Host a Party with a Purpose: Support the Iowa City Public Library! Are you looking for a way to make a positive impact in our community? Here’s an exciting opportunity to bring people together while supporting a cause close to all our hearts: our beloved Iowa City Public Library! This season, the Iowa City Public Library Friends Foundation invites you to throw a party in your home or area business, with the proceeds going to benefit the Library’s many programs and services.
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Friday, Nov 8, 2024
31st Annual Book Gala Sunday, November 10, 2024 - 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm Join us for the 31st Annual Book Gala at Prairie Lights Books. Enjoy light refreshments while shopping this after-hours benefit for the Iowa City Public Library. Online sales at https://www.prairielights.com/ until midnight will also be included, just be sure to type "ICPL Library Sale," in the comment box.
Friday, Oct 4, 2024
Join us in the lobby and Meeting Room D on Saturday, October 5th from 10 am to 3pm for a pay-what-you-can book sale benefitting the Iowa City Public Library in celebration of Intellectual Freedom Fest!
Tuesday, Aug 20, 2024
Each year, the ICPL Friends Foundation holds multiple fundraising events and used book sales to benefit the Library. The community donates books and books also come from discarded Library materials. Scheduled sales include:
Thursday, Jul 25, 2024
"Iowa City's original female soccer player" will be returning to Iowa City for the Iowa City Public Library LibCon (think ComiCon, but smaller!) event on August 10, 2024! Now an acclaimed comic book author who runs the comic imprint Alpha Girl Comic, Chu also wrote the six-issue miniseries Poison Ivy: Cycle of Life and Death and a few Wonder Woman issues for DC, with other works out through Marvel. 2024 marks the 40th anniversary of ago Amy's Title IX lawsuit which helped to establish women's soccer in Iowa City.
Wednesday, Jul 24, 2024
The Iowa City Public Library Friends Foundation is sorry to announce that our rescheduled Looking Forward event benefiting the Iowa City Public Library with Dave Eggers is now canceled. Ticket holders may choose to donate the value of their tickets as a tax-deductible donation to the ICPL Friends Foundation. Thank you for your support!
Friday, May 17, 2024
Friday, May 10, 2024
Don't miss the Annual ICPL Arts & Crafts Bazaar on Saturday, December 7th from 10 to 3pm. There will be...
Wednesday, May 1, 2024
Today is Johnson County Great Give Day! What is Great Give Day?
Tuesday, Apr 23, 2024
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About Katie
Katie Roche works at the Library as the Development Director of the Iowa City Public Library Friends Foundation, which works to inspire every member of our community to support the Iowa City Public Library as a Library user, volunteer, or donor. Katie loves to read widely and especially enjoys reading in anticipation of events featuring writers reading from their books and in conversation about their writing.