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Eliminating Fines and Expanding Hours to Make Your Library More Accessible
Two big changes to make the North Liberty Library more accessible are coming on Monday, March 23: we’re going fine free and offering expanded hours. Knowing patrons with overdue fines often avoid returning to the library as users and then continue to hang on to their materials, the North Liberty Library has long had a…
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More Than Just the Poses
Beth McClelland has taken her passion for self-care and turned it into a business spanning eight years and two locations. She considers her studio, Heat Yoga Studio & Spa, a “wellness oasis”. North Liberty is the headquarters of local media, regional financial and national transportation companies and home to solar energy and tech startups, and…
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Spring Break Brings Full Rec Center Access for Kids
Everyone looks forward to Spring Break, but sometimes, if you’re not taking the family to an exotic, warm-weather clime, you need to find a way to burn off a little energy. The North Liberty Recreation Department is here to help. From Sunday, March 15, through Sunday, March 22, 2020, any membership or facility pass for any…
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Activity Guide for Summer 2020 Now Available
The seasonal North Liberty Activity Guide is now available online, covering recreation, aquatic, library and community programming and events offered May through August 2020. Registration for most programs begins April 6 for North Liberty residents. The guide highlights new programming and returning favorites for kids, adults, seniors and families. Highlights include: The opening of the outdoor…
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Good Neighbor Meeting for 175 South Jones Boulevard
This meeting will be held on Thursday Feb. 27, 2020, from 5:30 to 6 p.m. at North Liberty City Council Chambers, 1 Quail Creek Circle. The City may soon consider a zoning map amendment (rezoning) for the property located at 175 South Jones Blvd. The developer has indicated that the proposed development would be a…
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Get into the Vinyasa Yoga Flow with a Free Class
The recreation department will offer a free, eight-week yoga program starting this February. The program open to patrons of all levels looking to further pursue their yoga practice with steady Vinyasa flow. This class will be dedicated to both a balance in power and restorative poses. Perfect for those looking to strengthen themselves while also…
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Social Service Agencies Encouraged to Apply for FY21 Funding
Each year, the City of North Liberty funds a number of organizations who offer social services to North Liberty residents. As part of its annual budget planning, the City of North Liberty has asked organizations seeking funding for services in the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2020, to submit an application by March 20, 2020,…
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Park and Recreation Commission Vacancy to be Filled
The Park and Recreation Commission will have an vacancy to fill the remainder of a term that end on June 30, 2021. The Mayor and City Council will appoint a volunteer to fill this opening after the closing of applications on March 13. The Park and Recreation Commission helps plan for the continuing development of parks…
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Passing of “Can Man”
By Mayor Terry Donahue Can Man. That is a title given David Slade by a good number of persons the many years he lived in North Liberty. If you have lived here for a long-time, you had to have seen David. He was one of those persons whom you saw around town embarking on a…
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Marginal Characters
Tony Walsh makes sure all of the local New Pioneer Food Co-op’s shelves are stocked with fresh loaves of bread, sandwiches, soups, salads and pastries. He oversees operations from the centralized production center, called the Hub, at its home base here in North Liberty. North Liberty is the headquarters of local media, regional financial and…
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