The characters are original artwork from the artists - with “best wishes” addressed directly to the children of Iowa City - ...

House Study Bill 636 would ban partnerships between schools and public libraries over fears that kids have access to inappropriate books.

Opera Iowa brings “The Billy Goats Gruff” to the Ames Library — with free fun, big music and a troll who learns kindness.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In 1938, as concerns of censorship rose worldwide, Des Moines Public Library Director Forrest Spaulding penned the words that ...

Iowa’s new House File 2324 would forbid any school from partnering with a public library so that students could use their ...

Members of the Des Moines Public Library and libraries across the state now have access to the popular Iowa Adventure Pass. After a months-long hiatus, the Johnston Public Library announced on May 29 ...

A bill moving through the Iowa Legislature could cut off a program that allows every Iowa City student easy access to local ...

Public services librarian Kellee Forkenbrock arranges books June 20 for a Juneteenth display at the North Liberty Public Library in North Liberty. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette) Buy Photo Books like “The ...

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 ...

Audrey, Gideon, Rachel and Mary Phillips pick out library books during a visit by the Marion Library’s Bookmobile to Thomas Park on Aug. 26, 2025. The library is one of hundreds in the state to ...

Back on March 2, members of Sioux City City Council told us they're considering a 25% cut to the library's funding. That comes as council members continue their work on the city budget.

On a frigid Monday afternoon, down the streets of the Peninsula neighborhood in Iowa City, a boxy blue bus filled wall to wall with stacks of books sat parked against a curb. As biting winds tore ...