The Iowa City Public Library is pleased to announce the launch of the Digital History Project, a web-based archive highlighting historic Iowa City and Johnson County, this Thursday evening, from 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. in Meeting Room A at the Library. The public is welcome to attend to learn about the archive, as well as celebrate Irving Weber Days with Weber’s favorite treat, ice cream.

Featuring a growing collection of more than 300 photos and videos, the Digital History Project showcases significant moments in Iowa City’s past. Highlights from the collection include photos from the Iowa City Centennial Parade in 1939 and the 1970s urban renewal phase that razed buildings and made way for the Ped Mall, plus a video from the 1930s commissioned by a local group advocating for the construction of a high school, now City High.

Iowa City and Johnson County have a wealth of libraries, archives, and historical societies, many with their own local history collections. But while these groups have unique collections of photographs, films, and slides, they often lack the necessary resources to digitize them.  And that’s where the Library comes in. Combining the Library’s goal to enrich, inform, and entertain, with the objective to provide access to materials in diverse formats, and tech-savvy staff, the Library’s mission is clear: to expand access to local history materials by digitizing them and making them available online at history.icpl.org.

In the Project’s early stages of development, staff at the Iowa City Public Library partnered with two local organizations: The Johnson County Historical Society (JCHS) and the Iowa City Host Noon Lions Club. The JCHS provided a wide-range of materials from their own collection and the Lions Club donated a generous monetary gift the Library used to purchase a high resolution flatbed scanner. Without the help from our partners, the Digital History Project would not be launching this Thursday night. Thank you to the JCHS and the Lions Club!

Be sure to check back for announcements on upcoming scanning days, when members of the community will be invited to digitize their own materials. For more information, please email Candice Smith at Candice-Smith@icpl.org

Digital History Project Launch

Date: Thursday, May 23, 2013
Time: 7:00-9:00 p.m.
Location: Meeting Room A

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There are two shifts, from 9:30-12:30 PM and from 12:30 -3:30 PM.  We will need 60 volunteers over the course of the day (30 per shift).  Volunteers would help at the art and activity booths.

If you’re interested in helping out, please sign up through the Summer of the Arts website:

Step 1:  Go to www.summerofthearts.org and find the box that says “Volunteers Needed!”
Step 2:  Click on “HERE.”
Step 3:  On the next page, click on “Sign Up!” under the box that says “I would like to volunteer.”
Step 4:  On the next page, choose whether you already have an account or not.  If not, it will walk you through signing up.  If you do, use the next page to sign in, with your username and password.
Step 5:  The next page is where you can indicate Children’s Activities.
Step 6:  Then, if you already have an account, it takes you to a page with information from your previous application.  If your information is the same, just hit “Save” at the bottom of the page to continue. If you don’t already have an account, there are a few pages of further information it walks you through.
Step 7:  After getting through your information, you have the option to log out or go to the “Sign-Up” page.  Choose the “Sign-Up” page.
Step 8:  The next page starts a long list of Summer of the Arts activities.  Scroll down until you see Iowa Arts Festival – Children’s Activities.  Here is where you can choose Children’s Day Booth Helper.

If you have any questions, or need assistance signing up for a shift, please contact Devyn Alexander, Volunteer & Community Relations Manager at devyn@summerofthearts.org

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At the Library, we have first-hand knowledge of our patrons’ willingness to dedicate their time and energy to making a difference in our community and in the Library. To show our gratitude, the Library honored 36 selfless volunteers at a ceremony on Wednesday, April 24, 2013.

Among the honorees was Dr. William Pontarelli, this year’s Nancy Sereduck Volunteer of the Year. Dr. Bill, as he’s affectionately known, has volunteered in the Community & Access Services department, checking in books, since 2004. Dutiful, precise, warm-hearted, informative, and helpful are just a few of the words used to describe our Volunteer of the Year. From offering sage advice and his professional opinion to making everyone he works with feel comfortable and welcome, Dr. Bill has carved a place not only in the Library, but in our hearts.

We extend our heartfelt appreciation to Dr. Pontarelli and all of the Library volunteers!

