The Iowa City Public Library ended the 2015 Summer Reading Program with strong participation numbers among all age levels – babies, kids, teens, and adults. In all, 4,721 patrons registered for the 2015 Summer Reading Program, with 2,246...
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Wednesday, Aug 19, 2015
The Iowa City Public Library will host a discussion about the 2015 All Iowa Reads book, “My Name is Mary Sutter” by Robin Oliveira, from noon to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 2. Twenty-year-old Mary Sutter is a brilliant, head-strong midwife in...
Wednesday, Aug 19, 2015
The Iowa City Public Library will kick off nine months of special programming with the Music is the Word Musical Revue at 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 20, at The Englert Theatre. The revue will feature live performances by local musicians playing...
Wednesday, Aug 19, 2015
The Iowa City Public Library broke new ground when it launched the Local Music Project in 2012 to promote local musicians and Johnson County’s live music culture. Since then, libraries across the country have taken up the call to be distributors...
Tuesday, Aug 18, 2015
The Iowa City Public Library will be present at several Iowa City School District elementary school ice cream socials from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 20. Staff members will attend the back-to-school ice cream socials at Alexander, Hills,...
Wednesday, Aug 12, 2015
The Iowa City Public Library’s meeting rooms A, B and C will be closed intermittently to the public August 24 through September 14 due to an equipment upgrade. Please check the Library's calendar at calendar.icpl.org for availability. Wireless...
Thursday, Jul 30, 2015
Celebrate the last month of fun in the sun with Sunday Fun Days at the Iowa City Public Library! Sunday Fun Day features fun activities for families to enjoy together. Each day has a theme with stories, crafts, or games to celebrate it. Sunday Fun...
Wednesday, Jul 29, 2015
Did you ever wonder what ICPL employees read in their spare time? Or perhaps you saw a patron with an armful of books and wanted to know what they were reading, but couldn't think of a this-isn't-strange-at-all way to ask. Our ICPL recommendation...
Wednesday, Jul 22, 2015
The Iowa City Public Library will explore the shift of seeds from a local resource to a corporately-owned property with a screening of Open Sesame: The Story of Seeds tonight (Wednesday, July 22). This 2015 environmental documentary by M. Sean...
Tuesday, Jul 21, 2015
The Iowa City Parks and Recreation Department and the University of Iowa Community Credit Union announced the line-up for this month's live music at the Iowa City Farmer's Market several weeks ago, which could make this post seem outdated, but it's...
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About Meredith

Meredith was formerly the Library's Public Relations Specialist.