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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 Susan — April 24, 2017
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by Kara — April 18, 2017
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by Anne W — April 13, 2017
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by Morgan — April 11, 2017
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by Meredith — April 10, 2017
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by Melody — April 7, 2017
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by Beth — April 6, 2017
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