin.

Her opponents are men-thieves and assassins and warriors from across the empire, each sponsored by a member of the king's council. If she beats her opponents in a series of eliminations, she'll serve the kingdom for four years and then be granted her freedom. Celaena finds her training sessions with the captain of the guard, Westfall, challenging and exhilarating. But she's bored stiff by court life. Things get a little more interesting when the prince starts to show interest in her ... but it's the gruff Captain Westfall who seems to understand her best.

Then one of the other contestants turns up dead ... quickly followed by another. Can Celaena figure out who the killer is before she becomes a victim? As the young assassin investigates, her search leads her to discover a greater destiny than she could possibly have imagined."

-Summary from goodreads.com

This book is available for checkout.

-Kelsey

#sarahjmaas #TOG #throneofglass #supportyourlocallibrary #refdesk #ipl #indianolapubiclibrary #library #librarianproblems #librarianlife #bookseries #celaenasardothien

Can you tell who my favorite author is? I've been devouring Sarah J. Maas's novels and currently I'm reading Throne of Glass. I've heard many good things about this series and it may get me out of my reading slump!

"After serving out a year of hard labor in the salt mines of Endovier for her crimes, 18-year-old assassin Celaena Sardothien is dragged before the Crown Prince. Prince Dorian offers her her freedom on one condition: she must act as his champion in a competition to find a new royal assassin.

Her opponents are men-thieves and assassins and warriors from across the empire, each sponsored by a member of the king's council. If she beats her opponents in a series of eliminations, she'll serve the kingdom for four years and then be granted her freedom. Celaena finds her training sessions with the captain of the guard, Westfall, challenging and exhilarating. But she's bored stiff by court life. Things get a little more interesting when the prince starts to show interest in her ... but it's the gruff Captain Westfall who seems to understand her best.

Then one of the other contestants turns up dead ... quickly followed by another. Can Celaena figure out who the killer is before she becomes a victim? As the young assassin investigates, her search leads her to discover a greater destiny than she could possibly have imagined."

-Summary from goodreads.com

This book is available for checkout.

-Kelsey

#sarahjmaas #TOG #throneofglass #supportyourlocallibrary #refdesk #ipl #indianolapubiclibrary #library #librarianproblems #librarianlife #bookseries #celaenasardothien

11/18/2021

If you are wondering what to do with an old board game that sits in the closet all year long, bring it to the library! If you have multiple games - even better!

These items will be used for a new and exciting program, so be on the lookout!

Stop by the front desk and one of us will take it off of your hands! ♟🎲

If you are wondering what to do with an old board game that sits in the closet all year long, bring it to the library! If you have multiple games - even better!

These items will be used for a new and exciting program, so be on the lookout!

Stop by the front desk and one of us will take it off of your hands! ♟🎲

11/18/2021

By age 3 the brain is more than twice as active as an adult's and stays that way for the first 10 years of life. Come to the library and feed your brain! (statistics from literacyproj.org) #brainfood #books #reading #earlyliteracy #libraries #librarystuff #learning #facts #ipl #readtome #publiclibraries #are #free #happy #reading #to #me

By age 3 the brain is more than twice as active as an adult's and stays that way for the first 10 years of life. Come to the library and feed your brain! (statistics from literacyproj.org) #brainfood #books #reading #earlyliteracy #libraries #librarystuff #learning #facts #ipl #readtome #publiclibraries #are #free #happy #reading #to #me

11/17/2021

November is our Friends of the Library membership drive! The Friends support library projects and events, including all summer events! Join today to make a difference at your library. http://www.indianolaiowa.gov/848/Friends-of-the-Library #IPL #friends #friendsofthelibrary #supportlibraries #giveback #thinkindianolafirst #thankfulforfriends

Join now!

https://www.indianolaiowa.gov/832/Library

11/16/2021

We have Wonder Books! What are Wonder Books? Well, they're magic. They can read to you at the touch of a button! This is a wonderful new section of our library that will be expanding so stay tuned #wonder #wonderful #libraries #ipl #Wondrous #bookpicks #entertain #books #readtome #reading #rainbow #just #library #things #publiclibrary

