Browsable Bins at the Bookmobile

Before the pandemic, one of the best parts about the Iowa City Public Library Bookmobile was its ability to bring the magic of discovery and the serendipity of browsing stacks practically to your backyard. We loved stopping around the community and inviting you aboard to roam the materials curated specifically for the Bookmobile.

While we eagerly plan and anticipate a time when we can safely gather inside the Bookmobile again, the Bookmobile crew have worked to develop a few ways to support your browsing at stops. We hope you’ll visit us to check out our new browsable bins set up on tables just outside the Bookmobile. These bins enable you to explore pieces of the Bookmobile collection including picture books, graphic novels, mysteries, non-fiction, and more. Once you find some titles to take home, we can check them out for you to enjoy.

ICPL Bookmobile parked in front of a blue sky, with doors open and bins of books set out for browsing. Your holds can be picked up at the Bookmobile too. Anyone with an ICPL library card can check out materials at the Iowa City Public Library Bookmobile. When you ask for a hold or Interlibrary Loan let us know you'd like to pick it up at the Bookmobile.

We look forward to connecting with you and supporting your access to the Iowa City Public Library collection in a safe way. Bookmobile pickup service is designed to be contact-free with staff placing items on the pickup table outside. Hand sanitizer and masks will be available, and staff have surface cleaners on hand. We thank you for wearing a mask over your nose and mouth and supporting social distancing of at least six feet when you visit. Learn more about the Library’s Reopening Plan.