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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 Melody — January 14, 2022
Great news! The new ICPL Catalog has an easy way to notify you when we have new items that match your favorite searches. All you have to do...

by Shawna — January 14, 2022
The Downtown Library will be open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Monday, January 17 in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The Iowa City...
by Olivia W — January 14, 2022
A brief history of the 1981 new Iowa City Public Library building. To read more about the history of the library, take a look at our...
by Sam H — January 7, 2022
The Iowa City Public Library Bookmobile starts its Spring 2022 schedule on Monday, January 10. Library staff have missed connecting with...
by Becky — December 31, 2021
2021 is at a close, and the Iowa City Public Library Staff reflected on some of the literary highlights of the year, voting for new...

by Shawna — December 30, 2021
The Bookmobile's Spring schedule will be delayed due to continued maintenance. While we were scheduled to return on Monday, January 3rd,...

by Patty — December 29, 2021
Your generous financial gifts to the Iowa City Public Library Friends Foundation will be put to good use providing more for everyone...
by Shawna — December 17, 2021
The Winter/Spring Bookmobile schedule begins Monday, January 3 and runs through Friday, May 20. The Bookmobile is out of service for a...
by Olivia W — December 17, 2021
A brief history of the Iowa City Public Library from 1970 to 1980. To read more about the history of the library, take a look at our...