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123 South Linn Street
Iowa City, IA 52240 United States Get Directions
319-356-5200
https://www.icpl.org/
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Sunday Fun Day: Paper Plate UFO

Iowa City Public Library 123 South Linn Street, Iowa City, IA, United States

Sunday, May 12, 2024 -2:00pm to 4:00pm Storytime Room Craft an out-of-this-world UFO using paper plates and sequins, and add an alien pilot using pom-poms and a cup! Sunday Fun Days are suitable for all ages, but younger children should attend with a caregiver. 用纸盘和亮片制作一个来自外太空的 UFO（不明飞行物），加上用绒球和杯子做成的外星飞行员！ 星期天手工坊适合所有年龄段参与。低龄儿童需由大人陪同，每位小朋友限做一份手工。 ¡Crea un ovni de otro mundo usando platos de papel...

Black History Author Visit with Monique Shore

Iowa City Public Library 123 South Linn Street, Iowa City, IA, United States

Saturday, May 11, 2024 -3:00pm to 4:00pm Storytime Room Edith Renfrow Smith, age 110, was the first Black woman to graduate from Grinnell College in Grinnell, Iowa, in 1937. Grinnell resident Monique Shore has just published "No One is Better Than You: Edith Renfrow Smith and the Power of a Mother's Words," a picture book biography of...

Event Series Chinese Bilingual Storytime

Chinese Bilingual Storytime

Iowa City Public Library 123 South Linn Street, Iowa City, IA, United States

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...

Book Babies

Iowa City Public Library 123 South Linn Street, Iowa City, IA, United States

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...

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Orchestra Iowa: Pied Piper

Iowa City Public Library 123 South Linn Street, Iowa City, IA, United States

Thursday, May 9, 2024 -10:30am to 11:00am Meeting Room A, Meeting Room B, Meeting Room C Join Orchestra Iowa’s talented chamber ensembles as they introduce preschool-aged children to the instruments of the orchestra! Focused on fun and learning, Pied Piper Concerts offer children the opportunity to enjoy an up-close and personal chamber concert. This week we will...

Family Night: Mother’s Day Flowers with Lovely Bunches

Iowa City Public Library 123 South Linn Street, Iowa City, IA, United States

Wednesday, May 8, 2024 -5:00pm to 6:00pm Storytime Room Mother's Day is coming soon! Stop by the library to make a small, custom flower arrangement with flowers from local flower farm Lovely Bunches, and we will also have materials for wonderful papercrafts to gift. Come with the special mother or grandmother, or caregiver figure in your life...

Story Jam

Iowa City Public Library 123 South Linn Street, Iowa City, IA, United States

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...

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Girls Who Code Club

Iowa City Public Library 123 South Linn Street, Iowa City, IA, United States

Tuesday -4:00pm to 5:00pm Digital Media Lab Girls Who Code Club is for girls and non-binary youth in grades 3-5 who are interested in learning how to code. No previous experience necessary! The goal of this club is to create a safe and supportive environment of peers and role models where students learn to see themselves as...

Event Series Spanish Bilingual Storytime

Spanish Bilingual Storytime

Iowa City Public Library 123 South Linn Street, Iowa City, IA, United States

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...

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Blake Shaw Trio – Lolly Eggers Memorial Jazz Event

Iowa City Public Library 123 South Linn Street, Iowa City, IA, United States

Saturday, May 4, 2024 -2:00pm to 3:00pm Meeting Room A, Meeting Room B, Meeting Room C Blake Shaw wears many hats in the community which include gigging weekly on double & electric bass, leading educational endeavors for students and teachers alike, performing as a vocalist, composing/arranging music, serving as Cornell College’s jazz band director/bass professor as well...

Event Series Chinese Bilingual Storytime

Chinese Bilingual Storytime

Iowa City Public Library 123 South Linn Street, Iowa City, IA, United States

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...

Book Babies

Iowa City Public Library 123 South Linn Street, Iowa City, IA, United States

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...