Author Archive for Manny
Monday, Sep 12, 2022
The Iowa City Public Library is beginning to build a new strategic plan and is seeking input from the community about current needs and aspirations.
Monday, Jul 18, 2022
The Iowa City Public Library Friends Foundation will host a Book Sale from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on July 15, and Saturday, July 16. Look for the tables under a tent which will be set up on the Library’s sidewalk (the Ped Mall) during the Iowa City Downtown District's annual Summer Sidewalk Sales. If the weather is bad, the sale will move indoors to the Library lobby. All items will be priced as ‘pay-what-you-want’ on everything from fiction and cookbooks, to nonfiction, DVDs, art books, young adult and children’s books
Friday, Jul 1, 2022
The Iowa City Public Library will be Fine Free for all materials, effective Friday, July 1, 2022. Iowa City Public Library patrons will no longer incur fines for returning library materials past their due dates. Overdue fines were eliminated for Children’s and Teen materials at Iowa City Public Library in June 2019. This new change applies to all other materials.
Tuesday, Jun 14, 2022
We want to invite all of you to join the Iowa City Libary as we honor and celebrate Juneteenth.
Friday, May 27, 2022
With their Iowa City Public Library card, children have a ticket to ride an Iowa City Transit bus for free, all summer long. The Library provides free rides on any Iowa City Transit bus to children through 12th grade, as well as to the adult caregivers with them, on weekdays between 9:00 am and 3:00 pm, from Wednesday, June 1 through Tuesday, August 23, 2022. Bus riders should show their Iowa City Public Library card to the bus driver to gain free access to the bus.
Thursday, May 26, 2022
Iowa City author Katie Runde's debut novel, "The Shore," was just released and has received rave reviews—Glamour magazine listed it as one of the ten best books to read in May, and a New York Times reviewer wrote that the book "is never sentimental; it is absorbing, lucid and true." The community is invited to celebrate with the author at 7 p.m. on Friday, June 3, 2022, on the rooftop at The Chauncey, 404 E. College St. The event is free with no registration required and will feature the author in conversation with Lyz Lenz, another brilliant Iowa author.
Thursday, May 26, 2022
We might be closed, but our Digital Library is still open! ICPL resident cardholders can access all of our downloadable materials all day, seven days a week. Our Digital Library provides access to amazing resources, including: Hoopla to stream or download ebooks, audiobooks, music, and videos to your device or computer. Borrow 8 items each month. Libby to stream or download our collection of ebooks, audiobooks, and magazines. Flipster for magazines.
Thursday, May 26, 2022
American poet Robert Frost wrote, “Two roads diverged in a wood, and I – I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.” The 2022 Summer Reading Program theme, Read Beyond the Beaten Path, invites the community to try new things, embrace new experiences, and explore new ideas.
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