Spring Break officially begins Monday, March 18 for students in the Iowa City school systems, but everybody knows it really starts the Friday before, once the final bell rings. This year, ICPL is offering a range of events for children and teens, including a concert, garden party, and screenings of the final Twilight movies. Featured [...]

For more information, call the Iowa City Public Library at 319-356-5200. For a list of all Library events, visit http://calendar.icpl.org/. It’s frosty fun time at the Library, so come on down when school is out. There are plenty of special programs guaranteed to give you and your children warm fuzzies. Gingerbread Fun When: 10:30 a.m.-noon [...]

For more information, call the Iowa City Public Library at 319-356-5200. For a list of all Library events, visit http://calendar.icpl.org/. Teen Tech Zone – Winter Break 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? [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

This is the 30th anniversary of Banned Books Week in the USA! Banned Books Week Buttons for Sale The Iowa City Public Library is offering 2012 Banned Books Week buttons for sale from Sept. 25 through Oct. 26. Vintage buttons from past years are also for sale at the Circulation Desk for $1 each. A [...]

Celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month Bilingual Storytime: 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 11, Storytime Room: Nicole Upchurch as Dame Cinco will delight preschoolers with tales and banjo playing. Bilingual Storytime: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, Storytime Room: Ana Fernandez, a University of Iowa instructor from Spain, will share stories and fun activities during Family Storytime. Shadow [...]

Coinciding with Banned Books Week (Sept. 30 – Oct.6), the Intellectual Freedom Festival at the Iowa City Public Library is an annual event that affirms everyone’s right to freedom of thought and expression. All programs are free and open to the public. 2012 Carol Spaziani Intellectual Freedom Festival Events Thursday, September 27, 2012 7:00 p.m. [...]