It was a heated competition, but Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 defeated Suzanne Collin's The Hunger Games to be named ICPL's 2016 Book Madness champion in the Teens & Adults bracket. The Children's bracket winner was Wonder by R. J. Palacio....
Author Archive for Meredith
Saturday, Apr 4, 2015
At the beginning of March, 128 books (64 titles in two brackets: Children's, and Teens & Adults) were vying for ICPL's 2015 Book Madness champion title. Your votes have narrowed that vast field of classic literature, childhood favorites, and...
Wednesday, Apr 1, 2015
The Iowa City Public Library, in a partnership with MidWest One Bank, the Jacobson Institute for Youth Entrepreneurship, and Wells Fargo, will celebrate Money Smart Week April 18 through April 25. Created by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago in...
Wednesday, Apr 1, 2015
The Iowa City Public Library will celebrate National Library Week with a screening of Desk Set at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 16. This 1957 film, starring Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn, tells the story of two strong personalities who clash over...
Wednesday, Apr 1, 2015
The Iowa City Public Library recently received a grant from the Pilot Club of Iowa City to fund the creation of four Sensory Storytime Kits. Designed to make storytimes accessible and enjoyable for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, sensory...
Tuesday, Mar 31, 2015
April is D.E.A.R. (Drop Everything and Read) Month and we plan to celebrate by sharing pictures of Library staff dropping everything to read. D.E.A.R. is the acronym beloved children’s author Beverly Cleary penned in Ramona Quimby, Age 8 . In...
Monday, Mar 30, 2015
It wasn't easy, but you managed to whittle 64 titles down to four in ICPL's Book Madness. In the teens and adults bracket, How to Tell If Your Cat is Plotting to Kill You by The Oatmeal was the winning title in our Humor Me category, while...
Monday, Mar 30, 2015
The Iowa City Public Library will be open during its regular hours, from noon to 5 p.m., on Easter Sunday, April 5. More information on ICPL’s hours can be found here ....
Saturday, Mar 28, 2015
The votes are in! Below are the titles and beloved book characters that are our 2015 Book Madness Elite Eight! Be sure to visit the Library this weekend to vote for your favorite book(s) to advance to the Final Four! We'll update the brackets on...
Thursday, Mar 26, 2015
We have our Sweet Sixteen, though the sweet aspect might be pushed aside as people vote to keep their favorite title and/or character in the running. It's getting harder to choose. Percy Jackson vs. Laura Ingalls Wilder? Gone With the Wind vs. The...
- ‹ previous
- 50 of 71
- next ›
About Meredith
Meredith was formerly the Library's Public Relations Specialist.