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- Travel through Iowa City’s LGBTQ+ history via this virtual gallery tour
While Out & About: Queer Life in Iowa City will be on display in the Main Library Gallery through June 30 this year, the virtual version is now available to view online into the foreseeable future. Click here to view the accessible version of this interactive content The tour features 360° […]
- Local libraries teaming up for virtual author event featuring Esmé Weijun Wang
Local Libraries LIT (Listen, Initiate, Talk), a collaboration between Johnson County public and academic libraries, will welcome author Esmé Weijun Wang on Thursday, April 13 at 7:00 p.m. for a virtual conversation and reading. The event is free and open to all, but attendees must register in […]
- Revisit ‘A Hub, a Network, an Archive’: virtual exhibit now available
Even though the Fall 2022 exhibit has closed, visitors can still visit the exhibition virtually. A virtual tour of A Hub, a Network, an Archive: 55 Years of International Writers in Iowa City is at last available online. Click here to view the accessible version of this interactive content The […]
- Main Library Gallery seeking 2025-2026 exhibit proposals
The University of Iowa Libraries’ Main Library Gallery is now seeking exhibition proposals for spring 2025, fall 2025, spring 2026, and fall 2026. University of Iowa faculty and staff are invited to submit initial statements of interest for consideration during Round 1 of the selection process […]
- Out & About: Queer Life in Iowa City exhibit now open in the Main Library Gallery
When Madde Hoberg first envisioned an exhibition for the Main Library Gallery, she saw the potential for a space filled with local queer history, joy, resistance, and creativity. Three years after her initial exhibit proposal, Out & About: Queer Life in Iowa City is now open for all to visit. […]
- Local Libraries LIT to welcome author Kevin Wilson for free virtual event
Local Libraries LIT (Listen, Initiate, Talk), a collaboration between Johnson County libraries, will welcome author Kevin Wilson on Wednesday, Feb. 8 at 7:00 p.m. for a free online reading and conversation. The Local Libraries LIT author series is offered by public libraries in Johnson County, […]
- Local Libraries LIT welcomes Ann Patchett for free virtual event
Local Libraries LIT (Listen, Initiate, Talk), a collaboration between Johnson County libraries, will welcome author Ann Patchett on Thursday, Oct. 27 at 6:30 p.m. for a free online reading and conversation. This is the sixth virtual author event in the series offered by public libraries in Johnson […]