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February 6, 2016
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Family Storytime with Miss Angie: Celebrate Black History Month
10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Storytime Room
Staff or Desk Contact: Children's Desk
Contact Phone: 319-356-5200
Open to the public
Details: Storytime includes both shorter and longer stories combined with action games and activities centered on the theme of Black History Month. Family Storytime is recommended for all ages, but parents are asked to sit with their younger children. Designed for the whole family and presented at a time convenient for most working parents.
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VITA Volunteer Income Tax Assistance
11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Computer Lab, Meeting Rooms D & E
Staff or Desk Contact: Reference Desk
Contact Phone: 356-5200
Co-Sponsor: University of Iowa Accounting Fraternity, Beta Alpha Psi
Open to the public
Details: VITA Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Volunteers from the University of Iowa Accounting Fraternity, Beta Alpha Psi, provide free income tax preparation help in the Library's Meeting Rooms. The VITA program is designed to provide free tax assistance at community locations to individuals who cannot afford professional tax help. Volunteers assist people with simple tax returns. You must bring a copy of your 2013 Federal and Iowa income tax returns if you have filed those tax returns. You must also bring any pertinent interest and withholding statements and all receipts to document deductions you claim. You CANNOT use this service if: You are single or married and your gross income exceeds $53000; You are self-employed; You have sold securities (stocks and bonds) in 2014; You have earned income from other states - i.e. non-Iowa sources of income; You are a non-resident of the United States. Please call the Library at 356-5200 for more information.
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Saturday Dungeons and Dragons
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Teen Center
Staff or Desk Contact: Brian V
Contact Phone: 319-887-6076
Open to the public
Details: Calling all teenage adventurers! We're starting a Dungeons and Dragons campaign, and we want you to join. Never played Dungeons and Dragons? No problem! Allie will instruct you in the dark arts.
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Music is the Word / Black History Month: Gospel Explosion Ministry's Choirs
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Meeting Room A
Staff or Desk Contact: Information Desk
Contact Phone: 356-5200
Open to the public
Details: Join the Gospel Explosion Ministry's Praise and Worship Team, GEM Teen Mime Ministry and Precious GEM'S as they share hymns and gospel songs.
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February 7, 2016
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VITA Volunteer Income Tax Assistance
12:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Computer Lab, Meeting Rooms D & E
Staff or Desk Contact: Reference Desk
Contact Phone: 356-5200
Co-Sponsor: University of Iowa Accounting Fraternity, Beta Alpha Psi
Open to the public
Details: VITA Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Volunteers from the University of Iowa Accounting Fraternity, Beta Alpha Psi, provide free income tax preparation help in the Library's Meeting Rooms. The VITA program is designed to provide free tax assistance at community locations to individuals who cannot afford professional tax help. Volunteers assist people with simple tax returns. You must bring a copy of your 2014 Federal and Iowa income tax returns if you have filed those tax returns. You must also bring any pertinent interest and withholding statements and all receipts to document deductions you claim. You CANNOT use this service if: You are single or married and your gross income exceeds $53000; You are self-employed; You have sold securities (stocks and bonds) in 2015; You have earned income from other states - i.e. non-Iowa sources of income; You are a non-resident of the United States. Please call the Library at 356-5200 for more information.
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ECKANKAR Training meeting
12:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Meeting Room C
Group Name: ECKANKAR in Iowa
Contact Person: James Surratt
Contact Phone: 319-321-8218
Second Contact Name: Joyce Chrystal
Second Contact Phone: 319-310-1898
Closed to the public
Details: Member Training Meeting
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James Gang Board Meeting
1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Meeting Room B
Group Name: The James Gang
Contact Person: Cassandra Elton
Contact Phone: 908-868-5142
Second Contact Name: Katie Heffner
Second Contact Phone: 319-333-2110
Open to the public
Details: The James Gang is a local non-profit that helps other non-profits go public. This is our monthly board meeting.
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Learn about the UN Paris Climate Change Talks
1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Meeting Room A
Group Name: Iowa UNA
Contact Person: Katy Hansen
Contact Phone: 319-466-3119
Second Contact Name: Jim Olson
Second Contact Phone: 319-337-7290
Open to the public
Details: The event will feature a panel of those who attended the Paris Climate Change talks in December. We will also have a pot luck.
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SIT, STAY, R.E.A.D. with Therapy Dogs of Johnson County
2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Storytime Room
Staff or Desk Contact: Children's Services Desk
Contact Phone: 356-5200
Open to the public
Details: Come read aloud to trained therapy dogs. Read four times to earn a new book!
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February 8, 2016
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ICPL Tech Help
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Computer Lab
Staff or Desk Contact: Reference Desk
Contact Phone: 319-356-5200
Open to the public
Details: Technology getting the better of you? Have questions about computers, ebook readers, iPods, or your cell phone? Want to learn how to surf the net, get a free email account, Skype, or set up a Facebook page? Or do you just want to learn more about the online products and services available at ICPL? Let us help! Bring your questions or the gadget that's giving you grief and stop by any one of the ICPL Tech Help sessions: Mondays from 10:00-noon, Tuesdays 12:00-4:00, or Wednesday 10:00-noon in the 2nd Floor Computer Lab
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Toddler Storytime: with Nancy
10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Storytime Room
Staff or Desk Contact: Children's Desk
Contact Phone: 319-356-5200
Open to the public
Details: Specifically planned for toddlers or young preschoolers. The same program is performed Mondays and Tuesdays each week. Ideal for young children with short attention spans who need short stories, fingerplays, and action rhymes.
