Classes & Workshops

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getting started with google drive

Friday, May 3, 2024 - 10:30am

Online

Sometimes you need a handy way to create, edit, and share documents online: maybe you’re editing a friend’s resume, dividing up tasks for an event you’re organizing with others, or sharing a video that’s too big to be sent over e-mail. Google...

Adults Classes & Workshops Science & Technology
Google maps tips and tricks

Thursday, May 16, 2024 - 10:30am

Digital Media Lab

Are you planning your summer travels? Let's look at Google Maps together! This essential resource is handy as both a website and app for travel and armchair exploration. We'll start with the basics of selecting locations, navigating...

Adults Classes & Workshops Science & Technology
making diy foam stamps using cricut

Sunday, May 19, 2024 - 12:30pm

Digital Media Lab

In this workshop, we will create designs (or feel free to bring one that you’ve already made), cut the designs out of foam using a Cricut, and construct our stamps with glue and a sturdy backing. Your foam stamps can be used with inkpads to create...

Adults Teens Arts & Crafting Classes & Workshops Science & Technology
try this: artificial intelligence

Tuesday, June 11, 2024 - 6:30pm

Digital Media Lab

You need first-hand experience with AI to fully understand the hype! In this workshop, we'll generate text, images, and music with various online tools.  You'll leave with a better ability to identify AI-created content and ideas for how you might...

Adults Teens Classes & Workshops Science & Technology
Recover an ugly book

Thursday, June 20, 2024 - 6:30pm

Digital Media Lab

Bring in a couple of your paperback books with misleading or unpleasant cover designs, and we'll create custom book jackets! After measuring your book, we'll use Canva to make a template you can fill with their clip art, background images you find...

Adults Teens Arts & Crafting Classes & Workshops
try this: digital audiobooks

Friday, June 21, 2024 - 10:30am

Digital Media Lab

If you haven't made the switch from books-on-CD to digital e-audiobooks, let us show you the way! The Iowa City Public Library has two sources for free digital audiobooks: Libby and Hoopla. We'll take a look at both interfaces during this session...

Adults Classes & Workshops Science & Technology
Try this: tai chi

Saturday, June 29, 2024 - 11:00am

Meeting Room A, Meeting Room B, Meeting Room C

As part of the Adult Summer Reading Program, local Taiji instructor Heaiming Chen of Four Hands Taiji, will lead us through an introduction to Taiji. Tai Chi (or Taiji) is a gentle, low-impact exercise that combines physical movement, breathing...

Adults Teens Classes & Workshops

Thursday, July 11, 2024 - 4:00pm

Meeting Room A, Meeting Room B, Meeting Room C

Roughly translated as "cuteness," kawaii describes the Japanese cultural trend of celebrating all things tiny and adorable. Join children's librarian Casey for a tutorial and experiment with drawing your favorite Pokemon characters...

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try this: photoshop's essential fixes

Thursday, July 11, 2024 - 6:30pm

Digital Media Lab

Learn how to use the library's Photoshop subscription to correct lighting, repair imperfections, and remove unwanted objects from your photos. Please register for a library computer with Photoshop or bring your own. Instructor: Charlie, Digital...

Adults Teens Classes & Workshops Science & Technology
try this: create a tunnel book

Thursday, July 18, 2024 - 6:30pm

Digital Media Lab

Make a 3D piece of art using folded paper and the library's Cricut! You'll have your choice of using this ready-made toadstool design or customizing your own design from scratch by attaching any shapes to the circular opening on each sheet. The end...

Adults Teens Arts & Crafting Classes & Workshops Science & Technology