Today is National Lobster Day! Choose from several different colorful creatures that live under the sea to paint with watercolors and create color resistance with crayons! --- ¡Hoy es el día nacional de la langosta! ¡Elige entre varias criaturas...
Summer Reading Program
Read Beyond the Beaten Path
June 1 - August 14, 2022
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.
Sign up starting June 1.
If you have time for a quick question, let us know how did you hear about the summer reading program?
Downloads
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
Monday, September 26, 2022 - 7:00pm
Digital Media Lab
Ready to make your next project pop? In this class, we’ll teach you how to add unique effects to your text in Adobe Illustrator to make it stand out. You’ll learn how to put letters on a curved path, stretch them to a custom shape, add borders,...
Sunday, October 16, 2022 - 1:00pm
Storytime Room
Today we'll combine two great fall fruits to make a cute Halloween craft! Using sliced apples, we will make pumpkin prints on paper that can be used to make cards. Once the paint dries, create spooky jack-o-lantern faces on your pumpkins!...
Thursday, October 20, 2022 - 4:00pm
Storytime Room
Don't just learn science - DO science with the Iowa City Science Booster Club! This monthly hands-on program for tweens gives you a chance to use cool scientific equipment to discover and explore the world around you. Learn about a different...
Thursday, November 17, 2022 - 4:00pm
Storytime Room
Don't just learn science - DO science with the Iowa City Science Booster Club! This monthly hands-on program for tweens gives you a chance to use cool scientific equipment to discover and explore the world around you. Learn about a different...
Thursday, December 15, 2022 - 4:00pm
Storytime Room
Don't just learn science - DO science with the Iowa City Science Booster Club! This monthly hands-on program for tweens gives you a chance to use cool scientific equipment to discover and explore the world around you. Learn about a different...
Thursday, January 19, 2023 - 4:00pm
Storytime Room
Don't just learn science - DO science with the Iowa City Science Booster Club! This monthly hands-on program for tweens gives you a chance to use cool scientific equipment to discover and explore the world around you. Learn about a different...
Thursday, February 16, 2023 - 4:00pm
Storytime Room
Don't just learn science - DO science with the Iowa City Science Booster Club! This monthly hands-on program for tweens gives you a chance to use cool scientific equipment to discover and explore the world around you. Learn about a different...
Thursday, March 16, 2023 - 4:00pm
Storytime Room
Don't just learn science - DO science with the Iowa City Science Booster Club! This monthly hands-on program for tweens gives you a chance to use cool scientific equipment to discover and explore the world around you. Learn about a different...
Thursday, April 20, 2023 - 4:00pm
Storytime Room
Don't just learn science - DO science with the Iowa City Science Booster Club! This monthly hands-on program for tweens gives you a chance to use cool scientific equipment to discover and explore the world around you. Learn about a different...
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Sunday, September 25, 2022 - 1:00pm
Storytime Room
Today is National Lobster Day! Choose from several different colorful creatures that live under the sea to paint with watercolors and create color resistance with crayons!
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¡Hoy es el día nacional de la langosta! ¡Elige entre...
Monday, September 26, 2022 - 7:00pm
Digital Media Lab
Ready to make your next project pop? In this class, we’ll teach you how to add unique effects to your text in Adobe Illustrator to make it stand out. You’ll learn how to put letters on a curved path, stretch them to a custom shape, add borders,...
Sunday, October 16, 2022 - 1:00pm
Storytime Room
Today we'll combine two great fall fruits to make a cute Halloween craft! Using sliced apples, we will make pumpkin prints on paper that can be used to make cards. Once the paint dries, create spooky jack-o-lantern faces on your pumpkins!...
Thursday, October 20, 2022 - 4:00pm
Storytime Room
Don't just learn science - DO science with the Iowa City Science Booster Club! This monthly hands-on program for tweens gives you a chance to use cool scientific equipment to discover and explore the world around you. Learn about a different...
Thursday, November 17, 2022 - 4:00pm
Storytime Room
Don't just learn science - DO science with the Iowa City Science Booster Club! This monthly hands-on program for tweens gives you a chance to use cool scientific equipment to discover and explore the world around you. Learn about a different...
Thursday, December 15, 2022 - 4:00pm
Storytime Room
Don't just learn science - DO science with the Iowa City Science Booster Club! This monthly hands-on program for tweens gives you a chance to use cool scientific equipment to discover and explore the world around you. Learn about a different...
