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...
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
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...
Merrilee Beckman - The Cave of the Dark Moon- Reading and Reception Please join us for a reading and reception with Iowa City author Merrilee Beckman, who will read from her latest book, The Cave of the Dark Moon! This incomparable science fiction/fantasy book series asks: Would you embrace your true animal nature if it meant...
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...
Join the long, rich, historical tradition of artists creating in our spaces. Professional, aspiring, and amateur artists alike, make our museum your muse. The return of this popular program series welcomes guests into the Museum of Natural History's magical gallery spaces after-hours to work on sketching or writing projects with other campus and community artists. Tell...
Iowa Writers' Workshop alumni Okwudili Nebeolisa & Jessica Laser will read from their poetry. Okwudili Nebeolisa will read from Terminal Maladies, selected by Nicole Sealey as the winner of the 2023 Center for African American Poetry and Poetics Prize. “Nebeolisa’s debut, Terminal Maladies, introduces a poet so skillful and original that his book represents a vital moment...
Join us in the lobby and Meeting Room D for a pay what you can book sale benefitting the Iowa City Public Library in celebration of Intellectual Freedom Fest! Owners of our Literary Loot Tote Bags can bring their bags to receive three free books at the sale. If you'd like to purchase a bag...
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...
Please join us for the IWP Sunday Afternoon Reading Series! This week’s event features IWP Residents Priya Hein, Daryl Li, and an MFA Candidate from the Iowa Writers' Workshop (TBA) Priya Hein (fiction and nonfiction writer; Mauritius) debuted in 2023 with the novel Riambel, which won the Prix Athéna and was recognized as a notable African book...
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...
Ida Cordelia Beam Distinguished Visiting Professor Victor Luckerson will read from his sweeping and intimate portrait of racial violence, empowerment, and social action (Kirkus), Built from the Fire: The Epic Story of Tulsa's Greenwood District, America's Black Wall Street. He will be joined in conversation by UIowa Assistant Professor Ashley Howard. This event is co-sponsored by...
