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Recorded by April 3, 2019 Join us for "A Sampler of 19th Century Poetry," a Poetry Month program by the Reading Aloud Group from the Iowa City/Johnson County Senior Center. Today's poems were curated by Chuck Felling. Sponsored by Reading Aloud and the Iowa City Public Library

Members of the Reading Aloud group from the Iowa City/Johnson County Senior Center present a program called "Happy Birthday Poets." Recorded April 26, 2016.

Join us for events in February for Black History Month.

Reading Aloud from the Iowa City/Johnson County Senior Center share poems by University of Iowa Writers Workshop teachers from the past Recorded on April 26, 2018 at the Iowa City Public Library.

Watch a special storytime in celebration of LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Transgender and Questioning) Pride Month. Local drag kings and queens sing, dance, and read LGBTQ stories. This event is part of the 2018 Children's Summer Reading Program. Recorded on June 30, 2018 at the Iowa City Public Library.

In celebration of LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Transgender and Questioning) Pride Month, we are offering a special Drag Storytime Party! Fun costumes are encouraged and we will have silly props available as we read LGBTQ stories and sing and dance with some local drag kings and queens. Designed for the whole family and presented at a time convenient for most working parents. After Storytime, pop outside for the start of the Iowa City Pride Parade at noon! Storytime includes both shorter and longer stories combined with action games and activities. Family Storytime is recommended for all ages, but parents are asked to sit with their younger children. Presenters: Ronnie Belle Hazy Buchanan (Miss Iowa City 2019) London Rivera (Miss Iowa City Diva 2019) Chey Boi (Mr. Studio 13 2019) Ophelia Belle (Miss Studio 13 2018) Hazel Sanchez (Miss Iowa Newcomer 2018) Kilda Mann (Miss Iowa Diva USofA 2019) Honesty Valentino

Celebrating National Poetry Month and honoring the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, the Reading Aloud Group from the Iowa City/Johnson County Senior Center presents readings of the Civil War era poetry of Walt Whitman. This event is cosponsored by the Iowa City Public Library and the Iowa City/Johnson County Senior Center. Date: Thursday, April 18, 2013

Kids from the Iowa City area present poems from the April 2013 workshop.

In honor of Poetry Month, the Iowa City/Johnson County Senior Center Reading Aloud group reads a few of their favorite poems about places. Sponsored by the Iowa City Public Library and the Iowa City/Johnson County Senior Center.

The Reading Aloud poetry group from the Iowa City Senior Center reads pieces from noted Latino poets that address the historical and contemporary experience of Latinos and Chicanos in the Americas. Recorded on April 27, 2017 at the Iowa City Public Library.

September is National Library Card Sign-up Month. If you don't have a Library Card, or know someone who doesn't have a Library Card, head to the Downtown Library or the Bookmobile to get your Library Card. Anyone in Iowa who lives in a community...

Recorded Oct. 7, 2018

The Reading Aloud Group of the Johnson County, Iowa City Senior Center present "Readers Choice, a selection of poetry read aloud.."

The Iowa City Book Festival is organized by the Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature. Iowa City is one of just 20 Cities of Literature in the world, and the Iowa City Book Festival celebrates books and writing by leveraging the unique mix of local resources that helped to earn that designation.

The Iowa City Johnson County Senior Center's Reading Aloud group reads poems about slavery, racism, and other forms of oppression across time and the world. Part of the 2015 Carol Spaziani Intellectual Freedom Festival. Recorded September 29, 2015.

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Learn more about the Iowa City Public Library's ongoing program promoting early literacy.

Information about volunteering for teens and adults at the Iowa City Public Library.

Reading Aloud, the Senior Center-based poetry-reading group, presents a program of political poetry. The poems deal with many political issues – censorship, war, slavery – with particular focus on the plight and dreams of immigrants. This program is part of the 2017 Carol Spaziani Intellectual Freedom Festival. Recorded on September 27, 2017 at the Iowa City Public Library.

Members of the Iowa City Johnson County Senior Center's Read Aloud group read selected poetry from Edgar Allan Poe.

Recorded 09-25-18

Reading Aloud, the Senior Center-based poetry reading group, presents a program of objectionable poetry. This program is part of the 2018 Carol Spaziani Intellectual Freedom Festival.