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Yoga Practice
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Meeting Room A
Group Name: Yoga Practice
Contact Person: Karen Gordon
Contact Phone: 319-887-6016
Second Contact Name: Elyse Miller
Second Contact Phone: 319-887-6003
Open to the public
Details: Yoga practice with Karen Gordon.
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Teen Center After School Tech Times
4:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Teen Center
Staff or Desk Contact: Brian V
Contact Phone: 319-887-6076
Open to the public
Details: The Teen Center will be open to use the internet and hangout! Make multimedia projects and be creative or play video games on the big screen. iPads and laptops are available to use. For teens in 7th-12th grade.
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Women Helping Women WINN
6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Meeting Room C
Group Name: WHWW
Contact Person: Marissa Marriott
Contact Phone: 5019440757
Second Contact Name: Sabrina Rogers
Second Contact Phone: 9207230112
Closed to the public
Details: Professional Women's Referral Group
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Iowa KidsNet Foster Care Information Session
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Meeting Room A
Group Name: Iowa KidsNet
Contact Person: Ashley Hart
Contact Phone: 952-237-3528
Second Contact Name: Addie Martinez
Second Contact Phone: 319-784-2148
Open to the public
Details: Come join Iowa KidsNet to learn more about foster care in your community. Attendees will learn about the need for foster parents in Iowa City as well as the process to become licensed for foster care. Light refreshments will be provided. All are welcome. Please contact Ashley Hart at ahart@fouroaks.org with questions or visit www.iowakidsnet.com.
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Bicyclists of Iowa City Board Meeting
6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Meeting Room B
Group Name: Bicyclists of Iowa City
Contact Person: Andrew Alberts
Contact Phone: 319-558-7207
Second Contact Name: Mary Copper
Second Contact Phone: 319-430-7169
Closed to the public
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Dreamwell Theatre Board Meeting
6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Meeting Room D (ICN)
Group Name: Dreamwell Theatre
Contact Person: Stephen Polchert
Contact Phone: 319-354-9386
Second Contact Name: Matt Falduto
Second Contact Phone: 319-330-1054
Closed to the public
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Iowa City Astronomy Club
7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Meeting Room E (2nd Floor)
Group Name: IC Astronomy Club
Contact Person: Dan Bastemeyer
Contact Phone: 319-338-3618
Second Contact Name: Jim Baker
Second Contact Phone: 319-688-9853
Open to the public
Details: Monthly Meeting
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February 9, 2016
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Johnson County Livable Community Transportation Action Team
8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Meeting Room B
Group Name: Johnson County Livable Community Transportation Action Team
Contact Person: Harry Olmstead
Contact Phone: 319-338-2931
Second Contact Name: Jill Wenger
Second Contact Phone: 319-679-2718
Open to the public
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ICN #565837 - DHU Confidential Hearing
9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Meeting Room D (ICN)
Group Name: DHU Confidential Hearing
Contact Person: Toni Blair
Contact Phone: 1-800-248-4483
Closed to the public
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Summer of the Arts/ICCD Meeting
9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Meeting Room A
Group Name: Summer of the Arts
Contact Person: Lisa Barnes
Contact Phone: 319-337-7944
Second Contact Name: Shane Schemmel
Second Contact Phone: 319-337-7944
Open to the public
Details: Meeting between members of the Iowa City Downtown District and Summer of the Arts to discuss 2016 festivals.
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Toddler Storytime: with Angie
10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Storytime Room
Staff or Desk Contact: Children's Desk
Contact Phone: 319-356-5200
Open to the public
Details: Specifically planned for toddlers or young preschoolers. The same program is performed Mondays and Tuesdays each week. Ideal for young children with short attention spans who need short stories, fingerplays, and action rhymes.
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Iowa City City Councilor Rockne Cole Transportation Listening Post Wants and needs
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Meeting Room A
Contact Person: Joy Beadleston
Contact Phone: 319-594-9879
Second Contact Name: Rockne Cole
Second Contact Phone: 319-621-6307
Open to the public
Details: Opportunity for the community to speak on issues of transportation with Rockne Cole.
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ICPL Tech Help
12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Computer Lab
Staff or Desk Contact: Reference Desk
Contact Phone: 319-356-5200
Open to the public
Details: Technology getting the better of you? Have questions about computers, ebook readers, iPods, or your cell phone? Want to learn how to surf the net, get a free email account, Skype, or set up a Facebook page? Or do you just want to learn more about the online products and services available at ICPL? Let us help! Bring your questions or the gadget that's giving you grief and stop by any one of the ICPL Tech Help sessions: Mondays from 10:00-noon, Tuesdays 12:00-4:00, or Wednesday 10:00-noon in the 2nd Floor Computer Lab
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UAY Job Shop
3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Teen Center
Staff or Desk Contact: Brian V
Contact Phone: 319-887-6076
Co-Sponsor: United Action For Youth
Co-Sponsor Contact: Ashley Lindley
Open to the public
Details: Job Shop is a program where teens ages 12-17 years can receive free help from UAY staff to search for jobs. At Job Shop we aim to help you gain the skills you need to succeed in the workforce. We can help you search for available jobs, complete job applications, create a resume, and prepare for job interviews. We will be available at the Iowa City Public Library the second Tuesday of every month from 3:30pm-5:30pm. You can also receive Job Shop assistance during our drop-in hours every Thursday from 2pm-4pm at our 355 Iowa Avenue Youth Center location where we will be available to help!
