Get Ready for Sioux City Reads 2026

2026 Sioux City Reads Program Events & Activities for March! 

The Sioux City Reads program returns with a new title for 2026: The River We Remember by William Kent Krueger. Community members are invited to join the Library for a variety of Sioux City Reads events occurring throughout March. Follow the Library on Facebook to see all planned events at facebook.com/SiouxCityPublicLibrary. Library events are free and open to the public.

 

Upcoming Events

Open Book Club: The River We Remember 

In-person: 

Monday, March 2 at 10am at the Morningside Branch Library

Monday, March 2 at 5pm at the Aalfs Downtown Library

Virtual: 

Click here to register for the Virtual Session: Wednesday, March 4 at Noon via ZOOM

 

Trivia Night!  

Wednesday, March 11, 6:30-8:30pm at Buffalo Alice (1022 4th Street, Sioux City) 

Celebrate 2026’s Sioux City Reads season at Trivia Night! Arrive early to get a table and play as a team or on your own. Each round gives players a chance to win exciting book prizes. Food and beverage may be purchased from Buffalo Alice staff. 

 

Film Screening: Farewell to Manzanar  

Sunday, March 22 at 2pm at the Aalfs Downtown Library. 

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. 

 

Video Presentation: Memories of Five Nisei 

Wednesday, March 25 at 6pm at the Aalfs Downtown Library

Five second-generation Japanese Americans share memories of their lives, with a focus on their World War II internment camp experience.  

 

Puzzle Competition – Two Events*

Register your team of 4-6 puzzlers and work to complete a 750-piece river scene puzzle for a chance to win prizes! *Each team may register for one event only. Teams of fewer than four participants may be combined. REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. 

• Click here to register for: Saturday, March 28, 10-11:30am at the Morningside Branch Library

• Click here to register for: Tuesday, March 31, 6-7:30pm at the Aalfs Downtown Library