September is Library Card Sign-up Month, and the Iowa City Public Library wants to make sure that all children in Johnson County have the smartest card of all – a library card. Studies show that children who are read to in the home and who use the library perform better in school and are more [...]

September 4 Producing Sustainability: Growing Food, Growing Lives, Growing Economies What: Whether you are in local food production, consumption or food system development, you’ll find sessions of interest to you. We’ll hear from innovative local food producers making a livelihood growing local food in Iowa, Illinois and Missouri. We’ll also hear from those on the [...]

Some Iowa City residents are living a little greener these days, with help from ECO Iowa City. One hundred Earth Mover compost bins flew off the pallets at ECO Iowa City’s June event at ReStore. Iowa City residents could purchase the bins for the greatly reduced price of only $25, so it’s no surprise they [...]

Get them while you can! The pressed penny machine will only be @ ICPL until Labor Day. So create your commemorative pressed penny today! Pressed penny machine is located on the first floor, across from the Fiction Desk. The public is invited to smash pennies into one of four designs, including images of President Barack [...]

The Iowa City Public Library is home to over 2,000 books featuring dogs, 1,400 books on cats, 40 books about pet training, and dozens of books that discuss pet health and diet. Your Library’s collection also includes DVDs and eAudio for pet owners. Explore our collection today by visiting icpl.org and click to search “CatalogPro.” [...]