Children's Room Scenes
Week's Events
| Monday | |
 | 10:30-11:00 a.m. |
| Toddler Storytime with Nancy [more] | |
| Tuesday | |
| 10:30-11:00 a.m. |
| Toddler Storytime with Debb [more] | |
| Wednesday | |
| 10:30-11:00 a.m. |
| Preschool Storytime with Kathy [more] | |
| Thursday | |
| 10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. |
| Preschool Storytime: Bus Storytime to the Iowa City Airport [more] | |
| Saturday | |
| 10:30-11:30 a.m. |
| Family Storytime: Celebrate Children's Book Week with Musical Fables [more] | |
| Sunday | |
| 2:00-2:30 p.m. |
| Family Storytime: with Michelle [more] | |
| Monday | |
| 10:30-11:00 a.m. |
| Toddler Storytime with Nancy [more] | |
Jump To A Day
Current Displays
| Tomie De Paola |
| Mar 1 to May 31 [more] | |
| I Love Lighthouses |
| Apr 1 to Jun 30 [more] |
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Parents & Kids at the Iowa City Public Library Welcome to the Children's Room at the Iowa City Public Library! Here you can find information on our children's programs and collections and see what ICPL services are available for parents and kids. Check out the KidSpace for special activities just for kids! Parents, please read the library's Unattended Children Policy. |
Links for Parents & Teachers
Local Organizations Offering Kids' Activities
- Iowa Children's Museum
- Iowa City Boys Baseball
- Iowa City Community School District
- Iowa City Girls Softball
- Iowa City Kickers Soccer Club
- Iowa City Parks and Recreation
- School-Age Summer Child Care Programs & Camps - Handouts from the School-Age Program Family Fair, February 21, 2008
- University of Iowa Sports Camps
- University of Iowa Wildlife Camps
- YMCA Camp Wapsie
- Information on local groups that serve children - from ICPL's Local Associations Database.
Other General Links
- Staying Safe on the Web
- 4Cs Community Coordinated Child Care Resource & Referral - Information about child care in Iowa City.
- Early Childhood Iowa - Created to provide free. objective, medically accurate early care, health, and education information for families in Iowa.
- Parenthood.com - Answers to your questions about parenting and pregnancy from professionals and also other parents.
- Idea Box - Activities for families with preschoolers to do together.
- Family Fun - Disney Company parenting resource that includes topics such as family activities, computing, food, & travel.
- Sites For Teachers - Lesson plans, ideas, and resource sites for teachers.
- Home education information - Home Education magazine's large archive of information and resources for the home schooler.
- University of Iowa Curriculum Resources Laboratory - The homepage of this UI children's literature and instructional materials resource center includes many helpful booklists.
- ALA's 700+ Great sites for kids and parents - These sites are recommended for preschool through junior high aged children and their parents by librarians who work with kids, and with the web, every day.
