Kids

Upcoming events

Saturday, April 6, 2024 - 10:30am

Storytime Room

Family Storytime is recommended for all ages and includes both shorter and longer stories combined with action games and activities. 家庭故事会包括较长或较短的故事,并结合动作游戏和相关活动,适于各年龄段共同参与。 如您因为身体原因需要特别安排,请联系图书馆。 --------- Family Storytime es para todas las edades...

Kids Families Storytimes

Sunday, April 7, 2024 - 12:15pm

Storytime Room

Chess Butterflies is a non-profit all girls chess club for girls and non binary youth in grades K-6, who’s mission is to empower young female chess players. Our goal is to foster not only a healthy learning environment but friendships and a sense of...

Kids Gaming & Pop Culture

Sunday, April 7, 2024 - 2:00pm

Storytime Room

An important holiday is coming up soon, National Unicorn Day! Stop by the Storytime Room to create your own custom unicorn complete with flowing rainbow yarn hair, and after you're done you can ride off into the sunset with your magical...

Tweens Kids Families Arts & Crafting

Monday, April 8, 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

Monday, April 8, 2024 - 12:30pm

Meeting Room A, Meeting Room B, Meeting Room C, Pedmall, Other

Make plans to join the Library outside on the PedMall as we use a solar telescope provided to us by the University of Iowa Physics and Astronomy Department and Sciences Library to view the partial solar eclipse. Eclipse glasses and activities will...

Adults Teens Tweens Kids Families Science & Technology

Tuesday, April 9, 2024 - 4:00pm

Storytime Room

Lego Club is an informal hour of Lego building from 4-5pm on the second TUESDAY of the month. We will have both Legos and Duplos, so all ages are welcome to attend, but this is a semi-unsupervised library activity. If your child is too young to play...

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

Tuesday, April 9, 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 10, 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 10, 2024 - 2:00pm

Meeting Room A, Meeting Room B, Meeting Room C

Enjoy a school's out day with some all ages Bingo! Come at 2:00 and try your luck at winning a round. We will have a ton of cool prizes! All ages are welcome!  

Tweens Kids Families Gaming & Pop Culture

Thursday, April 11, 2024 - 10:30am

Meeting Room A, Meeting Room B, Meeting Room C

Join Orchestra Iowa’s talented chamber ensembles as they introduce preschool-aged children to the instruments of the orchestra! Focused on fun and learning, Pied Piper Concerts offer children the opportunity to enjoy an up-close and personal chamber...

Kids Families Music