Iowa City wants you to ‘Love Your Library’

IOWA CITY - February is Love Your Library month at the Iowa City Public Library. The annual celebration is an opportunity for the library to show its love for the community and its patrons.

This year's monthlong observance kicked off with a Blind Date book display. This collection of books wrapped in paper with a line or two of text offering a hint to the novel hidden inside is our attempt to play literary matchmaker.

Patrons willing to try something new may just find the book of their dreams - or at least a new genre. A 'Rate Your Date” bookmark is included with each book.

Return the slips to the library by March 12 to be entered in a drawing for a box of chocolates from Aspen Leaf Frozen Yogurt/Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory.

Love Your Library events also include a family craft activity from 2 to 4 p.m. today in the Storytime Room.

Meanwhile, students in third through sixth grades can learn how to make delicious no-bake treats during Totally Tweens: Sweet Treats from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Join us for a Valentine's Eve Movie Night from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday. 'The Princess Bride” will be shown in Meeting Room A. Popcorn will be provided.

The Book End bookstore on the library's second floor has a sweet deal this month. Pick up a coupon for a free book. Coupons must be redeemed this month. If you want more books, The Book End Book Sale will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 28 in Meeting Room A.

Finally, if you're looking to make something sweet for your sweetheart this February, visit our second floor cookbook collection. Some of our new titles, like Amber Rose's 'Love, Bake, Nourish: Healthier Cakes and Dessert Full of Fruit and Flavor” and '50 Deliciously Decorative Cookies: Easy-to-Make Cookie Creations” by Fiona Pearce have recipes that will make this month a little sweeter.

' Meredith Hines-Dochterman is a public relations specialist at the Iowa City Public Library.