Meeting Room A, Meeting Room B, Meeting Room C Please join us at the Iowa City Public Library with Ruth Harkin, who will read from and talk about her new book, When My Husband Ran for President and Other Short Stories. She will be joined in conversation by fellow former Iowa Board of Regents member Bob...
A poetry open mic, brought to you by Iowa City Poetry Slam and Alley Cat. Mic at 8:30! Sign up in person! Karaoke after poetry!
Maryann Lesert will read from her impassioned story of anti-fracking activism (Kirkus), Land Marks. "Land Marks is an important and powerful novel, and deserves its place in a growing literature of ecological resistance. Read it, and then act.”—Derrick Jensen Inspired by two years that Mary Ann Lesert spent doing boots-on-well-sites research, Land Marks honors the real-life environmental activism of...
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...
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 Nicholas Wong (Hong Kong) and Catarina Gomes (Portugal). Nicholas Wong (poet, translator, visual artist; Hong Kong) is the author of Crevasse, which won the Lambda Literary Award for Gay Poetry, and Besiege Me, which was a finalist for the same award....
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...
Academy Award-nominated scriptwriter and Emmy winner Nicholas Meyer will read from his new book, Sherlock Holmes and the Telegram from Hell. "For decades, Nicholas Meyer has held sway as the preeminent author of Sherlockian tales, and Sherlock Holmes and the Telegram from Hell demonstrates his strengths in profusion: crisp plotting, rich cultural-political background, many flashes of wit, and...
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...
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...
Iowa Nonfiction Writing Program graduate Tatatiana Schlote-Bonne will read from her YA horror debut, Such Lovely Skin. She will be joined in conversation by fellow NWP alum Jessie Kraemer. Booklist says, “Schlote-Bonne's debut novel moves fast and doesn't slow down. Fans of Five Nights at Freddy's and other horror games will undoubtedly binge this jump scare-filled story.” "In mixing demonic...
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...
