North Liberty Events

The regular meeting of the North Liberty Parks and Recreation Commission. The agenda can be found at northlibertyiowa.org/meetings and live stream of the meeting can be found at northlibertyiowa.org/live.

Over 55 years old? Grab your computer (or iPad or phone) and lunch at 11:30 a.m. on Fridays.

Each week, we explore something different and you're invited to join.

Call the library for details on joining via Zoom! (319) 626-5701 or email [email protected]

Description:The regular meeting of the North Liberty Planning and Zoning Commission.The agenda can be found at northlibertyiowa.org/meetings and live stream of the meeting can be found at northlibertyiowa.org/live.

Each Friday of the month, North Liberty 55+ Connections Lunch gives seniors a chance to get together for lunch, to play a game, and socialize. Meals are $5.00 per person and include an activity or presenter.

To attend our 55+ Lunch you must make an advance reservation. Please add your name to the sign-up at the meal the week prior or call the North Liberty Recreation Department at (319) 626-5716 by noon on Thursday.

Monthly menu and activity schedule:
  - first Friday, Hy-Vee deli
  - second Friday, Rizza Ranch
  - third Friday, Miribito's
  - fourth Friday, Yang Chow Wok
  - fifth Friday, Zio Johno's or Chester's Chicken

Lunch is occasionally cancelled for holidays and other conflicts. Meals and activities are always subject to change (i.e. the occasional potluck event). Please check the northlibertyiowa.org calendar for up-to-date information! Be sure to keep on top of senior happenings in North Liberty and surrounding area by joining our Facebook page, www.facebook.com/NorthLibertyIowaAreaSeniors. 

If you would like to be added to an email distribution group for more information on North Liberty Area Seniors, please email Adult Services Librarian, Amy Golly at [email protected]. 

Each week the Recreation Department will offer a new to-go pack with a hands-on activity, coloring pages and other fun in its weekly themed kits. The program is currently scheduled to last until the end of the year.

To participate in the program, simply stop by the North Liberty Community Center, 520 W. Cherry Street, and pick up an activity kit while supplies last. Kits are free. Additionally, activities will be available online.

An hour of socializing. No coffee will be provided at this time.

The regular meeting of the North Liberty City Council. The agenda can be found at northlibertyiowa.org/meetings and live stream of the meeting can be found at northlibertyiowa.org/live.

Self-officiated, 5-on-5basketball games for men and women 35 years old and older. 

Free with a North Liberty Recreation pass or $5 perplayer.

Marked disc golf courses and maps will be set up for free weekend play at designated parks. Stop by the Recreation Department for maps, equipment or more information. Session Oct. 3:

Sept 18, 19: Deerfield Park

Sept 25, 26: Quail Ridge Park

Oct 2, 3: Penn MeadowsPark

Marked disc golf courses and maps will be set up for free weekend play at designated parks. Stop by the Recreation Department for maps, equipment or more information. Session Oct. 3:

Sept 18, 19: Deerfield Park

Sept 25, 26: Quail Ridge Park

Oct 2, 3: Penn MeadowsPark

Each Friday of the month, North Liberty 55+ Connections Lunch gives seniors a chance to get together for lunch, to play a game, and socialize. Meals are $5.00 per person and include an activity or presenter.

To attend our 55+ Lunch you must make an advance reservation. Please add your name to the sign-up at the meal the week prior or call the North Liberty Recreation Department at (319) 626-5716 by noon on Thursday.

Monthly menu and activity schedule:
  - first Friday, Hy-Vee deli
  - second Friday, Rizza Ranch
  - third Friday, Miribito's
  - fourth Friday, Yang Chow Wok
  - fifth Friday, Zio Johno's or Chester's Chicken

Lunch is occasionally cancelled for holidays and other conflicts. Meals and activities are always subject to change (i.e. the occasional potluck event). Please check the northlibertyiowa.org calendar for up-to-date information! Be sure to keep on top of senior happenings in North Liberty and surrounding area by joining our Facebook page, www.facebook.com/NorthLibertyIowaAreaSeniors. 

If you would like to be added to an email distribution group for more information on North Liberty Area Seniors, please email Adult Services Librarian, Amy Golly at [email protected]. 

