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LETTER to the Editor: As the Iowa Library Association president, I seek your support to Iowa communities affected by House File 718 as levy dollars funding services in approximately 17.7%

Sam Helmick, the community and access services coordinator for the Iowa City Public Library, poses for a portrait on Wednesday, …

On Wednesday, Oct. 4, Hayden Parris attended the Let Freedom Read panel hosted by Drake University.

Iowa City Pulblic library announces the launch of the book bike: pedal-powered literacy and climate action

Sam Helmick, the community and access services coordinator for the Iowa City Public Library, pulls down books for residents on …

After a few short weeks into the school year, school librarians and administrators are facing challenges complying with a new Iowa law that restricts books, classroom instruction, and instructional material containing content of sex acts and gender identity.  Senate File 496, which was signed into Iowa law last May, prohibits the use of curriculum or...

The law bans books with descriptions of sex acts from school library shelves.

Library restrictions in an Iowa law passed this year are causing headaches for school librarians and administrators as they prepare for the new school year, and many have said they want to see more guidance from the state to clear up uncertainties. But one Republican lawmaker who supported the bill said, “It could not be more clear.”

DES MOINES — Library restrictions in an Iowa law passed this year are causing headaches for school librarians and administrators as they prepare for the new school year, and many

Amid legislation targeting the information sector, public librarians speak on their growing role as a force in the political realm. From representative literature to creating inclusive environments, libraries are offering more to the community than books.