The Iowa City Public Library is dedicated to helping the public gain access to technology, and then offering support in using it in day-to-day life. Tech Help @ ICPL, Senior Tech Zone @ ICPL and Tech Zone @ Pepperwood offer the public a variety of times and locations for computer help or open computer use [...]

Special deposits of books will be accepted at area MidWestOne Banks during September. Local banks are hosting a book drive for The BookEnd used bookstore of the Iowa City Public Library Friends Foundation. The BookEnd is inside the Iowa City Public Library. The seventh annual special collection effort by MidWestOne Banks starts on September 1 [...]

Children at the Iowa City Public Library have been dreaming big — and reading big — this summer! At ICPL, 2,280 children participated in the Summer Reading Program, Dream Big … Read! The program included a game card which helped kids choose books and learn more about their Library with various activities. One activity was [...]

Need some help with the newest Facebook update? Want to start up a Twitter account? Interested in photography, music, or blogging? Feel the need to correct that Wikipedia page? Want to play video games? Teen Tech Zone is a free computer lab set aside for a few hours of gaming, chatting, and general technology tinkering. [...]

Whether you’re new to Iowa City, or just new to the Iowa City Public Library, this fall the Library encourages you to explore all the Library has to offer. Start by getting your library card today! What can you do with your card? Read: You can use your card to check out materials from the [...]

At the Iowa City Public Library, 396 adults and 168 teens registered for this year’s Summer Reading Program: Own the Night. Throughout the summer, the Library hosted bands, zombies, owls, raptors, bats and movies (and a few movies about Batman). Among adults, “Fifty Shades of Grey” and “The Hunger Games” were most read, and teens [...]

Do you need FREE access to a computer? Do you have technology questions? Need help with a portable device? Want to write or tweak a resume? Learn how to use Google Docs? Or maybe you are curious about Library eBook collections? This fall, the Iowa City Public Library’s off-site Tech Zone @ Pepperwood continues on [...]

The Iowa City Public Library is always striving to better serve patrons. The Library has responded to our community’s needs with plans for greater accessibility, service enhancements and a more positive Library experience. Beginning this fall, you will find many changes coming to the Library as part of its “Better Building, Better Service” project. The [...]

Wanted for the Iowa City Public Library’s Kidspectacular Performance Group: Second- through sixth-graders who are interested in drama, story performance and puppeteering. Club members perform in two big productions along with several optional mini plays throughout the school year. Rehearsals are Tuesdays after school and performances are on Saturdays and occasionally on no-school days. Contact: [...]