100 Hour Award
Sarah Burnett
Rachael Carlson
Michael Conlon
Linda Eastman
Philip Fontana
Kirsten Glover
Derek Gomer
Amanda Horn
Sara Kaiser
Eveling Rojas
Ellen Segar
Maggie Winegarden

200 Hour Award
Kelli Andresen
Wai Yin Chan
Mary Jo Dane
Kathy Mitchell
William Moorhead
Debra Pughe
Mary Siegel
Jane Singer

300 Hour Award
Elizabeth Carroll
Jim Davis
Ryan Fitzpatrick
Don Friedman
Candice Gordon
Catherine Morita
Abram Nothnagle
Al Paxton
Julie Spencer

400 Hour Award
Susan Brown
Lori Cochran
Karen Eichler

500 Hour Award
Roberta Holstein

1,000 Hour Award
Chuck Felling

2,000 Hour Award
Helen Baum

2,500 Hour Award
Susanne Humphreys

Nancy Sereduck Volunteer of the Year
Dr. William Pontarelli

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Take advantage of the bus system this summer to spend time at the Iowa City Public Library. The Library and City of Iowa City Transit have partnered again this year to offer free bus service to children and teens through grade 12.

Show your Library card upon entering a bus during the designated days and times and ride free. Any accompanying adults will also be given a free ride.

This service is available Tuesday, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., and will run from June 4 – August 15. Return passes are issued at the Library.

While you’re visiting the Library, be sure to sign up for the Summer Reading Program. Participants can earn a t-shirt and be entered into prize drawings for a Kindle Fire.

Find bus route information right here: www.icgov.org/apps/transitMap

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If you are a homeschool parent or student and have been wondering how to stay engaged this summer, join other area homeschoolers at the Iowa City Public Library on Tuesday, May 14 to launch #homeschoolers@icpl.

This new program is designed to connect homeschool families so they can exchange information on how to stay in touch and remain active over the summer break. Events begin at 1:00 p.m. in Meeting Room A, and run until 2:30 p.m. A full list of activities is below.

1. It all starts in Meeting Room A – Everyone takes a  behind the scenes tour of the Library.
2. Younger children work on a craft project in the Children’s Room  and learn about the summer reading program.
3. Older students get to hear about some great new children’s and young adult titles, learn how to search for books to read for fun and school, and find out all about the library’s summer reading program.

For more information, email Brian Visser at Brian-Visser@icpl.org.

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Specifically designed for children with autism spectrum disorders, sensory integration issues, or other developmental disabilities, Sensory Storytimes is a warm, welcoming event that meets the first Saturday of the month in the Storytime Room at 1:30 p.m.

Activities include tactile books, songs, stories, and activities that will provide the opportunity for hands-on participation.  Friends and siblings are encouraged to come along. A caretaker must accompany each child with special needs.

Each storytime lasts for 25-30 minutes, with extra time at the end of each program for caretakers and children to socialize.

The next Sensory Storytime will be Saturday, May 4, at 1:30 p.m. Summer dates are June 1, July 6, and August 3.

Before your visit, try using our “Child’s Introduction to the Library” social story to see pictures of our Children’s Room.

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The Iowa City Public Library Friends Foundation is hosting a raffle to benefit Building the Collection. The two grand prizes are a $1,000 Visa card and a 64 GB Apple iPad with retina display.

Tickets may be purchased at the Library’s Help Desk on the first floor, until May 4. Individual tickets are $10. You receive a price break if you buy in bulk, as three tickets go for $25.

Winners will be drawn May 5, at the 10^th annual Building the Collection auction event. Reservations and a fee of $50 per person are required to attend the event, but you do not have to attend in order to be entered into the raffle.

For more information about the raffle and the Building the Collection auction event, please contact Patty McCarthy in the Library Development Office at 319-356-5249 or email Patty-McCarthy@icpl.org

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Come close out National Poetry Month at the 2^nd annual Poetry Pro-Am. This four-hour event created specifically for teens features a performance master class, refreshments, and a blowout live show to cap the day. Start the day at 3:00 p.m. by participating in a master class that will help you develop your writing and performance skills.

