Gaming & Pop Culture

Upcoming events

Monday, December 30, 2024 - 1:00pm

Meeting Room A, Meeting Room B, Meeting Room C

Make your own Pixelated Pokémon with this drop-in perler beads activity! We will provide several small Pokémon perler bead patterns to choose from. Carefully lay out your Pokémon and then library staff will help you melt your beads together to take...

Kids Arts & Crafting Gaming & Pop Culture

Sunday, January 5, 2025 - 12:15pm

Storytime Room

Chess Butterflies is a non-profit all girls chess club for girls and non binary youth in grades K-6, who’s mission is to empower young female chess players. Our goal is to foster not only a healthy learning environment but friendships and a sense of...

Kids Gaming & Pop Culture
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 6, 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

Thursday, January 9, 2025 - 4:00pm

Storytime Room

Join other tweens for some friendly Mario Kart competition on the big screen! For those who prefer low-tech gaming, we'll have some rousing rounds of UNO and other simple card games as well. 与其他青少年一起在大屏幕上玩友谊马里奥赛车比赛!

Tweens Gaming & Pop Culture

Sunday, January 12, 2025 - 12:15pm

Storytime Room

Chess Butterflies is a non-profit all girls chess club for girls and non binary youth in grades K-6, who’s mission is to empower young female chess players. Our goal is to foster not only a healthy learning environment but friendships and a sense of...

Kids Gaming & Pop Culture

Saturday, January 18, 2025 - 1:00pm

Meeting Room A, Meeting Room B, Meeting Room C

Are you a dissectologist? Do you love jigsaw puzzles? Join ICPL's Winter Puzzle Palooza - a Team Jigsaw Competition. Teams of up to 4 players will have 120 minutes to assemble the same 500-piece puzzle. The first team to finish wins. If at the end...

Adults Gaming & Pop Culture

Sunday, January 19, 2025 - 12:15pm

Storytime Room

Chess Butterflies is a non-profit all girls chess club for girls and non binary youth in grades K-6, who’s mission is to empower young female chess players. Our goal is to foster not only a healthy learning environment but friendships and a sense of...

Kids Gaming & Pop Culture
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

Sunday, January 26, 2025 - 12:15pm

Storytime Room

Chess Butterflies is a non-profit all girls chess club for girls and non binary youth in grades K-6, who’s mission is to empower young female chess players. Our goal is to foster not only a healthy learning environment but friendships and a sense of...

Kids Gaming & Pop Culture

Wednesday, January 29, 2025 - 1:00pm

Storytime Room

It's a No School Day, so come play a game! All ages are invited to play a couple rounds of BINGO for some fabulous prizes!

Kids Families Gaming & Pop Culture