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 ...

Audrey, Gideon, Rachel and Mary Phillips pick out library books during a visit by the Marion Library’s Bookmobile to Thomas Park on Aug. 26, 2025. The library is one of hundreds in the state to ...

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 ...

Arts and culture groups around the country have lost millions of dollars in funding after the National Endowment for the Humanities canceled its grants — including grants for several Iowa programs.

The Iowa City Public Library has announced a new grant that will provide children under the age of 18, particularly elementary-aged children, with food through their Snacks Program. The grant ensures ...

In 1892, one Iowa town received a grant from Carnegie not to build a bridge or railroad, but a public library.

Sam Helmick is president of the American Library Association. September is Library Card Sign Up Month, a time to celebrate not just the tradition of libraries, but the unique role they play in our ...

I was appointed by Gov. Culver to the Board of Trustees of the State Historical Society of Iowa (SHSI) in 2009 and served until 2024 under five 3-year appointments made by 3 different governors. Once ...

The State Library of Iowa recently announced that the Forest City Public Library has met the conditions for state accreditation as outlined in “In Service to Iowa: Public Library Standards Sixth ...