Community Connection is a video series that highlights community response efforts to the COVID-19 pandemic. Being informed is a crucial component to slowing the spread of this rapidly-evolving virus, but for many residents, language can be a barrier to receiving guidance. Mayor Bruce Teague speaks with Jean Paul, Executive Director of the Refugee and Immigrant Association, to learn how the organization is working to keep community members informed...

The City of Iowa City strongly encourages residents to take preventative measures to protect themselves from COVID-19. In an effort to make sure all of our community members are aware of what steps can be taken, we've recorded video messages in several different languages. These contain recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Spanish , Mandarin ,...

The City of Iowa City has posted its latest water quality report, also known as the Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) to its website at www.icgov.org/ccreport . The 2019 report indicates that Iowa City drinking water far surpasses all federal and state drinking water quality standards.

Iowa City’s water supply is regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (IDNR). Since 1999, the EPA has required municipalities to report to its residents each year on the quality of its drinking water...

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Iowa City Public Library announces these updates:

The downtown library building will remain closed to the public until further notice. There will be no in-person library programs, public meeting room use, or ICPL Bookmobile service until possibly mid-August.

Starting Monday, May 4, library staff will resume answering phone calls to 319-356-5200 between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Due dates have been extended through July 15 for everything borrowed from the library. Please keep library items until the library reopens....