North Liberty Library

06/01/2026

Being our Entertainment Services Librarians is hard work! Gretchen and Regina know how to recharge. 💅💕

05/28/2026

🚧 Work is slated to begin May 29 on the first phase of improvements to the community center parking lot. Please use caution and watch for temporary changes to parking and traffic flow during construction.

Work to improve the Community Center parking lot will begin soon, with contractor All-American Concrete expected to start work as early as May 29, 2026, while the outdoor pool is still closed and schools are still open. The project, which was discussed during March's online Project Open House series...

05/27/2026

In this edition of Ⓝⓔⓧⓣ Ⓡⓔⓐⓓⓢ, Kayla reads a chapter from Queso, Just in Time by Ernesto Cisneros.

📚 Queso wishes under the full moon to see his late father again, and suddenly finds himself back in 1985 with twelve-year-old Pancho, the boy who will grow up to be his dad- and who needs Queso's help to imagine a better future.

🎧 Give it a listen, you might find your 𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥:

Queso, Just in time by Ernesto Cisneros Read Alikes: The Shape of Thunder by Jasmine Warga The Total Eclipse of Nestor Lopez by Adrianna Cuevas Barely Floating by Lilliam Rivera

05/24/2026

The North Liberty Library will be closed Monday, May 25 in recognition of Memorial Day.

05/23/2026

Check out this New York Times article featuring the Iowa City Public Library and all that takes place behind the scenes before a book ever reaches a shelf or reader.

Cardholders who live in North Liberty, or rural Johnson County can access this article and the NYT online for free through the North Liberty Library. Link in comments.

Stamped. Stickered. Barcoded. What it takes for new books to reach the shelves of a library.

05/23/2026

City facility hours and services will be adjusted on Monday, May 25, 2026, in honor of Memorial Day. City Hall City Hall will be closed. Library The North Liberty Library's programs will not take place and the facility will be closed. Recreation & Aquatics Recreation and indoor aquatics facilities w...

05/22/2026

🗣 Calling all teens! The North Liberty Library was one of just ten libraries nationwide selected for Teen Community Conversations — a project focused on real, unscripted conversations about the issues that matter most to teens today.

Join us on June 4 or 18 to share your voice through this exciting collaboration with Cortico, the MIT Center for Constructive Communication, and PBS Frontline. Learn more and register below.

Teens needed for community conversations project By: Library Staff May 22, 2026 The Conversations That Matter And the Skills to Have More Participants age 14-19, March, April, and June 2026 The North Liberty Library is one of ten libraries nationwide selected to Teen Community Conversations, a proje...

05/22/2026

What's in your inventory? 🎮

05/18/2026

Love, Light, and Lit with Kellee: - 🧠❤️

05/15/2026

The Schools Out Youth Consortium wants to hear from 6th–12th graders, parents/guardians, and youth advocates in Iowa City, Coralville, and North Liberty.

❓ What do young people need after school? What's missing? What would help?

⏰ Take 2–3 minutes and make your voice count. Link in comments.