Today is the first annual National Day of Listening, sponsored by StoryCorps. The purpose of the day is to encourage you to listen to and record a story from the life of a relative or friend. The day after Thanksgiving is ideal since many people have the day off from work, and many families gather [...]
Here’s hoping you have a safe and wonderful Thanksgiving day! Both Davenport library buildings will be closed today; they will both reopen bright and early tomorrow morning at 9:30am.
That wonderful day is coming when family is around, turkey is on the table and football is on the TV – Thanksgiving day. Thanksgiving was not always celebrated on the 4th Thursday in November nor were the main foods always turkey, sweet potatoes and green bean casserole.
The first US Thanksgiving was held between September 21 [...]
It’s Thanksgiving and it’s your turn to cook! What to do? It can be especially unnerving if this is your first time cooking for all the relatives. Relax — it’s actually easier than you think. Here are a few tips:
1) Delegate. Have each guest (or family unit) bring a dish to [...]
For those who don’t like parades or football, try a Thanksgiving movie:
Alice’s Restaurant (1969) – Arlo Guthrie
Arlo Guthrie’s song is converted into a motion picture. Arlo goes to see Alice for Thanksgivng and as a favor takes her trash to the dump. When the dump is closed, he drops it on top of another pile [...]
The Iowa High School Football championships will be played today and tomorrow at the UNI Dome in Cedar Falls. High school football, with it’s cheerleaders, marching bands and Homecoming traditions is part coming-of-age, part serious sport marked by chilly night games played under the lights.
Theron Hopkins set out across the country on a 20-week coast-to-coast [...]
Just a reminder that both Davenport Library buildings will be closed today for a staff in-service. This gives us a chance to participate in in-depth training, learn new procedures, prepare for the future and help ensure continued great service at the library. Both buildings will reopen tomorrow at 9:30am.
Agnes Shanklin, a 40-year-old schoolteacher from Ohio, is still reeling from the tragedies of the Great War and the influenza epidemic. A modest inheritance allows her to take the trip of a lifetime and travel to Egypt and the Holy Land. Arriving just as the Cairo Peace Conference of 1921 begins, Agnes becomes an observer [...]
As autumn fades and winter arrives, we look forward to the holidays of the season to brighten the cold and gray days ahead – from Thanksgiving to Super Bowl Sunday and beyond, there are all kinds of reasons and excuses to get together with friends and family. And to eat, of course!
It’s easy to eat [...]
November 16-22 is National Games and Puzzles Week.
Have you ever wanted to learn how to play chess?
Try The Art of Chess by Colleen Schafroth.
Have you ever needed help with a crossword clue?
Try the Merriam Webster’s Crossword Puzzle Dictionary.
Have you ever wanted to play a fast-paced video or computer game?
Try Kung Fu Panda or I [...]
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