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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 Morgan — January 25, 2018
Welcome to the penultimate Mock Newbery summary and review! Today we'll consider The Someday Birds by Sally J. Pla. This story is all...
by Anne W — January 24, 2018
In 2014, the New York Public Library declared the fourth Wednesday in January to be National Library Shelfie Day - that's a day dedicated...
by Casey — January 19, 2018
The third installment in a nonfiction picture book series, Over and Under the Pond , is a delightful exploration of freshwater ecology for...
by Patty — January 18, 2018
Enjoy amazing views with your dinner on Monday at the ICPL Friends Foundation’s VUE Restaurant Eat-Out-to-Read. I look forward to seeing...
by Morgan — January 18, 2018
In the eighth week of our Mock Newbery summaries and reviews we'll look at Hello Universe by Erin Entrada Kelly. This story of coincidence...
by Candice — January 17, 2018
Like books? Like bars? Like good food and drink, and lively conversation? Then you might want to join us at our next BYOBook meet-up! We're...
by Maeve — January 16, 2018
People living and working in Iowa City are invited to participate in a community survey that will help provide direction for Iowa City's...
by Alyssa H — January 16, 2018
Who tells your story? For Martin Luther King, Jr., it was his wife Coretta Scott King. I was reminded of this by a tweet on Twitter from...
by Casey — January 12, 2018
Prepare to go on a quest seeking the answers to Marco the fox's world of questions. The journey may be tough, and you may go hungry. But in...
by Morgan — January 10, 2018
In the seventh week of our Mock Newbery summaries and reviews we'll look at Amina's Voice by Hena Khan. This slice of life story is all...