Writers' Workshop alum Jonathan Thirkield will read from his newest book of poems, Infinity Pool. The University of Chicago Press, publisher of Infinity Pool, describes Thirkield's poems as "... through a decade of exponential technological growth, landing in the reality of our corporeal experiences: the isolation of chronic illness, the daunting journeys of children growing up today,...
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...
Celebrate National Poetry Month by joining us for a special Sunday afternoon event for kids and families with Minnesota-based children's author Molly Beth Griffin and Iowa City illustrator Claudia McGehee, who will talk about their gorgeous new picture book of nature and poetry, Rings of Heartwood: Poems on Growing. We'll chat and read and move together, and...
10:30am to 11:00am Storytime Room Join us every Monday for a special Chinese Bilingual Storytime with Children's Librarian Fang! Together we will enjoy songs, rhymes, stories and fun crafts in Chinese and English. Children of all ages and their caregivers are welcome to join us. 每周一请与少儿部图书馆员王芳一起加入我们的中英双语故事会！我们将阅读中英文绘本，分享儿歌，童谣和趣味手工。欢迎各年龄段的小朋友们和看护者参加活动。 ¡Ven a la biblioteca cada lunes para disfrutar de una hora...
Associate professors of the University of Iowa's School of Journalism Frank D. Durham and Tom Oates will read from their new book, Forming the Public: A Critical History of Journalism in the U.S. The University of Illinois Press, which published Forming the Public, describes it as "provid an eye-opening analysis of the role played by journalism in...
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...
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...
San Francisco-based (former Iowa Citian!) Kate Folk will read from her new novel, Sky Daddy, and be joined in conversation by bestselling Nightbitch author Rachel Yoder. Centered on a character named Linda who "knows that she can’t tell anyone she’s sexually obsessed with planes," Sky Daddy "hijacks the classic love story, exploring desire, fate, and the longing to be accepted...
Iowa Writers' Workshop alum Sanjena Sathian will read from her new novel, Goddess Complex, and will be joined in conversation by Ren Arcamone, also a Writers' Workshop alum. Penguin Random House, which published Goddess Complex, describes it as "a darkly funny, vertiginous novel about the dilemmas of procreation, pregnancy, and parenting." Sarah Thankam Mathews, author of the...
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...
Montreal-based professor of English and translator Nathan Brown will read from his translation of The Flowers of Evil by Charles Baudelaire. Verso Books says: "Probing the depths of the modern psyche in a voice at once caustic and vulnerable, melancholic and humorous, Baudelaire’s infamous book brings to the surface a new understanding of evil, of eroticism, and...
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...
