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Guide content supports the teaching and research goals of multiple departments on campus. Content represents a non-exhaustive selection of essential resources and tools for engaging a wide range of backgrounds and viewpoints. 

Welcome to the Perch

The Perch with two circles with a bird alitThe Perch is a reimagined space on the first floor of the Main Library, offering a curated collection of newspapers, literary journals, and magazines focused on news, commentary, and opinion—open to all and especially valuable as a classroom for creative, process-based research. 

Book your class using our online instruction request form. Contact andrea-anderson@uiowa.edu for additional questions. 

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