Many of us are busy making (or breaking already?) our New Year's resolutions. And, I have a suggestion for you -- resolve to use the Library more in 2016. Here are a few specific suggestions. 1. Participate in our first ever Winter Reading...
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Monday, Dec 14, 2015
'Tis the gift giving season and a gift from you makes it possible for the Library to bring more books to more people. The Iowa City Public Library Friends Foundation supports numerous programs and projects at the Library, but the collection is...
Monday, Nov 30, 2015
I read an interesting story in the Cedar Rapids Gazette this morning about six Hancher representatives visiting Steinway to pick out a new piano for the new building. The piano will be on display at West Music until it moves next fall. I can...
Wednesday, Nov 25, 2015
After you've sated yourself on food and football this weekend and you're looking for a nice place to walk around, get a little exercise, show your guests some interesting things, and get the kids out from in front of a screen come on downtown. The Library is closed Thursday, but open from 10-6 both Friday and Saturday, and 12-5 on Sunday. We have a story time at 10:30 on Saturday, and celebrate C.S.
Friday, Sep 25, 2015
It's that time of the year again... time to be creative and make some items to donate to the Iowa City Public Library Friends Foundation's Arts & Crafts Bazaar which will be held this year on Saturday, December 5. The Library has many books to...
Tuesday, Sep 22, 2015
I attended a talk in the Library yesterday titled, “Creative Matters,” by Sunil Iyengar, Research and Analysis Director for the National Endowment for the Arts. He was sharing information about world-wide efforts to begin to quantify and...
Tuesday, Jul 28, 2015
Years ago, as I got too busy with work and children to maintain a large vegetable garden and be able to pick that perfect tomato exactly when it was perfect, I put my gardening efforts into flowers (they do have that perfect moment too, but you...
Wednesday, Jul 22, 2015
Librarians do love their statistics, and one thing we watch is what areas of the collection are seeing more use, and which are seeing less. Our fiscal year ended June 30, so the numbers are coming in. Some things are up, some things are down. ...
Friday, Jun 5, 2015
Our month long celebration of local history is over for another year. In May, National Historical Preservation month, we highlight local history during a series of programs we call WOW—Weber on Wednesday. The programs honor Iowa City’s...
Thursday, Apr 30, 2015
Nine thousand one hundred and forty hours contributed by Library volunteers in one year. The average American working full time works 1,700 hours in one year. The more than 9,000 hours contributed to the Library in 2014 by our 292 volunteers
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About Susan
Susan was the Library Director of the Iowa City Public Library before retiring in 2018.