Join us on the second Tuesday of every month for a new Books to Cooks Club, where read a picture book and make a delicious after school snack from the story! This program is for preschool-6th grade. Let's make a Valentine's Day treat! But...
Winter Reading Program
Pounce on a good book!
December 21, 2024 - February 15, 2025
Curl up with a good book this winter!
Available to all readers age 3 to adults. Register and log your reading online, pick up a gamecard from the Library, or print your own.
Finish the challenge to receive a fun prize (while supplies last):
- For children: a SpareMe prize and a hot cocoa mug
- For adults and teens: a hot cocoa mug and chance to win a $50 Downtown District Gift Card
Printables
Resources
- Need some inspiration for your reading lists? Check out the Featured Collections for ideas!
- Learn how to log books with Beanstack's mobile app
Upcoming events
Wednesday, February 19, 2025 - 6:00pm
Zoom
Join us in discussing the book Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat by Katherine May. New York Times says: "Wintering does us the great service of reminding us that we are not alone in feeling undone. And although May’s book doesn’t offer a neat...
Thursday, February 20, 2025 - 10:30am
Storytime Room
Casey will be a special guest this Thursday presenting her music and movement program that takes place on Wednesdays. StoryJAM is a music, movement, and stories program for children and their families. Designed to develop the early literacy skills...
Friday, February 21, 2025 - 5:00pm
Meeting Room A, Meeting Room B, Meeting Room C
To celebrate Free Week in the Iowa City Downtown District, kids, families, and adults are invited to a free evening at the library to enjoy music while they paint! We will offer a large variety of "Paint by Number" Kits ranging in...
Saturday, February 22, 2025 - 1:00pm
Meeting Room A, Meeting Room B, Meeting Room C
Join for a one-hour intro to the winter birds of Iowa! We’ll focus on the feathered friends you can spot in your backyard and local parks. Expect lots of colorful pictures and handy tips to help you identify these birds. We’ll also listen to some...
Sunday, February 23, 2025 - 1:00pm
Meeting Room A
Do you love Korean dramas? (a.k.a. K-dramas or Kdramas) Get ready to Crash Land into a fun-filled K-drama meetup where we'll Strong Girl our way through trivia and share our favorites, from the Goblin bromance to the suspenseful twists of Signal....
Sunday, February 23, 2025 - 2:00pm
Storytime Room
This Black History Month art project was inspired by the women of Gee’s Bend, who live in a small and remote black community in Alabama, and have created hundreds of quilt masterpieces now recognized as a unique art form and a significant African-...
Tuesday, February 25, 2025 - 4:00pm
Storytime Room
Book to Art Club is the fourth Tuesday of every month for school age children. Each month we will read a picture book and create custom art inspired by the story! To celebrate Black History Month, we will read a picture book about famous folk artist...
Thursday, February 27, 2025 - 6:00pm
Zoom
Many of today's methods of communication are often speedy, to the point, disjointed, and lacking in context: think instant messages, Snapchat, quick videos, and emails. As winter is a season where we slow down a bit (driving slower, walking...
Sunday, March 9, 2025 - 2:00pm
Meeting Room A, Meeting Room B, Meeting Room C, Teen Center, Livestream
Certified arborist Nic McGrath, the field coordinator at TreesForever, will be here to present a program on the ways invasive species negatively effect biodiversity in ecosystems by competing for nutrients, light and water; causing changes to an...
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