Do you enjoy creating things? Would you like to donate your handmade items to support the Iowa City Public Library during our Arts & Crafts Bazaar on December 7, 2024? If so, we would gladly accept your items through December 6th. Please drop off your arts and crafts at the Library Help Desk on the...
Thursday, November 21, 2024 -6:00pm to 7:00pm Digital Media Lab Register1 of 10 registered We have a Cricut Maker 3 and some white vinyl... join us and make your own decal! This "permanent vinyl" can be applied to a water bottle, car window, the back of a smartphone, laptop lid, notebooks, etc. The Cricut software offers thousands...
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...
Friday, November 22, 2024 -1:00pm to 2:00pm Meeting Room A, Meeting Room B, Meeting Room C Journey back in time with Curt Strutz in his thrilling presentation, “Dinosaur Dimensions”! This captivating show will transport you to the age of the dinosaurs, offering a fascinating glimpse into the lives of these magnificent creatures. Through vivid storytelling, incredible animatronic...
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...
Saturday, November 2, 2024 -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...
Saturday, November 23, 2024 -2:30pm to 3:30pm Meeting Room A, Meeting Room B, Meeting Room C Join the University of Iowa Youth Ballet at the Iowa City Public Library for an free interactive performance and reading of Jan Brett’s storybook The Nutcracker! The UI Youth Ballet Ensemble will perform Nutcracker dances interwoven with the children’s book, followed...
Sunday, November 24, 2024 -2:00pm to 4:00pm Storytime Room In November we love to celebrate DINOvember with some fun dino-themed crafts and activities! This week's DINOvember craft is a flying Pterodactyl made from paper, string and a chopstick! We'll provide all of the supplies needed to assemble your flying dino, you get to personalize it and fly...
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...
Tuesday, November 26, 2024 -4:00pm to 5:00pm Storytime Room Book to Art Club is the fourth Tuesday of every month for school age children. Each month we will read a picture book and create custom art inspired by the story! This month's Book to Art Club is celebrating the Stegesaurus in honor of DINOvember! We'll read A Dinosaur's...
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...
