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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 — August 5, 2017
This past Tuesday the Library welcomed tween inventors to our littleBits Invention Workshop. We talked about how to use the snap-able...
by Mari — August 3, 2017
Thursday August 10 th is the last big program day for the 2017 Summer Reading Program season, and we are having one last hurrah to...
by Anne W — August 1, 2017
It all started when I was combing through the milk crate of flannel board stories in our back room, searching for something to share at my...
by Shawna — August 1, 2017
Summer is wrapping up at the Library, but you can still make the most of the time we have left! The Bookmobile Summer schedule continues...
by Patty — July 28, 2017
Monday, July 31st is the last day to enjoy delicious Pagliai's Pizza and benefit the Iowa City Public Library at the same time! Mention...
by Casey — July 28, 2017
Jane Ray's new folktale retelling, The Elephant's Garden is absolutely stunning. Not only is the tale itself lovely, but Ray's...
by Candice — July 28, 2017
B.Y.O.Book, the Library's books-in-bars book club, has some new events coming up! Grab a book, then pull up a chair to discuss it with us,...
by Meredith — July 25, 2017
It used to be when you asked the people of Janesville, Wisc., to describe their town -- and, by default, themselves -- in one word, that...
by Mary — July 24, 2017
Do you need to renew your license? Can't find the time to get to the DOT office during their hours? Don't like waiting? If you answered YES...
by Morgan — July 22, 2017
Today's family storytime was all about communities, both large and small. We read books about community helpers, towns, and families. We...