Workshop – Today We Celebrate (Or Not!)

The Tuesday Agency 404 E College St, Unit 408, Iowa City, IA

Looking for silly ways to be happy in spite of it all? Join us for a two hour workshop where we'll use writing to find and celebrate all the ways

Sing-Along

FilmScene at The Chauncey 404 E College St, Iowa City, IA

The Iowa Children's Museum Sing Along will feature creature sounds, animal songs and dancing for the whole family!

Book Character Meet & Greet

FilmScene at The Chauncey 404 E College St, Iowa City, IA

Bring your camera and snap a picture with Little Critter, Zoom Squirrel, Clifford, and Maisy!

Maisy Mouse Storytime!

FilmScene at The Chauncey 404 E College St, Iowa City, IA

Join us for a fun-filled Maisy Mouse storytime, featuring plenty of adventures with everyone’s favorite curious little mouse!

Write Out Loud Student Award Ceremony

Macbride Auditorium 17 N. Clinton St., Iowa City, IA

Students in grades 1 through 8 in Corridor area districts have been invited to submit writing to One Book Two Book! Those submissions were evaluated by a team at ACT

Slamovision 2025 Qualifying Slam

PS1 Close House 538 S Gilbert St, Iowa City, IA

Slam poets from around Iowa are invited to participate in a special slam on Sept. 9 that will pick our entrant for an international slam competition. SlamoVision is a project

Chris Pio: Nicknames & Mascots book series

Iowa City Public Library 123 S. Linn St., Iowa City, IA

Author Chris Pio, from Cedar Rapids discusses his "Nicknames and Mascots" series which describes the origins, evolution and relevant meaning of collegiate athletic team nicknames and the colorful, physical mascot

Curator Guided Tour: Paper Engineering in Art, Science, and Education

University of Iowa Main Library Gallery 125 W Washington St, Iowa City, IA

Join co-curators Giselle Simón, Elizabeth Yale, and Damien Ihrig for a special guided tour of the current University of Iowa Libraries Main Library Gallery exhibition, Paper Engineering in Art, Science, and Education.

Steve Kemp: An Exaltation of Parks

Iowa City Public Library 123 S. Linn St., Iowa City, IA

America’s national parks are facing unprecedented challenges. With visitation pressures mounting and the National Park Service struggling to keep up, author and former park ranger Steve Kemp looks toward one

Donika Kelly: The Natural Order of Things

Iowa City Public Library 123 S. Linn St., Iowa City, IA

What does a life look like on the other side of survival, and can the one who survived come to recognize that she did? Donika Kelly’s poetry is known for

The Making of a Book: A Conversation with Johanna Drucker

University of Iowa Main Library room 2032 (second floor) 125 W Washington St., Iowa City, IA

Join the University of Iowa Libraries for an intimate conversation with author, artist, and scholar Johanna Drucker about her new book, Affluvia: The toxic off-gassing of affluent culture. In this