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Spring Breakers! Time to Head to the Library

by Nick Twemlow on March 12th, 2013

Pied Piper concert with Orchestra Iowa Saturday, March 16, kicks off Spring Break week for children and teens at Iowa City Public Library.

Spring Breakers! Time to Head to the Library

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 [...]

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School’s Out Winter Events for Children

by April Harder on December 17th, 2012
School’s Out Winter Events for Children

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 [...]

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School’s Out Winter Events for Teens

by April Harder on December 17th, 2012
School’s Out Winter Events for Teens

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? [...]

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Co-founder of Little Free Libraries coming to Iowa City

by April Harder on October 31st, 2012

Next week's events designed to help expand local participation.

Co-founder of Little Free Libraries coming to Iowa City

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 [...]

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Iowa City Public Library Meeting & Event Calendar: November 1-16, 2012

by April Harder on October 31st, 2012
Iowa City Public Library Meeting & Event Calendar: November 1-16, 2012

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 [...]

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Iowa City: A Great City For People Who Love Books, Says Livability

by April Harder on October 31st, 2012
Iowa City: A Great City For People Who Love Books, Says Livability

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 [...]

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ICPL’S digital magazine stand offers more than 100 magazines

by April Harder on October 16th, 2012
ICPL’S digital magazine stand offers more than 100 magazines

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 [...]

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Celebrate your freedom to read

by April Harder on September 21st, 2012

Banned Books Week: Sept. 30−Oct. 6, 2012

Celebrate your freedom to read

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 [...]

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Fall and Winter Special Events for Kids at ICPL

by April Harder on September 18th, 2012
Fall and Winter Special Events for Kids at ICPL

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 [...]

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Celebrate Intellectual Freedom at Festival

by April Harder on September 5th, 2012
Celebrate Intellectual Freedom at Festival

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. [...]

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