World Club is on the third Tuesday of every month! Each time we will discover a new world culture through engaging stories, games, crafts, activities, and even delicious food. Join us for a fun celebration of Japanese culture! In Japan, cherry...
Arts & Crafting
Whether it's a craft-to-go or craft event, you can learn a new skill or join others to chat and craft with the ICPL community. Check out upcoming events below.
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Upcoming events
Sunday, May 25, 2025 - 2:00pm
Storytime Room
Create a colorful rainbow using cereal and cotton balls! Let your creativity run wild as you mix colors and add fluffy clouds to finish your masterpiece. ¡Crea un arcoíris colorido usando cereal y bolitas de algodón! Deja que tu creatividad vuele...
Tuesday, May 27, 2025 - 4:00pm
Storytime Room
Book to Art Club is the fourth Tuesday of every month for school age children. Each month we will read a picture book and create custom art inspired by the story! For our last Book to Art Club of the school year, we are getting ready for summertime...
Thursday, May 29, 2025 - 6:00pm
Digital Media Lab
Do you knit, crochet, spin, punch needle, embroider or do some other fiber arts activity? Bring your current work in progress and join us the last Thursday of each month for an evening of conversation and group crafting. Whether you're...
Monday, June 2, 2025 - 6:30pm
Digital Media Lab
Your library has a Cricut Maker 3! Anyone interested in using the Cricut to create paper cut-outs, vinyl decals, iron-on designs, or other creations is invited to this introductory session. Stacey will walk us through the following: What you can...
Friday, June 6, 2025 - 2:30pm
Teen Center
Chill out after the last day of school with snow cones, minute to win games, add some art to our community project, and check out activities that will be happening all summer long at your library! Teen services staff will help you get signed up for...
Saturday, June 7, 2025 - 11:00am
Pedmall, Other
The Arts, Books & Children (ABC) Day is a feast for kids and kids-at-heart! All ages will enjoy the kids activities located on the Pedmall as part of the Iowa Arts Festival! Produced by Iowa City Public Library, this is the official kickoff for...
Monday, June 9, 2025 - 6:30pm
Digital Media Lab
Using Adobe Illustrator, turn the phrase of your choice into a striking and legible sign that could be held at a rally or posted in a window of your home. Illustrator has text features that go beyond ordinary, flat lines of text. You can warp...
Tuesday, June 17, 2025 - 1:00pm
Meeting Room A, Meeting Room B, Meeting Room C
Elementary-age kids are invited to join us each Tuesday at 1:00 to learn a little bit about a fun skill or hobby that maybe they haven’t tried before! We have experts from the community here to teach you the basics! Stevie Toomey, artist and owner...
Wednesday, June 18, 2025 - 2:30pm
Meeting Room A, Meeting Room B, Meeting Room C
Learn about lucha libre, the fast-paced, high-flying sport of Mexican professional wrestling, from Iowa's own masked lucha libre superstar, Latin Thunder! Latin Thunder will share stories, demonstrate some moves, answer questions, sign...