"A New Public Library for Everybody" ICPL Construction Wall Panel, 2002
Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City, Iowa)
Wall surrounding ICPL construction site, "A new public library for everybody."
Iowa City Public Library
08-2002
Wortman, Deanne
Educational use only.
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5585
Iowa City, Iowa
"A New Public Library for Everybody" Wide View, ICPL Construction Wall Panel, 2002
Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City, Iowa)
Wall surrounding ICPL construction site, "A new public library for everybody."
Iowa City Public Library
08-2002
Wortman, Deanne
Educational use only.
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icpl-2002-fence_008.jpg
5586
Iowa City, Iowa
"Come On In" Clost-Up, ICPL Construction Wall Panel, 2002
Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City, Iowa)
Wall surrounding ICPL construction site, "Come on in."
Iowa City Public Library
08-2002
Wortman, Deanne
Educational use only.
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icpl-2002-fence_004.jpg
5581
Iowa City, Iowa
"Come On In" ICPL Construction Wall Panel, 2002
Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City, Iowa)
Wall surrounding ICPL construction site, "Come on in."
Iowa City Public Library
08-2002
Wortman, Deanne
Educational use only.
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icpl-2002-fence_003.jpg
5580
Iowa City, Iowa
"Feed Me" ICPL Construction Wall Panel, 2002
Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City, Iowa)
Wall surrounding ICPL construction site, "Feed me."
Iowa City Public Library
08-2002
Wortman, Deanne
Educational use only.
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5598
Iowa City, Iowa
"Linn Street & Library Entrance" ICPL Construction Wall Panel, 2002
Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City, Iowa)
Wall surrounding ICPL construction site. Sign- Linn Street & Library Entrance
Iowa City Public Library
08-2002
Wortman, Deanne
Educational use only.
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icpl-2002-fence_002.jpg
5579
Iowa City, Iowa
"Los Libros" ICPL Construction Wall Panel, 2002
Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City, Iowa)
Wall surrounding ICPL construction site, "Los Libros."
Iowa City Public Library
08-2002
Wortman, Deanne
Educational use only.
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icpl-2002-fence_018.jpg
5596
Iowa City, Iowa
"Sing" ICPL Construction Wall Panel, 2002
Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City, Iowa)
Wall surrounding ICPL construction site
Iowa City Public Library
08-2002
Wortman, Deanne
Educational use only.
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icpl-2002-fence_009.jpg
5587
Iowa City, Iowa
"There Is No Frigate Like a Book..." ICPL Construction Wall Panel
Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City, Iowa)
Wall surrounding construction site, "There is no frigate like a book to take us..."
Iowa City Public Library
08-2002
Wortman, Deanne
Educational use only.
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icpl-2002-fence_015.jpg
5593
Iowa City, Iowa
"To Downtown" Close-Up Directional, ICPL Construction Wall Panel, 2002
Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City, Iowa)
Wall surrounding ICPL construction site, "To downtown, to fountain, to Library."
Iowa City Public Library
08-2002
Wortman, Deanne
Educational use only.
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icpl-2002-fence_011.jpg
5589
Iowa City, Iowa
"To Downtown" Directional, ICPL Construction Wall Panel, 2002
Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City, Iowa)
Wall surrounding ICPL construction site, "To downtown, to fountain, to Library."
Iowa City Public Library
08-2002
Wortman, Deanne
Educational use only.
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icpl-2002-fence_010.jpg
5588
Iowa City, Iowa
"We Are Open" ICPL Close-Up Construction Wall Panel, 2002
Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City, Iowa)
Wall surrounding ICPL construction site, "We are open."
Iowa City Public Library
08-2002
Wortman, Deanne
Educational use only.
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icpl-2002-fence_005.jpg
5582
Iowa City, Iowa
"Welcome to Iowa City" ICPL Construction Wall Panel, 2002
Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City, Iowa)
Wall (with signs) surrounding ICPL construction site (library entrance).