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Library-Community Writing Center
4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Computer Lab
Staff or Desk Contact: Reference Desk
Contact Phone: 356-5200
Open to the public
Details: Adults and teens: get one-on-one help with your writing from University of Iowa writing tutors at the Library-Community writing center satellite in the Second Floor Training Lab.
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Teen Center After School Tech Times
5:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Teen Center
Staff or Desk Contact: Brian V
Contact Phone: 319-887-6076
Open to the public
Details: The Teen Center will be open to use the internet and hangout! Make multimedia projects and be creative or play video games on the big screen. iPads and laptops are available to use. For teens in 7th-12th grade.
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Iowa Writers' House Presents: The Violet Realm
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Meeting Room B
Staff or Desk Contact: Reference Desk
Contact Phone: 356-5200
Co-Sponsor: Iowa Writers' House
Co-Sponsor Contact: Andrea Wilson
Co-Sponsor Phone: 786-612-5551
Open to the public
Details: Come join your fellow fantasy,sci-fi, and fiction writers for the Iowa Writers’ House two-hour write-in sessions every second and fourth Tuesday at the Iowa City Public Library. We’ll come together and provide prompts, topic discussions, and the chance to free write with Iowa City’s literary community. Ever had the dream to write but don’t know where to start? Are you an experienced writer who just can’t break through that pesky writer’s block? Do you have knowledge you want to impart upon fellow writers? Join us!
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Slow Money Iowa Meeting
6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Meeting Room E (2nd Floor)
Group Name: Slow Money Iowa
Contact Person: Bryson Dean
Contact Phone: 319-541-8806
Second Contact Name: Theresa Carbrey
Second Contact Phone: 319-471-0042
Closed to the public
Details: Meeting of members of the Slow Money Iowa group
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February 10, 2016
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ICPL Tech Help
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Computer Lab
Staff or Desk Contact: Reference Desk
Contact Phone: 319-356-5200
Open to the public
Details: Technology getting the better of you? Have questions about computers, ebook readers, iPods, or your cell phone? Want to learn how to surf the net, get a free email account, Skype, or set up a Facebook page? Or do you just want to learn more about the online products and services available at ICPL? Let us help! Bring your questions or the gadget that's giving you grief and stop by any one of the ICPL Tech Help sessions: Mondays from 10:00-noon, Tuesdays 1:00-5:00, or Wednesday 10:00-noon in the 2nd Floor Computer Lab
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Preschool Storytime: with Kathy
10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Storytime Room
Staff or Desk Contact: Children's Desk
Contact Phone: 319-356-5200
Open to the public
Details: A preschool-age oriented program for preschoolers where longer stories and books are shared with fewer activities. Preschool Storytime is recommended for children who are 3,4, or 5 years old.
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Music on Wednesday @ICPL: Preucil School of Music
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Lobby, Meeting Room A
Staff or Desk Contact: ICPL
Contact Phone: 319-356-5200
Open to the public
Details: Join musicians from the Preucil School of Music as they share their joy in music performance.
Celebrate "all things music" with Music on Wednesday. Part of "Music is the Word" series to welcome the UI School of Music to Downtown Iowa City. More information is available at http://www.icpl.org/mitw
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Bus Service Focus Group
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. [CANCELLED]
Meeting Room B
Group Name: Community Transportation Committee
Contact Person: Laura Jackson
Contact Phone: 641-485-5376
Second Contact Name: Jeremy Endsley
Second Contact Phone: 916-599-9399
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Teen Center After School Tech Times
4:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Teen Center
Staff or Desk Contact: Brian V
Contact Phone: 319-887-6076
Open to the public
Details: The Teen Center will be open to use the internet and hangout! Make multimedia projects and be creative or play video games on the big screen. iPads and laptops are available to use. For teens in 7th-12th grade.
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Walk it Out- LGBT Group Meeting
5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Meeting Room A
Group Name: Walk It Out
Contact Person: Courtney Hawkins
Contact Phone: 4434188491
Second Contact Name: De'Shea Coney
Second Contact Phone: 9198009306
Open to the public
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Rotary District 6000 Meeting
5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Meeting Room B
Group Name: Rotary District 6000
Contact Person: Bill Burress
Contact Phone: 563-579-3082
Second Contact Phone: 319-
Closed to the public
Details: Meeting of HEF/FAMSCO
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VITA Volunteer Income Tax Assistance
5:45 p.m. - 8:45 p.m.
Computer Lab, Meeting Rooms D & E
Staff or Desk Contact: Reference Desk
Contact Phone: 356-5200
Co-Sponsor: University of Iowa Accounting Fraternity, Beta Alpha Psi
Open to the public
Details: VITA Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Volunteers from the University of Iowa Accounting Fraternity, Beta Alpha Psi, provide free income tax preparation help in the Library's Meeting Rooms. The VITA program is designed to provide free tax assistance at community locations to individuals who cannot afford professional tax help. Volunteers assist people with simple tax returns. You must bring a copy of your 2014 Federal and Iowa income tax returns if you have filed those tax returns. You must also bring any pertinent interest and withholding statements and all receipts to document deductions you claim. You CANNOT use this service if: You are single or married and your gross income exceeds $53000; You are self-employed; You have sold securities (stocks and bonds) in 2015; You have earned income from other states - i.e. non-Iowa sources of income; You are a non-resident of the United States. Please call the Library at 356-5200 for more information.
