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It’s officially summer, and the North Liberty Community Center sees increased use and visits as people from across the corridor visit to use our pools, come to activities and camps, and watch Prime Time and Game Time basketball leagues. The North Liberty Police Department encourages patrons to consider leaving phones, personal electronics, wallets and other valuables at home. If you…

https://vimeo.com/131120550 The Summer Reading Program kicked off their activities earlier this week. Several “superhero” animals made their way over to the North Liberty Library from Blank Park Zoo in Des Moines, and many teen readers took part in the library’s first ever Chocolate Olympics. The library will continue to have events every Tuesday: 10:00 a.m.for…

North Liberty is being honored with a 2015 Playful City USA designation for the fourth time. In partnership with the Humana Foundation, KaBOOM! is honoring cities, towns and counties across the country for making their communities more playable. In the past year, North Liberty has continued to provide a myriad of youth sports both through…

The University of Iowa Athletic Department is hosting North Liberty Community Day on Saturday, Sept. 5, when the Iowa Hawkeye football team hosts Illinois State in its 2015 season opener. For the game, any member of the North Liberty community can purchase an unlimited number of $40 group rate adult tickets and $25 youth tickets.  The…

Mayor Amy Nieslen’s office hours, regularly held every Tuesday from 4:30 to 6 p.m. in the North Liberty Community Library, will vary the next two weeks due to meetings. On Tuesday, June 16, she will not hold office hours so she can attend a forum on Johnson County’s new Community ID program. The forum is at the…

Mayor Amy Nieslen’s office hours, regularly held every Tuesday from 4:30 to 6 p.m. in the North Liberty Community Library, will vary the next two weeks due to meetings. On Tuesday, June 16, she will not hold office hours so she can attend a forum on Johnson County’s new Community ID program. The forum is at the…

This weekend, local residents have organized citywide garages sales in North Liberty. The listing of sales — 18 pages worth — is available for download and printing at bit.ly/NL-Garage-Sale-List-2015. A Google map, with all sales plotted, is available at bit.ly/nlgaragesales. While visiting sales, please drive and park safely and legally, and keep in mind that the…

It’s a busy weekend in North Liberty, particularly on Saturday, with tons of stuff for families. Friday Here’s is your last chance at the Friends of the Community Library’s book sale. It runs until 5 p.m. at the library, and you can grab a bag of books for just $10. Later that night, at 7,…

https://vimeo.com/130140142 Liberty Centre Pond saw heavy crowds the last couple days thanks to Iowa’s Free Fishing Weekend. Each year during the first weekend in June, any state resident is able to fish for free without a license. The Iowa DNR and TAKO (Take A Kid Outdoors) teamed up with other local sponsors to help families…

Friday night, LIFEchurch, 625 Meade Drive, hosts a free showing of Penguins of Madagascar starting at 7 p.m. They’re offering free food to go along with the movie critics called “verbally dexterous”. (I’m not joking; I pulled that from Rotten Tomatoes.) Statewide, Iowa residents can fish without a license Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Every year,…