Reading Lolita in Dubuque

In observance of Banned Books Week, September 27 through October 4, 2008, Carnegie-Stout Public Library is hosting Reading Lolita in Dubuque, a program to encourage Dubuquers to celebrate the freedom to read by checking out Vladimir Nabokov’s highly controversial and frequently banned novel Lolita, along with Azar Nafisi's bestselling memoir Reading Lolita in Tehran.

Some Dubuquers have already started celebrating . . .


Dubuque City Manager Mike Van Milligen ~
 
Dubuque Police Chief Kim Wadding ~
 
Dubuque Public Health Specialist Mary Rose Corrigan~ 

To celebrate your freedom to read, go to Carnegie-Stout Public Library and check out copies of Lolita and Reading Lolita in Tehran!

Consumer Information Catalog

The Federal Citizen Information Center was established to help federal agencies and departments develop, promote and distribute useful consumer information to the public. One of the ways they do this is by publishing the Consumer Information Catalog four times a year.

Each quarter the catalog highlights the best new consumer publications, and it reviews those already listed in the catalog for accuracy. As you look through the catalog, you’ll see that some publications have prices and others do not. Booklets are offered for free to the consumer if the sponsoring agency pays the printing and distribution costs. Other booklets are printed by the Government Printing Office which sets prices to cover costs. Publication order forms are located in the back of the catalog.

Look for the newest copy of the Consumer Information Catalog at any public service desk at Carnegie-Stout Public Library, or visit the Federal Citizen Information Center website at www.pueblo.gsa.gov.

~ Colleen, Adult Services

Iowa Floods: Information and News

2008 Flood Resource Center New 6/16/08
State of Iowa

Iowa Road Closures, Travel Advisories and Maps
Iowa 511 Traveler Information


Flood Safety
Iowa Department of Transportation


Flood-Related Disease Precautions and Information
Iowa Department of Health


Iowa State Agencies Assisting in Disaster Recovery
Iowa Governor's Office

Individual Disaster Assistance
Iowa Department of Human Services

June Severe Weather
Iowa Homeland Security & Emergency Management

National Weather Service
NOAA

Flood Clean Up
Iowa State University Extension


Iowa Flood News
Des Moines Register

Iowa Natural Disasters 2008
Iowa Public Television

Iowa Flood News, Pictures, and Stories
48Web Consulting

National Dog Bite Prevention Week

The third full week of May is National Dog Bite Prevention Week.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, dogs bite more than 4.7 million people a year, most of whom are children.

To learn how to prevent dog bites, check out these websites:

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


• American Veterinary Medical Association


• United States Postal Services


• City of Dubuque Health Services

~ Mike, Adult Services

Renewable Books and Dystopian Visions

In anticipation of tomorrow's visit by Dubuque Mayor Roy Buol, we compiled a list of some recently published nonfiction books on environmental issues. This list also includes a summary of Carnegie-Stout Public Library's Research Databases which feature in-depth articles about the environment, global warming, and climate change.

In case you can't make it tomorrow, here's our list:

Renewable Books: Examples of Recent Nonfiction on Environmental Issues (PDF 334 KB)

We also made a list of novels and movies similar to Soylent Green:

Dystopian Visions: If You Enjoyed the 1973 Sci-Fi Thriller Soylent Green, You Might Like These . . . (PDF 313 KB)

Enjoy!

~ Mike, Adult Services

Dubuque BEARFACTS 1996 to 2006

Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Facts, or BEARFACTS, are short computer-generated profiles for states, counties, and metropolitan statistical areas.

The Dubuque profile for 1996 to 2006 describes personal income using current estimates, growth rates, and includes a breakdown of sources of personal income.

Thanks to the State Data Center of Iowa for highlighting this information. The State Data Center of Iowa is our source for population, housing, business and government statistics about Iowa, including data from the U.S. Census Bureau, Iowa state agencies, and other state and federal sources.

~ Mike, Adult Services

Governor Chet Culver Proposes Library Cuts

Thanks very much to the Dubuque Telegraph Herald and Des Moines Register for their editorials opposing Iowa Governor Chet Culver's recent proposal to cut state spending on libraries by 18 percent, or over $1.1 million.

Under Governor Culver's proposal, Carnegie-Stout Public Library in Dubuque will lose more than $10,000, and the Dubuque County Library -- with branches in Farley, Holy Cross and Epworth, plus a bookmobile serving many more local communities -- will lose more than $7,000.

Surprisingly, Governor Culver's same budget proposal actually increases overall state spending by 6 percent.

To let Governor Culver and your state legislators know what you think about these proposed cuts to Iowa's libraries, please click on the following links:

Contact Governor Culver

Contact Your State Legislators

Thanks!

~ Mike in Adult Services

Iowa Precinct & Caucus Finder

The Iowa Secretary of State's website has a great search tool that will tell you what precinct you are in and where you vote. You just fill in your full name and zip code. You do have to already be registered to vote for this tool to work. The page is headed "Am I Registered to Vote?" but the results page will give you your precinct.

"Am I Registered To Vote in Iowa?":
http://www.sos.state.ia.us/elections/VoterReg/RegToVote/search.aspx

See also, "Find Your Polling Place": http://www.sos.state.ia.us/elections/VoterReg/PollingPlace/search.aspx

For the Democratic caucus, there is also a search tool that will tell you where to go to caucus by your street address: http://www.iowafirstcaucus.org/caucus_finder.php

The Republicans do not have a search tool, but their list is at:
http://www.iowagop.net/county.asp?c=146&guidFund=55

Note that voters in Precinct 41 (both Democrats and Republicans) were supposed to meet at Breitbach's Restaurant in Balltown for their caucus. Hopefully, there will be an announcement soon about an alternate site.

~ Allison, Adult Services

Mainstream Resource Guide 2007

The Dubuque Homeless Advisory Committee has published a 12-page Mainstream Resource Guide (PDF - 928 KB).

Designed to be easy to read and small enough to carry in a pocket, this resource guide contains important information for people who are homeless and need immediate help. Topics include:

• Meal Sites and Food Supplies


• Housing and Clothing


• Health Services


• Counseling and Crisis Intervention


• Financial Assistance

The guide includes names, addresses, phone numbers, and hours of operation for more than 60 social services agencies and community organizations, as well as a color map of Dubuque with agency locations.

Mainstream Resource Guide (PDF - 928 KB)