Iowa City spelling teams are digging out their dictionaries and busily preparing for the 2010 Iowa City S-P-E-L-L-S spelling bee. Join the fun at the 13th annual adult spelling bee hosted by the Iowa City Public Library Friends Foundation and Hands Jewelers. The sponsored teams will compete at 6:30 p.m. February 18, 2010 in Library [...]

Don’t pay a fee to get your refund! The IRS Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program provides trained volunteers that will help you file your taxes. This service is available FOR FREE to people who earned less than $49,000 in 2009. E-filing is available, and translation is available at all sites. For more information, call [...]

Do you download? Join the ICPL staff for a demonstration of our Overdrive service on February 6 & 18 and March 2, 2010. We will show you how to download both eBooks and eAudio audiobooks. We’ll also show you a Sony eBook Reader. We can answer any questions about the service that you may have. [...]

THE BIG READ KICKS OFF JAN. 31ST! The Big Read kickoff: 1-4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 31; Coralville Winterfest, Coralville Marriott What better way to spend a cold winter day or night than curled up with a good book? The Big Read will kick off at Coralville’s Winterfest on January 31st. Come find out about the [...]

Electronic Recycling Collection What: Recycle your old electronics only $1 each Where: 1001 S. Clinton Street, Iowa City, Iowa 52240 (Fire Department Training Center) When: 10 a.m.- 2 p.m. January 23, 2010 Sponsors: ECO Iowa City & Midwest Electronics Recovery Accepted: Printers, televisions, VCRs, DVD players, cellular telephones, stereos, iPods, computers, monitors, keyboards, mice, cables, [...]

This week’s headlines at a glance. Also available on our Facebook page by clicking here. Iowa City has lot to offer Zach Wahls • Writers’ Group • January 17, 2010 Iowa City Press-Citizen Source: www.press-citizen.com Excerpt: OK, the library has its critics. But I’ve got to say, the library is awesome. Free meeting rooms. All [...]

Census Day is April 1, 2010, and the City of Iowa City is committed to ensuring every resident is counted. To kick off the Census 2010 Awareness Campaign, Iowa City Mayor Matthew Hayek and Library Director Susan Craig will unveil window wrappings on the public doors of the Iowa City Public Library at 1 p.m. [...]

Submit or update your green New Year’s resolution to the Iowa City Public Library to document your green efforts in the upcoming months. ICPL staff will post reviewed submissions on the ECO Iowa City green resolutions page. If you include your name or e-mail address you can update your resolution later to show your progress. [...]

Happy Winter @ The Book End! Purchase at least $5 in books, music, movies, and more to enter a drawing for an autographed copy of “U is for Undertow” by Sue Grafton! The drawing will be held on February 1, 2010. The Book End is also offering a $1 sale on fiction books too! The [...]

The Iowa City Public Library will be open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday, Jan. 18 in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. For more info on ICPL’s holiday hours, click here. ICPL and Fired Up will co-sponsor a free event Jan. 18 when schools are closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. [...]