Now there’s even more local music to love. The Iowa City Public Library has expanded its innovative Local Music Project to include more than 100 albums by artists playing electronica to children’s music and everything between. One of the aims of this project is to encourage interest in local musicians. The Local Music Project represents [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Library materials and furniture is on the move this week as work continues on the Iowa City Public Library’s “Better Building, Better Service” project. Furniture in the first-floor self-check area will move, and the self-check stations will be temporarily relocated. Signs on the first floor will help you find where you need to go to [...]

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 [...]

Located in the only UNESCO City of Literature in the United States, the Iowa City Public Library has long-served as a center for culture, education and community. This fiscal year (July 2011-June 2012) saw ICPL launch the Local Music Project, an innovative way to deliver local music content to Iowa City. The Library also strengthened [...]

Iowa City hosts the United States Olympic Wrestling Trials at Carver Hawkeye Arena on April 21 and 22 and the Iowa City Public Library will welcome locals and visitors alike with wrestling exhibits and programs. Iowa Olympic Gold Medalist Dan Gable with be the featured speaker at a program on Friday, April 20 from 12:30 [...]

The Iowa City Public Library has been named one of the Top 5 Children’s Libraries by Livability.com, a national website that highlights more than 500 of America’s best places to live. Livability.com editors looked at 500 communities across the country to find the best libraries for kids. The children’s libraries selected not only look amazing, [...]

The UNESCO City of Literature is pleased to join the Pearson Foundation in announcing a new annual area children’s literary festival. One Book Two Book – A Celebration of Children’s Literature in the City of Literature will take place January 13-15, 2012 in the Iowa City community. UNESCO City of Literature Board Vice President, Josh [...]