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iowa city climate action matters, photo of a bus stop, design of pink and yellow insects

Sunday, September 1, 2024 - 1:00pm

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Decorate a bus shelter with a unique Climate Action design created by a commissioned artist for N. Van Buren and E. Jefferson Street! Clean and decorate the bus shelter along with other volunteers, then stick up pre-cut designs of butterflies and...

Teens Arts & Crafting Current Issues

Thursday, September 5, 2024 - 6:00pm

Meeting Room A, Meeting Room B, Meeting Room C

The City of Iowa City’s Neighborhood and Development Services, Office of Equity & Human Rights, and the Iowa City Public LibraryPublic Library have teamed with Iowa Legal Aid Iowa City Regional Office to present a Tenants' Rights Workshop. This...

Adults Current Issues

Friday, September 6, 2024 - 2:00pm

Meeting Room A, Meeting Room B, Meeting Room C

Planning for elderhood was once as simple as writing a will. But those days are gone. Today our lives are not only longer but also more complicated. In order to stay independent in our decision making and not be rushed in the event of a life crisis...

Adults Current Issues

Friday, September 13, 2024 - 2:00pm

Meeting Room A, Meeting Room B, Meeting Room C

Planning for elderhood was once as simple as writing a will. But those days are gone. Today our lives are not only longer but also more complicated. In order to stay independent in our decision making and not be rushed in the event of a life crisis...

Adults Current Issues

Friday, September 20, 2024 - 2:00pm

Meeting Room A, Meeting Room B, Meeting Room C

Planning for elderhood was once as simple as writing a will. But those days are gone. Today our lives are not only longer but also more complicated. In order to stay independent in our decision making and not be rushed in the event of a life crisis...

Adults Current Issues

Tuesday, September 24, 2024 - 5:30pm

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As the United States remains the primary destination for immigrants, empower your community to navigate and better understand the intersectionality of immigration issues and broader themes of belonging and inclusion with this workshop. Join the...

Adults Current Issues Guest Speaker

Wednesday, September 25, 2024 - 6:00pm

Meeting Room A, Meeting Room B, Meeting Room C

The Johnson County Board of Supervisors has set November 5, 2024, as the date for a referendum to issue General Obligation Conservation Bonds not to exceed $30 million over 20 years. Co-Chairs of the Our Land, Our Water, Our Future Committee, Pat...

Adults Current Issues Nature & Gardening

Thursday, September 26, 2024 - 3:00pm

Digital Media Lab

Craft your personal electrification plan at the Iowa City Public Library during Climate Fest. Drop in the library's 2nd floor Digital Media Lab anytime between 3-6pm: Meet with coaches from Johnson County Clean Energy District, who can help answer...

Adults Current Issues

Friday, September 27, 2024 - 2:00pm

Meeting Room A, Meeting Room B, Meeting Room C

Planning for elderhood was once as simple as writing a will. But those days are gone. Today our lives are not only longer but also more complicated. In order to stay independent in our decision making and not be rushed in the event of a life crisis...

Adults Current Issues

Thursday, October 24, 2024 - 6:30pm

Meeting Room A, Meeting Room B, Meeting Room C

Samuel G. Freedman, professor of journalism at Columbia University, will speak on Hubert Humphrey's efforts in the 1940s--in tandem with the African American leader A. Philip Randolph--to set the table for what President Lyndon Johnson,...

Adults Current Issues