In a special event co-sponsored by the UIowa Department of History, author Paul Renfro will read from and talk about one of the most significant public figures of the 1980’s AIDS Epidemic, The Life and Death of Ryan White: AIDS and Inequality in America. He will be joined in conversation by Associate Professor of History Mariola...
Saturdays 10:30am to 11:00am Storytime Room Family Storytime is recommended for all ages and includes both shorter and longer stories combined with action games and activities. 家庭故事会包括较长或较短的故事，并结合动作游戏和相关活动，适于各年龄段共同参与。 如您因为身体原因需要特别安排，请联系图书馆。 --------- Family Storytime es para todas las edades e incluye historias más cortas y más largas combinadas con juegos y actividades de acción. If you need disability-related accommodations in...
11:00am to 12:30pm Meeting Room E Spoken Word Club is a weekly generative writing workshop that provides teen writers with a safe space to share their work, get inspired, and meet other teen writers in Iowa City. Each meeting will have writing and performance examples, activities, writing prompts, and time to share. This is a casual, comfortable...
Please join us for the IWP Sunday Afternoon Reading Series! This week’s event features IWP Residents Sabyn Javeri (Pakistan, UK & UAE) and Okamoto Kei (Japan), and Writers’ Workshop MFA candidate Joshua Balicki (USA). Sabyn Javeri (fiction and nonfiction writer, translator; Pakistan, UK & UAE) is the author of the short story collection Hijabistan (2019) and the...
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...
Tuesdays, 10:30am to 11:00am Storytime Room Join us 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. ¡Ven para Book Babies! Divirtámonos juntos cantando, leyendo...
Iowa City author Jeff Biggers will read from his new thriller (co-written with director/screenwriter Andrew Davis), Disturbing the Bones. In a starred review, Publishers Weekly describes Disturbing the Bones as "(A) thrillingly cinematic collaboration between The Fugitive director Davis and journalist Biggers... Intense, vivid action...By the time the breathless denouement rolls around, readers may find they've been up all night.”...
Mic Check Poetry Fest is a two-day celebration of spoken word and its power to bear witness, create community, and inspire change. The festival is packed with a variety of events, from performances by Iowa spoken word poets to a showcase highlighting nationally-acclaimed artist Rudy Francisco, making it unlike any other festival in Iowa. In the...
Fridays, -12:00pm to 1:30pm In-person event + Livestream Meeting Room A, Meeting Room B, Meeting Room C Images of America The Fall IWP Residents share impressions of their time in the United States. The IWP Friday Panel Discussion series provides an opportunity for the residents of Iowa City to meet and converse with writers from around...
Nationally acclaimed poet Rudy Francisco kicks off Mic Check Poetry Fest by performing his socially conscious and deeply heartfelt work at Hancher Auditorium. Rudy Francisco has been the National Underground Poetry Slam Champion, the Individual World Poetry Slam Champion, and the National Poetry Slam Champion. He’s performed his work on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy...
Historian and UIowa Professor of Law Samantha Barbas will read from and talk about her book, Actual Malice: Civil Rights and Freedom of the Press in New York Times V. Sullivan. "Actual Malice…unfurls the story of the case (New York Times V. Sullivan) and reminds readers that the triumph of press freedom was an outgrowth of...
Saturdays 10:30am to 11:00am Storytime Room Family Storytime is recommended for all ages and includes both shorter and longer stories combined with action games and activities. 家庭故事会包括较长或较短的故事，并结合动作游戏和相关活动，适于各年龄段共同参与。 如您因为身体原因需要特别安排，请联系图书馆。 --------- Family Storytime es para todas las edades e incluye historias más cortas y más largas combinadas con juegos y actividades de acción. If you need disability-related accommodations in...