This isn’t just poetry, it’s poetry amplified. Feel free to rap, rant, riff, and rave. After class, take a break and munch on free food to get you ready to get up on stage and do your thing at 5:30 p.m. All events take place in Meeting Room A, at the Library.

Please be aware that space is limited for this event, so register today. You may do so online at http://goo.gl/Twy5E

This event is sponsored by the Iowa City Public Library, Iowa Youth Writing Project, the Frank N. Magid Undergraduate Writing Center, and Working Group Theatre.

Date: Saturday, April 27, 2013
Time: 3:00-7:00 p.m.
Location: Meeting Room A, Meeting Room B, Meeting Room C

Staff or Desk Contact: Brian Visser
Contact Phone: 319-887-6076
Contact Email: teens@icpl.org

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Whether you received a tax refund or you had to pay a penalty, two upcoming events at the Iowa City Public Library should be on your radar. David Oppedahl, business economist with the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, kicks off the Library’s Money Smart Week activities on April 25, with a talk on small businesses from 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Money Matters: A discussion about budgeting and making the most of your money, starts the next day at noon. Both events take place in Meeting Room A and will be broadcast live on The Library Channel, Iowa City cable channel 10.

Money Smart Week is a public awareness campaign designed to help consumers better manage their personal finances. This is achieved through the collaboration and coordinated effort of hundreds of organizations across the country including businesses, financial institutions, schools, libraries, not-for-profits, government agencies and the media. Programming is offered to all demographics and income levels and covers all facets of personal finance from establishing a budget to first time home buying to estate planning. The effort was created by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago in 2002. For more information, please visit www.moneysmartweek.org/

Oppedahl conducts research on the agricultural sector and rural development as well as conducting microeconomic research. He directs the Chicago Federal Reserve District’s survey of agricultural banks on agricultural land values and credit conditions and publishes the results in AgLetter—the Chicago Fed’s quarterly agricultural publication. In addition to his research, he regularly briefs the Chicago Fed’s president on the agricultural economy.
The Money Matters discussion is sponsored by ICPL and Bank of the West. Oppedahl’s talk is sponsored by ICPL, Iowa State University Extension of Johnson County, Small Business Development Center, and Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.

For more information, please call the Reference Desk at 319-356-5200, option 4.

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Bring the whole family to these exciting events, and then continue on to the stacks to pick up a few books. These special family events are open to the public.

Beats of the Gold Coast
Date: Saturday, April 6, 2013
Time: 10:30-11:00 a.m.
Location: Meeting Room A

Get on your feet and move to the Beats from the Gold Coast percussion ensemble! Learn about immigrant children in Iowa as author Carol Spaulding-Kruse shares stories from her book Zakery’s Bridge. Sponsored by the Provost’s Global Forum on Refugees in the Heartland, made possible by support of the Stanley–UI Support organization through the Provost’s Global Forum, organized by UI International Programs and UI Center for Human Rights. http://international.uiowa.edu/uichr/refugees-heartland-conference

Staff or Desk Contact: Vickie Pasicznyuk
Contact Phone: 319-887-6019

Dance Fest with Armando Duarte and “Clever Anansi” Puppet Show

Date: Saturday, April 13, 2013
Time: 10:30-11:30 a.m.
Location: Meeting Room A, Meeting Room B, Meeting Room C

Kidspectacular presents this traditional African tale…with a twist, as Anansi deals with bullies Elephant and Hippo. Then learn how to dance the samba to music from Rio with University of Iowa Professor of Dance Armando Duarte. Free bunny craft.

Staff or Desk Contact: Debbie Dunn
Contact Phone: 319-887-6028

Earth Day Fair

Date: Saturday, April 20, 2013
Time: 10:30-11:30 a.m.
Location: Meeting Room A, Meeting Room B, Meeting Room C

Join the fun at one of 10 different stations celebrating creative ways to take care of  our planet. Stations include 100 Grannies, Local Foods, Budding Biologists, Bike Library, Biggers Family, Farm to School, and Bloomin’ Wooley Acres.  Free crafts and a bubble wrap relay.

