Join us for Stories in the Park all summer long! Note the new Stories in the Park time at 9:30 to beat the midmorning heat! We will offer the same Storytime over the course of the week, so please choose one park location a week to attend. We will be...
Summer Reading Program
ICPL Reads
May 28 - August 10, 2024
Stay busy this summer reading and attending events!
Available to readers of all ages and abilities, babies through adults. Participants will receive a gamecard to track their summer reading goals.
If you have time for a quick question, let us know how did you hear about the summer reading program?
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Resources
- Watch past programs on The Library Channel
- Learn how to log books with Beanstack's mobile app
Sponsors
A big thank you to the Iowa City Public Library Friends Foundation for sponsoring the prizes!
Come read with us!
Upcoming Events
All library patrons, regardless of age or neurodiversity can participate in our Summer Reading Programs. We will be happy to customize reading programs and activities to meet the individual needs of our patrons. Please contact Angela Pilkington for more information.
Upcoming events
Friday, June 14, 2024 - 10:30am
Storytime Room
Join us in the Storytime Room for Summertime Storytime on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday mornings at 10:30am. The Storytime librarian will vary each week, and every day is open to all ages! Catch the all-ages Thrilling Thursday programs at a...
Friday, June 14, 2024 - 1:00pm
Storytime Room
Take a break from the summer sun and join us every Friday for a matinee movie showing! Catch the original Inside Out just in time for the release of the sequel! After young Riley is uprooted from her Midwest life and moved to San Francisco, her...
Saturday, June 15, 2024 - 8:30pm
Other
Join ICPL staff and members of the Cedar Amateur Astronomers for a special ICPL Astronomy Night event at the Eastern Iowa Observatory & Learning Center at the Palisades-Dows Preserve. Members of the CAA will give tours of the facility beginning...
Monday, June 17, 2024 - 9:30am
Bookmobile, Willow Creek Park
Join us for Stories in the Park all summer long! Note the new Stories in the Park time at 9:30 to beat the midmorning heat! We will offer the same Storytime over the course of the week, so please choose one park location a week to attend! We will be...
Monday, June 17, 2024 - 10:30am
Storytime Room
Join us in the Storytime Room for Summertime Storytime on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday mornings at 10:30am. The Storytime librarian will vary each week, and every day is open to all ages! Catch the all-ages Thrilling Thursday programs at a...
Monday, June 17, 2024 - 2:00pm
Storytime Room
Our friends from snapshots literary magazine will be here to help us design our very own magazine in this special three week workshop. The first week we will work on the writing for the magazine, the second will be the art, and finally the third...
Tuesday, June 18, 2024 - 10:30am
Storytime Room
Join us in the Storytime Room for Summertime Storytime on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday mornings at 10:30am. The Storytime librarian will vary each week, and every day is open to all ages! Catch the all-ages Thrilling Thursday programs at a...
Tuesday, June 18, 2024 - 1:00pm
Meeting Room A, Meeting Room B, Meeting Room C
Elementary-age kids are invited to join us each Tuesday at 1:00 to learn a little bit about a fun skill or hobby that maybe they haven’t tried before! We have experts from the community here to teach you the basics! Do you enjoy singing? Come sing...
Wednesday, June 19, 2024 - 10:30am
Storytime Room
Join us in the Storytime Room for Summertime Storytime on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday mornings at 10:30am. The Storytime librarian will vary each week, and every day is open to all ages! Catch the all-ages Thrilling Thursday programs at a...
Friday, June 14, 2024 - 9:30am
Bookmobile, Mercer Park
Join us for Stories in the Park all summer long! Note the new Stories in the Park time at 9:30 to beat the midmorning heat! We will offer the same Storytime over the course of the week, so please choose one park location a week to attend. We will...
Friday, June 14, 2024 - 10:30am
Storytime Room
Join us in the Storytime Room for Summertime Storytime on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday mornings at 10:30am. The Storytime librarian will vary each week, and every day is open to all ages! Catch the all-ages Thrilling Thursday programs at...
Friday, June 14, 2024 - 1:00pm
Storytime Room
Take a break from the summer sun and join us every Friday for a matinee movie showing!
