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The Mormon Trek Remote Book Return is Back!
March 8 was a happy day, as that's when the new West Side Remote Book Returns were installed at the University of Iowa Community Credit Union drive-thru, located at 825 Mormon Trek Blvd.
Several UICCU staff members cheered as the new book returns were unloaded from the truck. They told us many of their customers asked when the remote book return would be back after the old ones were damaged in a car accident in late January.
Three units
replace the old book drop. Each
unit accepts returns of all formats – books, DVDs, CDs, etc.
The Library
has two remote book drop locations, the west side location and east side, which
is located at Hy-Vee Food Store, 812 S. 1st Ave. Both remote book
drops are emptied daily. Items returned after 1 p.m. are considered returned
the next day.
ICPL Hosts Belly Babies for Expectant Parents
Parents expecting the pitter-patter of little feet are
invited to the Iowa City Public Library’s Belly Babies.
Belly
Babies meets from 3 to 4 p.m. every Saturday in the Storytime Room through April 8. Programs focus on pre-birth bonding activities and feature special guests who will provide information for families
as they prepare to welcome their new addition.
Upcoming Belly Babies programs includes
the following:
Saturday, March
18: What to Expect When Baby is Born?
Felicia Wagner, RN and Doula, will discuss postpartum
mood disorders, the signs to look for, and how partners, friends and family can
help. Several new parents will be here to share their own experiences.
Saturday, March
25: The First Three Months
Early childhood educator Siobhan Gordon, MS, will talk about baby's cognitive
and social-emotional development from 0 to 3 months, and discuss tips and ideas
for helping to foster and nurture this development.
Saturday, April 1:
Breathing Techniques and Infant Massage
Kristin Bergman,LPN,
LMT and Doula, of consciousbirthiowa.com, will teach parents how to connect
with their babies through massage.
Saturday, April 8:
Lactation – What is a Doula?
Professional Birth Doula and Certified Lactation
Counselor Kimberly Hendricks takes the mystery out of childbirth and breast
feeding with her presentation, “Beloved Bonds Womb to World.”
Programs are free and open to all expectant parents in
the community. Registration isn’t required. Older siblings are invited to
attend, too.
It's Book Madness time!
Voting for our fourth annual literary competition, Book Madness @ ICPL, has begun!
Visit the display in the Library's Gallery on the first floor to vote for the titles you want to see win it all in this year's competition. We'll update the brackets every Monday until there’s a winner. Books that advance through the “tournament” will be posted on the Library’s blog.
The winning titles -- one in the children's bracket, and another in the adults and teens bracket -- will be announced in April 17.
Did you know the Library cures winter blues?
Our patrons do!
A recent social media posting, paired with a photo of our Blind Date with a Book display, thanked ICPL for keeping things fresh while everything else is frozen: "A big thank you to all the wonderful initiatives from the public library. @iowacitypubliclibrary."
