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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 Elsworth — April 21, 2022
Are you a strong advocate for the Iowa City Public Library? Would you like to be involved in the governance of ICPL? The Library Board...
by Manny — April 19, 2022
First, of all, we want to say thank you for making the Iowa City Library's 2022 Book Brackets competition a success. We are so pleased that...
by Manny — March 14, 2022
ICPL patrons cast hundreds of votes to support their favorite books and authors during the first round of our annual Book Brackets...
by Manny — March 11, 2022
Staying Home for Spring Break? We want to let you know that ICPL has a great lineup of activities for you and your school-age children. We...

by Victoria — March 11, 2022
Almost 80 years ago Anne Frank, only 13 years old at the time penned her first diary entry that read, “I hope I will be able to confide...
by Olivia W — March 11, 2022
A brief history of the Iowa City Public Library from 1990 to 2000. To read more about the history of the library, take a look at our...
by Manny — March 1, 2022
Books competing in the 2022 tournament fall into eight categories; four for the children’s brackets and four for the teen/adult brackets....
by Olivia W — February 11, 2022
A brief history of the Iowa City Public Library from 1980-1990. To read more about the history of the Library, take a look at our timeline...