Library News!
09.23.2012
Coralville Public Library is currently seeking individuals to fill the following position:
PART TIME REFERENCE ASSISTANT
hours will vary, up to 20 hours per week
Summary: Under supervision of Reference Coordinator, works at CPL reference desk, assisting the public in using the library’s collections and services. Will include a mixture of daytime, evening and Saturday hours, and may work at other public service desks.
Knowledge and Abilities: Masters Degree in Library Science preferred, a combination of LIS coursework and work experience may be considered. Familiarity with reference services and information technology required.
Application process: Applications may be picked up at the library (1401 5th St.) or Coralville City Hall, or printed from the City of Coralville website at www.coralville.org/jobs.htm. Please return application to the library’s public service desk or mail to: Coralville Public Library, Attn: Ellen Hampe, 1401 5th St., Coralville, IA 52241. Consideration of applications will begin immediately.
09.21.2012
TECHNOLOGY SERVICES ASSISTANT
The Coralville Public Library, Coralville, Iowa is looking for an experienced and enthusiastic candidate for the position of Technology Services Assistant. Duties include management of the library website and oversight of other online presence, as well as assisting with meeting room setup. Position includes regular hours at public service desk, with some evening and weekend work required. Library and website experience is required, and experience with Drupal preferred. This is a three-quarter time, benefits eligible position. Minimum annualized salary $31,675. Consideration of applications will begin on October 1st, 2012. For application visit www.coralville.org/jobs. Applicants must pass a post-offer, pre-employment physical & drug screen & must reside within 20 minutes of the Coralville city limits after hire. EOE
09.20.2012
NETWORK/TECHNOLOGY LIBRARIAN
Coralville Public Library: planning & oversight of public & staff networks: budgeting, development, security, integration with other systems, training, & maintenance. 40 hrs/wk include regular hours at public service desk, with some evening and weekend work required. MLS and networking experience in a library setting preferred. $47,110 plus full benefits including family health insurance paid! Consideration of applications begins 9/24/12. For application visit www.coralville.org/jobs. Applicants must pass a post-offer, pre-employment physical & drug screen & must reside within 20 minutes of the Coralville city limits after hire. EOE
09.01.2012
National Library Card Sign-Up Month
Coralville Public Library Celebrates National Library Card Sign-up Month!
In tough economic times, your library card gives you free access to books and computers, homework help, assistance with resumes and job searches, accurate financial information, CDs, DVDs and much more. We are replacing your lost library cards for free during the entire month of September! Just stop by the Circulation desk, present a photo ID, and ask for your free replacement card.
Also, during the month of September, present your Coralville library card at the Iowa Children’s Museum and receive 10% off your admission!
09.01.2012
Windows and Mirrors Exhibit
For more information, contact Ed Flaherty at 319.621.6766 or Ann Stromquist at 319.321.9657 or visit www.windowsandmirrors.org
Area residents are invited to view Windows and Mirrors: Reflections on the War in Afghanistan during the month of September in the lower level of Coralville Public Library. Windows and Mirrors consists of 25 murals depicting the impact of the Afghanistan war, the longest in U.S. history, on the civilian population caught in its crossfire. Also included are reproductions of drawings by Afghan children, the youngest victims of war. The exhibit is the result of a 2009 call by the American Friends Service Committee to artists seeking contributions for a traveling memorial to Afghan civilians who have died in the war. A New York Times review of Windows and Mirrors reflects that the exhibit “will evoke a past era when murals made bold political statements and spurred frank discussion about foreign policy.”
A reception celebrating the opening of Windows and Mirrors is scheduled for Sunday, September 9, 2012 from 1 to 3:30 pm in the library’s Meeting Room A, adjacent to the exhibit. This event is free and open to the public.
Local organizations joining with American Friends Service Committee to sponsor Windows and Mirrors include Iowa Veterans for Peace, PEACE Iowa, Iowa United Nations Association, Physicians for Social Responsibility, the Iowa NEA Peace and Justice Caucus, Iowa City and West Branch Friends (Quaker) meetings, First Mennonite Church, Scattergood Friends School and Farm, the Social Justice Coordinating Committee of UUSIC, and the West Branch Religious Council. Windows and Mirrors: Reflections on the War in Afghanistan is accessible from September 1 to 30th any hour the library is open: Monday through Thursday, 10am to 8:30pm; Friday, 10am to 6pm, Saturday, 9am to 4:30pm, and Sunday 12 noon to 4pm.
05.17.2012 Summer Reading Programs
Coralville Public Library Offers Summer Reading Fun for ALL Ages!
