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Clear Your Shelves for a Great Cause: Donate to the ICPL Friends Foundation Book Sale!
by Katie — May 7, 2025
The Iowa City Public Library Friends Foundation is gearing up for one of our biggest events of the summer—our annual Sidewalk Sale Book Sale, held during the Downtown Iowa City Sidewalk Sales on Saturday, July 19, from 10am to 3pm and Sunday, July...
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by Olivia W — May 15, 2023
The second map in our collection, although not the one with the least amount of information, was the trickiest one to research...
by Olivia W — May 12, 2023
The first map that I’ll be covering is the oldest of the three plat maps, and was the easiest to complete research on...
by Olivia W — May 10, 2023
If you’ve walked around the second floor of the Iowa City Public Library in the last couple years, you may have noticed the old Iowa City...
by Elsworth — May 1, 2023
The Iowa City Public Library is governed by a semi-autonomous, nine-member board of trustees. State law and City ordinances empower the...
by Olivia W — April 17, 2023
Hoopla and Libby If you are always on the hunt for new e-books and e-audiobooks like I am, then you’ve probably had a run-in or two...

by Jason — April 6, 2023
Join us for a series of virtual events celebrating Money Smart Week, held Saturday, April 15 through Friday,...
by Shawna — March 31, 2023
Interested in browsing the Bookmobile shelves, but planning for just a brief visit to the Iowa City Public Library mobile library? Start...
by Candice — March 23, 2023
Help us do a spring refresh of our Art To Go collection by entering your art.

by Annie — March 17, 2023
Catch this (very) local music group perform covers of rock and pop favorites like "Get Back" by The Beatles, "Wonderwall" by Oasis, "Dreams...