On October 23, the Iowa City Public Library’s Art Advisory Committee selected six works for purchase in this year’s Art Purchase Prize contest. The winning pieces were chosen from a group of 47 original works by local artists. The winners are: Missy Gaido Allen, Untitled (photography); Robert Dietrich, Goosetown (acrylic paint); Allison Heady, Hickory Hill [...]

Little Free Libraries, the tiny repositories of books that have popped up in neighborhoods across the country, encouraging neighbors or passersby to take a book or leave a book, have come to the Iowa City area. Next week, Todd Bol, co-founder of the program, will visit Iowa City and participate in two events designed to [...]

A detailed list of public meetings and events open to the public at the Iowa City Public Library, 123 S. Linn St., Iowa City, IA. For more information, call 319-356-5200 or visit icpl.org. ————————————— November 1, 2012 ————————————— 11:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. Early Satellite Voting for the November 6th General Election In the ICPL [...]

Stick another feather in the city’s cap of “Best Places To…” Iowa City was just named one of the nation’s “Top 10 Cities for Book Lovers” by Livability.com, an online resource that offers information on the best places to live, visit, work, play, and explore among the country’s small- to mid-sized communities. The list pays [...]

Do you enjoy creating things? Would you donate hand-made items to support the Iowa City Public Library Friends Foundation? The Library will host a fundraising bazaar on December 8. Donated items may be dropped off at the Library between November 26 and December 6. You can get started on your craft at one of our [...]

Zinio Digital Magazines are now being offered by the Iowa City Public Library. Zinio offers a magazine reading experience on your computer, tablet or smart phone. Choose from over 100 magazines to download. They’re available anywhere, anytime. There’s no check-out period and you can keep the magazine forever. There’s no limit on the amount of [...]

Library materials and furniture is on the move this week as work continues on the Iowa City Public Library’s “Better Building, Better Service” project. Furniture in the first-floor self-check area will move, and the self-check stations will be temporarily relocated. Signs on the first floor will help you find where you need to go to [...]

Effective October 1, 2012: 20¢ per day fine for all materials in the Children’s Room. Includes: *Children’s DVDs *Children’s Video Games *Children’s Books *Children’s CDs & Recorded Books *Puzzles and Toys *Storytime Kits New fine rate applies to materials checked out on October 1st and thereafter. Old fine rate applies to materials checked out before [...]