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...
Monday, July 17, 2023 -1:00pm to 5:00pm Teen Center July Museum Mondays will be drop-in anytime from 1pm-5pm. Museum Mondays- The Museum of Bad Art Launched in 1937, SPAM (“spiced ham, or “Special Processed American Meat,”) no one really knows, evolved to become a world-wide sensation. Come and take a virtual tour of the museum led by...
Monday, July 17, 2023 -1:00pm to 2:00pm Meeting Room A, Meeting Room B, Meeting Room C This week's Monday Mashup is Button Making! Come get creative and upcycle, draw, color, and create a button or two! Each Monday we will be doing something different so be sure to check the calendar to see what's coming next! ---...
Sunday, July 16, 2023 -2:00pm to 4:00pm Storytime Room For this week's ocean creature, we're making a craft you won't fork-get! Using a color of paint of your choosing and forks as our paint brushes, we'll create puffed-up pufferfish! Any age will enjoy this unique painting experience! Sunday Fun Days are suitable for all-ages, but younger children...
Saturday, July 15, 2023 -5:00pm to 6:00pm Meeting Room A, Other Families can come learn about some of Iowa's largest birds and even meet a couple! Some of the volunteers from Raptology will bring some birds of prey and talk about their habitat, diet, size and any other questions you bring about owls, falcons, vultures and hawks!...
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...
9:00am to 3:00pm Meeting Room A, Meeting Room B, Meeting Room C, Meeting Room D Register8 of 50 registered Calling all nostalgic and fun grown-ups! Let us take care of you for a day, leading you in active pursuits at College Green Park, relaxing and thoughtful indoor activities, opportunities for creativity like painting a rock and making...
Friday, July 14, 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! Can-do koala Buster Moon and his all-star cast of animal performers prepare to launch a dazzling stage extravaganza in the glittering entertainment capital of the world. There's just one hitch --...
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, July 13, 2023 -4:00pm to 5:00pm Storytime Room Join Eric Gapstur, creator of the "Sort of Super" graphic novel series, for a program all about how to make graphic novels! Tweens will learn about each step in the process: writing, drawing, coloring, and lettering. There will also be a short Q&A followed by an interactive demo...
