1897-1980

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The first ICPL was on the second floor of the C.O.D. Steam Laundry building at 211 Iowa Ave. opening its doors on Thursday January 21, 1897.

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The second location for the ICPL was at 212 East College Street in the Cannon & Pratt building opening in June of 1901.

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An addition of 14,000 square-feet was built onto the Carnegie building and dedicated on Sunday, November 10, 1963.

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Workers undergoing excavation work on Iowa City's Carnegie Library, which began construction in the summer of 1903.

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Workers building Iowa City's Carnegie Library, which began construction in the summer of 1903.

The Carnegie Library at 212 South Linn Street opened its doors on Thursday, October 27, 1904.

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An addition of 14,000 square-feet was built onto the Carnegie building and dedicated on Sunday, November 10, 1963.

The library initially employed one librarian and held a total of 1,300 books. Public outcry for more positive spaces for Iowa City's youth was a major catalyst in the public library's inception.