Find Your Voice with the summer reading program at the Library. The Summer Reading Program is for everyone! We have programs for every reader, from babies to kids to teens and adults. Slips can be turned in anytime during the summer starting June 1 and the final deadline is Monday, July 31. Pick up a program brochure, reading logs, and calendar to plan your summer fun!
Library Events
This summer we’re rolling out Family Storytimes on the second Saturday of the month. Join us on Saturday, June 10th at 10:30 a.m. for the first of these all-ages story times! We’ll enjoy songs, books, and games together in the Library meeting room. Additional dates this summer are Saturdays, July 8 and August 12.
Fun For All Night is at the Library all summer! Join us on the Library lawn and patio, on Saturday, June 10. At 7:30 p.m. we’ll enjoy yard games with our friends from the Recreation Department, and at 8:30 p.m. we’ll share popcorn and show The Emperor’s New Groove [PG] on the HUGE outdoor screen with state-of-the-art projector and sound system. Bring your lawn chairs, picnic blankets, and have a great summer night! In case of poor weather conditions, we’ll move inside to the Library meeting room.
As Teen Tuesdays continue — join us for the monthly Teen Manga Club on Tuesday, June 13 following the 2:00 p.m. program, at 3:15 in the meeting room. It’s the perfect chance for teens (6th-12th graders) who enjoy anime and manga to get together, chat, craft, and eat snacks!
What goes together better than kittens and the Library?! Join us on Wednesday, June 14 at 1:30 p.m. for a special visit with cats, kittens, and friends from the Iowa City Animal Shelter. You can meet the cats, play around, and maybe you’ll meet a new addition for your family. All animals are available for adoption through the shelter.
It’s summer picnic time! Cookbook Club is Saturday, June 17 at 11:00 a.m. Join us on the Library patio and share picnic dishes with us. Prepare a favorite or try something new for our Cookbook Club picnic.
Library Access
Regular Library hours are Monday-Thursday from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. and Friday-Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Closed Sundays.
The Library is open from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Friday, June 23 to allow time for staff in-service.
Don’t forget, the digital library is always available! Find an eBook, eAudiobook, magazines and more with Bridges, or with the Libby app on your favorite smart device. You can even stream classic films, discover new favorites, and more with Kanopy on your favorite smart device.
Everyone is welcome at the Library and our programs. Please contact us with access needs.
What’s New?
Find your voice with a book from the new fiction shelves! These are just a few of the latest titles.
Identity by Nora Roberts. Former Army brat Morgan Albright has finally planted roots in a friendly neighborhood near Baltimore. Her friend and roommate Nina helps her make the mortgage payments, as does Morgan’s job as a bartender. But after she and Nina host their first dinner party—attended by Luke, the flirtatious IT guy who’d been chatting her up at the bar—her carefully built world is shattered. The back door glass is broken, cash and jewelry are missing, her car is gone, and Nina lies dead on the floor.
Killing Moon by Jo Nesbo. (Harry Hole #13) The hunt is on and the police are running out of time. Two young women are missing, their only connection is a party they both attended, hosted by a notorious real-estate magnate. When one of the women is found murdered, the police discover an unusual signature left by the killer, giving them reason to suspect he will strike again.
Rogue Justice by Stacey Abrams. Supreme Court clerk Avery Keene is back, trying to get her feet on solid ground after unraveling an international conspiracy in While Justice Sleeps. But as the sparks of Congressional hearings and political skirmishes swirl around her, Avery is approached at a legal conference by Preston Davies, an unassuming young man and fellow law clerk to a federal judge in Idaho. Davies believes his boss, Judge Francesca Whitner, was being blackmailed in the days before she died. Desperate to understand what happened, he gives Avery a file, a burner phone, and a fearful warning that there are highly dangerous people involved.
The True Love Experiment by Christina Lauren. Sparks fly when a romance novelist and a documentary filmmaker join forces to craft the perfect Hollywood love story and take both of their careers to the next level—but only if they can keep the chemistry between them from taking the whole thing off script—from the New York Times bestselling authors of The Soulmate Equation and The Unhoneymooners.

Gallery • 1 Photos