Marked disc golf courses and maps will be set up for free weekend play at designated parks. Stop by the Recreation Department for maps, equipment or more information. Session Oct. 3:

Sept 18, 19: Deerfield Park

Sept 25, 26: Quail Ridge Park

Oct 2, 3: Penn MeadowsPark

Marked disc golf courses and maps will be set up for free weekend play at designated parks. Stop by the Recreation Department for maps, equipment or more information. Session Oct. 3:

Sept 18, 19: Deerfield Park

Sept 25, 26: Quail Ridge Park

Oct 2, 3: Penn MeadowsPark

Each week the Recreation Department will offer a new to-go pack with a hands-on activity, coloring pages and other fun in its weekly themed kits. The program is currently scheduled to last until the end of the year.

To participate in the program, simply stop by the North Liberty Community Center, 520 W. Cherry Street, and pick up an activity kit while supplies last. Kits are free. Additionally, activities will be available online.

An hour of socializing. No coffee will be provided at this time.

The regular meeting of the North Liberty Library Board of Trustees. The agenda can be found at northlibertyiowa.org/meetings and live stream of the meeting can be found at northlibertyiowa.org/live.

Join Domestic Violence Intervention Program for this two-day workshop with Ayana Wallace titled "She's Too Strong:" Understanding the Intersections of Misogynoir, Domestic Violence, and Victimization. This two-day event will be held on September 21st & 23rd from 9-10:30 AM via Zoom. Special thanks to the UI Public Policy Center and Humanities Iowa for sponsoring! Attendance cap to 100 participants!

Register at: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_QNQJabtRRwOZ9zl5VeuH8Q

Workshop Part I Description (90 Minutes)
This workshop will underscore the ways in which historical trauma and institutionalized racism have impacted Black women and girls. Workshop participants will delve into IPV and examine how these multiple layers of violence impact and shape Black women’s and girls’ realities. Workshop participants will also explore both long-held and current narratives around Black love, relationships, violence, and trauma, and the impact that these narratives have on survivors’ help-seeking abilities, strategies, and socialization.
 
Workshop Part II Description (90 Minutes)
Participants use the context and understanding gained from Part I, to identify challenges when intervening with victim-survivors in the Black community. We will identify the ways in which advocates can change the narrative surrounding Black womanhood and girlhood to support and uplift victims in a meaningful way. Community members will leave this session with an understanding of how to engage victim-survivors in culturally specific and relevant safety planning and help-seeking strategies.

About Ayana Wallace

Ayana Wallace is a Black American, intersectional womanist. Ayana graduated from Dickinson College with her Bachelor’s degree in Women’s and Gender Studies and minors in English, History, and Creative Writing. She went on to obtain her Master’s from Towson University, with a degree in Women’s and Gender Studies. Throughout her time at Towson University, Ayana focused her area of research on violence in communities of color, specifically intimate partner violence, sexual violence, reproductive coercion, and medicalized racism. Ayana has studied extensively the theory and every day implications of privilege, oppression, and intersectionality; including the work of Patricia Hill Collins, Audre Lorde, bell hooks, and more. She always strives to be intersectional in her approach and to highlight the experiences of victim-survivors who have been marginalized and how systemic barriers and violence further impact victim-survivors. Ayana recently joined the Ujima, Inc., team and serves as their Training Specialist. Prior to her work with Ujima, Ayana acted as Project Manager and Lead Trainer, with the Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence where she also worked with MNADV’s Lethality Assessment Program and was responsible for managing several national sites on the implementation of the Lethality Assessment Program-Maryland Model (LAP). 

Designated free nights toplay basketball in Jones Gymnasium, no pass required, offered from 6 to 9 p.m. on the first and third Tuesdays, second and fourth Fridays of each month. 

Open gym is subject to cancelation for special events or programs. No team or practicesallowed. Regular facility supervision rules apply. Contact the Recreation Department front desk at (319) 626-5716 with questions.

Self-officiated, 5-on-5basketball games for men and women 35 years old and older. 

Free with a North Liberty Recreation pass or $5 perplayer.

