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Paddling the Iowa River Water - Adventure Awaits

The Iowa River Water Trail provides 72 miles of unobstructed paddling from Iowa City to the Mississippi River. Learn about this trail and other paddling opportunities in Johnson County and the...

Current Issues and Politics

Front Porch Music Festival at ICPL

The Longfellow neighborhood's Front Porch Music Festival is a celebration of music-making, inspired by the Water Hill Music Fest in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Trevor Harvey, lecturer at the UI...

Arts, Music, and Hobbies

Iowa City Book Festival 2016: Claire Hoffman

Journalist and author, Claire Hoffman, reads from her book, "Greetings from Utopia Park: Surviving a Transcendent Childhood."

The Iowa City Book Festival is a six-day celebration...

Books and Writing

Little Village, Big Progress

A panel of past and current Little Village publishers and editors discuss the 15-plus years of independent publishing in Iowa City.

Panelists:
Melody Dworark - former editor
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Local History Weber Days

Iowa City Book Festival 2016: The Lazarus Project

Aleksandar Hemon and Velibor Božović discuss their collaboration on Hemon's novel, "The Lazarus Project."

The Iowa City Book Festival is a six-day celebration of books,...

Books and Writing

Iowa City Book Festival 2016: Crime and Punishment at 150

2016 marked the 150th anniversary of the publication of "Crime and Punishment." This panel examines the history of the novel's creation and publication, the theological and humanist...

Books and Writing

Iowa City Book Festival 2016: Leonard Pitts, Jr.

Commentator and novelist, Leonard Pitts, Jr., reads from his book, "Grant Park."

The Iowa City Book Festival is a six-day celebration of books, reading and writing. It is...

Books and Writing

Iowa City Book Festival 2016: Dan Barry and James Brooks

James Brooks, professor at UC Santa Barbara, reads from his latest book, Mesa of Sorrows: A History of the Awat'ovi Massacre. New York Times reporter and columnist, Dan Barry, reads from his...

Books and Writing

The Jefferson Hotel and the Murals of Mildred Pelzer

Mildred Pelzer's mural, "Raildroad Arrives" is on loan to ICPL during renovation at Longfellow Elementary School. Sean Ulmer, executive director of the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art,...

Local History Weber Days

The Plain and Colorful Story of Feed Sacks

Author, Linzee Kull McCray, shares stories and images from her book, "Feed Sacks: The Colorful History of a Frugal Fabric." It brings together tales of hardship, resilience, and social...

Local History Weber Days