Families

Upcoming events

Tuesday, May 21, 2024 - 4:00pm

Storytime Room

Join us for the exciting World Club on the third Tuesday of every month! Each month we will explore a unique world culture through fun stories, games, crafts, activities, or even delicious food. All children under 12 and their caregivers are welcome...

Kids Families Arts & Crafting

Wednesday, May 22, 2024 - 10:30am

Meeting Room A, Storytime Room

StoryJAM is a music and movement program designed to model, encourage, and facilitate music-making as an early literacy skill. Parents and caregivers are encouraged to participate as much as possible. Singing is a projectile activity, please be...

Kids Babies Families Music Storytimes

Friday, May 24, 2024 - 10:30am

Storytime Room

Join us every Friday for a special Chinese Bilingual Storytime with Children's Librarian Fang! Together we will enjoy songs, rhymes, stories and fun crafts in Chinese and English. Children of all ages and their caregivers are welcome to join us...

Kids Families Storytimes

Sunday, May 26, 2024 - 2:00pm

Storytime Room

Embark on a whimsical journey at our kite-making workshop! Let your creativity soar as you craft your own colorful kite, bringing your imagination to the skies. Don't miss this chance to let imaginations take flight! Sunday Fun Days are...

Tweens Kids Families Arts & Crafting

Tuesday, May 28, 2024 - 4:00pm

Storytime Room

Book to Art Club is the fourth Tuesday of every month for school age children. Each month we will read a picture book and create custom art inspired by the story! For our last Book to Art Club of the school year, we are reading a book that embraces...

Kids Families Arts & Crafting Storytimes

Friday, May 31, 2024 - 10:30am

Storytime Room

Join us every Friday for a special Chinese Bilingual Storytime with Children's Librarian Fang! Together we will enjoy songs, rhymes, stories and fun crafts in Chinese and English. Children of all ages and their caregivers are welcome to join us...

Kids Families Storytimes

Saturday, June 1, 2024 - 2:00pm

Meeting Room A, Meeting Room B, Meeting Room C

The Iowa Women's Jazz Orchestra (IWJO) is a jazz big band made up of women musicians from across the state dedicated to showcasing and encouraging ​the participation of women and girls in jazz. The IWJO Sextet (Jen Tiede - alto sax, Lynne Hart -...

Adults Families Music

Sunday, June 2, 2024 - 2:00pm

Storytime Room

Stop and smell the flowers this week at the library. Join us to make a beaded flower that will always be in bloom. Sunday Fun Days are suitable for all-ages, but younger children should make the crafts together with caregivers. One craft per child...

Tweens Kids Families Arts & Crafting

Wednesday, June 5, 2024 - 10:30am

Meeting Room A, Storytime Room

StoryJAM is a music and movement program designed to model, encourage, and facilitate music-making as an early literacy skill. Parents and caregivers are encouraged to participate as much as possible. Singing is a projectile activity, please be...

Kids Babies Families Music Storytimes

Friday, June 7, 2024 - 1:00pm

Storytime Room

Take a break from the summer sun and join us every Friday for a matinee movie showing! A young woman named Asha possesses wild wishes for happiness. After making a wish on a starry night, Asha is surprised when Star, a ball of cosmic energy, comes...

Kids Families Movies