Weber Days honors the life of Iowa City’s beloved late historian Irving B. Weber (1900-1997) through a variety of local history programs and events throughout the month of May. Unless otherwise noted, events are free and open to the public. For more information, visit http://www.icpl.org/weber/, www.johnsoncountyhistory.org, or call 351-5738. The 2010 Irving B. Weber Days [...]

Join us for “Building the Collection: Celebrating the Creative Spirit,” a live and silent auction to benefit the Iowa City Public Library, hosted by the Iowa City Public Library Friends Foundation. The event will be held at hotelVetro from 6-8 p.m. Sunday, May 2, with the live auction starting at 7 p.m. Just of the [...]

Prairie Lights and the Iowa City Public Library will co-sponsor Kathryn Stockett reading from her novel “The Help” from 2-3 p.m. Sunday, May 2 in Room A at ICPL. Doors open at 1 p.m. Space is limited. Find out more about Stockett, and her first novel, The Help,” at her Web site, http://www.kathrynstockett.com. Stockett will [...]

Please join us for our upcoming series of computer classes in May 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/. May 2010 5/4 Google Basics [...]

The 38th season of the Iowa City Farmers Market begins Saturday, May 1, and promises to be the best year yet for the Market! Your favorite vendors return with the freshest of local produce, baked goods, and hand-crafted items. The location remains the same – Chauncey Swan Ramp, ground floor, located across from City Hall [...]

Download eAudio audiobooks to your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch! Search for the free “OverDrive Media Console” in the Apple App Store. Then visit http://overdrive.icpl.org and borrow an eAudio book today. About OverDrive Media Console for iPhone The free software can be installed on phones running the iPhone operating system (v3.1.3 or newer), and used [...]

The Library will offer patrons updated self-check stations with a variety of new services this spring. From the new “Express Lane” self-check stations, patrons will be able to do so much more than just check out items. Cardholders can view their Library account information to check for holds or view due dates of checked out [...]

More and more research is confirming what many parents, teachers and librarians have been observing for years: boys are having trouble with reading, and their reading skills are getting worse; particularly after second grade. As a general rule, boys have a physical, competitive, hands-on learning style, which can work against them where reading is concerned. [...]

The Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature, the University of Iowa Hawkeyes football program and the Iowa City Community School District (ICCSD) is partnering to bring Hawkeye football players into elementary schools to read with students. Starting April 19, the Hawkeye Readers program will bring more than 30 Hawkeye student-athletes to classes at Twain and [...]

Turn some books into art! Come and get crafty at a three-hour workshop on altered book art, taught by local artist Lucy David. David will present a slideshow of altered books, and be on hand to provide ideas and instruction as you create your own work of art from an old book. The Library will [...]