Join us in the Storytime Room for Summertime Storytime on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday mornings at 10:30am. The Storytime librarian will vary each week, and every day is open to all ages! Catch the all-ages Thrilling Thursday programs at a...
Summer Reading Program
Adventure Begins at Iowa City Public Library
May 28 - August 10, 2024
Stay busy this summer reading and attending events!
Available to readers of all ages and abilities, babies through adults. Participants will receive a gamecard to track their summer reading goals.
Prizes available starting Monday, June 3, 2024.
If you have time for a quick question, let us know how did you hear about the summer reading program?
Downloads
Resources
- Watch past programs on The Library Channel
- Learn how to log books with Beanstack's mobile app
Sponsors
A big thank you to the Iowa City Public Library Friends Foundation for sponsoring the prizes!
Come read with us!
Upcoming Events
All library patrons, regardless of age or neurodiversity can participate in our Summer Reading Programs. We will be happy to customize reading programs and activities to meet the individual needs of our patrons. Please contact Angela Pilkington for more information.
Upcoming events
Wednesday, July 31, 2024 - 1:00pm
Meeting Room A, Meeting Room B, Meeting Room C
On Wednesdays during our Summer Reading Program, elementary-age kids are invited to join us for a different event every week to understand and experience cultures around the world! Irish dancing is a very important part of Ireland's heritage...
Wednesday, July 31, 2024 - 2:30pm
Meeting Room A, Meeting Room B, Meeting Room C
Join the UI Science Booster Club for some fun with hands-on scientific experimentation! This program is intended for people of all ages who are neurodivergent, or who experience intellectual or developmental disabilities.
Thursday, August 1, 2024 - 10:00am
Other
All good things must come to an end, but that doesn’t mean we can’t go out with splash…or blast! Join us anytime between 10am-12pm in the Chauncey Swan outdoor area to play with bubbles, experience a mega foam blaster party and other fun messy and...
Thursday, August 1, 2024 - 4:00pm
Meeting Room A, Meeting Room B, Meeting Room C
Your brain is the boss of you! It's the master controller of everything you think and do, even when you're asleep. It's truly mind-boggling! Join Kathy Andersen, clinical instructor of anatomy and cell biology in the UI Carver College...
Thursday, August 1, 2024 - 6:00pm
Meeting Room A, Meeting Room B, Meeting Room C
For the month of July, we've been documenting each day in our own ways. Bring your results and anecdotes to this wrap-up and we'll see how it went for everyone. Did you miss the first session? No problem! Everyone is welcome at this wrap-up,...
Friday, August 2, 2024 - 9:30am
Bookmobile, Mercer Park
Note: The Family Folk Machine at Mercer Park has been rescheduled to Friday August 16th. Join us for Stories in the Park all summer long! Note the new Stories in the Park time at 9:30 to beat the midmorning heat! We will offer the same Storytime...
Friday, August 2, 2024 - 10:30am
Storytime Room
Join us in the Storytime Room for Summertime Storytime on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday mornings at 10:30am. The Storytime librarian will vary each week, and every day is open to all ages! Catch the all-ages Thrilling Thursday programs at a...
Friday, August 2, 2024 - 1:00pm
Teen Center
Every Friday throughout Summer, we'll explore food and watch a movie. Food: Breads- Bread is a staple in many cultures throughout history and plays a symbolic role in The Hunger Games. We'll explore different styles and types of breads....
Friday, August 2, 2024 - 1:00pm
Storytime Room
Take a break from the summer sun and join us every Friday for a matinee movie showing! On the heels of his many adventures, Po rises through the ranks to achieve the level of Spiritual Leader of the Valley of Peace. When a sinister sorceress...
Wednesday, July 31, 2024 - 10:30am
Storytime Room
Join us in the Storytime Room for Summertime Storytime on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday mornings at 10:30am. The Storytime librarian will vary each week, and every day is open to all ages! Catch the all-ages Thrilling Thursday programs at...
Wednesday, July 31, 2024 - 1:00pm
Meeting Room A, Meeting Room B, Meeting Room C
On Wednesdays during our Summer Reading Program, elementary-age kids are invited to join us for a different event every week to understand and experience cultures around the world!
Irish dancing is a very important part of Ireland's...
Wednesday, July 31, 2024 - 2:30pm
Meeting Room A, Meeting Room B, Meeting Room C
Join the UI Science Booster Club for some fun with hands-on scientific experimentation!
This program is intended for people of all ages who are neurodivergent, or who experience intellectual or developmental disabilities.
Thursday, August 1, 2024 - 10:00am
Other
All good things must come to an end, but that doesn’t mean we can’t go out with splash…or blast! Join us anytime between 10am-12pm in the Chauncey Swan outdoor area to play with bubbles, experience a mega foam blaster party and other fun messy...
Thursday, August 1, 2024 - 4:00pm
Meeting Room A, Meeting Room B, Meeting Room C
Your brain is the boss of you! It's the master controller of everything you think and do, even when you're asleep. It's truly mind-boggling!