Families will experience plenty of reading enjoyment this summer by taking part in Coralville Public Library’s various reading programs. A combination of Library events and at-home participation promises an exciting summer. Registration begins at the Library on Wednesday, May 30th from 5:00 - 6:30 p.m.
Children (babies-4th grade): Dream Big—Read! – Guests from Blank Park Zoo and Dan Wardell’s Reading Road Trip are just a couple of the exciting visitors we’ll have for the Library’s younger readers. Many other activities and storytimes will take place throughout the summer, including a visit from ventriloquist Kevin Horner (for the entire family). Children who complete this program will receive a t-shirt.
5th & 6th Graders: Dream Big—Read! – Special programs include a visit from the Macbride Raptor Center, Grout Museum’s STARLAB, movies, crafts, and more!
Teens: Own the Night – An action-packed summer full of games, movies, crafts, contests, prizes, and nocturnal adventures awaits teens at the Coralville Library.
Adults: Read or listen to just 6 books of your choice and you’ll be entered into a prize drawing!
Registration begins at the Library on Wednesday, May 30th from 5:00 - 6:30 p.m. and continues at the Library and online at www.CoralvillePublicLibrary.org on May 31st. Be sure to stop in or contact the Library for more information on our summer reading programs.
Programs are sponsored in part by the Friends of the Coralville Public Library, Hills Bank and Trust, the University of Iowa Community Credit Union, and many other local businesses.
9.22.2011 Celebrate Your Freedom to Read: Banned Books Week Sept 25- Oct 1
The Coralville Public Library is celebrating Banned Books Week (Sept. 25-Oct. 1) by staging a "live display" of people reading books that have been banned or challenged in schools and libraries across the country. We still need volunteers! If you're interested, and live in the area, sign up for a 30 minute slot to read silently to yourself in our display window. Call the library (248-1850) or stop by to sign up :)
08.25.2011 September is National Library Card Sign-Up Month
In tough economic times, your library card gives you free access to books and computers, homework help, assistance with resumes and job searches, accurate financial information, CDs, DVDs and much more. We are replacing your lost library cards for free during the entire month of September! Just stop by the Circulation desk, present a photo ID, and ask for your free replacement card.
08.06.2011 Poemics:A Language Arts "Poem Strip" Workshop
Iowa Youth Writing Project
Fall 2011
Age group: junior high and high school students
Time: Saturdays, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Dates (4 sessions): September 10, September 17, September 24, October 1 (and a final event in downtown Iowa City the weekend of October 8)
Location: Coralville Public Library
Register online at: www.iywp.org
This free program fuses poetry with comics, university with community, and youth with writing and reading. Participants will use the comic-strip form as an unexpected tool for “close reading” of classic poems, unlocking their own potential as readers, writers, and artists. Rather than rushing to try to summarize what a poem is “about” (which is the test-taking mentality that often scares readers away from poetry), we’ll explore the specifics of what makes poetry wild and wondrous, letting poems keep their madness and mystery while gaining some insight into how the language of poetry moves (and moves us). By the end of the workshop, we’ll have created our own “poemics” or “poem-strips,” poem/comic hybrids that will be published in book form and displayed at an event for family, friends, and the community during the “Comics, Creativity, and Culture: Interdisciplinary and International Perspectives” symposium at the University of Iowa the weekend of October 8th.
Enrollment is limited, so sign up now! To register for this program, please visit www.iywp.org and register online. Although scheduling conflicts occur, please plan to attend all four workshop dates if you register. Got questions? Email theteam@iywp.org or call us at 319-804-9979.
—IYWP thanks its partners, University of Iowa Arts Share and the Coralville Public Library, for making “Poemics” a reality—
7.19.2011 RAGBRAI Comes to Coralville on July 29th!
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There are a few things the library would like to let patrons know about in advance of Ragbrai's ride through Coralville. General Info About Ragbrai in Coralville |
- The library WILL BE OPEN from 10am–6pm on Friday July 29th and WILL BE OPEN our regular hours of 9am-4:30pm on Saturday, July 30th.
- Library materials WILL NOT BE DUE on July 29th and BOOKDROPS WILL BE CLOSED. Please return materials on the 28th or 30th if at all possible, or call and renew materials over the phone via 319.248.1850 or online via your barcode and pin number.
- Internet access at the Library’s public computers may have time limitations, depending on demand.
- The library will have limited parking from 10am–2pm. LOWER LEVEL PARKING WILL BE UNAVAILABLE.
- The parking lot WILL CLOSE at 2pm for RAGBRAI event. Cars in the lot at 2pm may be subject to removal at the owner's expense.
