July 2024
Super Tuesday
Nature Kalidescopes are a fun way to collect the things that you see and like in nature. Come outside with us and find leaves, sticks and rocks to put in your own paper plate kalidescope to take home and admire!
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Paracord is used in many different ways everyday. To go rock climbing, to secure heavy items, and many more, but today we're using it to make bracelets and keychains! Join us!
Find out more »JUMPS for JOI Club
Join an enthusiastic group of 4th-8th graders who complete fun projects and activities to improve our community and better the lives of all around us! Check the Library Calendar of Events for meeting dates. Potential members can join at any point in the year.
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Summer is the perfect time to show off the fun colors you love to wear! And the perfect way to accessorize is with friendship bracelets. Make a beautiful bracelet that matches yours or your friends personalities with beads and embroidery thread!
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Bring your friends for pizza, snacks, games, crafts, and fun. Scream, shout, run around with us after hours at the library. All participants will need to have a permission waiver signed when they are dropped off at the library. Registration opens July 1.
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It's Movie Monday! Join us in a matinee showing of Minions: The Rise of Gru. Bring your own snacks and blankets to get cozy for a relaxing movie afternoon!
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This week, Music for Life is coming to show off all their fun instruments and what they sound and look like. Come join us for this musical experience and also get a chance to handle the instruments at the "Instrument Petting Zoo".
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Raptology of Iowa City houses birds of prey that they care for and use for education through the US Fish & Wildlife Service. Raptology will bring a couple of their birds of prey for us to meet and learn about their job in the ecosystem!
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Come play with fire while we make sharpie coasters. Decorate a tile coaster with a sharpie, then we'll use isopropyl alcohol to light it on fire to create a unique pattern that no one else will have!!!
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It's Movie Monday! Join us in a matinee showing of Wish. Bring your own snacks and blankets to get cozy for a relaxing movie afternoon!
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Play fun minigames to win small prizes, but be quick! You only have one minute to be the best!
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This new trendy fiber craft will have you making cute little figurines with only felt and needles. Come use your imagination and make your own soft friends to take home!
Find out more »JUMPS for JOI Club
Join an enthusiastic group of 4th-8th graders who complete fun projects and activities to improve our community and better the lives of all around us! Check the Library Calendar of Events for meeting dates. Potential members can join at any point in the year.
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Teen Thursday
Come to Teen Thursday and donate your time to make dog toys out of t-shirt yarn. These will be donated to a local animal shelter for pups who do not yet have homes.
Find out more »Teen Lit Crate: State Fair!
Looking for your next great read? Teen Lit Crate is a free bimonthly library book subscription service for teens 6th-12th grade! Fill out a simple survey about your reading interests. Each box contains 2-3 library books personally selected for you, snacks, candy, and more. Register.
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It's Movie Monday! Join us in a matinee showing of Trolls: Band Together. Bring your own snacks and blankets to get cozy for a relaxing movie afternoon!
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Come chalk up the sidewalk with your wonderful designs on the penultimate day of Summer Super Tuesday!
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Come create beautiful nature themed bookmarks! Go outside and pick out leaves and grass that you like the look of and embellish with pressed flowers!
Find out more »JUMPS for JOI Club Ice Cream Social
Want to give back to your community? Want to make new friends and earn volunteer hours? Join an enthusiastic group of 4th-8th graders who complete fun projects and activities to improve our community and better the lives of all around us! Check the Library Calendar of Events for meeting dates. Potential members can join at any point in the year.
Find out more »Teen Thursday
Come learn the art of Resin by making your own UV Resin keychains to bring home at the end of our craft.
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It's Movie Monday! Join us in a matinee showing of Encanto. Bring your own snacks and blankets to get cozy for a relaxing movie afternoon!
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It's the last Summer Super Tuesday! Come enjoy summer lunch, then join us in an epic water balloon toss! Beat the heat with us as we celebrate the last days of summer.
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Come play with fire while we make sharpie coasters. Use decorate a tile coaster with a sharpie, then we'll use isopropyl alcohol to light it on fire to create a unique pattern that no one else will have!!!
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End the summer by making your own art on old pages of books! Unlock your creative and tell a new story with the pages of an old story!
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