Staff or Desk Contact: Debbie Dunn
Contact Phone: 319-887-6028

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OAKTech (Older Adults and Kids and Technology) is a series of monthly technology classes offering skills training in Skype, Google Maps, iPads, and other apps and devices. More than just an instructional series, OAKTech brings together children and older adults to spend quality time in a friendly learning atmosphere.

In a spin on the usual classroom environment, children work with the adult participants to show them how to use new technologies, helping to bridge the tech gap between several generations.

Classes are held in the Computer Lab at the Iowa City Public Library from 11:00am until noon (current schedule below). There is a 15 older adult limit per class, so please contact the ICPL at 319-356-5200 to register.

Class schedule
Saturday, March 30: Skype
Saturday, April 20: Google Maps
Saturday, May 18: iPads

OAKTech is sponsored by the ICPL, University of Iowa LEAP Program, Mann Elementary School Lego League, and Lemme Elementary School Lego League.

For more information on all of ICPL’s computer class offerings, click here.

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Events that day include Family Storytime from 2:00pm-2:30pm in the Storytime Room in the Children’s area.  Recommended for all ages, parents of younger children are asked to sit with them during the event.

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Susan Craig, Director of the Iowa City Public Library, has been named a 2013 “Woman of Influence” by the Corridor Business Journal (CBJ). Selected by an independent panel of judges, the award recognizes women “who have made a tremendous impact on the [Corridor] region,” according the CBJ.

Winners of the 2013 “Women of Influence” awards

In her speech at the awards ceremony on March 7 at the Coralville Marriott, Craig noted how diverse job responsibilities are for today’s librarians, “Part of the difficulty is you can’t define librarians because it’s difficult to measure what they do.”

Referencing recent Mastercard commercials, Craig listed several things librarians do on a daily basis that go beyond filing and checking out books: “As the credit card commercial says:

• Instilling the love of reading in a child … Priceless;
• Helping an out of work adult who has never used a computer get an email account and apply for a job online …  Priceless;
• Being the backup for when Google lets you down … Priceless;
• Providing open, free meeting space for the exchange of ideas and face to face interaction … Priceless;
• Offering a vibrant destination point that builds community and supports economic development … Priceless.”

More information about the award, as well as a slideshow of the awards ceremony, can be found here.

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Spring Break officially begins Monday, March 18 for students in the Iowa City school systems, but everybody knows it really starts the Friday before, once the final bell rings. This year, ICPL is offering a range of events for children and teens, including a concert, garden party, and screenings of the final Twilight movies.

Featured Children’s Events

Pied Piper Concert with Orchestra Iowa features classical music played by a woodwind quartet. Co-sponsored by Orchestra Iowa. Saturday, March 16, 10:30am – 11:00am, Room A.

Garden Party with Scott Koepke, the Garden Guru, who will demonstrate what it takes to plant a garden. From soil to plant to food, follow the red wiggler worms as they help create a pizza garden with everyone’s favorite foods: pizza and French fries! Join the garden parade and dance to the music of Kevin B.F. Burt and the Red Wiggler Worm Band. Tuesday, March 19, 1:00pm – 2:00pm.

There will be many other children’s events, including a dance extravaganza and another puppet show, as well as the regularly-scheduled Storytimes and Book Babies. Please check the online Kids programs calendar at http://www.icpl.org/kids/programs/.

Featured Teen Events

Teens in seventh to twelfth grades are invited to join our Anime & Manga Club. We’ll watch animé, talk about our favorite manga, draw and trade tips on cosplay on Saturday, March 23, 1:30pm – 2:30pm.

Want to revisit the epic conclusion to the Twilight movie series on the big screen? Join us after Anime & Manga Club that Saturday (March 23) to watch Breaking Dawn: Part 1 and Part 2. We’ll provide food and drinks. You just make sure you arrive by 3pm for Part 1 and stay for Part 2, which starts at 5pm. Both will screen in Room A.

We’ll also continue our Teen TechZones every day, all week. For more information, check out http://teens.icpl.org/.

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Do you write poetry?