- 12th Avenue will be closed between 6th and 7th Streets. 12th Avenue entrances to the parking lot WILL BE CLOSED. Before 2pm vehicles may enter the parking lot via 5th Street only. After 2pm pedestrian only traffic will be allowed in through 5th street entrances.
- A Pedestrian entrance to the library will be available via 5th Street throughout the day.
- FREE shuttle service will be available from the mall (near skating rink entrance) and from IHOP. Maps of available transportation options are online at the City of Coralville's website.
- Cafe del Sol Coffee and Tea @ the Library will be open until 12:00 midnight on July 29th and will open at 6:00am on Saturday, July 30th to serve pastries and coffee. Please call the Cafe with questions: 319.248.0069
5.17.2011 Summer Reading Program Kick-Off Information
Coralville Public Library Offers Summer Reading for ALL Ages!
Families will experience plenty of reading enjoyment this summer by taking part in Coralville Public Library’s reading programs for all ages. A combination of Library events and at-home participation promises an exciting summer. Registration begins at the Library on Tuesday, May 31st from 5:00 - 6:30 p.m.
Children (babies-4th grade): One World, Many Stories – Guests from Blank Park Zoo, Mad Science of Iowa, and Dan Wardell’s Reading Road Trip are just a few of the exciting visitors we’ll have for the Library’s younger readers. Children who complete this program will receive a t-shirt.
5th & 6th Graders: One World, Many Stories - Special programs include movies, crafts, and more!
Teens: Where in the World? – Travel the world with your passport to fun. Movies, belly dancing, crafts, games, salsa dancing, food, great prizes, and more!
Adults: Read or listen to just 6 books of your choice and you’ll be entered into a prize drawing!
Registration begins at the Library on Tuesday, May 31st from 5:00 - 6:30 p.m. and continues at the Library and online at www.CoralvillePublicLibrary.org on June 1st. Be sure to stop in or contact the Library for more information on our summer reading programs. Programs are sponsored in part by the Friends of the Coralville Public Library, Hills Bank and Trust, the University of Iowa Community Credit Union, and many other local businesses.
05.12.2011 Library Endowment Established
The Friends of the Coralville Library and the Coralville Public Library Foundation announced Thursday the establishment of an endowment fund for the library, in honor of the Library’s 50th Anniversary.
The announcement was made at the annual meeting of the Friends of the Coralville Library, Thursday night, May 12, 2011, by Friends President and local author Dori Butler, and Coralville Public Library Foundation Treasurer Diana Lundell.
The Friends and the Foundation contributed $5,000 each to establish the endowment in the Coralville Community Fund within the Johnson County Community Foundation. The organizations will provide $5,000 each for the next five years, to achieve at least a $50,000 endowment by 2015—the library’s 50th Anniversary.
Butler noted that an endowment fund can play a key role in meeting Library needs of the future. “By keeping the principal intact and only spending the interest, it becomes a permanent source of seed money for new, innovative projects as well as supplementary funds to enhance current programs.”
Lundell said while supporters of the Library can still make contributions to the Friends or Foundation, the endowment fund may be an incentive for some donors because of tax credits available on funds donated through community foundations. “While our establishing gifts were made by the Friends and Foundation, we certainly welcome gifts from individuals. We would love to exceed our goal of $50,000, since a larger endowment would mean more resources for programs and services.” she said
For more information about making a contribution to the endowment, contact Lundell at 351-1125.
11.23.2010 Computer Classes at the Library
The reference department at the Coralville Public Library is now offering computer classes. Our first class is scheduled for Wednesday, December 15 at 9:00 AM. The class will walk participants through setting-up an email account. It is free and open to the public, though sign-up is requested. More information about future classes will be available soon. Possible topics include browsing the Internet, using the library’s genealogy databases (Ancestry & Heritage Quest), using Microsoft Word, Excel, and Powerpoint, downloading and using Open Office, setting up a Facebook and Twitter account, and managing digital photos. We welcome your questions or suggestions for future classes.
10.10.2010 Satellite Voting at the Library
Monday, October 25 10:00am until 8:30pm
The Johnson County Auditor's Office will be offering early voting at the Coralville Public Library on Monday, October 25, from 10am until 8:30pm. Voting booths will be on the main floor of the library near the Circulation Desk.
If you are eligible to vote in the November election but aren't registered yet, stop by the library's Community Resources room to pick up a voter registration form.
More information about registering to vote and the voting process is available from the auditor's website.
