The Iowa City Public Library Bookmobile won’t be in service the week of August 19 because of scheduled vehicle maintenance, collection updates, and staff training.
During the Bookmobile’s seasonal break in service, items can be returned at the downtown Library or to the Library’s remote drop boxes. Holds that arrive at the Library during this time can be found by inquiring at the Help Desk at the downtown Library or on the Bookmobile when our Fall Schedule begins.
The Bookmobile’s Fall Schedule begins Monday, August 26, and will continue through Thursday, December 19. Please visit the Bookmobile at the following locations during this time:
Monday
10:45 to 11:15 a.m. Iowa City Rehabilitation
11:30 a.m. to noon North Dodge Hy-Vee
1 to 1:30 p.m. Regency Heights Apartments
1:45 to 2:15 p.m. Legacy Independent Living
3 to 3:30 p.m. Bohumil Shimek Elementary School
4 to 4:45 p.m. Helen Lemme Elementary School
5 to 5:30 p.m. Waterfront Hy-Vee
Tuesday
9:30 to 10:15 a.m. Pheasant Ridge Neighborhood Center
10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Oaknoll Retirement Community, George St.
11:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Faith Academy
1 to 1:30 UI College of Medicine Courtyard
2:30 to 3 p.m. Melrose Meadows
3:30 to 4 p.m. Hills Elementary School
Wednesday
3:15 to 4 p.m. Irving Weber Elementary School
4:15 to 5 p.m. Archibald Alexander Elementary School
5:30 to 6 p.m. GreenState Credit Union (formerly UICCU), Mormon Trek Blvd.
Thursday
9:30 to 10 a.m. Mercer Park
10:15 to 10:45 a.m. Autumn Park Apartments
11 to 11:30 a.m. First Avenue Hy-Vee
2:30 to 3 p.m. Grant Wood Elementary School
3:15 to 4 p.m. Mark Twain Elementary School
4:30 to 5 p.m. Breckenridge Estates
The Bookmobile won’t be in service on September 2 (Labor Day), November 11 (Veteran’s Day observed), and November 21 and 22 for the Thanksgiving holiday.
All stops are open to the public. All stops offer free parking with the exception of the University of Iowa College of Medicine Courtyard stop on Tuesdays.
The numbers for fiscal year 2019 -- otherwise known as the Bookmobile's second year of service -- are in, and we have so much to celebrate!
In FY19 we checked out 31,436 items and welcomed 16,349 visitors onto the Bookmobile. We offered Bookmobile services on 193 days and the Bookmobile was in service for 759 hours. We even set a new record for the number of transactions in a single day. We had 353 checkouts on June 24.
At the beginning of the fiscal year we set a goal of 331 Bookmobile visitors per week. We exceeded that goal with an average of 367 visitors each week. We are busiest during the spring and summer months. Thank goodness for air conditioning! But don't be afraid to visit us in the fall and winter; the Bookmobile is heated.
Community and Access Services coordinator Kara Logsden says the numbers only tell part of the story, saying that a patron recently called the Bookmobile "the best idea ever!" We're so glad to hear that; we love the Bookmobile, too!
Find more end of the fiscal year stats and stories here.
Turn in SRP gamecards on the Bookmobile
Where did the summer go?
The 2019 Summer Reading Program, A Universe of Stories, ends Friday, August 9. That went faster than the speed of light!
Remember, you can turn in your completed game card on the Bookmobile AND pick up prizes on our mobile library, too. We have prizes for all levels of the program, babies through adults.