Catch the original Inside Out just in time for the release of the sequel! After young Riley is uprooted from her Midwest life and moved to San Francisco...
Saturday, June 15, 2024 - 8:30pm
Other
Join ICPL staff and members of the Cedar Amateur Astronomers for a special ICPL Astronomy Night event at the Eastern Iowa Observatory & Learning Center at the Palisades-Dows Preserve.
Members of the CAA will give tours of the facility...
Monday, June 17, 2024 - 9:30am
Bookmobile, Willow Creek Park
Join us for Stories in the Park all summer long! Note the new Stories in the Park time at 9:30 to beat the midmorning heat! We will offer the same Storytime over the course of the week, so please choose one park location a week to attend! We will...
Monday, June 17, 2024 - 10:30am
Storytime Room
Join us in the Storytime Room for Summertime Storytime on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday mornings at 10:30am. The Storytime librarian will vary each week, and every day is open to all ages! Catch the all-ages Thrilling Thursday programs at...
Monday, June 17, 2024 - 2:00pm
Storytime Room
Our friends from snapshots literary magazine will be here to help us design our very own magazine in this special three week workshop. The first week we will work on the writing for the magazine, the second will be the art, and finally the third...
Tuesday, June 18, 2024 - 10:30am
Storytime Room
Join us in the Storytime Room for Summertime Storytime on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday mornings at 10:30am. The Storytime librarian will vary each week, and every day is open to all ages! Catch the all-ages Thrilling Thursday programs at...
Tuesday, June 18, 2024 - 1:00pm
Meeting Room A, Meeting Room B, Meeting Room C
Elementary-age kids are invited to join us each Tuesday at 1:00 to learn a little bit about a fun skill or hobby that maybe they haven’t tried before! We have experts from the community here to teach you the basics!
Do you enjoy singing?...
Wednesday, June 19, 2024 - 10:30am
Storytime Room
Join us in the Storytime Room for Summertime Storytime on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday mornings at 10:30am. The Storytime librarian will vary each week, and every day is open to all ages! Catch the all-ages Thrilling Thursday programs at...
Saturday, July 20, 2024 - 1:00pm
Meeting Room A, Meeting Room B, Meeting Room C
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...
Tuesday, July 23, 2024 - 7:00pm
Other
Movies are often based on books. Sometimes they are well done and fans of the book become fans of the film. Other times the words "based on a book" are little more than borrowing of the plot. Missing characters, changed endings or unrecognizable...
Wednesday, July 24, 2024 - 2:00pm
Meeting Room A
***TIME IS 2:00 PM! This program is intended for people of all ages who are neurodivergent, or who experience intellectual or developmental disabilities.
You've just been recruited as a backup dancer for Taylor Swift's new tour...
Wednesday, July 24, 2024 - 6:00pm
Meeting Room A
Delve into the world of fountain pens! Join us to try out different pens, nibs, inks, and papers. Newbies and enthusiasts are welcome!
TRY THIS: Let us pique your curiosity with an array of fun activities and enriching experiences for...
Thursday, July 25, 2024 - 6:00pm
Digital Media Lab
Do you knit, crochet, spin, punch needle, embroider? Bring your current project and join us the last Thursday of the month for an evening of conversation and fiber arts of all kinds. Whether you're new the hobby or a seasoned veteran, all...
Saturday, July 27, 2024 - 10:00am
Meeting Room A
Whether you're a total newbie or a seasoned gamer, join us to explore a range of the board games available today.
We'll have board games like Calico, Azul, and Splendor available to try and people to teach you how to play, but you're also...
Tuesday, July 30, 2024 - 6:30pm
Digital Media Lab
LEGO bricks + ink + paper = a customized work of art!
LEGO Dots have a smooth top that's perfect for printmaking, even if that wasn't their intent. You'll lay the pieces out in custom designs and we'll help you print it onto paper.
...Wednesday, July 31, 2024 - 2:30pm
Meeting Room A, Meeting Room B, Meeting Room C
Join the UI Science Booster Club for some fun with hands-on scientific experimentation!
This program is intended for people of all ages who are neurodivergent, or who experience intellectual or developmental disabilities.
