Join the League to learn firsthand about the candidates running in the November 4, 2025 election for the Iowa City Council. Those running for at-large seats and for District B have been invited to participate.
Sam Helmick, 2025-2026 President of the American Library Association and 2023 President of the Iowa Library Association, will explore how libraries safeguard democracy by serving as trusted public spaces and skilled civic institutions and why they
Please join League members for our annual May Membership Meeting for dinner, a short business meeting and a timely presentation of Welcoming and Supporting Immigrants and Refugees by Dr. Peter Gerlach and Dr. Sunday Goshit.
Join us the third Monday of each month, September-May for a conversation about the month's book. Books will be selected to enhance our knowledge of League public policy priorities; discussion will be led by a League member.
League of Women Voters of Iowa invites you to attend the Defending Democracy Awards Dinner. We will honor Rekha Basu, a syndicated journalist who writes on national and local issues related to race, gender, immigration and social justice.
Bram Elias, Clinical Professor of Law and Director of the UI Immigration Clinic, and Jennie Schmidt, Executive Director of the Free Medical Clinic will discuss the legal and medical issues facing immigrants in Johnson County.
The public is invited to join League members to hear from our local legislators who represent us in Des Moines and to ask questions of them while they are in the active legislative session.
