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A special book drive for The Book End starts soon at many local MidWestOne banks The September used book collection is the fifth annual hosted by the bank to benefit The Book End used bookstore in the Iowa City Public Library. The drive will run from September 1 through September 30, 2010. Each of the [...]

Visit with some of your favorite authors and discover new ones at this year’s Iowa Author Fair. The Iowa Center for the Book, Iowa Library Association (ILA), Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature, Coralville Public Library, and Iowa City Public Library are partnering to bring “The Write Stuff ” from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, [...]

In 1995, the Iowa City Public Library established the annual Carol Spaziani Intellectual Freedom Festival to honor Carol’s 26-year career at ICPL and life-long commitment to the freedom of ideas. Spaziani (shown left) believes that the public library’s role is to be a resource and a forum for an individual’s pursuit and expression of diverse [...]

… “This Library … belongs to no person nor class of persons. It is to be under the control of no particular race nor creed. Its doors are to be ever open to the workman in overalls with the dinner bucket upon his arm, as well as the rich or well-to-do … Every person in [...]

What a year and a half it has been! Through an ICMA Public Library Innovation Grant, the Iowa City Public Library and the Iowa City Landfill and Recycling Center created ECO Iowa City, a program to promote environmental sustainability in Iowa City. Efforts began in spring 2009 and continued through fall 2010. ECO brought together [...]

Celebrate Library Card Sign-up Month in September and apply for an Iowa City Public Library borrower card. There is no charge for your first card, and most area residents qualify. If you live in Iowa City, rural Johnson County, or the cities of Hills or University Heights, you will receive a resident card that entitles [...]

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Stuff Etc owner Mary Sundblad presented a contribution of more than $500 to the volunteer leaders of The Book End store of the Iowa City Public Library on July 28, 2010. The check represents donations received through the Iowa City store’s Umbrella Charity of the Month project. The Book End was selected as the June [...]

What eAudio titles are people listening to? ICPL’s eAudio circulation is up over 70% this year. Many people are discovering how easy and convenient it is to check out and then “click out” an eAudio book 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The Library’s collection includes over 1,800 eAudio titles and all are [...]

Summer is the perfect time for cleaning out the clutter. Whether you’re moving or just making room on your book shelves before school starts, keep an eye out for books in your house or apartment. Already read it? Donate it to the Iowa City Public Library! The Iowa City Public Library accepts donations of gently [...]