Iowa City Public Library
08-2002
Wortman, Deanne
Educational use only.
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icpl-2002-fence_001.jpg
5577
Iowa City, Iowa
Architect Rendering of New ICPL Building, 2002
Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City, Iowa)
Boards for new building.
Iowa City Public Library
01-2002
Educational use only.
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icpl-2002-ground_003.jpg
5400
Iowa City, Iowa
Audience at ICPL Groundbreaking, 2002
Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City, Iowa)
Audience at ICPL groundbreaking ceremony
Iowa City Public Library
01-2002
Educational use only.
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icpl-2002-ground_004.jpg
5394
Iowa City, Iowa
Building the Iowa City Carnegie Library Addition, 1963
Iowa CIty Public Library (Iowa City, Iowa)
An addition of 14,000 square-feet was built onto the Carnegie building and dedicated on Sunday, November 10, 1963. The need for more library space was primarily attributed to an increased population and a record-breaking amount of library circulation.
Iowa City Public Library
1963
Iowa City Public Library
Educational use only.
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Iowa City, Iowa
Building the Library, 2004
Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City, Iowa)
After more than two years of construction the doors opened to the new building June 12, 2004. The current ICPL location is an expansion and renovation of the 1981 building, its current space nearly double that of the original. A successful November 2000 bond referendum vote helped in funding this project. The design of the current building, with its tall windows and additional seating, is a marked change from the earlier building. Self-check features were also installed during this building's renovation.
Iowa City Public Library
2004
Iowa City Public Library
Educational use only.
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icpl-0008_2004.jpg
Iowa City, Iowa
Building Workers 1, Iowa City Public Library, 1904
Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City, Iowa)
Workers undergoing excavation work on 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. Funds for the construction of this building were provided by a $35,000 grant from Andrew Carnegie.
The portico on the house in the background was saved when that house was torn down. It was moved to a house at 606 S. Johnson street, where it still stands as of May 2013.
Iowa City Public Library
1904
Iowa City Public Library
Educational use only.
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icpl-0002_1904.jpg
Iowa City, Iowa
Building Workers 2, 1904
Iowa CIty Public Library (Iowa City, Iowa)
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. Funds for the construction of this building were provided by a $35,000 grant from Andrew Carnegie.
Iowa City Public Library
1904
Iowa City Public Library
Educational use only.
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icpl-0003_1904.jpg
Iowa City, Iowa
C.O.D. Steam Laundry Building, 1897
Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City, Iowa)
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. 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.
Iowa City Public Library
1897
Iowa City Public Library
Educational use only.
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Iowa City, Iowa
Cannon & Pratt Building, 1901
Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City, Iowa)
The second location for the ICPL was at 212 East College Street in the Cannon & Pratt building opening in June of 1901. Today most of this site is occupied by the present public library building. While rent at this new location was an additional $125 per year, additional space, improved lighting, and more desirable library quarters were among the reasons for the move.
Iowa City Public Library
1901
Iowa City Public Library
Educational use only.
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icpl-0001_1901.jpg
Iowa City, Iowa
Carnegie Library Construction, 1903
Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City, Iowa)
Construction of the Carnegie library building in 1903- 4 wheel horse-drawn buggy in foreground. The Carnegie Library at 212 South Linn Street opened its doors on Thursday, October 27, 1904.
12-23-1903
Educational use only.
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icpl-1903_001.jpg
10658
Iowa City, Iowa
Carnegie Library Construction, 1903
Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City, Iowa)
Carnegie library building under construction in 1903. The Carnegie Library at 212 South Linn Street opened its doors on Thursday, October 27, 1904.
12-23-1903
Educational use only.
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icpl-1903_002.jpg
10659
Iowa City, Iowa
Carnegie Library Construction, 1903
Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City, Iowa)
Groundbreaking at the construction of the Carnegie library building in 1903. The Carnegie Library at 212 South Linn Street opened its doors on Thursday, October 27, 1904.
1903
Educational use only.
