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529 Pierce St. • 712.255.2933
Sioux City, IA  51101
Monday-Thursday  9am-9pm
Friday-Saturday  9am-5pm
Sunday  1-5pm (Sept-May)		 Morningside Branch  Library map
4005 Morningside Ave. • 712.255.2924
Sioux City, IA  51106
Monday-Thursday  10am-9pm
(June-August 10am-8pm)
Friday-Saturday  10am-5pm		 Perry Creek Branch Library map
(in the Plaza Professional Center)
2912 Hamilton Blvd. • 712.255.2926  
Sioux City, IA  51104
Monday, Wednesday  Noon-6pm
Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday  11am-5pm

 

 

DOWNLOAD AUDIO BOOKS: Browse and search great audio book titles and download them to your personal PC or laptop, transfer them to a portable device, or burn to a CD for your listening pleasure anywhere, anytime.

NOVELIST: Use this comprehensive database to find fiction by title or author, read reviews, create themed book lists or find author read-alikes for all ages and reading levels. 

NEW TITLES: Click to view a list of titles added to Sioux City Public Library collections in the last 90 days. 
Click a specific title to view details or request the item. Click an author's name to check for additional works.

ONLINE BOOK CLUB:  Sample a few "teaser" chapters via email Monday through Friday. Select from Audio, Business, Fiction, Good News, Horror, Mystery, Nonfiction, Pre-Pub, Romance, Science Fiction, and Teen; no limit on how many subscriptions you select. 

Frequently Requested Children's Books
Accelerated Reader lists
(Sioux City Community Schools)		 Accelerated Reader lists vary from one school to another. Click here to visit the Sioux City Community Schools Library Department. Follow individual school library links to see if the AR list is available for that school.
1st Day of School Search the Sioux City Public Library catalog using SUBJECT BROWSE and type “First day of school” or “Schools-fiction-juvenile literature” 
Alphabet Books  Search the Library catalog using SUBJECT BROWSE and type “alphabet-fiction-juvenile literature” or “alphabet-juvenile literature” 
Counting Books  Search the Library catalog using SUBJECT BROWSE and type "counting-fiction-juvenile literature" or “counting-juvenile literature” 
Caldecott Award Winners Search the Library catalog using SERIES KEYWORD and type “Caldecott medal” 
Newbery Award Winners Search the Library catalog using SERIES KEYWORD and type “Newbery medal” 

Author Read-alikes
If you like... ...try these authors:
Contemporary Fiction

  
Fantasy

 
Fantasy/Horror/Mystery

 

 
Historical Fiction

 
Inspirational Fiction

 
Mystery
Romance

 
Romance Suspense

 
Science Fiction

 
Techno-thrillers
Thrillers

 
Western

 
Recommended Websites
All Iowa Reads Iowa Center for the Book home page
One Book One Siouxland Information on the community-wide reading initiative, including Rocket Boys, 
The Great Gatsby and To Kill a Mockingbird
If You Like... Search this comprehensive database of authors and genres

Genre Fiction

Find mystery, suspense, thrillers, crime fiction, speculative fiction, science fiction, fantasy, horror, romance, westerns, Christian & inspirational fiction, plus "What should I read next?"

Legends

Includes history, literature and folklore of Robin Hood, Hamlet, Beowulf, etc.
 

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