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The Kingdom Center
7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Meeting Room C
Group Name: The Kingdom Center
Contact Person: Nikia Adams
Contact Phone: 319-621-7671
Closed to the public
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February 11, 2016
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Music is the Word: Preschool Valentine's Dance
10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Meeting Room A
Staff or Desk Contact: Casey/Angie
Contact Phone: 319-356-5200
Open to the public
Details: Do you have a little someone special that would like to party down for Valentine's Day? Stop by ICPL for a special preschool Valentine's dance!
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Senior Tech Zone
10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Computer Lab
Staff or Desk Contact: Reference Desk
Contact Phone: 356-5200
Co-Sponsor: Johnson County Livable Communities
Co-Sponsor Phone: 338-0515
Open to the public
Details: Want to learn how to use Google or make better searches? Or would you like to try your hand at Facebook, blogging or learn how to scan? Or maybe you just need some extra help using a computer. Come join your peers for a two-hour drop in session, no sign-up needed and it is free!
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Johnson County Affordable Housing Coalition
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Meeting Room E (2nd Floor)
Group Name: Shelter House
Contact Person: Jeremy Endsley
Contact Phone: 916-599-9399
Open to the public
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Planned Parenthood of the Heartland Eastern Iowa Regional Meeting
12:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Meeting Room C
Group Name: Planned Parenthood of the Heartland
Contact Person: Dana Stuehling
Contact Phone: 515-235-0442
Closed to the public
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Teen Center After School Tech Times
3:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Teen Center
Staff or Desk Contact: Brian V
Contact Phone: 319-887-6076
Open to the public
Details: The Teen Center will be open to use the internet and hangout! Make multimedia projects and be creative or play video games on the big screen. iPads and laptops are available to use. For teens in 7th-12th grade.
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Totally Tweens: Cupcake Wars
3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Storytime Room
Staff or Desk Contact: Children's Desk
Contact Phone: 319-356-5200
Open to the public
Details: Can you decorate the sweetest cupcake? Show us your flair for design and enjoy eating your creations after the competition. Please register below. *Please inform us of any allergies or dietary restrictions before participating. We may not be able to accommodate all restrictions.*
For children in grades 3rd-6th
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Arts Iowa City Board Meeting
5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Meeting Room E (2nd Floor)
Group Name: Arts Iowa City
Contact Person: Dan Cummins
Contact Phone: 847-533-8202
Second Contact Name: Laurie Cummins
Second Contact Phone: 847-533-9169
Closed to the public
Details: Arts IC Board Meeting
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Music is the Word/ Black History Month Documentary: Twenty Feet From Stardom
7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Meeting Room A
Staff or Desk Contact: Information Desk
Contact Phone: 319-356-5200
Open to the public
Details: The backup singer exists in a strange place in the pop music world; they are always in the shadow of the feature artists even when they are in front of them in concert while they provide a vital foundation for the music. Through interviews with veterans and concert footage, the history of these predominately African-American singers is explored through the rock era. 91 min (2013)
Part of the ICPL "Music Is The Word" series welcoming the University of Iowa School of Music to downtown Iowa City. Information about other events available at http://www.icpl.org/mitw
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Walk it Out- LGBT Group Meeting
8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Meeting Room D (ICN)
Group Name: Walk It Out
Contact Person: Courtney Hawkins
Contact Phone: 443-418-8491
Second Contact Name: De'Shea Coney
Second Contact Phone: 919-800-9306
Open to the public
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February 12, 2016
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Kirkwood English Conversation Club
10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Meeting Room E (2nd Floor)
Staff or Desk Contact: Kirkwood Community College
Contact Phone: 319.887.3656
Open to the public
Details: All are welcome at this informal gathering for conversation and community. The English Conversation Club is run by volunteers from Kirkwood Community College with the goal of helping adults who are working on English conversation skills. All adults are welcome. For more information, call Kirkwood Community College at 319.887.3656.
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Music is the Word, Book Babies: Preucil's Music Together
10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Storytime Room
Staff or Desk Contact: Karen Gordon
Contact Phone: 319-356-5200
Open to the public
Details: Music is the Word, Book Babies: Preucil School of Music’s, Music Together © Today Music Together © will be leading us in a special Book Babies program. Stop by to learn some new songs and have a great time singing and dancing together! For more information: http://www.preucil.org/musicTogether.html
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Facebook Basics and Beyond
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Computer Lab
Staff or Desk Contact: Reference
Contact Phone: 319-356-5200
Open to the public
Details: Are you currently using Facebook but would like to know more about the social media? Come to this session and we will discuss the Facebook interface, go over some privacy settings, and get a feel for how you can connect and stay connected with friends, family and some of your favorite organizations. Space is limited register online or by calling 356-5200.
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Luncheon with Margaret Wertheim
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. [CANCELLED]
Meeting Room A
Group Name: University of Iowa Office of Research & Economic Development
Contact Person: Leslie Weatherhead
Contact Phone: 319-335-2131
Open to the public
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Music is the Word, Book Babies: Preucil's Music Together
1:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Storytime Room
Staff or Desk Contact: Karen Gordon
Contact Phone: 319-887-3402
Open to the public
Details: Music is the Word, Book Babies: Preucil School of Music’s, Music Together © Today Music Together © will be leading us in a special Book Babies program. Stop by to learn some new songs and have a great time singing and dancing together! For more information: http://www.preucil.org/musicTogether.html
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Eastern Iowa Salesforce User Group
3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Meeting Room B
Group Name: Eastern Iowa Salesforce User Group
Contact Person: Don Baumgartner
Contact Phone: 314-971-0313
Second Contact Name: Stacy Jacobs
Second Contact Phone: 775-250-5856
Closed to the public
Details: Users of Salesforce.com in Eastern Iowa meet on a regular basis to discuss relevant topics and present on new features.
