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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 Meredith — March 2, 2015
Grab your brackets and a pencil (or pen, if you're feeling lucky) -- it's Book Madness at ICPL! Visit our display on the Library's first...
by E — February 28, 2015
I realized this morning that in just a week and a day Daylight Savings time will begin, and that means One Book Two Book is nearly here....
by Brent — February 27, 2015
In case you are new to our eBook and eAudio service called Overdrive, you may want to get help from us to get things set up for the first...
by Karen G — February 27, 2015
I got some big hugging energy this week at my outreach visits. I was greeted with hugs--lots of hugs! Those cute little hug machines! This...
by Katherine — February 27, 2015
I love hats! I started wearing hats in my 20's when I was in college. I'm not talking about knitted wool hats, I'm talking fancy straw...
by Beth — February 27, 2015
Even though you wouldn't know it by looking outside Spring really is on the way. Which means many of us have started thinking and dreaming...
by Anne M — February 26, 2015
Interested in finding historical population statistics for Iowa? Although the US Census Bureau’s website has a lot of great information, it...
by Bond — February 26, 2015
Get the podcast here or from iTunes or Stitcher This month's very special episode is an interview with the staff of City of Literature...
by Melody — February 26, 2015
Here are four new memoirs that will make the able-bodied glad we're only trapped by crappy winter weather. Ghost Boy by Martin Pistorius A...
by Katherine — February 26, 2015
A new picture book biography by Patricia MacLachlan is special in every way. The reviews have been great and it's no wonder. The text is...