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SOUTHWEST IOWA – Area school officials are waiting for guidance related to removing books from school libraries that have descriptions or depictions of sex acts.

JOSEPH — Libraries dont just check out books: Increasingly, theyre offering Libraries of Things — collections of useful items that patrons can check out without having to buy them.

Libraries dont just check out books: Increasingly, theyre offering Libraries of Things — collections of useful items that patrons can check out without having to buy them.

The Armstrong-Osborne Talladega Public Library Board spent about 30 minutes in executive session Monday afternoon to discuss “good name and character,” one of the few conditions under which a public

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“The Highland City Club of Talladega, founded in 1895, held its first meeting of the season on Thursday, October 5, 2023, at the lovely home of Mrs. Wallis Elliott, Jr.,”

The Armstrong-Osborne Public Library in Talladega has been awarded $20,000 to upgrade and update the computer lab. And not a minute too soon, according to library director Vicky Harkins.

OSKALOOSA — Like many public institutions, libraries suffered during the lockdown stage of the COVID-19 pandemic. In Oskaloosa, however, things are starting to look up again.

Mark your calendars for the Friends of the Art Circle Public Library Fall Book, Bling and Bake Sale in the Cumberland Meeting Room at the Art Circle Public Library on

Lets test your knowledge with todays quiz from Bill Flick.