The Iowa City Public Library aspires to make your life easier by introducing automatic renewals service. Library patrons will no longer need to manually renew eligible items before they are due if they have an email connected to their account.
Beginning the first of October, eligible materials will automatically renew twice. For items that are automatically renewed, patrons will receive an email notification of the new due dates.
Early Voting at the Iowa City Public Library begins again on Monday, Oct. 19 at 10:00 a.m. Early Voting will take place in the Meeting Rooms. The entrance will be from the door to the north of the Library's Linn Street lobby entrance.
Early Voting Schedule: Monday, Oct. 19 to Friday Oct. 23 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24 from 10am to 5pm. Monday, Oct. 26 to Thursday, Oct. 29 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
We read banned books
What are banned or challenged books and why do we celebrate Banned Books Week every year? According to the American Library Association, a challenged book is “an attempt to remove or restrict materials, based upon the objections of a person or group,” while banned books are removed altogether. Banned Books Week celebrates the freedom to read and the freedom to share ideas without the threat of censorship.
Read more about Banned Books Week on the ICPL blog.
Looking Forward
The Iowa City Public Library Friends Foundation is delighted to offer a dynamic discussion between Maureen Corrigan, Book Critic for National Public Radio's Fresh Air, and Lisa Scottoline, Award-winning and #1 Bestselling writer of more than 50 fiction and non-fiction books. The online event will take place Oct. 15 at 7 p.m.
Look forward to sharing a great evening with them. There are two reservation options which help grow and strengthen your Iowa City Public Library at https://icplff.ejoinme.org/LookingForward4ICPL.
Welcome Sam
Say hello to our new Community and Access Services Coordinator, Sam Helmick. Sam received their Bachelor’s Degree in Human Services from Iowa Wesleyan University and Master’s Degree in Library and Information Science from the University of Illinois.
Sam is a published author on topics ranging from social media marketing to library leadership styles, serves as the current Chapter Council and Intellectual Freedom chair for the Iowa Library Association, and is a member of the Iowa Governor’s Commission of Libraries.
