Sunday, April 3, 2022 - 1 to 4 p.m. Terry Trueblood Recreation Area, 579 McCollister Blvd
See the ICPL Bookmobile at the 2022 Earth Expo event happening at Terry Trueblood on April 3. Don't miss this family-friendly event featuring fun activities and booths where both children and adults can learn about the environment and sustainable actions for everyone. This event is hosted by Green Iowa AmeriCorps in collaboration with Iowa City Parks and Recreation.
On April 29, 2022, the University of Iowa in partnership with several other organizations will plant a new tree on the University of Iowa’s Pentacrest—a sapling propagated from the immense horse chestnut tree that grew in the courtyard behind the annex where Anne Frank and her family hid for 761 days during World War II. This living symbol of Anne’s spirit and humanitarian message will be the 13th Anne Frank Sapling to be planted in the United States.
In recognition of this special event, ICPL is hosting several events to learn about and reflect on Anne Frank's legacy prior to the tree planting.
Thursday, April 28, 2022 - 4 p.m. | Koza Family Teen Center
A new round of ICPL's Book Brackets tournament starts every Monday until there’s a winner. Make sure you vote online or in-person every week--it's up to you to decide which titles advance to the next round!
Books competing in the 2022 tournament fall into eight categories; four for the children’s brackets and four for the teen/adult brackets. The 2022 categories are as follows:
Children's: Nonfiction, Picture Books, Super Series, and Graphic Novels.
Teens/Adults: Short Reads, Battles of the Banneds, All You Need Is Love, and Realistic Fiction.
After a bit of a hiatus, the Library's Art Purchase Prize contest is back! Help us do a spring refresh of our Art To Go collection by entering your art.
Artists over 18 who live, work, or exhibit in the Iowa City area can enter two works, and submissions will be accepted from April 1 to April 22. Artworks should be original, and suitable for covering in Plexi and framing. Finished works (unframed, but including any matting) should be at least 12 x 12 and smaller than 34 x 34. Pricing should not exceed $300. The Library takes responsibility for covering and framing the art. Entries (in the form of digital images) can be emailed to candice-smith@icpl.org
There will be two rounds of judging, and the winning pieces will be added to our Art To Go collection, where they can be checked out and enjoyed by all ICPL cardholders.
There is more information, including specific criteria and timeline on our website.
If you have any questions, please contact Candice Smith at candice-smith@icpl.org or 319-887-6031.
As part of our 125th Anniversary celebrations, we invite you to read the last story in our historic blog series which details ICPL's history. In this final blog post, Olivia, who works with the Digital History Project at ICPL, provides context for some of the major shifts in ICPL's services from 1990 to 2000.
If you missed Olivia's previous posts, you can find them on our blog and learn about ICPL's 125 years of history.
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