26 Jan 2021

Upper Iowa University Announces Fall 2020 Dean's List

By Mike Van Sickle

FAYETTE, IOWA (January 26, 2021) — Upper Iowa University has announced the Dean's List for the 2020 Fall Semester. To be honored, a student must have earned a minimum 3.50 grade-point average and be enrolled as a full-time student. The honorees included:

26 Jan 2021

#ColorOurCollections Volume Four: Architecture of Scott County Hosted by the Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center

By Kathryn Kuntz

DAVENPORT, IOWA (January 26, 2021) — Join our annual coloring event by picking up your colored pencils, crayons, or markers to embellish images from the Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center!

26 Jan 2021

Iowa's Unemployment Rate Falls to 3.1 Percent in December

By Iowa Workforce Development

DES MOINES, IOWA (January 26, 2021) — Iowa’s seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate was 3.1 percent in December, a large drop from the November revised rate of 3.8 percent. The state’s jobless rate was 2.8 percent one year ago. The US unemployment rate remained at 6.7 percent in December.

26 Jan 2021

WWI Lecture Series: Unrestricted Submarine Warfare and The Zimmermann Note Hosted by the Davenport Public Library

By Lexie Reiling

DAVENPORT, IOWA (January 26, 2021) — Join Kevin Braafladt, the Army Sustainment Command Deputy Historian at the Rock Island Arsenal, and the Army Sustainment Command History Office on Wednesday, February 10, 6PM, in exploring the history of WWI through a discussion of Unrestricted Submarine Warfare and The Zimmermann Note.

26 Jan 2021

Ascentra and Its Members Raise $23,350, Equivalent to 116,750 Meals, for the River Bend Foodbank

By Barry Shaw

BETTENDORF, IOWA (January 26, 2021) — With local food insecurity at an all-time high, the members of Ascentra Credit Union, through an auto-loan promotion, generated $23,350 to be donated to the River Bend Foodbank. The donation will provide approximately 116,750 meals for local families in the Quad Cities, Clinton, and Muscatine communities in which we serve.

26 Jan 2021

Library Lovers Month Presented by the Davenport Public Library

By Lexie Reiling

DAVENPORT, IOWA (January 26, 2021) — February is Library Lovers Month! Libraries are so much more than just places you can go to check out books or use the computers. Join us Thursday, February 4, 3PM as our librarian talks about various databases that are available for you to use for free with your library card!

26 Jan 2021

Monmouth College's Student Senate Starts Scots Care Fund for Students Hit Hard by Pandemic

By Duane Bonifer

MONMOUTH, ILLINOIS (January 26, 2021) — Monmouth College's student government has continued a campus tradition of “looking out for each other,” raising more than $23,000 for an emergency fund to help students who have been hit especially hard by the COVID-19 pandemic.

26 Jan 2021

Opening the Box: Introduction to Archives and Manuscript Collections Presented by the Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center

By Kathryn Kuntz

DAVENPORT, IOWA (January 26, 2021) — Join us the first Friday of every month beginning Friday, February 5, 2:30PM, to explore and learn about the curious world of archives and manuscripts at the Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center. Each month, we will cover a different topic relating to the use and study of archives and manuscripts.

26 Jan 2021

City of Rock Island Selects Quad Cities Chamber to Manage Downtown

By Erin Platt

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (January 26, 2021) — The City of Rock Island’s city council approved a contract with the Quad Cities Chamber to provide downtown place management services effective immediately.

25 Jan 2021

World Read Aloud Day Hosted by the Davenport Public Library

By Lexie Reiling

 

DAVENPORT, IOWA (January 25, 2021) It's World Read Aloud Day! Join us on Wednesday, February 3, 3PM, on Facebook Live as one of our librarians reads her favorite story out loud to you.

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