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Sep 8, 2016 - The Iowa City Public Library Friends Foundation is now accepting donations of handmade arts and crafts for the Fifth Annual Arts & Crafts Bazaar. This year’s bazaar will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3. Proceeds from the sale...

Sep 7, 2016 - Gear up for September’s Telenet UCI Cyclo-Cross World Cup by learning more about bicycle design and fabrication. Join University of Iowa Professor Steve McGuire, creator of the University of Iowa’s School of Art & Art History handmade...

Sep 2, 2016 - It was William Shakespeare’s Juliet who once asked “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any another name would smell as sweet.” It was not the first time Shakespeare used the language of flowers in his work. From Othello to...

Aug 30, 2016 - A special community effort to restock the shelves at the Iowa City Public Library’s Book End used bookstore starts soon at local MidWest One bank locations. The eleventh annual September collection will benefit The Book End store on the second...

Aug 30, 2016 - Best-selling author Rick Riordan will be in Iowa City for the Iowa City Book Festival October 4 through October 9, appearing at The Englert Theatre on October 7. Tickets to the event are sold out, but the Iowa City Public Library has two to award...

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