1st Saturday Family Storytime: How Does Your Garden Grow? on May 2
Explore the Library with friends from the garden! Read colorful stories, craft a paper nature crown, and search for hidden pollinators around the Library!
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Apr, 2026
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Apr, 2026
Sioux City True Crime: A Century of Suspicion, Part 2 on April 25 and 28
Sioux City has never been short on secrets. From unsolved murders to headline-making trials, crime has shaped our community’s history for more than a century. Join Local History Librarian Specialist, Sarah Enright, as she uncovers one gripping case from each decade of the 20th century. This "Part 2" session will cover each remaining case that was not voted on in the fall sessions. If you missed Part 1 - do not fret! These cases stand on their own and require no prior knowledge.
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Mar, 2026
STEM Youth Events (Ages 4 – 12) on April 25
Get registered for these STEM-themed events (for Ages 4-12) happening at the Aalfs Downtown Library on Saturday, April 25. Ages 4-8 will explore concepts of balance with towers and bridges and Ages 9-12 will build remote-controlled hydraulic claws.
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Mar, 2026
Seed Swap on April 11
On Saturday, April 11 from 1 to 3 pm, visit the Aalfs Downtown Library for a Seed Swap - Kickstart your garden with a visit to the Sioux City Public Library. We are giving away free flower seed packets to help our community bloom! Select up to 15 packets per person. Do you have seed to swap or share? Feel free to bring any seeds you’d like to share with members of the community.
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Mar, 2026
April’s Open Book Club: Small Ceremonies by Kyle Edwards
A poignant and heart-wrenching coming-of-age story that follows the friendships, hopes, fears, and struggles of a group of Native high school students from Winnipeg, Manitoba’s North End, illuminating what it’s like to grow up in the heart of an Indigenous city.
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Mar, 2026
1st Saturday Family Storytime: Bouncing Bunny Jamboree on April 4
Hop into Spring with fluffy-tailed storybook friends! This event will be filled with hoppi-ness, stories, and songs about bunnies. Plus, attendees will get to make their own bunny ears!
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Feb, 2026
Puzzle Competitions on March 28 and March 31 – Registration FULL
Register your team of 4-6 puzzlers and work to complete a 750 piece puzzle for a chance to win prizes! All teams will complete the same puzzle. Puzzles are designed for adults, but families with older children are welcome to form a team. Smaller teams may be combined with other teams at the event. * Due to demand, groups may only register for one puzzle event.
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Feb, 2026
STEM Youth Events (Ages 4 – 12) on March 28
Get registered for these STEM-themed events (for Ages 4-12) happening at the Aalfs Downtown Library on Saturday, March 28. Ages 4-8 will explore coding concepts with the Library's Bee Bots and Ages 9-12 will build model electrical circuits using Spintronics.
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Feb, 2026
Video Presentation: Memories of Five Nisei on March 25
On Wednesday, March 25 at 6 pm, join us for a video presentation: Memories of Five Nisei at the Aalfs Downtown Library. Video Summary: Five second-generation Japanese Americans share memories of their lives, with a focus on the World War II internment camp experience. The Nisei speakers, who are all in their 80s and 90s, will also compare their camp experiences with the detention centers in Texas for Central American refugees.
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Feb, 2026
Film Screening: Farewell to Manzanar on March 22
On Sunday, March 22 at 2 pm, join us for a film screening: Farewell to Manzanar. Film Summary: After the attack on Pearl Harbor, seven-year-old Jeanne Wakatsuki, her family and 11,000 other Americans of Japanese descent and their immigrant parents are imprisoned in the internment camp Manzanar in California.