Author Archive for Meredith

Tuesday, Sep 20, 2016

Roll up your sleeves for some hands-on learning! The Iowa City Public Library will offer classes on computer hardware and computer software in October. Get inside a computer and see how all the components work together, and uncover the complex...

Monday, Sep 19, 2016

The Iowa City Public Library is pleased to offer infant massage instruction as part of our lineup of free parent and baby classes. Join licensed massage therapist Kristin Bergman, KB, LMT, CAN, of consciousbirthiowa.com from 9:45 to 10:15 a.m. on...

Thursday, Sep 15, 2016

The best bike racers from around the world will roll into Iowa City for the Telenet UCI Cyclo-Cross World Cup on September 24 – but cyclocross isn’t new to the area. Iowa City’s Volkswagen Jingle Cross Cyclo-Cross Festival has been a local...

Wednesday, Sep 14, 2016

The Iowa City Public Library ‘s 2016 Carol Spaziani Intellectual Freedom Festival begins Monday, September 19. Named for former librarian Carol Spaziani in honor of her life-long commitment to the freedom of ideas, this an annual event affirms...

Tuesday, Sep 13, 2016

Students interested in chemistry will have the opportunity to participate in hands-on demonstrations and experiments from 2 to 3 p.m. on Saturday, September 17, in Meeting Room A at the Iowa City Public Library. Way Cool Chemistry is designed to...

Thursday, Sep 8, 2016

The Iowa City Public Library Friends Foundation is now accepting donations of handmade arts and crafts for the Fifth Annual Arts & Crafts Bazaar. This year’s bazaar will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3. Proceeds from the sale...

Wednesday, Sep 7, 2016

Gear up for September’s Telenet UCI Cyclo-Cross World Cup by learning more about bicycle design and fabrication. Join University of Iowa Professor Steve McGuire, creator of the University of Iowa’s School of Art & Art History handmade...

Friday, Sep 2, 2016

It was William Shakespeare’s Juliet who once asked “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any another name would smell as sweet.” It was not the first time Shakespeare used the language of flowers in his work. From Othello to...

Wednesday, Aug 31, 2016

With the new school year underway, now is the perfect time to check your wallet, purse or backpack to make sure you have the most important school supply item of all: your Iowa City Public Library Card! September is Library Card Sign Up Month. If...

Tuesday, Aug 30, 2016

A special community effort to restock the shelves at the Iowa City Public Library’s Book End used bookstore starts soon at local MidWest One bank locations. The eleventh annual September collection will benefit The Book End store on the second...

About Meredith

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Meredith was formerly the Library's Public Relations Specialist.