Thursday, January 19, 2023 - 4:00pm
Storytime Room
Don't just learn science - DO science with the Iowa City Science Booster Club! This monthly hands-on program for tweens gives you a chance to use cool scientific equipment to discover and explore the world around you. Learn about a different...
Thursday, February 16, 2023 - 4:00pm
Storytime Room
Don't just learn science - DO science with the Iowa City Science Booster Club! This monthly hands-on program for tweens gives you a chance to use cool scientific equipment to discover and explore the world around you. Learn about a different...
Thursday, March 16, 2023 - 4:00pm
Storytime Room
Don't just learn science - DO science with the Iowa City Science Booster Club! This monthly hands-on program for tweens gives you a chance to use cool scientific equipment to discover and explore the world around you. Learn about a different...
Thursday, April 20, 2023 - 4:00pm
Storytime Room
Don't just learn science - DO science with the Iowa City Science Booster Club! This monthly hands-on program for tweens gives you a chance to use cool scientific equipment to discover and explore the world around you. Learn about a different...
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Monday, September 26, 2022 - 7:00pm
Digital Media Lab
Ready to make your next project pop? In this class, we’ll teach you how to add unique effects to your text in Adobe Illustrator to make it stand out. You’ll learn how to put letters on a curved path, stretch them to a custom shape, add borders,...
Monday, September 26, 2022 - 7:00pm
Digital Media Lab
Ready to make your next project pop? In this class, we’ll teach you how to add unique effects to your text in Adobe Illustrator to make it stand out. You’ll learn how to put letters on a curved path, stretch them to a custom shape, add borders,...
Sunday, September 25, 2022 - 1:00pm
Storytime Room
Today is National Lobster Day! Choose from several different colorful creatures that live under the sea to paint with watercolors and create color resistance with crayons!
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¡Hoy es el día nacional de la langosta! ¡Elige entre...
Sunday, October 16, 2022 - 1:00pm
Storytime Room
Today we'll combine two great fall fruits to make a cute Halloween craft! Using sliced apples, we will make pumpkin prints on paper that can be used to make cards. Once the paint dries, create spooky jack-o-lantern faces on your pumpkins!...
Thursday, October 20, 2022 - 4:00pm
Storytime Room
Don't just learn science - DO science with the Iowa City Science Booster Club! This monthly hands-on program for tweens gives you a chance to use cool scientific equipment to discover and explore the world around you. Learn about a different...
Thursday, November 17, 2022 - 4:00pm
Storytime Room
Don't just learn science - DO science with the Iowa City Science Booster Club! This monthly hands-on program for tweens gives you a chance to use cool scientific equipment to discover and explore the world around you. Learn about a different...
Thursday, December 15, 2022 - 4:00pm
Storytime Room
Don't just learn science - DO science with the Iowa City Science Booster Club! This monthly hands-on program for tweens gives you a chance to use cool scientific equipment to discover and explore the world around you. Learn about a different...
Thursday, January 19, 2023 - 4:00pm
Storytime Room
Don't just learn science - DO science with the Iowa City Science Booster Club! This monthly hands-on program for tweens gives you a chance to use cool scientific equipment to discover and explore the world around you. Learn about a different...
Thursday, February 16, 2023 - 4:00pm
Storytime Room
Don't just learn science - DO science with the Iowa City Science Booster Club! This monthly hands-on program for tweens gives you a chance to use cool scientific equipment to discover and explore the world around you. Learn about a different...
Thursday, March 16, 2023 - 4:00pm
Storytime Room
Don't just learn science - DO science with the Iowa City Science Booster Club! This monthly hands-on program for tweens gives you a chance to use cool scientific equipment to discover and explore the world around you. Learn about a different...
Thursday, April 20, 2023 - 4:00pm
Storytime Room
Don't just learn science - DO science with the Iowa City Science Booster Club! This monthly hands-on program for tweens gives you a chance to use cool scientific equipment to discover and explore the world around you. Learn about a different...
Thursday, May 18, 2023 - 4:00pm
Storytime Room
Don't just learn science - DO science with the Iowa City Science Booster Club! This monthly hands-on program for tweens gives you a chance to use cool scientific equipment to discover and explore the world around you. Learn about a different...