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Looking for something to do with your family over spring break? From Toddler Storytime to Teen Tech Zone, there’s something for all ages at the Iowa City Public Library.
Family Special with Orchestra Iowa: Pied Piper Concert
Featuring classical music for children played by a brass quintet, this concert is one of the Pied Piper Series [...]

The Iowa City Public Library was honored at the Iowa Cultural Corridor Excellence in Innovation Awards in 2010. For the event, ICPL staff created this video that celebrates the 5th Anniversary of the ICPL building and all that goes into a year at your library. Check it out!

Save the date for these programs, all part of ECO Iowa City’s Celebration of the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day. For more events and news about ECO Iowa City, visit http://www.icpl.org/eco-iowa-city/.
ECO Iowa City Film: Blue Gold—World Water Wars
Friday, March 26, 7-9 p.m. @ ICPL, Room A
The energy crisis might just be trumped by another [...]

For a full list of ECO Iowa’s City’s Earth Month events for 2010, click here.
ECO Iowa City has been busy over the last nine months. The $57,000 Innovation Grant from the International City and County Managers Association has allowed ECO Iowa City to partner with over 35 organizations and groups as well as city, county, [...]

Please join us for our upcoming series of computer classes in March and April at the Iowa City Public Library. Registration is required for computer classes. To register, call the Reference Desk at 356-5200, option 5, or view the event listing for the class you are interested in registering for at http://calendar.icpl.org/.
March 2010
3/3 Computer [...]

The Second Sunday Garden Forums are sponsored by the Iowa City Public Library and Project GREEN. Programs are live on The Library Channel, Iowa City cable channel 10.
Second Sunday Garden Forum: The Garden in Four Seasons
Kelly Norris is a horticulturist, plant breeder, award winning author and nationally acclaimed speaker. Let Kelly take you through the [...]

“The strategic plan is an important tool that guides the design and delivery of Library services and determines priorities.”
– Library Director Susan Craig
Every five years or so, the Library updates its strategic plan. The Library Board is currently in the midst of a planning process that began with a community survey in the fall, followed [...]

The Board of the Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature non-profit organization has named Jeanette Pilak of Santa Cruz, California, as the first Executive Director of the organization. Pilak has more than 15 years of non-profit management experience, including national and international programs. She was most recently director of Arts & Lectures at the University [...]

Do you download?
ICPL offers a variety of digital media you can download to your home computer and portable device through OverDrive Digital Media service.
Visit overdrive.icpl.org to download eBooks to computers and your Sony eBook Reader, Nook, and other compatible devices. Take a test drive of a Sony eReader at the Fiction Desk on [...]

Join the staff at ICPL for introductions to the Sony eBook Reader, flip cameras, MP3 players for eAudio, iTouch, and the Library scanner. ICPL staff will be on hand to answer questions and demonstrate these gadgets. For more information, contact the Reference Desk, 356-5200, option 5.
Date: Thursday, March 4, 2010
Time: 7:00-8:00 p.m.
Location: Computer Lab
Date: Tuesday, [...]