Tweens

Upcoming events

Friday, March 21, 2025 - 1:00pm

Meeting Room A, Meeting Room B, Meeting Room C

Spring is finally here! Join us for Spring BINGO, also known as SPRINGO! Come at 1:00 and try your luck at winning a round. We will have prizes! All ages are welcome! 春天终于来到!一起来玩春假宾果游戏 (SPRINGO),欢迎各年龄段小朋友踊跃参加,赢取奖品!

Tweens Kids Families Gaming & Pop Culture

Thursday, March 27, 2025 - 4:00pm

Storytime Room

Tweens are invited to a monthly book club to listen to a graphic novel read-aloud. We'll enjoy a 30-minute excerpt of a different book each month, and then do an activity based on the book. Plus, cookies will be served! For our March meeting,...

Tweens Book Discussion

Sunday, March 30, 2025 - 2:00pm

Storytime Room

March is Women's History Month, so this week we are recognizing one of the world's most famous scientists, Marie Curie, known for her discovery of radium and polonium, her work on radioactivity, and her contributions to cancer treatment....

Tweens Kids Families Arts & Crafting

Monday, March 31, 2025 - 1:00pm

Storytime Room

Pop into the Storytime Room this afternoon to make bracelets for a friend or yourself! We'll have embroidery thread and all types of beads to make a fun colorful bracelet! 欢迎来到儿童活动室为朋友或自己制作有趣的彩珠手链!

Tweens Kids Arts & Crafting

Tuesday, April 1, 2025 - 4:00pm

Storytime Room

Lego Club is an informal hour of Lego building from 4-5pm on the first Tuesday of the month. We will have both Legos and Duplos, so all ages are welcome to attend, but this is a semi-unsupervised library activity. If your child is too young to play...

Tweens Kids

Thursday, April 3, 2025 - 4:00pm

Digital Media Lab

This month, we'll meet in the Digital Media Lab, where you'll be able to create your own 3x3 vinyl sticker on our Cricut. The Cricut software offers thousands of designs to choose from, or upload a silhouette or text-based image of your...

Tweens Arts & Crafting

Sunday, April 6, 2025 - 2:00pm

Storytime Room

Turn pasta into stylish accessories! Join us to create fun and colorful necklaces or bracelets using pasta and your imagination. ¡Convierte pasta en accesorios con estilo! Únete a nosotros para crear collares o pulseras divertidos y coloridos usando...

Tweens Kids Families Arts & Crafting
Grades K-6. Chess Club. First and third Monday of the month. 4 to 5 p.m. Storytime Room. Learn how to play chess or practice and improve your chess skills with Mark Capron, who was recently inducted into the Iowa Chess Hall of Fame! Iowa City Public Library.

Monday, April 7, 2025 - 4:00pm

Storytime Room

Are you interested in learning how to play chess or to practice and improve your chess skills? Grades K-6th are welcome to join us for Chess Club twice a month on the first and third Monday of the month, from 4:00-5:00. Mark Capron, who was...

Tweens Kids Gaming & Pop Culture
Girls Who Code. Register here (QR code pictured). Iowa City Public Library.

Tuesday, April 8, 2025 - 4:00pm

Digital Media Lab

Girls Who Code Club is for girls and non-binary youth in grades 3-5 who are interested in learning how to code. No previous experience necessary! The goal of this club is to create a safe and supportive environment of peers and role models where...

Tweens Kids Science & Technology

Thursday, April 10, 2025 - 4:00pm

Storytime Room

Join other tweens for some friendly Mario Kart competition on the big screen! For those who prefer low-tech gaming, we'll have some rousing rounds of UNO and other simple card games as well. 与其他青少年一起在大屏幕上玩友谊马里奥赛车比赛!

Tweens Gaming & Pop Culture