Join Kathy Andersen, clinical instructor of anatomy and cell biology in the UI...
Thursday, August 1, 2024 - 6:00pm
Meeting Room A, Meeting Room B, Meeting Room C
For the month of July, we've been documenting each day in our own ways. Bring your results and anecdotes to this wrap-up and we'll see how it went for everyone.
...
Friday, August 2, 2024 - 9:30am
Bookmobile, Mercer Park
Note: The Family Folk Machine at Mercer Park has been rescheduled to Friday August 16th.
Join us for Stories in the Park all summer long! Note the new Stories in the Park time at 9:30 to beat the midmorning heat! We will offer the same...
Friday, August 2, 2024 - 10:30am
Storytime Room
Join us in the Storytime Room for Summertime Storytime on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday mornings at 10:30am. The Storytime librarian will vary each week, and every day is open to all ages! Catch the all-ages Thrilling Thursday programs at...
Friday, August 2, 2024 - 1:00pm
Teen Center
Every Friday throughout Summer, we'll explore food and watch a movie.
Food: Breads- Bread is a staple in many cultures throughout history and plays a symbolic role in The Hunger Games. We'll explore different styles and types of...
Friday, August 2, 2024 - 1:00pm
Storytime Room
Take a break from the summer sun and join us every Friday for a matinee movie showing!
On the heels of his many adventures, Po rises through the ranks to achieve the level of Spiritual Leader of the Valley of Peace. When a sinister...
There are no upcoming events.
Friday, August 16, 2024 - 1:00pm
Teen Center
Every Friday throughout Summer, we'll explore food and watch a movie
Food: Survival Food; Rations and Space food
Movie: Avengers: Infinity War
The Avengers and their allies must be willing to sacrifice all in an attempt...
Friday, August 16, 2024 - 5:00pm
Teen Center
We'll have all-season clothes in the Teen Space to get you kitted out for back to school, as well as some school supplies. Feel free to bring any school supplies you don't use, but we won't need clothes by this date.
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Thursday, August 1, 2024 - 4:00pm
Meeting Room A, Meeting Room B, Meeting Room C
Your brain is the boss of you! It's the master controller of everything you think and do, even when you're asleep. It's truly mind-boggling!
Join Kathy Andersen, clinical instructor of anatomy and cell biology in the UI...
Friday, August 2, 2024 - 9:30am
Bookmobile, Mercer Park
Note: The Family Folk Machine at Mercer Park has been rescheduled to Friday August 16th.
Join us for Stories in the Park all summer long! Note the new Stories in the Park time at 9:30 to beat the midmorning heat! We will offer the same...
Friday, August 2, 2024 - 10:30am
Storytime Room
Join us in the Storytime Room for Summertime Storytime on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday mornings at 10:30am. The Storytime librarian will vary each week, and every day is open to all ages! Catch the all-ages Thrilling Thursday programs at...
Friday, August 2, 2024 - 1:00pm
Storytime Room
Take a break from the summer sun and join us every Friday for a matinee movie showing!
On the heels of his many adventures, Po rises through the ranks to achieve the level of Spiritual Leader of the Valley of Peace. When a sinister...
Sunday, August 4, 2024 - 2:00pm
Storytime Room
Let's embrace the summer heat with a summertime cactus craft! Maybe you are taking a road trip this summer to a very hot place where the roads are lined with prickly pears or tall saguaros. Make your own road trip ready cactus from your own...
Monday, August 5, 2024 - 9:30am
Bookmobile, Willow Creek Park
Today we are hosting special musical performances with the Family Folk Machine for Stories in the Park! The Family Folk Machine is a non-profit, intergenerational, non-auditioned choir that welcomes kids and adults of all ages and backgrounds to...
Monday, August 5, 2024 - 10:30am
Storytime Room
Join us in the Storytime Room for Summertime Storytime on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday mornings at 10:30am. The Storytime librarian will vary each week, and every day is open to all ages! Catch the all-ages Thrilling Thursday programs at...
Tuesday, August 6, 2024 - 10:30am
Storytime Room
Join us in the Storytime Room for Summertime Storytime on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday mornings at 10:30am. The Storytime librarian will vary each week, and every day is open to all ages! Catch the all-ages Thrilling Thursday programs at...
Wednesday, August 7, 2024 - 9:30am
Bookmobile, Wetherby Park
Join us for Stories in the Park all summer long! Note the new Stories in the Park time at 9:30 to beat the midmorning heat! We will offer the same Storytime over the course of the week, so please choose one park location a week to attend. We will...
Wednesday, August 7, 2024 - 10:30am
Storytime Room
Join us in the Storytime Room for Summertime Storytime on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday mornings at 10:30am. The Storytime librarian will vary each week, and every day is open to all ages! Catch the all-ages Thrilling Thursday programs at...