Author Archive for Kara

Tuesday, Jul 3, 2018

The Iowa City Public Library Bookmobile will not be in service on Wednesday July 4th. The Downtown Library is also closed in honor of the holiday. Bookmobile holiday hours are always available on the Library's website . Although the Bookmobile and...

Thursday, Jun 21, 2018

Did you know Library provides space for individuals and community groups to create displays at the Library? Information about displays is available on the Library's webpage . According to Library Board policy , displays from individuals or...

Thursday, Jun 14, 2018

The Library has 5 meeting rooms available for community organizations to use free of charge. Information about each room is available on the Library's webpage and includes details about room capacity, standard set-ups, equipment in the rooms and...

Monday, Jun 4, 2018

RAGBRAI is rolling through Iowa City on Friday July 27. To celebrate, there are official RAGRAI t-shirts for sale at a number of locations, including the Library's Help Desk , for $20 while supplies last. The shirts for sale at the Library are 

Sunday, Jun 3, 2018

The ICPL Bookmobile will be at the June 23 Juneteenth Commemoration from Noon to 5:00 pm. This year's commemoration will be at Mercer Park, 2701 Bradford Drive in Iowa City. More information about Iowa City's Juneteenth commemoration is available...

Friday, May 11, 2018

The Bookmobile Spring Schedule concludes on Thursday May 24 and the Summer Schedule begins on Monday June 4, 2018. We've had a great Spring and look forward to a busy summer including Stories in the Park programs. A break between schedule periods...

Tuesday, May 1, 2018

No time to pick-up your Holds at the Iowa City Public Library? CHOMP Delivery service can help! Beginning Tuesday May 1, CHOMP will deliver Iowa City Public Library holds to your door. Once your Holds are ready for pick-up at the Downtown Library,...

Monday, Apr 30, 2018

YES YES YES YES . The Library is absolutely open during Ped Mall Construction. 2018 Construction begins today as a a part of Phase 1. In the map to the right, Phase 1 is shown in brown. Phase 1 includes the Dubuque Street portion of the Ped Mall...

Wednesday, Apr 18, 2018

Spring will arrive ... someday. And that means we need to be prepared for severe weather. If severe weather is imminent when the Bookmobile is in service, our primary concern is the safety of people visiting the Bookmobile and our staff members....

Friday, Apr 13, 2018

This week the Iowa City Public Library's Bookmobile celebrates its first anniversary of taking Library services on the road and what a GREAT YEAR it has been! We drove 6,000 miles, greeted over 12,000 visitors and checked out more than 20,000 items.

About Kara

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Kara was the Community and Access Services Coordinator. She retired in June 2020.