Visit with some of your favorite authors and discover new ones at this year’s Iowa Author Fair. The Iowa Center for the Book, Iowa Library Association (ILA), Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature, Coralville Public Library, and Iowa City Public Library are partnering to bring “The Write Stuff ” from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, [...]

What eAudio titles are people listening to? ICPL’s eAudio circulation is up over 70% this year. Many people are discovering how easy and convenient it is to check out and then “click out” an eAudio book 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The Library’s collection includes over 1,800 eAudio titles and all are [...]

Stories In the Parks Series Wednesdays, 10:30-11:00 a.m., Willowcreek Park June 16 through August 4, 2010 Fridays, 10:30-11:00 a.m., Mercer Park June 18 through August 6, 2010 The Iowa Public Library, in cooperation with the Iowa City Parks and Recreation Department, will provide an outdoor storytime for children age 3 to 6 at two local [...]

Iowa City Book Festival Saturday, July 17 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Located in Gibson Square Park (next to the University of Iowa Main Library) Intersection of Burlington and Madison Streets Area families can explore the world of books and writing with a full day of children’s performances, crafts activities, and costume book characters at [...]

From moving vignettes about gangsters breaking into tears or finding themselves worthy of love and affirmation, to moments of spiritual reflection and sidesplittingly funny banter between him and the homies, Boyle creates a convincing and even joyful treatise on the sacredness of every life. Considering that he has buried more than 150 young people from [...]

Last summer, the Iowa City Public Library sponsored a three-day author-in-residence series featuring Jack Gantos, an award-winning children’s book writer. Gantos’ programs were well attended by Iowa City families and the residency was a highlight of the summer reading program. This summer, a second author residency will be offered to promote reading and writing to [...]

Join us for a special Author in Residence program with John Coy, author of picture books and sports-themed books for school-age children and young adults. Coy will present programs for all ages, July 15-17, including a discussion for parents and educators. ICPL’s 2010 Author Residency is co-sponsored by the Iowa City Public Library Friends Foundation. [...]

The annual Teen Summer Reading Program will begin this year on Sunday, June 6 and continue through Friday, July 30. Participants can sign up at the Fiction Desk where they will receive a Reading Form and Book Review Form. After reading five books, participants fill out the Reading Form and Book Review Form. Return it [...]

The annual Adult Summer Reading Program will begin this year on Sunday, June 6 and continue through Friday, July 30. Participants can sign up at the Fiction Desk where they will receive a Reading Form. After reading five books, participants fill out the Reading Form, return it to Fiction Desk staff in the Library and [...]

Join us for “Building the Collection: Celebrating the Creative Spirit,” a live and silent auction to benefit the Iowa City Public Library, hosted by the Iowa City Public Library Friends Foundation. The event will be held at hotelVetro from 6-8 p.m. Sunday, May 2, with the live auction starting at 7 p.m. Just of the [...]