Small Biz in Small Libraries is a monthly event for business professionals seeking to gain valuable insights, enhance business skills, and network with other entrepreneurs in a supportive and resource-rich environment. Read on to register for the next scheduled event: All About Accounting Wednesday, June 10 at 6pm Ranshaw House (515 Community Dr., North Liberty)…

Join us Wednesday, April 22 at 6pm to celebrate Poetry Month with local and renowned author Kaveh Akbar. At this event, Kaveh will discuss his poetry-writing process, the inspiration behind his poem featured in Ink Knows No Borders, and will conclude with a Q&A and book signing. Kaveh Akbar is a New York Times bestselling…

Contest Guidelines Participants may work individually or as a group. Choose a book, movie, TV show, or piece of music to “illustrate” with your diorama. Purchase your own Peeps and supplies. All characters in the diorama must be represented as Peeps. Create your diorama using a shoebox or similarly sized container. The base should be…

All families need information, support and connections to local resources.  This fun and play-based group provides a relaxed and informal time for families to play, learn, and talk with local child development and early literacy specialists. Playful Parenting is geared toward families with children ages 1 to 3, however children 0-5 may attend. This session…

Teens’ Voices to Shape National Conversations at the North Liberty Library Through Cortico, MIT CCC, and PBS Frontline Initiative Contact: Nick Shimmin, Adult Services Librarian North Liberty Library nshimmin@northlibertyiowa.org 319-626-5781 NORTH LIBERTY, IA – The North Liberty Library has been selected as one of only ten libraries nationwide, and the sole Midwest library, to participate…

LingQ supports 50+ languages and helps you learn by reading and listening to real content that actually matters to you, like books, news, articles, videos, and podcasts. You can save new or unfamiliar words inside the sentence where you find them, creating a personal vocabulary library that grows naturally as you use it. LingQ also…

Feminist philosopher Dr. Lindsey Stewart’s book, The Conjuring of America: Mojos, Mermaids, Medicine, and 400 Years of Black Women’s Magic, tells the stories of Negro Mammies of slavery; the Voodoo Queens and Blues Women of Reconstruction; and the Granny Midwives and textile weavers of the Jim Crow era. These women, in secrecy and subterfuge, courageously…

Romance readers, this one’s for you! Spend an evening with Abby Jimenez, #1 New York Timesbestselling author, in conversation with fellow New York Times bestseller Meghan Quinn. From escaping the Friend Zone and discovering what it means to be Yours Truly, to falling Just for the Summer, Jimenez’s beloved stories — including Part of Your…

This winter bundle up with a good book and join Benny the Bean for a winter reading adventure! Log 300 minutes between Dec. 15–Jan. 31 to earn Benny badges, snag a prize, and receive an entry into the prize drawing for your age group. Grab a book, get cozy, and let Benny cheer you on! …