Do you enjoy listening to poetry and perhaps sharing poems together?

Then this fun two-hour session is for you! Bring your library card so that you can check out some of the great poetry books available at the workshop.

All materials and refreshments will be provided.

New this year: Young poets may stay to read one of their poems for the library Channel 10 telecasting between 4:00-5:00p.m. with parental approval.

Registration begins March 1. Class size is limited to 35.

To register, call 356-5200, or stop by the Children’s Room Desk.

Workshop led by Katherine Habley, Children’s Librarian, Iowa City Public Library

Date: Saturday, April 6, 2013
Time: 2:00-4:00p.m.
Location: Meeting Room A

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It’s still not too late to pick up a Weapons of Mass Creation canvas bag at ICPL!! Only $10! Ask at the HELP Desk on the first floor and take your bag home today.

All proceeds benefit the Friends Foundation of the Iowa City Public Library’s Better Building, Better Service campaign. Learn more about it here: http://www.icpl.org/renovation/

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 the cream of local music over the last few decades, including such favorites as Salsa Orchestra, Big Wooden Radio, Dave Zollo, Dead Larry, Public Property, Scott Cochran and Flannel, High and Lonesome, Joe and Vicki Price, and Ben Schmidt. The project’s latest expansion has now more than doubled the original collection, with albums by a diverse group of acts, including Mother Blues, Kevin BF Burt, Tony Brown, Diplomats of Solid Sound, Patrick Hazell and the Possum Holler Boar Hogs.

We’ve dealt directly with musicians, who have leased us the rights to offer their music as part of the project. Our leases cover local material, sometimes out of print, and even live shows. As a result of this exposure, we hope new fans will go to a local show around town or even purchase copies of more recent records from these musicians. It’s also our hope that this model catches on, and other libraries adopt it, leading to a revenue stream for local musicians. We’re happy to answer questions about our new service. Please contact us (see below) for more information.

If you have an Iowa City Public Library card, and live in Iowa City or an area that contracts with us (rural Johnson County, Hills or University Heights) you can download all of this free music from local musicians by visiting music.icpl.org.

You own it forever. There’s no DRM. It’s legal and the musicians got paid. So put it on your phone. Play it at parties. Turn it up. Check it out: http://music.icpl.org/
FAQ (including contracts, etc.): http://music.icpl.org/faq.php

For more information, contact:
Jason Paulios
Senior Librarian, Adult Services, Iowa City Public Library
319-887-6075, Jason-Paulios@icpl.org

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Dozens of literature-related children’s activities will highlight the second annual One Book Two Book festival, Jan. 11-13, 2013, in and around Iowa City. Dubbed “A Celebration of Children’s Literature in the City of Literature,” the festival is organized by the Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature with support from presenting sponsor the Pearson Foundation.

One Book Two Book will begin on Friday, Jan. 11, with the “Once Upon a Time…” dinner at 6 p.m., created to celebrate stories written and performed by children from each elementary school in the Iowa City school district, as well as Regina and Willowwind. The students wrote their pieces based on the prompt, “Once Upon a Time I Had the Most Amazing Dream.” After the dinner, a keynote presentation will be made by best-selling author Nancy Krulik, who created the popular “Katie Kazoo Switcheroo” and “George Brown Class Clown” series. In addition, the Iowa Children’s Museum will provide activities for young attendees, while children’s book characters will make an appearance.

On Saturday, Jan. 12, the festival continues from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. with an all-day Children’s Book Fair at the Sheraton Iowa City Hotel and author readings at the Iowa City Public Library. All events are free and open to the public. At the Sheraton, children can meet and greet book characters like Curious George, Clifford the Big Red Dog, Llama Llama, Pete the Cat and more. Iowa Public Television’s Dan Wardell will appear at 9:30 a.m., while balloon animals, face painting, skits and mask-making demonstrations will be held.

At the library, Krulik will be joined on the schedule by several area authors and illustrators who will read from and present their work and sign books. Others appearing are Jennifer Black Reinhardt, Rebecca Janni, Maribeth Boelts, Wendy Delsol, Anne Ylvisaker, Sarah Prineas, Sharelle Byars Moranville, Eileen Boggess and Jeanette Hopkins.

