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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 Katherine — March 12, 2015
Soon it will be April and I'll be pulling out my folder for my favorite rainy day stories in preparation for a library storytime or an...
by Katherine — March 12, 2015
A book on the New Shelf that caught my eye is entitled Smick! and written by the author of many ridiculously funny picture books like Click...
by Morgan — March 11, 2015
Today's Preschool Storytime was all about saying good morning to a beautiful day. To start, we talked about the sun coming up and how the...
by Heidi L — March 10, 2015
Maeve Binchy, beloved Irish novelist who died in 2012, got her writing start as a reporter and columnist for The Irish Time s. Maeve's...
by Candice — March 7, 2015
It's said that a photograph is worth a thousand words. Photographs can document and show an event, they can convey an idea, they can...
by E — March 5, 2015
This book, published in 2011, is the first in a young adult fantasy trilogy. This first book follows chosen one Elisa, a sixteen year old...
by Brian — March 5, 2015
There have been some big issues discussed recently by the Iowa House and Senate including when schools must start or the recent gas tax...
by Morgan — March 5, 2015
Do you love the magic and mystery of Harry Potter ? Did you find something to think about in The Casual Vacancy ? Have you found a new...
by Katherine — March 3, 2015
In the past I've enjoyed David Elliott's books of short poems for young children ( On the Farm, In the Wild, and In the Sea) illustrated by...
by Kara — March 3, 2015
Can't make it Downtown to return your Library materials? Never fear - remote book returns are here! Many community members utilize the...