The Iowa City Public Library was honored at the Iowa Cultural Corridor Excellence in Innovation Awards in 2010. For the event, ICPL staff created this video that celebrates the 5th Anniversary of the ICPL building and all that goes into a year at your library. Check it out!

Do you download?
ICPL offers a variety of digital media you can download to your home computer and portable device through OverDrive Digital Media service.
Visit overdrive.icpl.org to download eBooks to computers and your Sony eBook Reader, Nook, and other compatible devices. Take a test drive of a Sony eReader at the Fiction Desk on [...]

Join the staff at ICPL for introductions to the Sony eBook Reader, flip cameras, MP3 players for eAudio, iTouch, and the Library scanner. ICPL staff will be on hand to answer questions and demonstrate these gadgets. For more information, contact the Reference Desk, 356-5200, option 5.
Date: Thursday, March 4, 2010
Time: 7:00-8:00 p.m.
Location: Computer Lab
Date: Tuesday, [...]

Do you download? Join the ICPL staff for a demonstration of our Overdrive service on February 6 & 18 and March 2, 2010. We will show you how to download both eBooks and eAudio audiobooks. We’ll also show you a Sony eBook Reader. We can answer any questions about the service that you may have. [...]

This week’s headlines at a glance.
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Iowa City has lot to offer
Zach Wahls • Writers’ Group • January 17, 2010
Iowa City Press-Citizen
Source: www.press-citizen.com
Excerpt: OK, the library has its critics. But I’ve got to say, the library is awesome. Free meeting rooms. All the DVDs you could ever care [...]

Need help getting started with eBooks? View these helpful videos made by ICPL staff!
In part 1, we see how to download the Sony software from their Web site and get it installed on a local computer.

In part 2, we see how to download and install Adobe Digital Editions.

In part 3, we see [...]

On December 15, Megan Greer at Overdrive announced that “preliminary testing shows Barnes & Noble’s nook™ to be compatible with both Adobe EPUB and PDF eBooks downloaded from the library; both eBook formats are able to easily transfer to the device using Adobe Digital Editions.”
Overdrive’s Support Team is “still conducting testing on the device” and [...]

The Iowa City Public Library has expanded its Downloadable Media collection with the addition of EPUB eBooks from Overdrive. From the comfort of home, ICPL card holders can browse the collection, check out, and download eBooks and more anytime, anywhere.
Downloadable EPUB eBooks are available free of charge to residents of Iowa City, rural [...]

To provide users of the Iowa City Public Library’s download service a more interactive experience, the Library has added the functionality to post details about a title downloaded from Overdrive to the social networking sites Facebook and Twitter.
Postings on Facebook will include a brief description of a title, jacket cover, URL to a title’s [...]

Did you know you can download audio books from your Library’s Web site? Now, Iowa City Public Library offers even greater access to their popular download service, http://overdrive.icpl.org, through a mobile device-optimized Web site coupled with software for downloading and listening on the go.
The Library’s virtual branch at http://overdrive.icpl.org, accessible from anywhere, now [...]