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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 W — January 27, 2020
The winner of this year's Newbery Medal for "most distinguished contribution to children's literature" is New Kid by Jerry Craft!

by Frannie — January 23, 2020
If you have been on the 2nd floor of the library lately and been all the way back to the blue North wall, you may have had the opportunity...
by Anne W — January 21, 2020
The benefits of Large Print books for individuals who are visually impaired has been well-documented. But recent research from Project...

by Anne W — January 7, 2020
Forget the Oscars - ICPL children's librarians are getting pumped for the Youth Media Awards! There are many literary medals awarded by the...

by Anne W — January 6, 2020
If you enjoy checking out DVDs from our Children's Department, perhaps you've noticed that they're currently organized into three sections...

by Melody — January 3, 2020
So you are locked out of your library account. How do you get back in? If the Library is open, you can always call us for help. The number...

by Shawna — December 31, 2019
As our seasonal service break wraps up, the Bookmobile is ready to get back in action! Our Winter/Spring schedule begins on January 6, 2020...
by Shawna — December 19, 2019
The Winter/Spring Bookmobile schedule begins Monday, January 6 and runs through Thursday, May 21. The Bookmobile is out of service for a...