Ride and Read at Your Library!

Did you know your Library Card is a ticket to ride an Iowa City Transit bus? The program is called "Ride and Read."  Two times a week, patrons with a valid Iowa City Public Library card may present their card to the Help Desk, Children's Desk or Reference Desk and get a FREE bus pass to ride an Iowa City Transit bus.  The bus pass is stamped with the current date, and must be used on that day.  The Ride and Read program is for people of all ages - the only requirement is a valid Library card.  This is another great reason to make sure you always have your Library Card handy.

And speaking of bus rides, we recently received information from Iowa City Transit staff about utilization of the Summer Library Bus program.  We think this program is awesome, and many others thought so too because 2,943 people hopped on the Summer Library Bus and caught a ride downtown this summer.  What's even more awesome is that utilization of this program was spread throughout Iowa City - the busiest routes were Lakeside and Oakcrest.  There's a chart below that shows how use was spread across the Transit routes..