Author Archive for Kara

Saturday, Jul 11, 2015

The Johnson County Auditor's Office will begin accepting applications for Community ID cards Friday July 17 at 1:00 PM . UPDATE 7/14/15: Here's a link to the online application for the new Community ID Cards. We are excited about the program and...

Tuesday, Jul 7, 2015

Bird Houses from the Iowa City Farmer's Market One of my favorite parts of the Iowa City Farmer's Market is not the produce or the yummy food, but the arts and crafts available at the Market. I have some awesome garden art purchased at the Market...

Tuesday, Jun 9, 2015

Dinner at the Iowa City Farmer's Market Wednesday nights are Farmer's Market nights and that often means dinner at The Market for our family. Whether it's food trucks or food from vendors, there's a lot yummy decisions to make. The good news is,...

Wednesday, Jun 3, 2015

It's summer and for many this means relaxed days, vacations, and no school. For others this means long days, no school breakfast or lunch, and being hungry. Fortunately our community has a Summer Food Rocks! program. From June 15th through July...

Tuesday, Jun 2, 2015

One of our most po pular services is HOLDS - items we hold for patron pick-up. Holds may be placed online at Your Account or with assistance from Library staff. Patrons may have up to ten free holds at any time. We also offer Paging services ( see...

Wednesday, May 20, 2015

School's out in a couple weeks so it's a good time to take inventory and make sure you are ready for summer. Your Library Card is your ticket to the "Three R's of Summer" - Reading, Riding and Relaxing. Today is a great day to make sure you know...

Saturday, May 16, 2015

We have a new smoker/grill at our house, just in time for summer. Our challenge now is to learn how to use it. Have no fear, the Library is here! We've had some delicious meals including Slaw Burgers (a family favorite of smoked pork on a bun with...

Tuesday, May 12, 2015

Breakfast at the Iowa City Farmer's Market I love the Iowa City Farmer's Market. I grew up in Iowa City, so I have happy memories of going to the Market when I was young. My children have also grown up going to the Farmer's Market and one of their...

Saturday, May 9, 2015

Lisa Lutz's new novel is different from her previous novels, and yet the same. Lutz is known for her quirky characters, fast moving pace, and unanticipated plot twists. The difference with this novel is the characters - the characters are more...

Tuesday, May 5, 2015

The Library Board recently reviewed and revised the Free Materials Distribution Policy that governs which items we provide for free in the Library's Lobby. According to Board policy: Free Materials Distributed in the Lobby at the Iowa City Public...

About Kara

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