NOVEMBER 25 – DECEMBER 31 Elves are hiding throughout Downtown Iowa City shops and restaurants! Join the Downtown Hunt for the Elves, a FREE kid-friendly scavenger hunt in downtown Iowa City, starting Saturday, November 25th. Once you have found the elves in each participating store, find their name, use the stamp provided at each business,...
NOVEMBER 25 – DECEMBER 31 Teddy Bears Galore! The Downtown Teddy Bear Room is exactly how it sounds, for 5 weeks, there will be an entire room at the Hilton Garden Inn, filled with hundreds of teddy bears, big and small. Opening November 25th until December 31st; families, children, and everyone is invited to come...
Digital Media Lab Need to wrap some holiday gifts in secret? Someplace where prying eyes can’t see? Let ICPL help! We’ll have Drop-in DIY Gift Wrapping in the 2nd floor Digital Media Lab from November 12 - December 31 during library hours. There will be assorted holiday gift wrap, ribbons and bows, or you can...
Family Storytime is recommended for all ages and includes both shorter and longer stories combined with action games and activities. We ask Storytime attendees to social distance and masks are required for those old enough to wear them. If you need disability-related accommodations in order to participate in this event, please contact the Library. This...
Storytime Room Lego Club is an informal hour of Lego building from 4-5pm, with a new time of 4-5 on the second TUESDAY of the month. We will have both Legos and Duplos, so all ages are welcome to attend, but this is a semi-unsupervised library activity. If your child is too young to play...
Tuesday, July 11, 2023 -5:00pm to 7:00pm Digital Media Lab Register Do you love to make things in Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, GIMP, Canva, or other graphic design software? Would doing it around others at this specific time motivate you to finally start or finish a project, experiment more, and share ideas? Of course it would! Join...
Tuesday, November 14, 2023 -6:00pm to 8:00pm Meeting Room D All writers are welcome to join us at The Violet Realm where we talk about all things fantasy and science fiction. Are you a new writer starting on your first book? Are you an experienced author who's looking to spruce up your work? Then join us for...
On display now in the Main Library Gallery, University of Iowa Libraries: Hey Buddy, I’m Bill tells the story of Bill Sackter, the namesake of Wild Bill’s (formerly Wild Bill’s Coffee Shop) in the University of Iowa School of Social Work. From his early life in Minneapolis to his 44-year institutionalization for an intellectual disability to...
NOVEMBER 25 – DECEMBER 31 Elves are hiding throughout Downtown Iowa City shops and restaurants! Join the Downtown Hunt for the Elves, a FREE kid-friendly scavenger hunt in downtown Iowa City, starting Saturday, November 25th. Once you have found the elves in each participating store, find their name, use the stamp provided at each business,...
NOVEMBER 25 – DECEMBER 31 Teddy Bears Galore! The Downtown Teddy Bear Room is exactly how it sounds, for 5 weeks, there will be an entire room at the Hilton Garden Inn, filled with hundreds of teddy bears, big and small. Opening November 25th until December 31st; families, children, and everyone is invited to come...
Digital Media Lab Need to wrap some holiday gifts in secret? Someplace where prying eyes can’t see? Let ICPL help! We’ll have Drop-in DIY Gift Wrapping in the 2nd floor Digital Media Lab from November 12 - December 31 during library hours. There will be assorted holiday gift wrap, ribbons and bows, or you can...
Meeting Room A, Online StoryJAM is a music and movement program designed to model, encourage, and facilitate music-making as an early literacy skill. Parents and caregivers are encouraged to participate as much as possible. Masks are required for all individuals over the age of two. Social distancing between groups in attendance is encouraged. In order...
