Join us for “Exploring and Saving Iowa’s Rivers” Monday, May 9, 7:30 p.m., Meeting Room A, Iowa City Public Library Members of Project Aware (A Watershed Awareness River Expedition) and the IVRCD (Iowa Valley Resource Conservation and Development) will be here to discuss two great river events happening this summer: The 9th Annual Project AWARE [...]

On Saturday, April 30, at Grant Wood Elementary School, the Iowa City Public Library and the Landfill, Engineers for a Sustainable World, the University of Iowa School of Pharmacy, the Iowa City Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Agency will sponsor another Take Back Day where the public can bring their expired and unused pharmaceuticals [...]

ICPL and the City of Iowa City Public Works Department/Landfill Division will celebrate Earth Day with events in April 2011. On Thursday, April 14, business activist Elliott Hoffman will speak at 7 p.m. at ICPL. On Monday, April 18, Teresa Kurtz, Executive Director of the Iowa Recycling Association, will present a lecture on “Recycling in [...]

The Iowa City Public Library is the first City department to install recycling containers in its building. The Library and the City of Iowa City Department of Public Works/Landfill Division received a grant from the International City/County Management Association last year that enabled ICPL to partner with others to present 18 months of programs and [...]

From eBooks to eAudio, from new self-check stations to a mobile website, the Iowa City Public Library is a leader in offering new technology for its patrons. A new mission statement declares the Library will be “an innovative and responsive community center that supports lifelong learning, literacy and access to the world of ideas” in [...]

ECO Iowa City organizers and volunteers have been busy this gardening season. They helped make the Children’s Discovery Garden grow at the Robert A. Lee Recreation Center with the help of Backyard Abundance, and a garden has grown up in an empty lot in the Miller Orchard neighborhood thanks to the hard work of many. [...]

It’s back by popular demand! ECO Iowa City is once again offering compost bins for purchase at a reduced rate. And this time around, a kitchen collector is included with each sale. Compost bins and kitchen collectors are available while supplies last, July 10 at the Fire Department Training Center in Iowa City. Compost Bin [...]

Purchase a 55-gallon rain barrel for $40 while supplies last! One per household, Johnson County residents only. Available in black, blue, terra cotta or gray. First-come, first-served for colors. No reservations. Barrels are from Upcycle Products and are food quality barrels that were previously used to ship pickled food overseas. For more information, visit http://www.upcycle-products.com/. [...]

The 38th season of the Iowa City Farmers Market begins Saturday, May 1, and promises to be the best year yet for the Market! Your favorite vendors return with the freshest of local produce, baked goods, and hand-crafted items. The location remains the same – Chauncey Swan Ramp, ground floor, located across from City Hall [...]

The Iowa City Public Library and Prairie Lights Bookstore will welcome three authors to ICPL in April. Peter Hedges will read from his new novel, “The Heights” from 7-8 p.m. Thursday, April 15 in Room A at the Library. Hedges will be signing his book after the reading and copies will be available to purchase [...]