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Iowa City/Coralville Area Convention & Visitors Bureau
900 1st Ave. Hayden Fry Way Coralville, IA 52241
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Saturday, August 10, 2024 –10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Meeting Room A, Meeting Room B, Meeting Room C, Meeting Room D, Lobby
Join us for our fourth comic con for fans of all ages — Lib Con at the Iowa City Public Library on Saturday, August 10!
Tour Artist Alley to check out and buy cool creations from local artists. Enter the Fandom Room to make a creation from your favorite fandom. Shop from vendors, take pictures using our green screen, and watch anime on the big screen. Finish the day off with our keynote speaker, Amy Chu, writer for Marvel, DC, Netflix and more! Amy will speak about her history making Title IX lawsuit which brought women’s soccer to Iowa City and her career as a comic book author.
Schedule:
10 a.m. – Artist Alley opens (Room A)
10:30 a.m. – Superhero Storytime (Storytime Room)
11 a.m. – Screening: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (Room A)
1 p.m. – For Teens: Comic Making Workshop with Amy Chu (Teen Center)
2 p.m. – Magic the Gathering Academy (Room A)
3 p.m. – Amy Chu Keynote (Room A)
If you need disability-related accommodations in order to participate in this event, please contact the Library.
This event is open to the public.
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