Kids

Upcoming events

Tuesday, April 23, 2024 - 4:00pm

Storytime Room

Book to Art Club is the fourth Tuesday of every month for school age children. Each month we will read a picture book and create custom art inspired by the story! Let's read a story that celebrates the beauty of nature for Earth Day. Explore...

Kids Families Arts & Crafting Storytimes
Girls Who Code. Register here (QR code pictured). Iowa City Public Library.

Tuesday, April 23, 2024 - 4:00pm

Digital Media Lab

Girls Who Code Club is for girls and non-binary youth in grades 3-5 who are interested in learning how to code. No previous experience necessary! The goal of this club is to create a safe and supportive environment of peers and role models where...

Tweens Kids Science & Technology

Wednesday, April 24, 2024 - 10:30am

Storytime Room

StoryJAM is a music and movement program designed to model, encourage, and facilitate music-making as an early literacy skill. Parents and caregivers are encouraged to participate as much as possible. Singing is a projectile activity, please be...

Kids Babies Families Music Storytimes

Wednesday, April 24, 2024 - 4:30pm

Meeting Room A

Eid al-Fitr is a holiday celebrated by Muslims around the world, marking the end of the month of Ramadan, when Muslims fast from sunup to sundown. Join City High student leaders Miamen and Anbar to learn about the meaning and customs of Eid, and...

Tweens Kids Families Arts & Crafting Current Issues

Thursday, April 25, 2024 - 10:30am

Storytime Room

Today's guest for Storytime is Morgan Smith, the Education Outreach Coordinator for Johnson County Farm Bureau. Her mission is to educate youth about the importance of agriculture in our everyday lives. Join us for an agriculture Storytime...

Kids Families Storytimes

Friday, April 26, 2024 - 10:30am

Storytime Room

Join us every Friday for a special Chinese Bilingual Storytime with Children's Librarian Fang! Together we will enjoy songs, rhymes, stories and fun crafts in Chinese and English. Children of all ages and their caregivers are welcome to join us...

Kids Families Storytimes

Saturday, April 27, 2024 - 10:30am

Storytime Room

Join us for a special Chinese Bilingual Storytime with Children's Librarian Fang! Together we will enjoy songs, rhymes, stories and fun crafts in Chinese and English. Children of all ages and their caregivers are welcome to join us. 中英双语故事会,...

Kids Families Storytimes

Sunday, April 28, 2024 - 2:00pm

Storytime Room

To celebrate Save the Frogs Day come and take part in a doing a craft that features a frog leaping from the top of a lily pad! Sunday Fun Days are suitable for all-ages, but younger children should make the crafts together with caregivers. One craft...

Tweens Kids Families Arts & Crafting

Monday, April 29, 2024 - 10:30am

Storytime Room

Join us on Mondays during the school year for Spanish Bilingual Storytime! Every week, there will be a fun theme with plenty of repetition from previous weeks in order to enhance language learning. Get ready for a lot of movement with singing,...

Kids Families Storytimes
Girls Who Code. Register here (QR code pictured). Iowa City Public Library.

Tuesday, April 30, 2024 - 4:00pm

Digital Media Lab

Girls Who Code Club is for girls and non-binary youth in grades 3-5 who are interested in learning how to code. No previous experience necessary! The goal of this club is to create a safe and supportive environment of peers and role models where...

Tweens Kids Science & Technology