Families

Upcoming events

Saturday, February 8, 2025 - 10:30am

Storytime Room

Join us for a special Valentine's Day Storytime, followed by a valentine-making craft station! Family Storytime is recommended for all ages and includes both shorter and longer stories combined with action games and activities. 情人节特别故事时间和手工活动...

Kids Families Storytimes

Saturday, February 8, 2025 - 1:00pm

Storytime Room

Join us this afternoon for a free kids' yoga class for elementary age kids (K-6)! Certified Youth Yoga instructor Caroline Woods from the Preventive Health Center of Iowa City will be here to lead us in a 30-minute yoga practice catered for...

Tweens Kids Families Classes & Workshops

Saturday, February 8, 2025 - 4:00pm

Storytime Room

Children of all ages and their families are invited to come to the Storytime Room this evening with a goal of making homemade valentines for all of the residents of Featherstone, a local senior living community. We will have all of the creative...

Tweens Kids Families Arts & Crafting

Sunday, February 9, 2025 - 2:00pm

Storytime Room

To celebrate Valentine's Day and Black History Month, we will create collage heart mosaics based on the art style of black artist Alma Thomas. She is known around the world for her vibrant colored abstractions made after she turned 60 years old...

Tweens Kids Families Arts & Crafting

Monday, February 10, 2025 - 10:30am

Storytime Room

Join us every Monday for a special Chinese Bilingual Storytime with Children's Librarian Fang! Together we will enjoy songs, rhymes, stories and fun crafts in Chinese and English. Children of all ages and their caregivers are welcome to join us...

Kids Families Storytimes

Tuesday, February 11, 2025 - 10:30am

Storytime Room

Join us every Tuesday for a fun Spanish Bilingual Storytime with Children's Librarian Miriam! Every week, there will be a fun theme with plenty of repetition from previous weeks in order to enhance language learning. Get ready for a lot of...

Kids Babies Families Storytimes

Tuesday, February 11, 2025 - 11:00am

Other

Enjoy fabulous food and beverages from Oasis Falafel and fuel the Iowa City Public Library at the same time! Oasis Falafel is offering Eat Out to Read from 11 am to 8 pm on February 11th, at 206 N Linn St in downtown Iowa City. Dine in, carry out,...

Families

Wednesday, February 12, 2025 - 10:30am

Storytime Room

Today we are hosting a special storytime to celebrate Valentine's Day with children's librarian, Shawna! 情人节特别故事时间

Kids Babies Families Music Storytimes

Thursday, February 13, 2025 - 10:30am

Meeting Room A, Meeting Room B, Meeting Room C

Join Orchestra Iowa’s talented chamber ensembles as they introduce preschool-aged children to the instruments of the orchestra! Focused on fun and learning, Pied Piper Concerts offer children the opportunity to enjoy an up-close and personal chamber...

Kids Families Music

Sunday, February 16, 2025 - 2:00pm

Storytime Room

Nebula painting will be a stunning Sunday Funday art project for Black History Month, inspired by the work of astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson. Neil deGrasse Tyson is an American astrophysicist renowned for his ability to simplify complex...

Kids Families Arts & Crafting