11/12/2021

It's meme Friday! This meme never fails to make me laugh, do you recognize it? 🤣
-Kelsey

#memepost #librarymeme #library #libraries #supportyourlocallibrary #ipl #indianolapubliclibrary #thinkindianolafirst #refdesk #reading #fakelibrarystats #funny

It's meme Friday! This meme never fails to make me laugh, do you recognize it? 🤣
-Kelsey

#memepost #librarymeme #library #libraries #supportyourlocallibrary #ipl #indianolapubliclibrary #thinkindianolafirst #refdesk #reading #fakelibrarystats #funny

11/11/2021

Today we celebrate and thank our veterans, especially our very own, Jody and Jacy. To all those who have served, and those who continue to serve… thank you for your service and Happy Veterans Day! #VeteransDay #veterans #librarianlife #library #ipl #indianolapubiclibrary #thinkindianolafirst #yourfriendlyneighborhoodlibrarians #HereToHelp #publicservice #hereforyou #LibrariesTransform

Today we celebrate and thank our veterans, especially our very own, Jody and Jacy. To all those who have served, and those who continue to serve… thank you for your service and Happy Veterans Day! #VeteransDay #veterans #librarianlife #library #ipl #indianolapubiclibrary #thinkindianolafirst #yourfriendlyneighborhoodlibrarians #HereToHelp #publicservice #hereforyou #LibrariesTransform

11/09/2021

Give me some space! Cats in space? You bet! CatStronauts and Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat are out of this world, check one out today 💫 #givemesomespace #space #ipl #reading #ready #read #readers #spacialawareness #upinthesky #pluto #saturn #aliens #adventure #kidprotagonist #library

Give me some space! Cats in space? You bet! CatStronauts and Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat are out of this world, check one out today 💫 #givemesomespace #space #ipl #reading #ready #read #readers #spacialawareness #upinthesky #pluto #saturn #aliens #adventure #kidprotagonist #library

11/07/2021

As I'm writing my reasons for choosing Have We Met? by Camille Baker as this week's book pick, I'm also looking into the opinions of others who have read it so I can give you all a well rounded view. This is the first time I've been genuinely nervous to find spoilers! In this line of work *a lot* of media is spoiled for me. I can't possibly read every single book before looking at reviews to pick it for a book pick, select it for purchase, or schedule it for a book club meeting. Normally that doesn't bother me in the least! This time, I'm on page 185 of 256 (oh no I just peeked at the last page) and I'm terrified I won't get to learn the outcome by reading it myself in the old fashioned way.

That's all to say, I REALLY like this book. Let's gloss past the part where I'm known as a huge horror, scifi/fantasy, and graphic novel fan, because I honestly love a good romance too. Have We Met? does get a little spooky; the main character is thrust into the dating scene by a mysterious app that appears on her phone during a dark and stormy night. Besides that, the story is comfortably realistic. There are a lot more characters that I can identify as people I know than I usually get to see in books, not as many bland archetypes, and the main character is imperfect in a likeable way.

I did promise opinions other than my own - and dodged some spoilers getting them - so here's what I found: most romance fans loved it! Of course, there were some side eyes at the weirdness of the "magical" app and a few awkward phrases that reviewers pointed out. If I'm being realistic, they're right. Fortunately, the huge diversity of backgrounds gave the story dimension and made it much more realistic even with the spooky app, and the casual tone made any awkward vocabulary feel like a stylistic choice. I sincerely hope the author takes some of the side characters and focuses future books on them!

As I'm writing my reasons for choosing Have We Met? by Camille Baker as this week's book pick, I'm also looking into the opinions of others who have read it so I can give you all a well rounded view. This is the first time I've been genuinely nervous to find spoilers! In this line of work *a lot* of media is spoiled for me. I can't possibly read every single book before looking at reviews to pick it for a book pick, select it for purchase, or schedule it for a book club meeting. Normally that doesn't bother me in the least! This time, I'm on page 185 of 256 (oh no I just peeked at the last page) and I'm terrified I won't get to learn the outcome by reading it myself in the old fashioned way.

