Back in 1994, Council Bluffs teenager Cait Irwin was battling depression. “It was extreme,” she told The Nonpareil in a recent interview. So much so that Irwin had to be treated at a behavioral health ...

Collectors with a love of medical history are bidding up the price of arcane texts; ‘I don’t need a car, but I certainly need ...

If you made a New Year’s resolution to exercise and need a little help to get started, then the St. Joseph Public Library has some book suggestions for you. The ...

Authors from Emily Henry to R.F. Kuang to Gregory Maguire all have special editions of some of their most beloved books — see ...

Senior Center RecPlex, Sunshine Book Delivery (home delivery of library materials to residents of Centerville and Washington Twp.), speaker’s bureau (presentations by library staff on a variety of ...

Has this ever happened to you at the library? You go in to get a book. You checked the card catalog and it says it’s in. You ...

The most popular adult ebook was Gabrielle Zevin’s “Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow,” which was the Everybody Reads pick ...

In the rich tapestry of Indian art, few names resonate as profoundly as Ram Kumar’s. Known for his evocative landscapes and ...

A new picture book about civil rights icon John Lewis has a local author, a local illustrator and a unique backstory.

The internet hasn’t killed off the mail-order catalog.  Discover a list of popular mail order catalogs from ...

In 2024, the library had 27,281 checkouts from the library and 20,325 on Libby. There are 2,105 people who have library cards with MCPL. Of those cardholders, 451 use Libby. We se ...