This summer on Sundays we will go off the beaten path and create nature based and classic camp crafts! Join us on Sunday afternoons from 1-4pm in the Storytime Room. Spell out your name with beads to make a cute keychain or zipper pull to put on...
Summer Reading Program
Read Beyond the Beaten Path
June 1 - August 14, 2022
Stay busy this summer reading and attending events!
Available to readers of all ages and abilities, babies through adults. Participants will receive a gamecard to track their summer reading goals.
Sign up starting June 1.
If you have time for a quick question, let us know how did you hear about the summer reading program?
Downloads
Resources
- Watch past programs on The Library Channel
- Learn how to log books with Beanstack's mobile app
Sponsors
A big thank you to the Iowa City Public Library Friends Foundation for sponsoring the prizes!
Come read with us!
Upcoming Events
All library patrons, regardless of age or neurodiversity can participate in our Summer Reading Programs. We will be happy to customize reading programs and activities to meet the individual needs of our patrons. Please contact Angela Pilkington for more information.
Upcoming events
Wednesday, August 17, 2022 - 1:00pm
Canceled
Join us for our last World Wednesday this summer to explore the culture of Russia with Maria! Maria will be sharing her favorite games, songs, stories, and food with you. -------------- ¡Ven a la biblioteca para nuestro último Miércoles Mundial este...
Thursday, August 18, 2022 - 4:00pm
Storytime Room
Don't just learn science - DO science with the Iowa City Science Booster Club! This monthly hands-on program for tweens gives you a chance to use cool scientific equipment to discover and explore the world around you. Learn about a different...
Sunday, August 21, 2022 - 1:00pm
Storytime Room
This summer on Sundays we will go off the beaten path and create nature based and classic camp crafts! Join us on Sunday afternoons from 1-4pm in the Storytime Room. We will create Ojos de Dios，Spanish for “Eyes of God”, a classic camp craft made...
Thursday, August 25, 2022 - 7:00pm
Online
"I don't know what I think until I write it down." - Joan Didion Are you the same? Let's gather on Zoom for another session of guided journaling where everyone is welcome, whether you regularly write in a journal, haven't done it in years, or never...
Sunday, August 28, 2022 - 1:00pm
Storytime Room
This summer on Sundays we will go off the beaten path and create nature based and classic camp crafts! Join us on Sunday afternoons from 1-4pm in the Storytime Room. This afternoon we will use paint and paint markers to miniature custom pieces of...
Sunday, September 4, 2022 - 1:00pm
Storytime Room
You may have noticed a display over the summer in the back of the Children's Room called "Iowa City Reads." Now is your chance to contribute to the display and share a book recommendation with the rest of Iowa City. Create a paper...
Monday, September 12, 2022 - 7:00pm
Digital Media Lab
Learn the basics of Adobe Illustrator for all of your design needs! You’ll become familiar with the software’s interface and get the hang of working with clipping masks, the line snapping system, and the tools you’ll use to make graphics. We’ll...
Thursday, September 15, 2022 - 4:00pm
Storytime Room
Don't just learn science - DO science with the Iowa City Science Booster Club! This monthly hands-on program for tweens gives you a chance to use cool scientific equipment to discover and explore the world around you. Learn about a different...
Thursday, September 22, 2022 - 7:00pm
Online
Let's gather on Zoom for another session of guided journaling where everyone is welcome, whether you regularly write in a journal, haven't done it in years, or never have tried. Generating random prompts from blindly picking words in a dictionary...
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Sunday, August 14, 2022 - 1:00pm
Storytime Room
This summer on Sundays we will go off the beaten path and create nature based and classic camp crafts! Join us on Sunday afternoons from 1-4pm in the Storytime Room.
Spell out your name with beads to make a cute keychain or zipper pull to...
Wednesday, August 17, 2022 - 1:00pm
Canceled
Join us for our last World Wednesday this summer to explore the culture of Russia with Maria! Maria will be sharing her favorite games, songs, stories, and food with you.
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¡Ven a la biblioteca para nuestro último...
Thursday, August 18, 2022 - 4:00pm
Storytime Room
Don't just learn science - DO science with the Iowa City Science Booster Club! This monthly hands-on program for tweens gives you a chance to use cool scientific equipment to discover and explore the world around you. Learn about a different...
Sunday, August 21, 2022 - 1:00pm
Storytime Room
This summer on Sundays we will go off the beaten path and create nature based and classic camp crafts! Join us on Sunday afternoons from 1-4pm in the Storytime Room.
We will create Ojos de Dios，Spanish for “Eyes of God”, a classic camp...
Thursday, August 25, 2022 - 7:00pm
Online
"I don't know what I think until I write it down." - Joan Didion
Are you the same? Let's gather on Zoom for another session of guided journaling where everyone is welcome, whether you regularly write in a journal, haven't done it in years...
Sunday, August 28, 2022 - 1:00pm
Storytime Room
This summer on Sundays we will go off the beaten path and create nature based and classic camp crafts! Join us on Sunday afternoons from 1-4pm in the Storytime Room.
This afternoon we will use paint and paint markers to miniature custom...