That's all to say, I REALLY like this book. Let's gloss past the part where I'm known as a huge horror, scifi/fantasy, and graphic novel fan, because I honestly love a good romance too. Have We Met? does get a little spooky; the main character is thrust into the dating scene by a mysterious app that appears on her phone during a dark and stormy night. Besides that, the story is comfortably realistic. There are a lot more characters that I can identify as people I know than I usually get to see in books, not as many bland archetypes, and the main character is imperfect in a likeable way.

I did promise opinions other than my own - and dodged some spoilers getting them - so here's what I found: most romance fans loved it! Of course, there were some side eyes at the weirdness of the "magical" app and a few awkward phrases that reviewers pointed out. If I'm being realistic, they're right. Fortunately, the huge diversity of backgrounds gave the story dimension and made it much more realistic even with the spooky app, and the casual tone made any awkward vocabulary feel like a stylistic choice. I sincerely hope the author takes some of the side characters and focuses future books on them!

11/06/2021

Friendly reminder to turn your clocks back tonight! #ipl #HereToHelp #yourfriendlyneighborhoodlibrarians

Friendly reminder to turn your clocks back tonight! #ipl #HereToHelp #yourfriendlyneighborhoodlibrarians

11/05/2021

Looking for a new TV series or movie? Do you have a favorite book that you wish were a series or movie?

Check out these books to film adaptation to see if your favorite book is a series or movie!

These books are available for checkout.

-Kelsey

#booktomovie #booktoseries #booktok #refdesk #librarianlife #ipl #indianolapubliclibrary #thinkindianolafirst #supportyourlocallibrary #movies #dune #chaoswalking

11/04/2021

The library community mourns the loss of Charles Ginter, Indianola Public Library Director from 1970-1997.

Under his leadership, the library successfully weathered a major censorship challenge, installed the first computerized library system, and raised funds to build the library at 207 N. B St – just to name a few of his accomplishments.

His whimsical humor, wide-ranging interests, and love for the library made him a favorite to patrons and staff alike.

Charles was truly a treasure to our community, and we will miss him.

-Michele Patrick, Library Director

The library community mourns the loss of Charles Ginter, Indianola Public Library Director from 1970-1997.

Under his leadership, the library successfully weathered a major censorship challenge, installed the first computerized library system, and raised funds to build the library at 207 N. B St – just to name a few of his accomplishments.

His whimsical humor, wide-ranging interests, and love for the library made him a favorite to patrons and staff alike.

Charles was truly a treasure to our community, and we will miss him.

-Michele Patrick, Library Director

11/04/2021

Looking to uncover the Secret of the Seasons? Have you ever wondered where the sun goes at night? The Indianola Public Library has you covered! This book (and many more!) are available for adventure. Check one out today! #IPL2021 #nature #seasonal #seasons #mystery #sunrise #sunset #libraries #ipl #adventure #bookpicks #in #our #orbit #ftw

Looking to uncover the Secret of the Seasons? Have you ever wondered where the sun goes at night? The Indianola Public Library has you covered! This book (and many more!) are available for adventure. Check one out today! #IPL2021 #nature #seasonal #seasons #mystery #sunrise #sunset #libraries #ipl #adventure #bookpicks #in #our #orbit #ftw

11/03/2021

Will you ESCAPE the room? Teens grades 6 - 12 only. Link in bio OR Register here: https://forms.gle/1iCHzCzQqdN9ZGbd9 #ipl #thinkindianolafirst #libraryprograms #publiclibrary #escaperoom #pizza #whodoesntlikepizza #didwementiontherewillbepizza

Will you ESCAPE the room? Teens grades 6 - 12 only. Link in bio OR Register here: https://forms.gle/1iCHzCzQqdN9ZGbd9 #ipl #thinkindianolafirst #libraryprograms #publiclibrary #escaperoom #pizza #whodoesntlikepizza #didwementiontherewillbepizza