The Iowa City Public Library Friends Foundation invites interested individuals to create and donate an item originating from a book.
Download an application here.
Entries will be exhibited and sold during the Altered Books Exhibit and Sale fundraiser in early June, 2010 to benefit the Iowa City Public Library. The event is being held in conjunction [...]

Iowa City spelling teams are digging out their dictionaries and busily preparing for the 2010 Iowa City S-P-E-L-L-S spelling bee.
Join the fun at the 13th annual adult spelling bee hosted by the Iowa City Public Library Friends Foundation and Hands Jewelers. The sponsored teams will compete at 6:30 p.m. February 18, 2010 in Library Meeting [...]

Happy Winter @ The Book End!
Purchase at least $5 in books, music, movies, and more to enter a drawing for an autographed copy of “U is for Undertow” by Sue Grafton! The drawing will be held on February 1, 2010.
The Book End is also offering a $1 sale on fiction books too!
The Book End is [...]

This week’s headlines at a glance.
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Green way to avoid identity theft
Josh O’Leary
Iowa City Press-Citizen
November 16, 2009
Source: www.press-citizen.com
Excerpt: Workers with ECO Iowa City, a city-led environmental sustainability program, marked America Recycles Day on Sunday by collecting and disposing of personal documents and other sensitive materials at the Robert [...]

On October 27, 2009, the Library Art Advisory Committee chose eight artworks by local artists as the winners of the 2009 Iowa City Public Library Art Purchase Prize Competition. The winners were chosen from a group of 26 original artworks submitted by artists.
Winners are:

Michelle Anderson’s “When You Can’t Sleep At Night” (acrylic, ink)

William Blair’s “Hayter’s [...]

A special book drive for The Book End is underway at local MidWestOne banks. The September used book collection is the fourth annual hosted by the bank to benefit The Book End used bookstore in the Iowa City Public Library.
The MidWestOne locations in Iowa City, Coralville, and North Liberty each have a specially [...]

A special book drive for The Book End is underway at local MidWestOne banks. The September used book collection is the fourth annual hosted by the bank to benefit The Book End used bookstore in the Iowa City Public Library.
The MidWestOne locations in Iowa City, Coralville, and North Liberty each have a specially [...]

This week’s headlines at a glance.
All available on our Facebook page by clicking here.
Midnight magic strikes Harry Potter fans
By Amy Mattson
July 15, 2009
Source: www.dailyiowan.com
Excerpt: Carol Sokloff, a children’s book buyer at Prairie Lights Books, 15 S. Dubuque St., said she’s seen an increase in the number of people purchasing the sixth book. And at the [...]

Enjoy ½ off The Book End’s already low prices when you shop the Downtown Association of Iowa City’s Sidewalk Days on July 17 & 18.

On behalf of the patrons of the Iowa City Public Library, the Iowa City Public Library Friends Foundation gratefully acknowledges the contributions of more than 100 local businesses and organizations this year.