Sunday, September 4, 2022 - 1:00pm
Storytime Room
You may have noticed a display over the summer in the back of the Children's Room called "Iowa City Reads." Now is your chance to contribute to the display and share a book recommendation with the rest of Iowa City. Create a paper...
Monday, September 12, 2022 - 7:00pm
Digital Media Lab
Learn the basics of Adobe Illustrator for all of your design needs!
You’ll become familiar with the software’s interface and get the hang of working with clipping masks, the line snapping system, and the tools you’ll use to make graphics...
Thursday, September 15, 2022 - 4:00pm
Storytime Room
Don't just learn science - DO science with the Iowa City Science Booster Club! This monthly hands-on program for tweens gives you a chance to use cool scientific equipment to discover and explore the world around you. Learn about a different...
Thursday, September 22, 2022 - 7:00pm
Online
Let's gather on Zoom for another session of guided journaling where everyone is welcome, whether you regularly write in a journal, haven't done it in years, or never have tried.
Generating random prompts from blindly picking words in a...
- 1 of 2
- next ›
Thursday, August 25, 2022 - 7:00pm
Online
"I don't know what I think until I write it down." - Joan Didion
Are you the same? Let's gather on Zoom for another session of guided journaling where everyone is welcome, whether you regularly write in a journal, haven't done it in years...
Monday, September 12, 2022 - 7:00pm
Digital Media Lab
Learn the basics of Adobe Illustrator for all of your design needs!
You’ll become familiar with the software’s interface and get the hang of working with clipping masks, the line snapping system, and the tools you’ll use to make graphics...
Thursday, September 22, 2022 - 7:00pm
Online
Let's gather on Zoom for another session of guided journaling where everyone is welcome, whether you regularly write in a journal, haven't done it in years, or never have tried.
Generating random prompts from blindly picking words in a...
Monday, September 26, 2022 - 7:00pm
Digital Media Lab
Ready to make your next project pop? In this class, we’ll teach you how to add unique effects to your text in Adobe Illustrator to make it stand out. You’ll learn how to put letters on a curved path, stretch them to a custom shape, add borders,...
Thursday, August 25, 2022 - 7:00pm
Online
"I don't know what I think until I write it down." - Joan Didion
Are you the same? Let's gather on Zoom for another session of guided journaling where everyone is welcome, whether you regularly write in a journal, haven't done it in years...
Monday, September 12, 2022 - 7:00pm
Digital Media Lab
Learn the basics of Adobe Illustrator for all of your design needs!
You’ll become familiar with the software’s interface and get the hang of working with clipping masks, the line snapping system, and the tools you’ll use to make graphics...
Thursday, September 22, 2022 - 7:00pm
Online
Let's gather on Zoom for another session of guided journaling where everyone is welcome, whether you regularly write in a journal, haven't done it in years, or never have tried.
Generating random prompts from blindly picking words in a...
Monday, September 26, 2022 - 7:00pm
Digital Media Lab
Ready to make your next project pop? In this class, we’ll teach you how to add unique effects to your text in Adobe Illustrator to make it stand out. You’ll learn how to put letters on a curved path, stretch them to a custom shape, add borders,...
Sunday, August 14, 2022 - 1:00pm
Storytime Room
This summer on Sundays we will go off the beaten path and create nature based and classic camp crafts! Join us on Sunday afternoons from 1-4pm in the Storytime Room.
Spell out your name with beads to make a cute keychain or zipper pull to...
Wednesday, August 17, 2022 - 1:00pm
Canceled
Join us for our last World Wednesday this summer to explore the culture of Russia with Maria! Maria will be sharing her favorite games, songs, stories, and food with you.
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¡Ven a la biblioteca para nuestro último...
Thursday, August 18, 2022 - 4:00pm
Storytime Room
Don't just learn science - DO science with the Iowa City Science Booster Club! This monthly hands-on program for tweens gives you a chance to use cool scientific equipment to discover and explore the world around you. Learn about a different...
Sunday, August 21, 2022 - 1:00pm
Storytime Room
This summer on Sundays we will go off the beaten path and create nature based and classic camp crafts! Join us on Sunday afternoons from 1-4pm in the Storytime Room.
We will create Ojos de Dios，Spanish for “Eyes of God”, a classic camp...
Sunday, August 28, 2022 - 1:00pm
Storytime Room
This summer on Sundays we will go off the beaten path and create nature based and classic camp crafts! Join us on Sunday afternoons from 1-4pm in the Storytime Room.
This afternoon we will use paint and paint markers to miniature custom...
Sunday, September 4, 2022 - 1:00pm
Storytime Room
You may have noticed a display over the summer in the back of the Children's Room called "Iowa City Reads." Now is your chance to contribute to the display and share a book recommendation with the rest of Iowa City. Create a paper...
Thursday, September 15, 2022 - 4:00pm
Storytime Room
Don't just learn science - DO science with the Iowa City Science Booster Club! This monthly hands-on program for tweens gives you a chance to use cool scientific equipment to discover and explore the world around you. Learn about a different...
Sunday, September 25, 2022 - 1:00pm
Storytime Room
Today is National Lobster Day! Choose from several different colorful creatures that live under the sea to paint with watercolors and create color resistance with crayons!
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¡Hoy es el día nacional de la langosta! ¡Elige entre...