Saturday, July 20, 2024 - 1:00pm to 3:30pm
Are you a dissectologist? Do you love jigsaw puzzles? Join ICPL's Puzzle Palooza - a two-part event for adults as part of the Adult Summer Reading Program. Doors open at 12:45.
The Puzzle Swap starts at 1:00pm. (Don't be late - swaps are often over in minutes!) Bring up to 3 boxed puzzles ready to be rehomed and leave with some new-to-you puzzles for free! Please make sure the puzzles are complete and that the boxes are taped shut. There will be tables set up for open puzzling all afternoon.
The Team Jigsaw Puzzle Competition beings at 1:30. Eight teams of 3-4 players will have 90 minutes to assemble the same 500-piece puzzle. The team that finishes first wins! If, at the end of 90 minutes no one has completed the puzzle the team with the fewest free pieces will be declared the winner. The winning team will receive a new 1000-piece puzzle, and each team gets to take home the puzzle they have been working on. Pre-registration is required and limited to 8 teams. Please have only one member of your team register.
Iowa City Public Library Iowa City Public Library America/Chicago publicMeeting Room A, Meeting Room B, Meeting Room C
Registration opens May 1, 2024 at 8:00 am.
Are you a dissectologist? Do you love jigsaw puzzles? Join ICPL's Puzzle Palooza - a two-part event for adults as part of the Adult Summer Reading Program. Doors open at 12:45.
The Puzzle Swap starts at 1:00pm. (Don't be late - swaps are often over in minutes!) Bring up to 3 boxed puzzles ready to be rehomed and leave with some new-to-you puzzles for free! Please make sure the puzzles are complete and that the boxes are taped shut. There will be tables set up for open puzzling all afternoon.
The Team Jigsaw Puzzle Competition beings at 1:30. Eight teams of 3-4 players will have 90 minutes to assemble the same 500-piece puzzle. The team that finishes first wins! If, at the end of 90 minutes no one has completed the puzzle the team with the fewest free pieces will be declared the winner. The winning team will receive a new 1000-piece puzzle, and each team gets to take home the puzzle they have been working on. Pre-registration is required and limited to 8 teams. Please have only one member of your team register.
If you need disability-related accommodations in order to participate in this event, please contact the Library.
This event is open to the public.