Also on Saturday, a Junior High Writing Jam will be held at Capanna/The Wedge on the downtown pedestrian mall. Participating Junior High students also responded to the prompt “Once Upon a Time I Had the Most Amazing Dream.” That event is free and open to the public. The Writing Jam is presented in conjunction with the Iowa Youth Writing Program, and is sponsored by ACT.

The book characters also will make appearances throughout the day Friday and Saturday at the Iowa City Downtown District’s ice skating rink on Iowa Avenue.

A full schedule of Saturday’s events can be downloaded at

The festival concludes on Sunday with a new event, “Off the Page: Children’s Favorite Storybook Professions Come to Life.” The event will be held concurrently at the Iowa City, Coralville and North Liberty public libraries from 1 to 3 p.m., and will feature community members and leaders for a special interactive story time. Children can find out what it’s like to put out fires, fly a plane, race to a crime scene, bake a delicious cake and more, all from people in the community who do these things for a living. The event is free, but tickets are required. Attendees must pick up tickets during the Saturday festival events at the Sheraton in downtown Iowa City. For more information, visit http://www.onebooktwobook.org/sunday.

For more information on the Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature’s One Book Two Book festival, presented by the Pearson Foundation, please visit www.onebooktwobook.org or contact the City of Literature office at info@cityofliteratureusa.org or 319-887-6100.

For more information, call the Iowa City Public Library at 319-356-5200. For a list of all Library events, visit http://calendar.icpl.org/.

It’s frosty fun time at the Library, so come on down when school is out. There are plenty of special programs guaranteed to give you and your children warm fuzzies.

Gingerbread Fun
When: 10:30 a.m.-noon Thursday, Dec. 20; ICPL Meeting Room A
Kids are invited to drop in and decorate gingerbread cookies and make seasonal crafts.

Book Babies with Karen
When: 10:30-11 a.m. and 1:30-2 p.m. every Friday in the Storytime Room
Rhymes, fingerplays, songs and short stories designed to stimulate your infant’s language development; for babies 6 months to 18 months old. We ask that there be a lap for every baby. Contact Email: Child1@icpl.org.

Guys Read Book Club
When: Noon-1 p.m. Friday, Dec. 21 in the Library’s Second Floor Meeting Room E
Our mission: Matching ICPL guys with the appropriate books (and other readable things) in a fun, guys-only environment. With pizza. Aimed at guys in Grades 5-8. Guys Read, a literacy initiative founded by children’s author Jon Scieszka, is designed to draw attention to boys’ literacy and to help boys become self-motivated, lifelong readers. Contact Email: teens@icpl.org.

Family Storytimes
When: 10:30-11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 22; 2-2:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 23; 10:30-11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 29; 2-2:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 30; ICPL Storytime Room
Designed for the whole family and presented at a time convenient for most working parents. Storytime includes both shorter and longer stories combined with action games and activities. Family Storytime is recommended for all ages, but parents are asked to sit with their younger children.

Library Holiday Hours
On Christmas Eve, the Library is OPEN 10-4. The Library is closed in honor of the Christmas holiday on Christmas Day. The Library’s website and catalog can be accessed 24 hours a day at www.icpl.org; Online collections are available at www.icpl.org/emedia.

Preschool Storytimes
When: 10:30-11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 26; Wednesday, Jan. 2; ICPL Storytime Room
A preschool-age oriented program for preschoolers where longer stories and books are shared with fewer activities. Preschool Storytime is recommended for children who are 3, 4 or 5 years old.

Gunny the Clown
When: 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 27; ICPL Meeting Room A
Gunny will tickle your funny bone with his silly tricks in Meeting Room A.

Funky Blues Music Jam
When: 10:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 28; ICPL Meeting Room A
Bring the whole family and get your groove on with the music of Kevin B. F. Burt in Room A.

Toddler Storytimes
When: 10:30-11 a.m. Monday, Dec. 31, ICPL Storytime Room
Specifically planned for toddlers or young preschoolers. The same program is performed Mondays and Tuesdays each week. Ideal for young children with short attention spans who need short stories, fingerplays and action rhymes.