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icpl-1903_003.jpg
10660
Iowa City, Iowa
Carnegie Library Construction, 1903
Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City, Iowa)
Early progress in the construction of the Carnegie library building in 1903. The Carnegie Library at 212 South Linn Street opened its doors on Thursday, October 27, 1904.
1903
Educational use only.
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icpl-1903_004.jpg
10662
Iowa City, Iowa
Carnegie Library Construction, 1903
Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City, Iowa)
Early progress in the construction of the Carnegie library building in 1903. The Carnegie Library at 212 South Linn Street opened its doors on Thursday, October 27, 1904.
1903
Educational use only.
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icpl-1903_005.jpg
10661
Iowa City, Iowa
Carnegie Library Expansion, 1963
Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City, Iowa)
Construction of north side addition to the Carnegie Library
1963
Educational use only.
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icpl-1963_004.jpg
10673
Iowa City, Iowa
Carnegie Library Exterior, 1963
Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City, Iowa)
Exterior of Carnegie Library, before north side addition
1963
Educational use only.
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icpl-1963_003.jpg
10675
Iowa City, Iowa
Carnegie Library, 1975
Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City, Iowa)
Carnegie Library with east side addition, June 1975
06-1975
Educational use only.
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icpl-1975_002.jpg
10670
Iowa City, Iowa
Carnegie Library's Linn Street Entrance, 1975
Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City, Iowa)
Linn Street entrance to the Carnegie Library, June 1975
06-1975
Educational use only.
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icpl-1975_001.jpg
10674
Iowa City, Iowa
Characters with Umbrellas, ICPL Construction Wall Close-Up
Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City, Iowa)
Iowa City Public Library
08-2002
Wortman, Deanne
Educational use only.
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icpl-2002-fence_013.jpg
5591
Iowa City, Iowa
Children at ICPL Groundbreaking, 2002
Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City, Iowa)
Children Shoveling
Iowa City Public Library
01-2002
Educational use only.
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icpl-2002-ground_012.jpg
5385
Iowa City, Iowa
Children at ICPL Groundbreaking, 2002
Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City, Iowa)
Children Shoveling
Iowa City Public Library
01-2002
Educational use only.
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icpl-2002-ground_013.jpg
5384
Iowa City, Iowa
Children at ICPL Groundbreaking, 2002
Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City, Iowa)
Children Shoveling
Iowa City Public Library
01-2002
Educational use only.
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icpl-2002-ground_014.jpg
5382
Iowa City, Iowa
Children at ICPL Groundbreaking, 2002
Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City, Iowa)
Children Shoveling
Iowa City Public Library
01-2002
Educational use only.
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icpl-2002-ground_015.jpg
5380
Iowa City, Iowa
Children at ICPL Groundbreaking, 2002
Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City, Iowa)
Children Shoveling
Iowa City Public Library
01-2002
Educational use only.
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icpl-2002-ground_016.jpg
5379
Iowa City, Iowa
Circulation Desk, Carnegie Library, 1965
Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City, Iowa)
Circulation Desk and card catalog after the 1963 addition
1965
Educational use only.
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icpl-1965_001.jpg
10701
Iowa City, Iowa
College Street, 200-Block, 1970s
Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City, Iowa)
Future site of downtown Pedestrian Mall. J.C. Penney's building, Carnegie Library, parking lot.
City of Iowa City
197?
Educational use only
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Iowa City, Iowa
Cookies at ICPL Groundbreaking, 2002
Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City, Iowa)
Groundbreaking ceremony; cookies
Iowa City Public Library
01-2002
Educational use only.
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icpl-2002-ground_021.jpg
5368
Iowa City, Iowa
Descartes and Tea Set, ICPL Construction Wall Panel, 2002
Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City, Iowa)
Wall surrounding ICPL construction site
Iowa City Public Library
08-2002
Wortman, Deanne
Educational use only.
jpg
icpl-2002-fence_019.jpg
5597
Iowa City, Iowa