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The M.A. in LIS program at the University of Iowa is accredited by the American Library Association Committee on Accreditation, with the status of Continued accreditation. The next comprehensive review visit scheduled for Spring 2023. Watch Our Video - Teacher Librarian Program Digitizing Mason City’s Architectural Heritage Watch Our Video - BLIS Program The University of Iowa - Main Library Carl Orgren Honorary Student Scholarship Fund SLIS Health Librarianship Training Offers Theoretical Framework and Practical Experience Learn more about LISSO Make Your Own: Valentine's Day Cards February 11, 5:00pm to 6:00pm Seamans Center Engineering Library-2001C 103 South Capitol St. Iowa City, IA 52240 Want to impress your friends and family with fun and unique valentine cards? Learn about paper folding to create a pop-up cards with lights. Taught by Deanne Wortman, NEXUS. Learn more here. Art at the End of the World Book Club February 12, 6:00pm to 7:00pm Public Space One 120 North Dubuque St. Iowa City, IA 52245 THE WORLD IS ENDING! Again. Doomsdayers and apocalyptic prophets have warned of coming calamity for millennia. Still, humanity persists. This book club explores world endings in literature. This week’s book is Severance by Ling Ma. This UI Stanley Museum of Art program is... More... Iowa Bibliophiles "The Photobook: Heavy Hits & New Trends" February 12, 6:30pm to 8:00pm University of Iowa Main Library Special Collections Reading Room, 3rd Floor 125 West Washington St. Iowa City, IA 52242 Iowa Bibliophiles presents David Johnson's "The Photobook: Heavy Hits and New Trends" Join David Johnson, Visiting Assistant Professor in Photography, as he presents “The Photobook.” During this conversation, he will discuss some of the essential historical photobooks... More... Bodies, Motion, Spaces and Species: An Active Approach to Histories of the Horse and Humans February 13, 5:00pm to 7:00pm University of Iowa Main Library, Main Library Gallery 125 West Washington St. Iowa City, IA 52242 In the past, the embodied lives of horses and people were deeply intertwined on a daily basis. But what did that feel like? Using vision, motion and our kinesthetic senses, can we activate our historical imaginations to better grasp what Iowa life was like when horses and humans depended upon... More... Illustrated Natural History in Victorian Britain February 21, 11:00am to 12:15pm University of Iowa Main Library, Special Collections 125 West Washington St. Iowa City, IA 52242 Elizabeth Yale is a historian of science and the book in the early modern world. She received her PhD in the history of science from Harvard University in 2008. She has previously taught at Harvard and Western Carolina University. She joined the History Department at the University of Iowa in... More... Art at the End of the World Book Club February 26, 6:00pm to 7:00pm Public Space One 120 North Dubuque St. Iowa City, IA 52245 THE WORLD IS ENDING! Again. Doomsdayers and apocalyptic prophets have warned of coming calamity for millennia. Still, humanity persists. This book club explores world endings in literature. This week’s book is Who Fears Death by Nnedi Okorafor. This UI Stanley Museum of... More... Curator Guided Tour: The Pull of Horses on National and Local Histories and Identities February 27, 4:00pm University of Iowa Main Library, Main Library Gallery 125 West Washington St. Iowa City, IA 52242 Join curators Kim Marra and Mark Anderson for a more in-depth look at their exhibition, The Pull of Horses on National and Local Histories and Identities . On this guided tour, hear fascinating stories not originally included in the exhibit, learn more about some of the curators'... More... Alumni Spotlights Laura Riskedahl Makes Space for Innovation Read more here. Karina Cutler-Lake Discusses SLIS as Foundation for Career as Art Professor Read more here. News & Events [ OLDER ITEMS ] -- IDPH Project Connects Health Info and Libraries The Iowa Department of Public Health is piloting the "Harnessing the Power of Iowa's Libraries" project in Perry and Cedar Rapids. The program... Read more North Liberty Community Library's Unique Collection The North Liberty Community Library's unique collection of over 250 individual cake pans has been noticed by national food site,... Read more Retired Cedar Rapids Teacher Librarian Given Award Retired Cedar Rapids teacher librarian Donna Koch was awarded the Everyday Heroes award in November. Koch established the first school library in... Read more Prof. Iulian Vamanu Interviewed about User Relationships with Social Media Professor Iulian Vamanu was interviewed on Iowa Public Radio for his expertise on questions regarding the unique challenges of our relationship to... Read more more More News & Events... 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