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Teen Center After School Tech Times
4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Teen Center
Staff or Desk Contact: Brian V
Contact Phone: 319-887-6076
Open to the public
Details: The Teen Center will be open to use the internet and hangout! Make multimedia projects and be creative or play video games on the big screen. iPads and laptops are available to use. For teens in 7th-12th grade.
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Love your Library Valentine
5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
1st Floor Gallery
Staff or Desk Contact: Iowa City Public Library
Contact Phone: 319-356-5200
Open to the public
Details: While you are downtown for the Winter Weatherdance Celebration, stop by the Library and create a special Valentine to let us know why you Love your Library. Supplies are available in the 1st Floor Gallery for making a Valentine. Check out the Valentines on display to see why other community members Love their Library.
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Winter Weatherdance Snowflake Craft Activity
5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Storytime Room
Staff or Desk Contact: Children's Desk
Contact Phone: 319-356-5200
Open to the public
Details: Come make wintery snowflakes to enjoy indoors! These snowflakes will make a fun decoration to add to your windows during the cold winter season! This fun activity for families to enjoy together will take place in the Storytime Room. Free and open to the public.
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Winter Weatherdance Celebration - Inclement Weather Location
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Lobby, Meeting Room C
Staff or Desk Contact: Iowa City Downtown District
Contact Phone: 319-354-0863
Co-Sponsor: OPN Architects
Co-Sponsor Contact: Hugh
Co-Sponsor Phone: 309-267-4373
Open to the public
Details: Winter Weatherdance, a collaborative public art installation, will demonstrate winter’s cold beauty through surreal, paper-thin, inhabitable ice sculptures throughout Iowa City’s pedestrian mall. Sculptures by architects from OPN Architects and art students from the University of Iowa will begin to take form by nightfall around 7 or 8 p.m. Molly’s Cupcakes and Yotopia will provide sweet treats for onlookers. In case of inclement weather, the sweet treats will be available in the Library's Lobby outside Meeting Room C.
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February 13, 2016
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Family Storytime: with Kathy
10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Storytime Room
Staff or Desk Contact: Children's Desk
Contact Phone: 319-356-5200
Open to the public
Details: Designed for the whole family and presented at a time convenient for most working parents. Storytime includes both shorter and longer stories combined with action games and activities. Family Storytime is recommended for all ages, but parents are asked to sit with their younger children.
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Iowa City Community Theatre Audition for Agnes Of God
1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Meeting Room A
Group Name: ICCT
Contact Person: J. Sazon
Contact Phone: 319-594-2887
Open to the public
Details: Three female actors required for Iowa City Community Theatre's production of Agnes of God by John Pietmeier, running April 22 to May 1. Check www.iowacitycommunitytheatre.com for more details.
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Teen Center Weekend Tech Times
1:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Teen Center
Staff or Desk Contact: Brian V
Contact Phone: 319-887-6076
Open to the public
Details: The Teen Center will be open to use the internet and hangout! Make multimedia projects and be creative or play video games on the big screen. iPads and laptops are available to use. For teens in 7th-12th grade.
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Sabbath Fellowship
2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Meeting Room C
Group Name: Sabbath Fellowship
Contact Person: Jacob Rigal
Contact Phone: 319-3217483
Second Contact Name: Ross Johnson
Second Contact Phone: 319-594-4745
Open to the public
Details: We will be exploring the Hebrew roots of Christianity: surfing in the Scriptures' original languages and enjoying the Sabbath together!
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Eckhart Tolle Group
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Meeting Room E (2nd Floor)
Group Name: Eckhart Tolle Group
Contact Person: Janis Russell
Contact Phone: 319-338-6716
Second Contact Name: Scott Wilcox
Second Contact Phone: 319-430-4908
Open to the public
Details: Video/audio viewing of Eckhart Tolle talks/meditations. Some discussion after if time allows.
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Kappa Alpha Psi Meeting
5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Meeting Room B
Group Name: ICCR Alumni-Kappa Alpha Psi
Contact Person: Alex Lodge
Contact Phone: 318-436-9108
Second Contact Name: Carnell Hayes
Second Contact Phone: 319-230-6444
Closed to the public
Details: Kappa Alpha Psi Meeting
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February 14, 2016
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VITA Volunteer Income Tax Assistance
12:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Computer Lab, Meeting Rooms D & E
Staff or Desk Contact: Reference Desk
Contact Phone: 356-5200
Co-Sponsor: University of Iowa Accounting Fraternity, Beta Alpha Psi
Open to the public
Details: VITA Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Volunteers from the University of Iowa Accounting Fraternity, Beta Alpha Psi, provide free income tax preparation help in the Library's Meeting Rooms. The VITA program is designed to provide free tax assistance at community locations to individuals who cannot afford professional tax help. Volunteers assist people with simple tax returns. You must bring a copy of your 2014 Federal and Iowa income tax returns if you have filed those tax returns. You must also bring any pertinent interest and withholding statements and all receipts to document deductions you claim. You CANNOT use this service if: You are single or married and your gross income exceeds $53000; You are self-employed; You have sold securities (stocks and bonds) in 2015; You have earned income from other states - i.e. non-Iowa sources of income; You are a non-resident of the United States. Please call the Library at 356-5200 for more information.
