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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 Anne M — May 6, 2020
One of our passions at the Iowa City Public Library is to get books into your hands. During the last six weeks, we were only able to do...
by Jason — May 5, 2020
How long will the Library and Bookmobile be closed? At this point we are closed until further notice. We are continually monitoring COVID-...
by Elsworth — April 29, 2020
Hello, Library Patrons, I’d like to address some comments the Iowa City Public Library has received about opting not to offer a curbside...
by Frannie — April 24, 2020
April is National Poetry Month, and there’s lots of great ways to celebrate! Organized by the Academy of American Poets to raise awareness...
by Elsworth — April 24, 2020
I love a busy, bustling, noisy public library. Seeing people enjoying our spaces, using our technology, exploring our collections, and...
by Anne W — April 21, 2020
Earlier this school year, each K-12 student in the ICCSD public schools was issued a new student ID that also functions as a library card...
by Frannie — April 16, 2020
Without the ability to browse the shelves at the library it is easy to feel adrift in finding your latest read. I also miss shelving holds...
by Beth — April 14, 2020
Google maps is not only a great source of directions, but can be fun tool to explore with too, especially in Street View...