Pohlen, Jerome.
Summary: This zany travel guide presents a more peculiar state than the Iowa Tourism Office might like out-of-towners to imagine. Leaving out the traditional scenic trips to the Mississippi River bluffs and the Amana Colonies, this guide will take the adventurous traveler to the future birthplace of Captain James T. Kirk, the home of the "Lonely Goat Herder" marionettes from The Sound of Music, and the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chicago Review Press 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.7 IOWA POHAtwood, Megan
Summary: When Olive makes up a story about a trip to Paris to impress her New York pen pal Molly, the lies quickly get out of hand, and threaten their long distance friendship.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint 2017
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC ATWNorthcott, Dennis.
Summary: Contains death records of more than 36,000 G.A.R. members, who served in regiments from 37 states and territories.
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Publisher / Publication Date: D. Northcott 2007
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: R GEN 973.76 NORSummary: A con man in the guise of a traveling salesman gets off the train in River City, Iowa. He convinces the town to finance a children's marching band instead of a pool hall. Special features include: 'Right Here in River City' Documentary and Introduction by Shirley Jones.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Bros. Entertainment 2010
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1 available in Musicals DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSICALS MUSBruce, Taylor
Summary: Inside Wildsam Iowa Prairie, you’ll find the deep story of the Hawkeye State; insider tips from America’s foremost school for writers; a roadtrip to legendary baseball diamonds, epic country fairs and ancient monuments; guides to small towns and surprising cities; interviews with award-winning novelists, community leaders, shopkeepers, farmers and crafters; delightful miscellany from the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wildsam Field Guides 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.77 IOWA PRAIRIE WILSummary: A silver-tongued swindler cons the people of River City, Iowa, into buying expensive musical instruments and uniforms for a planned boys' marching band. His scam is complicated by his feelings for the local librarian, who is also the only person in town who knows anything about music.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Walt Disney Home Entertainment 2003
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2 available in Musicals DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSICALS MUSSummary: The Jordan family has farmed in Iowa for generations. Due to the crisis of the '80s and '90s, they are in danger of losing the farm. One of the daughters comes back home to document the extraordinary efforts the family makes to keep their farm.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Genius Products 2006
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC TROMurray, Julie
Summary: Presents basic information about Iowa, including important cities, fun facts, and places of interest.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Big Buddy Books, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 977.7 MURAtwood, Megan
Summary: Pen pals Molly and Olive consider themselves best friends even though they have never actually met because Molly lives in New York City and Olive lives on a farm in Iowa--but when Olive finds a diamond bracelet in the grass the two girls start to wonder if they can finally get the money for one of them to visit the other.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Young Readers 2017
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC ATWSummary: The Rodgers & Hammerstein Collection contains film versions of the five major works by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, who helped define the American musical landscape and rewrite the direction of musical theater. After enjoying extremely successful careers working with others, Rodgers and Hammerstein first teamed up in 1943 for the prairie tale Oklahoma!, with songs including "Oh,...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment 2006
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Summary: The dramatic story of the methamphetamine epidemic of the 1980s as it sweeps the American heartland--a moving, very human account of one community's attempt to battle its way to a brighter future. Crystal meth is widely considered the world's most dangerous drug, but especially so in the small towns of the American heartland. Journalist Reding tells the story of Oelwein, Iowa (pop. 6,159),...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 362.29 REDSummary: Farce about an entire Iowa town that tries to give up smoking in order to win $25 million.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018
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Place a hold to request this item.Smiley, Jane.
Summary: On their farm in Denby, Iowa, Rosanna and Walter Langdon abide by time-honored values that they pass on to their five wildly different yet equally remarkable children: Frank, the brilliant, stubborn first-born; Joe, whose love of animals makes him the natural heir to his family's land; Lillian, an angelic child who enters a fairy-tale marriage with a man only she will fully know; Henry, the...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Audio 2014
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC SMISquire, Ann
Summary: Located in the heart of the Midwest, Iowa is filled with sprawling farms and welcoming communities. Readers will see what makes the state so great, from its local cuisine to its unique celebrations. They will also find out how Iowa’s government works, what role the state has played in U.S. history, and more.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 977.7 SQUAylesworth, Thomas G.
Summary: Discusses the geographical, historical, and cultural aspects of Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chelsea House 1987
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 977 AYLBivald, Katarina
Summary: It all began with a correspondence between two quite different women: 28-year-old Sara from Haninge, Sweden, and 65-year-old Amy from the small town of Broken Wheel, Iowa. After years of exchanging books, letters and thoughts on the meaning of literature and life, Sara, mousy, disheveled, who has never been anywhere in her life; has really lived only for her work in a beloved bookshop, which...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Audio 2016
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC BIVErickson, Lori
Summary: Whether you're a visitor or a local looking for something different, Iowa Off the Beaten Path shows you the Hawkeye State with new perspectives on timeless destinations and introduces you to those you never knew existed--from the best in local dining to quirky cultural tidbits to hidden attractions, unique finds, and unusual locales. So if you've "been there, done that" one too many times, get...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Globe Pequot, an imprint of Rowman & Littlefield 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.7704 ERIMcHugh, Laura.
Summary: Arrowood is the most ornate and beautiful of the grand historical houses that line the Mississippi River in southern Iowa. It has its own secrets and ghostly presence: It's where Arden's young twin sisters were abducted nearly twenty years ago, never to be seen again. Now, Arden has inherited Arrowood, and she returns to her childhood home determined to establish what really happened that...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC MCHSummary: Two reporters from a Chicago-based tabloid, along with an "angel expert", are asked to travel to rural Iowa to investigate a claim from an old woman that she shares her motel with a real, live archangel named Michael.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2009
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: A small-town family travels to the Iowa State Fair. The father is looking for a blue ribbon for his prize hog, Blue Boy, mom is looking for glory in her cooking, and the kids are looking for love. Lyrics and music by Oscar Hammerstein.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment 2005
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD STABaart, Nicole
Summary: Jessica Chamberlain, newly separated and living with her two sons in a small Iowa town, can't believe that a tragedy in another state could have anything to do with her. But when her phone rings one quiet morning, her world is shattered. As she tries to pick up the pieces and make sense of what went wrong, Jess begins to realize that a tragic death is just the beginning. Soon she is caught in a...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2018
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC BAAMehl, Nancy
Summary: Des Moines. When multiple corpses of young women are found-- strangled, hands and feet bound with red ribbon, and a wire angel in their hand-- it fits the MO of The Raggedy Man. But Ed Oliphant-- Kaely Quinn's father-- has been in prison for over twenty years. Did Ed train someone to be a copycat killer? In order to prevent more deaths, Kaely must come face-to-face with the man she's hated for...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group 2020