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Iowa City Public Library The Iowa City Public Library is home to knowledge and entertainment for every age.

The Iowa City Public Library has served the people of Iowa City and surrounding communities for more than a century. Located at the intersection of College and Linn Streets on the downtown pedestrian mall, ICPL serves a population of 63,000 residents of Iowa City, and through contract, residents of unincorporated Johnson County, University Heights, Lone Tree, and Hills. The Library is governed by a semi-autonomous nine member Board of Trustees empowered by state law and city ordinance (Title 11) to set policy, determine goals and objectives, control monies appropriated or given to the Library, and to employ staff. The Library is a city department, Board members are appointed by and principal operating funds approved by the City Council.

Stop by the ICPL Lobby for a free blood pressure screening on Wednesday, Oct. 28, from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. No appointment ...
10/22/2026

Stop by the ICPL Lobby for a free blood pressure screening on Wednesday, Oct. 28, from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. No appointment is needed! https://ow.ly/7iby50ZXIuG

Families are invited to dress up and party with the ICPL Bookmobile at Iowa City Parks & Recreation's annual Halloween C...
10/22/2026

Families are invited to dress up and party with the ICPL Bookmobile at Iowa City Parks & Recreation's annual Halloween Carnival on Friday, Oct. 23, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Robert A. Lee Recreation Center! Enjoy Halloween-themed carnival games, craft and STEAM activities, outdoor activity stations, and visits from partner organizations. https://ow.ly/UME250ZXIqC

Teens! Join us for a cookie dough bar on Friday, Oct. 23, from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.! Make your base and choose toppings to ...
10/22/2026

Teens! Join us for a cookie dough bar on Friday, Oct. 23, from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.! Make your base and choose toppings to bake into your cookie. Come prepared to eat with us and help clean up! https://ow.ly/gIUh50ZWUZg

ICPL invites the community to celebrate Día de Mu***os, or Day of the Dead, on Tuesday, Oct. 27, from 4:30 to 8 p.m. Hel...
10/21/2026

ICPL invites the community to celebrate Día de Mu***os, or Day of the Dead, on Tuesday, Oct. 27, from 4:30 to 8 p.m. Help us prepare a colorful altar, or ofrenda, with photographs, candles, flowers, food, and other offerings from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Then play Lotería and vote for Sugar Skull Piñatas from 6 to 7 p.m. Finally, enjoy a meal with Pan de Mu**to and tamales from 7 to 8:30 p.m.! Everyone is welcome. https://ow.ly/LGIO50ZYxbS

Browse ICPL's digital Tumblebooks collection of talking, animated picture books, graphic novels, read-along chapter book...
10/21/2026

Browse ICPL's digital Tumblebooks collection of talking, animated picture books, graphic novels, read-along chapter books, videos, games, and more! Enjoy unlimited copies of each title — books are never checked out, never on hold, never damaged, and NEVER have apple juice spilled on them! https://ow.ly/KB3T50ZR3Xw

Curious about the free tools from Google? Register to learn about some of Google’s most popular productivity tools on Fr...
10/21/2026

Curious about the free tools from Google? Register to learn about some of Google’s most popular productivity tools on Friday, Oct. 23, from 10:30 a.m. to noon. This lecture will introduce Docs, Sheets, Slides, Photos, and Drive. https://ow.ly/6ynT50ZWUW6

Calaveras, or skulls, are colorful and festive symbols during Día de Mu***os. This year, as part of our community ofrend...
10/21/2026

Calaveras, or skulls, are colorful and festive symbols during Día de Mu***os. This year, as part of our community ofrenda, we're inviting middle and high schoolers to design and make a sugar skull piñata for a chance to win a gift certificate to Luna's Tacos! We'll have supplies available in the Koza Family Teen Center and workshop time on Tuesday, Oct. 27 from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Piñatas will be on display outside of the Teen Center and voting will be from Oct. 28 to Nov. 2. Participants should add their name and phone or email to the back of their work. The winners will be announced on Nov. 3. https://ow.ly/wglR50ZXIiA

Join us for All Abilities Club where we'll carefully examine and dissect an owl pellet to discover the tiny bones preser...
10/21/2026

Join us for All Abilities Club where we'll carefully examine and dissect an owl pellet to discover the tiny bones preserved inside on Tuesday, Oct. 27, from 10 to 11 a.m. Then we'll create a mini, Victorian-style, natural history curiosity jar for display by adding moss and dried flowers to your collected bones in a tiny jar. https://ow.ly/PgO050ZZJ4F

For this month's Book to Art Club, we'll do a draw and paint-along of the iconic image of Snoopy on a Jack-O-Lantern, an...
10/21/2026

For this month's Book to Art Club, we'll do a draw and paint-along of the iconic image of Snoopy on a Jack-O-Lantern, and read "The Legend of the Great Pumpkin" on Tuesday, Oct. 27, from 4 to 5 p.m.! https://ow.ly/gTpK50ZXi7j

Create movies, edit photos, design graphics and much more with Adobe Creative Cloud — available for free in the Digital ...
10/20/2026

Create movies, edit photos, design graphics and much more with Adobe Creative Cloud — available for free in the Digital Media Lab at the ICPL! Check our online calendar for closed times, tech classes and Help Hours when we can assist with digital projects. https://ow.ly/oLFv50ZR3Wh

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123 S Linn Street
Iowa City, IA
52240

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 9pm
Tuesday 10am - 9pm
Wednesday 10am - 9pm
Thursday 10am - 9pm
Friday 10am - 8pm
Saturday 10am - 6pm
Sunday 12pm - 5pm

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+13193565200

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