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Music is the Word, Sing-Along: Tangled
2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Storytime Room
Staff or Desk Contact: Children's Desk
Contact Phone: 319-356-5200
Open to the public
Details: Will Rapunzel ever find her way out of her tower, or discover that she's really the lost princess of the kingdom? Stop by the storytime room today to sing along and find out! This Disney movie features music by Academy Award winning composer Alan Menken
As part of the Music is the Word program we will be hosting a classic film and singing along once a month.
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Project Green 2nd Sunday Garden Forum: Daylilies: Past, Present and Future
2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Meeting Room A
Staff or Desk Contact: Reference Desk
Contact Phone: 356-5200
Co-Sponsor: Project GREEN
Co-Sponsor Contact: Jan Carpenter
Co-Sponsor Phone: 338-8613
Open to the public
Details: Jonathan Poulton received his doctorate in plant biochemistry from Oxford (1974) and was a professor in Botany and Biology at the University of Iowa (1979-2010). His interest in daylily growing and hybridizing began in 2006. Most recently, he has focused on strategies to bring us ever closer to a blue daylily.
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February 15, 2016
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Presidents Day Holiday
Iowa City Public Library will be open 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on the Presidents Day holiday.
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ICPL Tech Help
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Computer Lab
Staff or Desk Contact: Reference Desk
Contact Phone: 319-356-5200
Open to the public
Details: Technology getting the better of you? Have questions about computers, ebook readers, iPods, or your cell phone? Want to learn how to surf the net, get a free email account, Skype, or set up a Facebook page? Or do you just want to learn more about the online products and services available at ICPL? Let us help! Bring your questions or the gadget that's giving you grief and stop by any one of the ICPL Tech Help sessions: Mondays from 10:00-noon, Tuesdays 12:00-4:00, or Wednesday 10:00-noon in the 2nd Floor Computer Lab
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Toddler Storytime: with Kathy
10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Storytime Room
Staff or Desk Contact: Children's Desk
Contact Phone: 319-356-5200
Open to the public
Details: Specifically planned for toddlers or young preschoolers. The same program is performed Mondays and Tuesdays each week. Ideal for young children with short attention spans who need short stories, fingerplays, and action rhymes.
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UnityPoint Clinic State Training Meeting
10:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Meeting Room B
Group Name: UnityPoint Clinic Training Dept
Contact Person: Shannon Maddux
Contact Phone: 515-321-8455
Second Contact Name: Katie Jermier
Second Contact Phone: 515-471-9755
Closed to the public
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Dottie Ray Project meeting
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Meeting Room E (2nd Floor)
Staff or Desk Contact: Patty McCarthy
Contact Phone: 319-356-5249
Co-Sponsor Phone: 319-
Closed to the public
Details: Meeting of the volunteers working on the project.
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Yoga Practice
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Meeting Room A
Group Name: Yoga Practice
Contact Person: Karen Gordon
Contact Phone: 319-887-6016
Second Contact Name: Elyse Miller
Second Contact Phone: 319-887-6003
Open to the public
Details: Yoga practice with Karen Gordon.
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League of Women Voters of Johnson County Board Meeting
1:15 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Meeting Room E (2nd Floor)
Group Name: League of Women Voters of Johnson County
Contact Person: Gaylen Wobeter
Contact Phone: 319-338-5218
Second Contact Name: Nancy Lynch
Second Contact Phone: 319-338-3818
Closed to the public
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Teen Center After School Tech Times
4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Teen Center
Staff or Desk Contact: Brian V
Contact Phone: 319-887-6076
Open to the public
Details: The Teen Center will be open to use the internet and hangout! Make multimedia projects and be creative or play video games on the big screen. iPads and laptops are available to use. For teens in 7th-12th grade.
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6:00 p.m
The Iowa City Public Library will be closing early, at 6:00 p.m. in honor of the Presidents’ Day Holiday. The Library's web page and catalog can be accessed 24 hours a day at www.icpl.org Information about eCollections is available at icpl.org/eMedia
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February 16, 2016
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Toddler Storytime: with Angie
10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Storytime Room
Staff or Desk Contact: Children's Desk
Contact Phone: 319-356-5200
Open to the public
Details: Specifically planned for toddlers or young preschoolers. The same program is performed Mondays and Tuesdays each week. Ideal for young children with short attention spans who need short stories, fingerplays, and action rhymes.
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Eastern Iowa Planned Giving Council
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Meeting Room A
Staff or Desk Contact: Patty McCarthy
Contact Phone: 319-356-5249
Co-Sponsor: Eastern Iowa Planned Giving Council
Co-Sponsor Contact: Devin Van Holsteijn
Open to the public
Details: Panel discussion on planned giving for nonprofit organizations.
