Friday, July 21, 2023 -1:00pm to 2:30pm Storytime Room Take a break from the summer sun and join us every Friday for a matinee movie showing! The Madrigals are an extraordinary family who live hidden in the mountains of Colombia in a charmed place called the Encanto. The magic of the Encanto has blessed every child in...
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.
Thursday, February 16, 2023 -4:00pm to 5:00pm Storytime Room Don't just learn science - DO science with the Iowa City Science Booster Club! This monthly hands-on program for tweens gives you a chance to use cool scientific equipment to discover and explore the world around you. Learn about a different scientific concept or phenomenon each month and...
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...
Thursday, January 19, 2023 -4:00pm to 5:00pm Storytime Room Don't just learn science - DO science with the Iowa City Science Booster Club! This monthly hands-on program for tweens gives you a chance to use cool scientific equipment to discover and explore the world around you. Learn about a different scientific concept or phenomenon each month and...
Thursday, July 20, 2023 -1:00pm to 3:00pm Teen Center Michael Webb discovered electronics at a young age and has been fascinated by them ever since. Today he runs the Electronics Assembly Shop in Van Allen Hall, where he and his students build space instruments for the Department of Physics and Astronomy and NASA. In his spare time...
Thursday, July 20, 2023 -1:00pm to 1:30pm Storytime Room World Languages Storytime is a new Summer Reading Program series that shares fascinating stories and some basic vocabulary in different languages. Join us every Thursday afternoon from June 8th to Aug. 3rd for a fun-filled bilingual storytime (in English and one other language) and learn how to become...
Speakers: Mandela Washington Fellows Date: Wednesday, July 19 @ 6PM Location: Iowa City Public Library The Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders is the flagship program of the U.S. Government’s Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI). YALI was created in 2010 and celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2020. Established in 2014, the Mandela Washington Fellowship...
Wednesday, July 19, 2023 -1:00pm to 3:00pm Teen Center Wednesdays are for art, crafting, and sometimes making a bit of a mess! We’ll have a variety of pieces you can use to hang jewelry, keys or lanyards from. No registration is needed but we do have a limited amount of supplies so it will be first come...
Wednesday, July 19, 2023 -1:00pm to 2:00pm Meeting Room A, Meeting Room B, Meeting Room C On Wednesdays during our Summer Reading Program, join us for a different event every week to broaden our knowledge of cultures around the world! Join Iowa author Abena Sankofa Imhotep for a storytime reading of her picture book, Omari's Big Tree...
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...
