May is National Historic Preservation Month and we celebrate with Irving B. Weber Days. Please visit our calendar to find out about all of the events for all ages to celebrate Irving B. Weber’s legacy.
About Irving B. Weber (1900-1997)
Irving B. Weber was instrumental in helping Iowa City preserve its history. Weber wrote more than 800 articles for the Iowa City Press-Citizen detailing what it was like to grow up in Iowa City, details like the best places to buy penny candy, the joys of cooling off in Melrose Lake in the summer, and of sledding parties on closed-off streets. In recognition for his work in recording local history, Weber was named Iowa City's Official Historian in 1989.
Join us in enjoying a delicious meal while supporting the Iowa City Public Library at Blackstone American Restaurant—a spacious, contemporary spot serving playful twists on American comfort food.
Call 319-338-1770 if you have questions.
A generous percentage of all orders will be donated to the Iowa City Public Library Friends Foundation.
Join us at Oasis Falafel for fantastic hummus, falafel, fries, kebabs, gyros, and other Middle Eastern street foods. Order online for pick up or delivery through Chomp, or call 319-358-7342.
Saturday, April 30, 2022 4 to 6 p.m. Meeting Room A
What is the point of a mural? What does public art do for the community? How can we most effectively use the space we have to fight for justice? Join us for another community conversation led by Iowa City's Oracles team as we explore the place of public art in the struggle for justice. Make your thoughts known and workshop ideas for the future of public art with the Center for Afrofuturist Studies.
Monday, May 16, 2022 7 to 8:30 p.m. Digital Media Lab
Adults and teens: join us in the Digital Media Lab for some analog creativity!
Bring your own portable craft project (such as knitting, paper crafts, embroidery, drawing, etc.) and make some progress in the company of other makers and craft-loving library staff members.
We'll also have supplies to make shrinky dinks that you can turn into pins, keychains, jewelry, magnets, and more! You'll trace a design onto the special shrinky dink paper, cut it out, and it will shrink to 1/3 of its size in our toaster oven. We'll guide you through the process!
Looking for that next great book, movie, or graphic novel to tell your friends about, but you just don't know what you should select next? Look no further than our Staff Picks. Staff Picks is a rich collection of suggestions and recommendations on all the content we offer here, not just our books! Have some fun with a personalized selection of content made by our staff just for you. You can check it out here: https://www.icpl.org/books-more/just-for-you