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ICPL Tech Help
12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Computer Lab
Staff or Desk Contact: Reference Desk
Contact Phone: 319-356-5200
Open to the public
Details: Technology getting the better of you? Have questions about computers, ebook readers, iPods, or your cell phone? Want to learn how to surf the net, get a free email account, Skype, or set up a Facebook page? Or do you just want to learn more about the online products and services available at ICPL? Let us help! Bring your questions or the gadget that's giving you grief and stop by any one of the ICPL Tech Help sessions: Mondays from 10:00-noon, Tuesdays 12:00-4:00, or Wednesday 10:00-noon in the 2nd Floor Computer Lab
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ICN #565877 - DHU Confidential Hearing
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Meeting Room D (ICN)
Group Name: DHU Confidential Hearing
Contact Person: Toni Blair
Contact Phone: 1-800-248-4483
Closed to the public
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Celebrate George Washington Carver: Black History Month
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Storytime Room
Staff or Desk Contact: Angie Pilkington
Contact Phone: 319-887-6019
Open to the public
Details: Join us for an afternoon celebrating the life of the famous African American, George Washington Carver. We will have books, costumes, music, artifacts, toys, and more to engage your students and make history fun! From Grades K-3
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Library-Community Writing Center
4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Computer Lab
Staff or Desk Contact: Reference Desk
Contact Phone: 356-5200
Open to the public
Details: Adults and teens: get one-on-one help with your writing from University of Iowa writing tutors at the Library-Community writing center satellite in the Second Floor Training Lab.
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Teen Center After School Tech Times
4:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Teen Center
Staff or Desk Contact: Brian V
Contact Phone: 319-887-6076
Open to the public
Details: The Teen Center will be open to use the internet and hangout! Make multimedia projects and be creative or play video games on the big screen. iPads and laptops are available to use. For teens in 7th-12th grade.
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Old Capitol Toastmasters
5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Meeting Room D (ICN)
Group Name: Old Capitol Toastmasters
Contact Person: Nicole Pearson
Contact Phone: 507-251-0902
Second Contact Name: Diane DeBok
Second Contact Phone: 319-335-7598
Open to the public
Details: Public speaking meeting
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DNR Wastewater Cleanup Rule Public Hearing
6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Meeting Room A
Group Name: Iowa Department of Natrual Resources
Contact Person: Courtney Cswercko
Contact Phone: 515-725-8411
Open to the public
Details: Public Hearing on the Notice of Intent for Iowa DNR's Wastewater Cleanup Rule
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Critical 5
7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Meeting Room E (2nd Floor)
Group Name: Critical 5
Contact Person: Marjorie Davis
Contact Phone: 319-3310410
Second Contact Name: Joanne Seeburger
Closed to the public
Details: Critique Group
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February 17, 2016
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100 Grannies
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Meeting Room B
Group Name: 100 Grannies
Contact Person: Becky Ross
Contact Phone: 319-3587440
Second Contact Name: Linda Quinn
Second Contact Phone: 319-330-3328
Closed to the public
Details: Bag committee
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ICPL Tech Help
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Computer Lab
Staff or Desk Contact: Reference Desk
Contact Phone: 319-356-5200
Open to the public
Details: Technology getting the better of you? Have questions about computers, ebook readers, iPods, or your cell phone? Want to learn how to surf the net, get a free email account, Skype, or set up a Facebook page? Or do you just want to learn more about the online products and services available at ICPL? Let us help! Bring your questions or the gadget that's giving you grief and stop by any one of the ICPL Tech Help sessions: Mondays from 10:00-noon, Tuesdays 1:00-5:00, or Wednesday 10:00-noon in the 2nd Floor Computer Lab
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Preschool Storytime
10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Storytime Room
Staff or Desk Contact: Children's Desk
Contact Phone: 319-356-5200
Open to the public
Details: A preschool-age oriented program for preschoolers where longer stories and books are shared with fewer activities. Preschool Storytime is recommended for children who are 3,4, or 5 years old.
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Teen Center After School Tech Times
4:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Teen Center
Staff or Desk Contact: Brian V
Contact Phone: 319-887-6076
Open to the public
Details: The Teen Center will be open to use the internet and hangout! Make multimedia projects and be creative or play video games on the big screen. iPads and laptops are available to use. For teens in 7th-12th grade.
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Music Is The Word: Traditional Chinese Music Performance - Wu Man
5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Meeting Room A
Staff or Desk Contact: Info Desk
Contact Phone: 319-356-5200
Co-Sponsor: Englert Theatre
Open to the public
Details: Wu Man is an internationally renowned pipa (Chinese lute) virtuoso.
Part of the ICPL "Music Is The Word" series welcoming the University of Iowa School of Music to downtown Iowa City. Information about other events available at http://www.icpl.org/mitw
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VITA Volunteer Income Tax Assistance
5:45 p.m. - 8:45 p.m.
Computer Lab, Meeting Room D & E
Staff or Desk Contact: Reference Desk
Contact Phone: 356-5200
Co-Sponsor: University of Iowa Accounting Fraternity, Beta Alpha Psi
Open to the public
Details: VITA Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Volunteers from the University of Iowa Accounting Fraternity, Beta Alpha Psi, provide free income tax preparation help in the Library's Meeting Rooms. The VITA program is designed to provide free tax assistance at community locations to individuals who cannot afford professional tax help. Volunteers assist people with simple tax returns. You must bring a copy of your 2014 Federal and Iowa income tax returns if you have filed those tax returns. You must also bring any pertinent interest and withholding statements and all receipts to document deductions you claim. You CANNOT use this service if: You are single or married and your gross income exceeds $53000; You are self-employed; You have sold securities (stocks and bonds) in 2015; You have earned income from other states - i.e. non-Iowa sources of income; You are a non-resident of the United States. Please call the Library at 356-5200 for more information.