Thursday, August 1, 2024 - 6:00pm
Meeting Room A, Meeting Room B, Meeting Room C
For the month of July, we've been documenting each day in our own ways. Bring your results and anecdotes to this wrap-up and we'll see how it went for everyone.
...
Tuesday, August 6, 2024 - 7:00pm
Meeting Room A
With prompts from a real poet and no pressure to share what you write, try your hand at penning something poignant.
This workshop will be led by Regina Napolitano, a poet and teacher from Oakland, CA. She is a first-year MFA candidate in...
Thursday, August 1, 2024 - 6:00pm
Meeting Room A, Meeting Room B, Meeting Room C
For the month of July, we've been documenting each day in our own ways. Bring your results and anecdotes to this wrap-up and we'll see how it went for everyone.
...
Tuesday, August 6, 2024 - 7:00pm
Meeting Room A
With prompts from a real poet and no pressure to share what you write, try your hand at penning something poignant.
This workshop will be led by Regina Napolitano, a poet and teacher from Oakland, CA. She is a first-year MFA candidate in...
Thursday, August 8, 2024 - 6:30pm
Digital Media Lab
You know those little looped videos you see on social media? You can make your own!
Learn how to create simple animated GIFs in Photoshop with us.
Instructor: Charlie, Digital Media Lab intern
Registration is required to...
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Monday, June 17, 2024 - 2:00pm
Storytime Room
Our friends from snapshots literary magazine will be here to help us design our very own magazine in this special three week workshop. The first week we will work on the writing for the magazine, the second will be the art, and finally the third...
Tuesday, June 18, 2024 - 10:30am
Storytime Room
Join us in the Storytime Room for Summertime Storytime on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday mornings at 10:30am. The Storytime librarian will vary each week, and every day is open to all ages! Catch the all-ages Thrilling Thursday programs at...
Tuesday, June 18, 2024 - 1:00pm
Meeting Room A, Meeting Room B, Meeting Room C
Elementary-age kids are invited to join us each Tuesday at 1:00 to learn a little bit about a fun skill or hobby that maybe they haven’t tried before! We have experts from the community here to teach you the basics!
Do you enjoy singing?...
Wednesday, June 19, 2024 - 10:30am
Storytime Room
Join us in the Storytime Room for Summertime Storytime on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday mornings at 10:30am. The Storytime librarian will vary each week, and every day is open to all ages! Catch the all-ages Thrilling Thursday programs at...
Wednesday, June 19, 2024 - 1:00pm
Meeting Room A, Meeting Room B, Meeting Room C
On Wednesdays during our Summer Reading Program, elementary-age kids are invited to join us for a different event every week to understand and experience cultures around the world!
Embark on a journey into the mesmerizing world of stained...
Thursday, June 20, 2024 - 10:00am
Meeting Room A, Meeting Room B, Meeting Room C
Dino O'Dell, children's musician and author of Zar and the Broken Spaceship, will be blasting off with a musical dance party. Whether he's counting monsters, fixing spaceships or swimming in peanut butter, Dino's interactive...
Thursday, June 20, 2024 - 1:00pm
Meeting Room A, Meeting Room B, Meeting Room C
Dino O'Dell, children's musician and author of Zar and the Broken Spaceship, will be blasting off with a musical dance party. Whether he's counting monsters, fixing spaceships or swimming in peanut butter, Dino's interactive...
Thursday, June 20, 2024 - 4:00pm
Meeting Room A
Don't just learn science - DO science with the UI Science Booster Club!
This event is for 3rd-6th graders.
Friday, June 21, 2024 - 9:30am
Bookmobile, Mercer Park
Join us for Stories in the Park all summer long! Note the new Stories in the Park time at 9:30 to beat the midmorning heat! We will offer the same Storytime over the course of the week, so please choose one park location a week to attend. We will...
Friday, June 21, 2024 - 10:30am
Storytime Room
Join us in the Storytime Room for Summertime Storytime on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday mornings at 10:30am. The Storytime librarian will vary each week, and every day is open to all ages! Catch the all-ages Thrilling Thursday programs at...