The winners of Iowa City Public Library’s Art Purchase Prize contest have been selected. On Oct. 25, 2011, the Library Art Advisory Committee selected eight artworks by local artists as winners of the 2011 Art Purchase Prize contest. The winners were selected from a group of 23 original works submitted by artists. The winners are: [...]

Movies are back at the Iowa City Public Library! “Films of the 1940’s” began Tuesday afternoon with a screening of “Casablanca.” Sponsored by ICPL and the Iowa City/Johnson County Senior Center, this four-part viewing and discussion series is being led by Wisconsin film scholar Dr. Jack Rhodes. “There were 25 of us in the audience, [...]

Toddler Storytimes: Monday & Tuesday 10:30 a.m. Preschool Storytimes: Wednesday & Thursday 10:30 a.m. Family Storytimes: Saturday 10:30 a.m. & Sunday 2 p.m. Book Babies: Friday 10:30 a.m. For a full list of Children and Family Events, visit http://calendar.icpl.org/. OUR TOP PICKS: School’s Out Special: Meet Local Author Jacqueline Briggs Martin Come hear local author, [...]

Please join us for “Adventures in Cartooning.” Guest Joe Sharpnack will talk about his life as a editorial cartoonist. When: 7-9 p.m. Thursday, October 6, 2011 Where: Meeting Room A, ICPL Joe Sharpnack is an editorial and political cartoonist based in Iowa City. A graduate of the University of Iowa, Sharpnack’s early works could be [...]