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February 18, 2016
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Preschool Drive in Movie
10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Meeting Room A
Staff or Desk Contact: Casey/ Angie
Contact Phone: 319-356-5200
Open to the public
Details: Stop by today for a cardboard box car drive in movie! We will be showing one or two short films today and sitting in homemade cardboard cars!
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Senior Tech Zone
10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Computer Lab
Staff or Desk Contact: Reference Desk
Contact Phone: 356-5200
Co-Sponsor: Johnson County Livable Communities
Co-Sponsor Phone: 338-0515
Open to the public
Details: Want to learn how to use Google or make better searches? Or would you like to try your hand at Facebook, blogging or learn how to scan? Or maybe you just need some extra help using a computer. Come join your peers for a two-hour drop in session, no sign-up needed and it is free!
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ICN #564519 - PCC/IA Ch. Soc.
12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Meeting Room D (ICN)
Group Name: PCC/IA Ch. Soc.
Contact Person: Toni Blair
Contact Phone: 1-800-248-4483
Closed to the public
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Systems Unlimited Open Interviews
12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Meeting Room A
Group Name: Systems Unlimited
Contact Person: Amanda Hartson
Contact Phone: 319-338-9212
Second Contact Name: Katie Cummins
Second Contact Phone: 319-338-9212
Open to the public
Details: Are you ready to make your next job, your best job? Come learn more about Systems Unlimited. Fill out an application and have a on-the-spot interview.
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After School Minecraft
3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Computer Lab
Staff or Desk Contact: Children's Desk
Contact Phone: 319-356-5200
Open to the public
Details: Do you play Minecraft and want to meet other Minecraft players? Come play for an hour at the library. Build peacefully in creative mode or fight to stay alive in survival mode. Game rotation and group play are encouraged. Players should have a Minecraft account to play in multiplayer mode. Players without an account may use a library account, but these are limited and first come first serve. Otherwise players without an account may play still play in singleplayer mode. Please register below. This event is for children in grades 3rd-8th (ages 8-14)
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Teen Center After School Tech Times
3:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Teen Center
Staff or Desk Contact: Brian V
Contact Phone: 319-887-6076
Open to the public
Details: The Teen Center will be open to use the internet and hangout! Make multimedia projects and be creative or play video games on the big screen. iPads and laptops are available to use. For teens in 7th-12th grade.
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Auditions: Combined Efforts
6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Meeting Room B
Group Name: Combined Efforts
Contact Person: Janet Schlapkohl
Contact Phone: 319-
Second Contact Name: Michael Penick
Second Contact Phone: 319-325-2539
Open to the public
Details: Many parts for school age children. This is a disability inclusive Theatrical group. Auditioning for the show Middleville. Performance dates April 7-10th www.combinedefforts.org
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Iowa City Sangha Meeting
7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Meeting Room C
Group Name: Iowa City Sangha
Contact Person: Stephen Pradarelli
Contact Phone: 319-621-5263
Second Contact Name: Alex Pradarelli
Second Contact Phone: 319-594-1252
Open to the public
Details: Meditation group
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Music is the Word film program: And the Oscar for Best Original Score goes to The Adventures of Robin Hood!
7:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Meeting Room A
Staff or Desk Contact: Information Desk
Contact Phone: 319-356-5200
Open to the public
Details: The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) 102 min. Sir Robin of Locksley (Eroll Flynn), defender of downtrodden Saxons, runs afoul of Norman authority and is forced to turn outlaw. With his band of Merry Men, he robs from the rich, gives to the poor and still has time to woo the lovely Maid Marian (Olivia de Havilland), and foil the cruel Sir Guy of Gisbourne (Basil Rathbone) and keep the nefarious Prince John (Claude Rains) off the throne. Guest speaker Nathan Platte, Assistant Professor of Musicology, UI School of Music introduce the film and give a short history of the Academy Award for Best Original Score.
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February 19, 2016
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Kirkwood English Conversation Club
10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Meeting Room E (2nd Floor)
Staff or Desk Contact: Kirkwood Community College
Contact Phone: 319.887.3656
Open to the public
Details: All are welcome at this informal gathering for conversation and community. The English Conversation Club is run by volunteers from Kirkwood Community College with the goal of helping adults who are working on English conversation skills. All adults are welcome. For more information, call Kirkwood Community College at 319.887.3656.
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Book Babies: with Karen
10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Storytime Room
Staff or Desk Contact: Karen Gordon
Contact Phone: 319-356-5200
Open to the public
Details: Rhymes, fingerplays, songs and short stories designed to stimulate your infant's language development. We ask that there be a lap for every baby.
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Book Babies: with Karen
1:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Storytime Room
Staff or Desk Contact: Karen Gordon
Contact Phone: 319-887-3402
Open to the public
Details: Rhymes, fingerplays, songs and short stories designed to stimulate your infant's language development. We ask that there be a lap for every baby.
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Teen Center After School Tech Times
4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Teen Center
Staff or Desk Contact: Brian V
Contact Phone: 319-887-6076
Open to the public
Details: The Teen Center will be open to use the internet and hangout! Make multimedia projects and be creative or play video games on the big screen. iPads and laptops are available to use. For teens in 7th-12th grade.
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Epilepsy Foundation EEG Meeting
6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Meeting Room B
Group Name: Epilepsy Foundation
Contact Person: Sloane Henry
Contact Phone: 319-359-8682
Closed to the public
Details: Epilepsy Foundation EEG Meeting