After a successful summer of tween-focused events during the Summer Reading Program, the Iowa City Public Library is pleased to present Totally Tweens, a once-a-month program featuring hands-on activities specifically for students in third through...
Author Archive for Meredith
Friday, Sep 12, 2014
Sir Walter Scott’s Waverley: or ‘Tis Sixty Years Since was published anonymously in 1814, although his identity didn’t remain secret for long. The success of what some call the first historical novel in the western tradition led to Scott’s...
Thursday, Sep 11, 2014
The Iowa City Public Library ‘s 2016 Carol Spaziani Intellectual Freedom Festival begins Monday, September 19. Named for former librarian Carol Spaziani in honor of her life-long commitment to the freedom of ideas, this an annual event affirms...
Sunday, Sep 7, 2014
Students interested in science will have the opportunity to participate in experiments and demonstrations at the Iowa City Public Library. Way Cool Chemistry is a new program designed to make chemistry accessible and fun for fifth- through eighth...
Saturday, Sep 6, 2014
The Iowa City Public Library has released its schedule for regular teen events. TAG, the Library’s Teen Activity Group, will meet from 1 to 2 p.m. on Sept. 20, Oct. 25, Nov. 15, and Dec. 20 in the Koza Family Teen Center. TAG members help plan...
Friday, Sep 5, 2014
Actress Melissa Gilbert, who played Laura Ingalls Wilder on the popular television series, Little House on the Prairie , has a new title to add to her list of credentials: cookbook author. Gilbert is the author of My Prairie Cookbook: Memories and...
Friday, Sep 5, 2014
Do you read comic books? Do you like talking about comic books with others? Do you have a favorite character you are ready to defend against anyone who claims otherwise? If so, the Iowa City Public Library’s Teen Comic Book Club is for you!...
Thursday, Sep 4, 2014
The Iowa City Public Library wants to card you. September is Library Card Sign-Up Month and the Library is encouraging local residents to sign up for a free card. A Library card can be used to: Check out materials from the Library’s...
Tuesday, Sep 2, 2014
Effective Tuesday, Sept. 2, patrons will be charged 25-cents per item per day for materials returned past their due date. This is effective for all items, except Express DVDs and circulating equipment, which will remain $1 per item per day,...
Thursday, Aug 28, 2014
The Iowa City Public Library will screen two documentaries about immigration in Iowa in September. “Train to Nowhere: Inside an Immigrant Death Investigation” tells the story of the 11 bodies found inside a locked fright car in October of 2002....
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About Meredith
Meredith was formerly the Library's Public Relations Specialist.