4:00pm to 5:00pm In-person event + Online other Teen Center, Online Adam and Matthew from 1 Week Critique are 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...
Join us with the University of Iowa’s 2024 launch of Wilder Things Magazine volume 6. The event will feature readings (both zoom and in-person) and free copies of the magazine for attendees. Wilder Things Magazine is an undergraduate literary magazine at the University of Iowa. “Our goal is to uplift and provide space for unconventional works as we believe...
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...
Ted Anton will read from and talk about his grand tour through synthetic biology, Programmable Planet. “If you’ve ever wondered about the promise―and the peril―of synthetic biology and its power to transform life, then Programmable Planet is the book for you. Ted Anton’s exploration of both the history and the future of the ways we engineer...
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...
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...
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...
Please join us for a special early launch of award-winning poet Kaveh Akbar’s first novel, Martyr! One of the most eagerly anticipated books of 2024, Martyr! has received praise from writers including John Green, Raven Leilani and Mary Karr. Tommy Orange calls Martyr! “An absolute jewel of a novel. A diamond. I haven’t loved a book this much in years....
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...
Profs and Pints Iowa City presents: “How Sappho Shook Things Up,” a profile of an ancient Greek woman whose life and lyric poems challenged assumptions about gender, with Celsiana Warwick, assistant professor of Classics at the University of Iowa. The ancient Greek poet Sappho has the status of icon among many queer women. So renowned is she for...
4:00pm to 5:00pm In-person event + Online other Teen Center, Online Adam and Matthew from 1 Week Critique are 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...
Writers' Workshop alum Kevin Clouther will read from his latest short story collection, Maximum Speed. Booklist enthuses, "These wonderfully evocative, interconnected stories are about growing up, growing apart, and how modern communications technology enables distant figures from the past to suddenly be brought into the present." Author Frances de Pontes Peebles writes, "With meticulous craft and profound...
