About the festival Our community is very supportive of young people. We know who scores the winning touchdown for City High. We celebrate students who make all-state in music for Northwest Junior High. We cheer the top debaters at Regina. But do we know the best young writers in our community? We should. As a UNESCO...
Dharma teachings by Khenpo Tamphel: In Praise of Dharmadatu' by Nagarjuna Sundays, 9:30-10:15am Join us for profound teachings on Nagarjuna’s ‘In Praise of Dharmadatu,’ This poetic work from the great 2nd century Indian Buddhist master Nagarjuna shows us how buddha nature exists in all beings, and how it can be gradually uncovered by those who...
About the festival Our community is very supportive of young people. We know who scores the winning touchdown for City High. We celebrate students who make all-state in music for Northwest Junior High. We cheer the top debaters at Regina. But do we know the best young writers in our community? We should. As a UNESCO...
Write at the Stanley is a monthly workshop series that explores different approaches to ekphrastic writing, the art of creative writing inspired by visual art. The Stanley Museum of Art provides the perfect backdrop for this form of expression with its stunning collection of art. Writers can engage with the art in the galleries as they delve into...
In-person event + Online other Join us every Tuesday for a special Spanish Bilingual Storytime with Children's Librarian Raquel! Together we will enjoy songs, rhymes and stories in Spanish and English. Children of all ages and their caregivers are welcome to join us. Masks are required for all individuals over the age of two. Social...
Monday, February 26, 1:00-2:00pm Location: Hybrid (Zoom & Room 302) Anne Marie Kraus (author) and Jo Myers-Walker (illustrator) will walk through their process of collaborating to create a new picture book for children ages 6-12. You will walk away with a new appreciation of what is involved in publishing a book and see When I See...
To Enter, Bring 3 of your best poems Sign up begins at 6:30pm. Slam starts at 7pm poets compete for audience adoration and great prizes in a three round elimination. Join us for a bard room brawl of poetic excellence The last mondy of every month at Coffee Emporium
Last Wednesdays 4:00pm to 5:00pm Storytime Room Book to Art Club is the last Wednesday of every month for preschool through 2nd Grade. Each month we will read a picture book and create custom art inspired by the story! 每月最后一个周三的Book to Art Club 阅读与创作活动面向K-2学生。每期活动我们将阅读一本绘本，并根据故事的主题创作自己的艺术作品！ 为庆祝黑人历史月，今天我们将阅读一本关于著名民间艺术家 Clementine Hunter 的绘本《心中的艺术》（Art From Her Heart），之后我们将仿照她最著名的百日草作品进行自己的创作！ --- Book to Art Club es...
Writers' Workshop alum and New York Times best-selling author Leslie Jamison will read from her highly anticipated memoir, Splinters: Another Kind of Love Story. She will be joined in conversation by Kaveh Akbar. “In Splinters, Jamison offers a riveting portrait of rupture that is at once a page-turner about divorce, a romance about parenthood, a mystery of self...
Thursday 4:00pm to 5:00pm In-person event + Online other Teen Center Adam from 1 Week Critique is here every Thursday to lead a Teen Writing workshop. If you love to write or have considered it and have been too scared to try, now's your chance! Teen authors also have the opportunity to have their work featured at...
Thursday, February 29, 2024 -6:00pm to 7:00pm Meeting Room A, Meeting Room B, Meeting Room C The Office of Equity and Human Rights and the Iowa City Public Library will host a community book discussion of Dorothy Roberts' book Torn Apart:- How the Child Welfare System Destroys Black Families - And How Abolition Can Build a Safer World. Discussion...
10:30am to 11:00am In-person event + Online other Join us in person for Book Babies! Let's have fun together singing, reading, and rhyming. Book Babies is a program designed to stimulate your infant's language development and is geared towards ages 0-2 years. Parents and caregivers are encouraged to participate as much as possible. Book Babies will meet...
