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Author Visit: Michelle Hoover

Iowa native Michelle Hoover, author of the critically acclaimed The Quickening, returns with a new novel, Bottomland, about a German family in Iowa dealing with Anti-German sentiment after World...

Books and Writing

Music is the Word Storytime: Regina Orchestra

Fifth Graders from Regina Orchestra entertain us with a special morning concert as part of the Music is the Word series.

Recorded on May 5, 2016 at the Iowa City Public Library.

Children's

How to Build a Bike

Learn how to build your own bike with University of Iowa professor, Steve McGuire.

Recorded on September 14, 2016 at the Iowa City Public Library.

Arts, Music, and Hobbies

Ghosts of Johnson County

A presentation on Ghosts of Johnson County from our 1996 Summer Reading Program.

Recorded July 16, 1996 at Iowa City Public Library

Children's

Musical Storytime: Piano Special with Casey

Iowa City Public Library Children's Librarian, Casey, entertains us with piano music.

Recorded on July 17, 2014 at Iowa City Public Library.

Children's

Tell Me Your Story: Dottie Ray

Ellen Buchanan interviews Iowa City journalist/broadcaster Dottie Ray. During her career, Ray interviewed more than 32,000 guests during more than 14,000 shows, which she conducted from her Iowa...

Interviews Tell Me Your Story

Birds of Prey with the RARE Group

Meet a few birds of prey and learn about the rehabilitation of similar animals with the RARE Group!

For more information regarding the RARE group please visit their website:...

Children's

Blank Park Zoo Show and Tell

The Blank Park Zoo is back for another show and tell program for the summer reading program! Meet and get to know a few of the animals from this wonderful zoo in Des Moines.

Children's

Dan Wardell's Reading Road Trip 2016

The ICPL was a stop on Dan Wardell's Reading Road Trip! Crowds of excited kids joined us on Monday, June 27th at 9:30 and 10:30 a.m. to meet this incredible TV celebrity, who is hitting the...

Children's

Cathy Gehris, RD, LD: Healthy Snacking 101

Carbs + protein = healthy snacks! HyVee dietitian Cathy Gehris, RD, LD. discusses snacking the right way.

Recorded June 29, 2016. Part of the 2016 Adult Summer Reading Program.

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