Tweens

Upcoming events

Sunday, January 19, 2025 - 2:00pm

Storytime Room

Let's make a fun colorful craft to keep the cold away! We'll use white crayons to create patterns on paper hats before adding watercolor! And don't forget a pom on top! Sunday Fun Days are suitable for all-ages, but younger children...

Tweens Kids Families Arts & Crafting
Grades K-6. Chess Club. First and third Monday of the month. 4 to 5 p.m. Storytime Room. Learn how to play chess or practice and improve your chess skills with Mark Capron, who was recently inducted into the Iowa Chess Hall of Fame! Iowa City Public Library.

Monday, January 20, 2025 - 4:00pm

Storytime Room

Note new time: 4-5pm. Are you interested in learning how to play chess or to practice and improve your chess skills? Grades K-6th are welcome to join us for Chess Club twice a month on the first and third Monday of the month, from 4:00-5:00. Mark...

Tweens Kids Gaming & Pop Culture
Girls Who Code. Register here (QR code pictured). Iowa City Public Library.

Wednesday, January 22, 2025 - 4:00pm

Storytime Room

Girls Who Code Club is for girls and non-binary youth in grades 3-5 who are interested in learning how to code. No previous experience necessary! The goal of this club is to create a safe and supportive environment of peers and role models where...

Tweens Kids Science & Technology

Thursday, January 23, 2025 - 4:00pm

Storytime Room

Tweens are invited to a monthly book club to listen to a graphic novel read-aloud. We'll enjoy a 30-minute excerpt of a different book each month, and then do an activity based on the book. Plus, cookies will be served! For our January meeting...

Tweens Book Discussion

Sunday, January 26, 2025 - 2:00pm

Storytime Room

Construct a lair filled with a sweet sleeping bear!

Tweens Kids Families Arts & Crafting
Girls Who Code. Register here (QR code pictured). Iowa City Public Library.

Wednesday, January 29, 2025 - 4:00pm

Storytime Room

Girls Who Code Club is for girls and non-binary youth in grades 3-5 who are interested in learning how to code. No previous experience necessary! The goal of this club is to create a safe and supportive environment of peers and role models where...

Tweens Kids Science & Technology

Thursday, January 30, 2025 - 4:00pm

Storytime Room

Join us to make custom wands, slime potions, buttons, and magnets celebrating the wizarding world of Harry Potter!

Tweens Arts & Crafting Book Discussion Gaming & Pop Culture
Girls Who Code. Register here (QR code pictured). Iowa City Public Library.

Wednesday, February 5, 2025 - 4:00pm

Storytime Room

Girls Who Code Club is for girls and non-binary youth in grades 3-5 who are interested in learning how to code. No previous experience necessary! The goal of this club is to create a safe and supportive environment of peers and role models where...

Tweens Kids Science & Technology

Thursday, February 6, 2025 - 4:00pm

Storytime Room

Did you know Iowa was the first state in the nation to legally desegregate its public schools? It was all because of Susie Clark, a 13-year-old Black student in Muscatine, Iowa. When she was denied entry to the school closest to her home, her family...

Tweens Arts & Crafting Book Discussion
Girls Who Code. Register here (QR code pictured). Iowa City Public Library.

Wednesday, February 12, 2025 - 4:00pm

Storytime Room

Girls Who Code Club is for girls and non-binary youth in grades 3-5 who are interested in learning how to code. No previous experience necessary! The goal of this club is to create a safe and supportive environment of peers and role models where...

Tweens Kids Science & Technology