Join Domestic Violence Intervention Program for this two-day workshop with Ayana Wallace titled "She's Too Strong:" Understanding the Intersections of Misogynoir, Domestic Violence, and Victimization. This two-day event will be held on September 21st & 23rd from 9-10:30 AM via Zoom. Special thanks to the UI Public Policy Center and Humanities Iowa for sponsoring! Attendance cap to 100 participants!

Register at: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_QNQJabtRRwOZ9zl5VeuH8Q

Workshop Part I Description (90 Minutes)
This workshop will underscore the ways in which historical trauma and institutionalized racism have impacted Black women and girls. Workshop participants will delve into IPV and examine how these multiple layers of violence impact and shape Black women’s and girls’ realities. Workshop participants will also explore both long-held and current narratives around Black love, relationships, violence, and trauma, and the impact that these narratives have on survivors’ help-seeking abilities, strategies, and socialization.
 
Workshop Part II Description (90 Minutes)
Participants use the context and understanding gained from Part I, to identify challenges when intervening with victim-survivors in the Black community. We will identify the ways in which advocates can change the narrative surrounding Black womanhood and girlhood to support and uplift victims in a meaningful way. Community members will leave this session with an understanding of how to engage victim-survivors in culturally specific and relevant safety planning and help-seeking strategies.

About Ayana Wallace

Ayana Wallace is a Black American, intersectional womanist. Ayana graduated from Dickinson College with her Bachelor’s degree in Women’s and Gender Studies and minors in English, History, and Creative Writing. She went on to obtain her Master’s from Towson University, with a degree in Women’s and Gender Studies. Throughout her time at Towson University, Ayana focused her area of research on violence in communities of color, specifically intimate partner violence, sexual violence, reproductive coercion, and medicalized racism. Ayana has studied extensively the theory and every day implications of privilege, oppression, and intersectionality; including the work of Patricia Hill Collins, Audre Lorde, bell hooks, and more. She always strives to be intersectional in her approach and to highlight the experiences of victim-survivors who have been marginalized and how systemic barriers and violence further impact victim-survivors. Ayana recently joined the Ujima, Inc., team and serves as their Training Specialist. Prior to her work with Ujima, Ayana acted as Project Manager and Lead Trainer, with the Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence where she also worked with MNADV’s Lethality Assessment Program and was responsible for managing several national sites on the implementation of the Lethality Assessment Program-Maryland Model (LAP). 

Each Friday of the month, North Liberty 55+ Connections Lunch gives seniors a chance to get together for lunch, to play a game, and socialize. Meals are $5.00 per person and include an activity or presenter.

To attend our 55+ Lunch you must make an advance reservation. Please add your name to the sign-up at the meal the week prior or call the North Liberty Recreation Department at (319) 626-5716 by noon on Thursday.

Monthly menu and activity schedule:
  - first Friday, Hy-Vee deli
  - second Friday, Rizza Ranch
  - third Friday, Miribito's
  - fourth Friday, Yang Chow Wok
  - fifth Friday, Zio Johno's or Chester's Chicken

Lunch is occasionally cancelled for holidays and other conflicts. Meals and activities are always subject to change (i.e. the occasional potluck event). Please check the northlibertyiowa.org calendar for up-to-date information! Be sure to keep on top of senior happenings in North Liberty and surrounding area by joining our Facebook page, www.facebook.com/NorthLibertyIowaAreaSeniors. 

If you would like to be added to an email distribution group for more information on North Liberty Area Seniors, please email Adult Services Librarian, Amy Golly at [email protected]. 

Designated free nights toplay basketball in Jones Gymnasium, no pass required, offered from 6 to 9 p.m. on the first and third Tuesdays, second and fourth Fridays of each month. 

Open gym is subject to cancelation for special events or programs. No team or practicesallowed. Regular facility supervision rules apply. Contact the Recreation Department front desk at (319) 626-5716 with questions.

Marked disc golf courses and maps will be set up for free weekend play at designated parks. Stop by the Recreation Department for maps, equipment or more information. Session Oct. 3:

Sept 25, 26: Quail Ridge Park

Oct 2, 3: Penn MeadowsPark