Author Archive for Meredith

Tuesday, Apr 4, 2017

Want to learn as much as you can about digital movie editing? The month of April is devoted to learning about and trying various digital-video editing tools at the Iowa City Public Library. On Monday, April 3, at 2 p.m. the class, Tools for Video Editing, will help you learn the basics of how editing works so that you can asked informed questions when selecting a video editor. Get an overview of the types of tools that come standard with most editing software and see how they help to create great video.

Tuesday, Apr 4, 2017

Beginning Monday, March 6, the Iowa City Public Library will host a creative workshop series in the Computer Lab. The program will be offered every Monday from 5 to 6 p.m. through May 1. Computers with Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Premiere and other popular Adobe Creative Suite products will be available for patron use. Participants are encouraged to bring digital projects such as photos, movie clips, or other digital files to work on. A librarian will be available to provide assistance and access to resources if help using the software, if necessary.

Monday, Apr 3, 2017

The votes are in and we have our 2017 ICPL Book Madness Final Four! Not only are these the titles that will compete to advance to the championship round, they are the winning books in this year's categories. It was a tight race in several -- it...

Monday, Mar 27, 2017

Many NCAA March Madness brackets blew up this weekend -- and the same could be said for our Book Madness brackets, too. We were surprised to see which titles didn't advance to our Elite Eight (sorry, Drama ). We have no idea what our Final Four...

Thursday, Mar 23, 2017

Interested in starting a vegetable or flower garden this spring, but don’t want to invest in large quantities of seeds? Do you have extra seeds that you'd like to share with other gardeners? Come to the Iowa City Public Library from 2 to 3:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Mar 22, 2017

Want to learn as much as you can about digital movie editing? The month of April is devoted to learning about and trying various digital-video editing tools at the Iowa City Public Library. On Monday, April 3, at 2 p.m. the class, Tools for Video...

Tuesday, Mar 21, 2017

The Iowa City Public Library’s Art Advisory Committee is looking for new members. The Committee is made up of six members and terms run for three years (this term would end in April 2020). Candidates must reside in Iowa City or rural Johnson...

Monday, Mar 20, 2017

Here are the titles that advanced to the Sweet Sixteen round of our 2017 Book Madness competition: 2017 BOOK MADNESS – CHILDREN’S BRACKET Banned Books Drama by Raina Telgemeier The Giver by Lois Lowry A Light in the Attic by...

Monday, Mar 13, 2017

The Book Madness brackets have been updated to show titles advancing to the Second Round. 2017 BOOK MADNESS – CHILDREN’S BRACKET Banned Books Drama by Raina Telgemeier The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman A Wrinkle in Time by...

Wednesday, Mar 1, 2017

Here’s a novel idea: take the night off from preparing dinner and go out to eat. Better yet, have dinner out and support the Iowa City Public Library Friends Foundation at the same time. The Foundation has partnered with local restaurants for a...

About Meredith

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Meredith was formerly the Library's Public Relations Specialist.