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...
Get free, one-on-one help with your writing! Every Thursday from June 15th to August 3rd in Meeting Room E on the second floor of the Iowa City Public Library. Resumes, applications, op-eds, reports, essays, legal documents, creative writing — all writing is welcome! Walk-in 20-minute appointments are available on a first-come, first-served basis.
4:00pm to 5:00pm In-person event + Online other Teen Center, Online Adam and Matthew from 1 Week Critique are here every Thursday to lead a Teen Writing workshop. If you love to write, or have considered it and have been too scared to try, now's your chance! Teen authors also have the opportunity to have their work...
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...
Tuesday, July 11, 2023 -5:00pm to 7:00pm Digital Media Lab Register Do you love to make things in Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, GIMP, Canva, or other graphic design software? Would doing it around others at this specific time motivate you to finally start or finish a project, experiment more, and share ideas? Of course it would! Join...
Tuesday, August 1, 2023 -4:00pm to 5:00pm Storytime Room Join us every Tuesday afternoon from June 13 - August 15 (no meeting July 4) for this interactive club where you're in the driver's seat! Each week, a librarian will read aloud one of the exciting titles in the Choose Your Own Adventure series. At each fork in...
Storytime Room Lego Club is an informal hour of Lego building from 4-5pm, with a new time of 4-5 on the second TUESDAY of the month. We will have both Legos and Duplos, so all ages are welcome to attend, but this is a semi-unsupervised library activity. If your child is too young to play...
Family Storytime is recommended for all ages and includes both shorter and longer stories combined with action games and activities. We ask Storytime attendees to social distance and masks are required for those old enough to wear them. If you need disability-related accommodations in order to participate in this event, please contact the Library. This...
Saturday, July 1, 2023 -1:00pm to 3:00pm Teen Center Saturdays are for gaming. Each week we’ll feature a game and you’ll have the chance to compete for bragging rights and small prizes. If you need disability-related accommodations in order to participate in this event, please contact the Library. This event is open to the public.
Family Storytime is recommended for all ages and includes both shorter and longer stories combined with action games and activities. We ask Storytime attendees to social distance and masks are required for those old enough to wear them. If you need disability-related accommodations in order to participate in this event, please contact the Library. This...
Friday, August 4, 2023 - 4:00pm to 5:00pm Storytime Room Calling all science lovers in 3rd-6th grade! Every Friday from June 23 - August 4, join West High students Flora and Tina for hands-on activities that will help you learn about biology, the scientific study of life. Learn why you look like your parents, build...
1:00pm to 3:00pm Teen Center Savor the last few weeks off school with a movie. Every Friday in August, teens can vote on a movie based on a genre: 4th August- Action 11th August- Comedy 18th August- Animated If you need disability-related accommodations in order to participate in this event, please contact the Library. This event is...
