Iowa librarians are pushing back on multiple Republican-led bills that they say would take away local control from public libraries and threaten Iowans' access to information, while supporters favor ...

The Des Moines Public School District and Des Moines Public Library entered a partnership at the beginning of this school ...

The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is the latest battleground in the ongoing debate over an Iowa law that bans books with ...

In a Senate study bill proposed by the Department of Administrative Services in December, references to Iowa City were ...

A rainy evening looks like poor weather for a bike ride, but great conditions for tuning up a bicycle in the Iowa City Bike Library’s garage. Folk music plays overhead as a Bike Library staff member ...

Sam Helmick is president of the American Library Association. September is Library Card Sign Up Month, a time to celebrate not just the tradition of libraries, but the unique role they play in our ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa cannot, for now, continue to enforce part of its book ban law, a federal judge said Tuesday, giving major publishers that sued the state the second temporary reprieve they ...

FRIDAY AHEAD OF MY FORECAST. BACK TO YOU. THANK YOU BILL. WELL, THE IOWA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION PROVIDES GUIDANCE TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS. SCHOOLS HAVE TO IMPLEMENT A STATE LAW REQUIRING SCHOOLS TO ...

I was appointed by Gov. Culver to the Board of Trustees of the State Historical Society of Iowa (SHSI) in 2009 and served until 2024 under five 3-year appointments made by 3 different governors. Once ...

While walking through the Ped Mall on a bustling Saturday morning, many book readers found their way to the Iowa City Public Library for its used book sale. Sponsored by the ICPL Friends Foundation, ...

The Iowa City Public Library has announced a new grant that will provide children under the age of 18, particularly elementary-aged children, with food through their Snacks Program. The grant ensures ...

Youth bike coordinator Dustin Eubanks (left) helps Maria Ahmed, 13, of Coralville, put air into an inner tube as Maria works to make a bicycle roadworthy during Outspoken Teens night at the Iowa City ...