Books depart from the Iowa City Public Library daily, but one had a first-class arrival thanks to United Airlines.

The public library in a small Iowa farming town has been embroiled in a monthslong controversy spurred by anti-LGBTQ rhetoric, attempts to censor books with progressive and LGBTQ themes and the ...

Recommendations in Gov. Kim Reynolds' state government reorganization bill give me serious concerns as an active voter and library worker. Proposals to transfer the State of Iowa Library from the ...

The annual giveaway helps Iowa Quad Cities’ Night to Shine, which organizers said gives a full prom experience for people ...

Nearly 100 libraries across Iowa share a unique connection to industrialist Andrew Carnegie, and a preservation project is working to keep their histories alive.Many people know Andrew Carnegie as an ...

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 ...

Youth bike coordinator Dustin Eubanks (left) helps Maria Ahmed, 13, of Coralville, put air into an inner tube as Maria works to make a bicycle roadworthy during Outspoken Teens night at the Iowa City ...

I didn't think I would write you in New England this summer when you gave me your address the night before you left lines from the life of an island, the people we were together. They're also part of ...

ORANGE CITY, Iowa – A northwest Iowa library is shifting how it categorizes books after some residents pressed for segregating materials containing LGBTQ themes. The Orange City Public Library's board ...

The controversy started over complaints about books on display for children with information on the LGBTQ community, according to Jimmy Kelly, board chair of the Vinton Public Library. “They would ...

Sam Helmick is Iowa Library Association president and community and access services coordinator for the Iowa City Public Library. Recommendations in Gov. Kim Reynolds' state government reorganization ...