{"id":15303,"date":"2012-03-19T08:00:40","date_gmt":"2012-03-19T14:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs2.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/?p=15303"},"modified":"2012-03-13T17:49:33","modified_gmt":"2012-03-13T23:49:33","slug":"international-ideas-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/international-ideas-month\/","title":{"rendered":"International Ideas Month"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Idea_Great.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15342\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Idea_Great.jpg?resize=292%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"292\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Idea_Great.jpg?resize=292%2C300&amp;ssl=1 292w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Idea_Great.jpg?w=315&amp;ssl=1 315w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 292px) 100vw, 292px\" \/><\/a>According to <em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/rivershare.polarislibrary.com\/search\/searchresults.aspx?ctx=16.1033.0.0.1&amp;type=Keyword&amp;term=chases%20calendar%20of%20events&amp;by=KW&amp;sort=RELEVANCE&amp;limit=TOM=*&amp;query=&amp;page=0\" target=\"_blank\">Chase&#8217;s Calendar of Events<\/a><\/strong><\/em>, March is International Ideas Month &#8211; dedicated to all ideas &#8211; large or small, great, and \u00a0not-so-great.<\/p>\n<p>I used to have a colleague at Davenport Library who was known for her enthusiasm for &#8220;ideas.&#8221; It was infectious and fun &#8211; sometimes they worked and sometimes they didn&#8217;t get very far at all.<\/p>\n<p>What&#8217;s the best idea you ever had &#8211; at work or in your personal life? Maybe an idea for a patent? The Davenport Public Library is now the <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/pr\/April\/united-states-patent-and-trademark-office\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em><strong>official Patent &amp; Trademark\u00a0\u00a0Resource Center<\/strong><\/em> \u00a0<\/a>for the state of Iowa. If you have an idea for a revolutionary mousetrap, or toothbrush, you may want to check out Davenport Library&#8217;s patent resources.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to Chase&#8217;s Calendar of Events, March is International Ideas Month &#8211; dedicated to all ideas &#8211; large or small, great, and \u00a0not-so-great. 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