Library Holiday Hours
The Library will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on New Year’s Eve. The Library is closed on New Year’s Day.

Music Together with Preucil School of Music
When: 10:30-11 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 3; ICPL Meeting Room A
Swing to the music and sway to the beat. A preschool-age oriented program for children who are 3, 4 or 5 years old.

Book Babies – Music Together
When: 1:30-2 p.m. Friday, Jan. 4; ICPL Storytime Room
It’s a toe-tapping fun time with Lauren of Preucil School of Music. For babies 6 months to 18 months old including older siblings. We ask that there be a lap for every baby. Contact Email: Child1@icpl.org.

School’s Out Special: SPOT and Company Puppy Fun
When: 10:30-11:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 5; ICPL Meeting Room A
Join Sue Pearson and her puppy teams to learn how to care for and train your new best friend: games, tricks, and doggone fun!

For more information, call the Iowa City Public Library at 319-356-5200. For a list of all Library events, visit http://calendar.icpl.org/.

Teen Tech Zone – Winter Break
Need some help with the newest Facebook update? Want to start up a Twitter account? Interested in photography, music or blogging? Feel the need to correct that Wikipedia page? Want to play video games? Teen Tech Zone is a computer lab set aside for a few hours of gaming, chatting and general technology tinkering. Stop by, ask a couple of questions, or just hang out. Contact Email: teens@icpl.org.
When: 1-4 p.m., ICPL Computer Lab; Thursday, Dec. 20; Friday, Dec. 21; Saturday, Dec. 22; Wednesday, Dec. 26; Thursday, Dec. 27; Friday, Dec. 28; Saturday, Dec. 29; Wednesday, Jan. 2.
Teen Tech Zone resumes its 3-5 p.m. schedule on Thursday, Jan. 3.

FoxSoccer/FIFA Club for Teens
Join us in the Computer Lab where we’ll choose a FoxSoccer match to replay, challenge others on FIFA12 for PS3, or just hang out and talk about the week’s Football/Soccer results. Contact Email: teens@icpl.org
When: 3-5 p.m., ICPL Computer Lab; Thursday, Dec. 20; Thursday, Dec. 27

Guys Read Book Club
Our mission: Matching ICPL guys with the appropriate books (and other readable things) in a fun, guys-only environment. With pizza. Aimed at guys in Grades 5-8. Guys Read, a literacy initiative founded by children’s author Jon Scieszka, is designed to draw attention to boys’ literacy and to help boys become self-motivated, lifelong readers. Contact Email: teens@icpl.org.
When: Noon-1 p.m. Friday, Dec. 21 in the Library’s Second Floor Meeting Room E

Teen School’s Out Movie: Elf
Students in Grades 6-12 are welcome to join us for a special School’s Out showing of “Elf” starring Will Ferrell in the Computer Lab during Teen Tech Zone. Contact Email: teens@icpl.org.
When: 1-3 p.m. Friday, Dec. 21, ICPL Computer Lab.

Crafternoons – School’s Out
Need a break from technology? Emily will be here to help you unplug with a bunch of fun quick crafts in the Computer Lab. Try your hand at beginner knitting, friendship bracelets, duct tape designs, and felties. Craft supplies are at the ready if you just want to drop by and hang out, or you can bring a project you’re working on (remember, we’re in a computer lab, so keep the projects you bring simple and non-messy, please). And if you’re not into crafting and you want to be, stop by! We’ll find something for you to make. The goal of Teen Crafternoons is to learn, share, and create cool crafts, so feel free to offer suggestions for crafts and projects! Contact Email: teens@icpl.org.
When: 1-4 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 26; Friday, Dec. 28; Wednesday, Jan. 2

Library Holiday Hours
On Christmas Eve, the Library is OPEN 10-4. The Library is closed in honor of the Christmas holiday on Christmas Day. The Library’s website and catalog can be accessed 24 hours a day at www.icpl.org; Online collections are available at www.icpl.org/emedia.