10.10.2010 Return of the Let's R.E.A.D. Program
Third Sunday of the Month beginning October 17 1:00pm until 3:00pm
Children kindergarten age or older can improve their reading skills and make a new friend by reading aloud for 15 minutes to a licensed therapy dog in our Storytime Room on Sunday afternoons. Continues every Third Sunday of the Month: October 17, November 21, December 19. Sign up is required on the day of event. (First come, first served)
10.05.2010 Library Board of Trustees Meeting Agenda and Minutes Posted
Board of Trustees Current Meeting Agenda
and September Meeting Minutes
09.07.2010 Library Board of Trustees Meeting Agenda and Minutes
Board of Trustees Current Meeting Agenda
and August Meeting Minutes
09.01.2010 National Library Card Sign-Up Month
September is National Library Card Sign-up Month! The Coralville Public Library will offer free replacement library cards throughout the entire month of September.
Just stop by the Circulation desk, present a photo ID, and ask for your free replacement card.
08.30.2010 Library Board Meeting Date Change
The Library Board of Trustees will meet on the 2nd Wednesday of September instead of the first due to scheduling conflicts. The meeting will now be held at 6:00pm on September 8th. Minutes of the previous meeting and the agenda will be available online before the meeting.
08.23.2010 CPL is Hiring An Adult Services Coordinator
The Coralville Public Library is looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Librarian for the position of Adult Services Coordinator. Duties include overseeing all aspects of the Adult Services Program, including selecting materials, planning and implementing adult programs and events, and providing outreach services. Responsibilities include oversight of Circulation services and Volunteer program. Position includes regular hours at public service desk, with some evening and weekend work required. An ALA/MLS and 3 years of library experience, including management experience, required. Consideration of applications begins August 23rd, 2010. For a complete job description and application visit www.coralville.org/jobs.aspx or email mfunke@ci.coralville.ia.us.
07.08.2010 New Adult Materials
New Adult Materials for July are now listed on the Find Books page.
07.06.2010 Library Board of Trustees Current Meeting Agenda
Board of Trustees Meeting Agenda
and
June Meeting Minutes
05.26.2010 Coralville Public Library Offers Summer Reading for All Ages!
Families will experience plenty of reading enjoyment this summer by taking part in Coralville Public Library’s reading programs for infants and pre-readers, children, preteens, teens, and adults. A combination of library events and at-home participation promises an exciting summer at the library. Some highlights include: The Reptile Guy with live reptiles, Fax Gilbert’s “Mime, Masks, and Magic Concert” (pre-K – kindergarten), Mad Science of Iowa (grades 1-4), Dan Wardell’s Reading Road Trip, video and writing workshops for teens, and a fun movie just for adults!
Registration is in full swing for our Summer Reading Programs. More information can be found at: www.coralvillepubliclibrary.org
Programs are sponsored in part by the Friends of the Coralville Public Library, Hills Bank and Trust, the University of Iowa Community Credit Union, and many other local businesses.
3.23.2010 New Materials for March
New Adult materials: books, audiobooks, dvds, and cds are now listed on:
find books
3.20.2010 New Employment Opportunity
Adult Services Coordinator
The Coralville Public Library is seeking an Adult Services Coordinator.
Duties include overseeing all aspects of the Adult Services Program, including selecting and cataloging materials, planning and implementing adult programs and events, and providing outreach services. Responsibilities also include oversight of Circulation services. Position includes regular hours at public service desk, with some evening and weekend work required.
An ALA/MLS and 3 years of library experience, including management experience, required.
Consideration of applications begins April 2nd,
2010. For a complete job description and application visit Coralville.org/jobs.aspx
or email
mfunke@ci.coralville.ia.us.
EOE
02.01.2010 Downloadable Media!
Downloadable media is here!
The Coralville Public Library now offers digital media for download to personal computers and portable devices.
Patrons can browse and download digital audiobooks and e-books right from the library’s website. A recent cooperative agreement with the Iowa City Public Library and OverDrive Digital Media service allows the library to offer this service to residents of Coralville, Rural Johnson County, and University Heights. OverDrive titles are currently compatible with the Sony eReader, the Barnes and Noble nook, and a variety of mp3 devices. To try out the service click eMedia
For more details or help with downloading, call the library at 248-1850.
11.20.2009 Driveway Closure
The 5th Street driveway for the Coralville Public Library
and Café del Sol parking lot is closed while construction continues on the Coralville Center for
the Performing Arts and Plaza on 5th Building. Patrons will need to use the two driveways
on 12th Avenue.
The sidewalk leading from
the 5th Street sidewalk to the front door of the Library will remain open. The sidewalk along the north side of 5th Street between driveway and 12th Avenue will be closed. The sidewalk along the west side of 12th Avenue between 5th Street and
the first parking lot driveway will be closed. A map is available
here
For more information about the project, please visit
the City of Coralville website and the Plaza on 5th website.