Attention high school* & college students! The Sioux City Public Library is seeking an energetic person with a passion for literacy and a desire to share their enthusiasm for reading with young people in our community to serve in the Library's Youth Services Department as a Student Intern. The internship will run from approximately May 27th through August 1st, 2025. *Must be at least 16 years old to apply.
We are closing out the 2025’s Sioux City Reads season with Trivia Night at Buffalo Alice on Wednesday, March 26 from 6:30-8:30pm! Answer pop culture questions from across the decades plus a couple rounds inspired by the 2025 Sioux City Reads book, Unmask Alice by Rick Emerson.
Look for a different movie every Monday at 1 pm through Memorial Day! March 24th Movie: This 2011 (Rated PG-13) biographical drama film is based on the life and career of England's first female Prime Minister.
Before advancements in forensic science and DNA analysis, Sioux City faced many unexplained crimes and fatalities. Sarah, our Local History Librarian Specialist, will explore several of these local cases.
Sharing news with others? In the digital age, anyone can publish anything on the internet, even if it’s completely false. This talk will explain why it has become easier to create and spread misinformation and will introduce you to tools that help you evaluate news sources as well as review helpful fact-checking sites. This talk is presented by Senior Planet Partner Resources.
Unmask Alice is a true story of contagious deception. It’s the story of a doomed romance and a vengeful celebrity. Of a lazy press and a public mob. Of two suicidal teenagers, and their exploitation by a literary vampire.
Look for a different movie every Monday at 1 pm through Memorial Day! February 10th Movie: This 2018 release (PG-13) is an adaptation of one of the most popular (and banned) teen books of the past ten years. It's the story of a Black teenager who is constantly switching between two worlds -- the poor, mostly Black neighborhood where she lives and the wealthy, mostly white prep school that she attends and her struggle to find her voice and stand up for what is right.
Irreverent, witty, full of surprises, and based on a fabulous true story, this dynamic new series debut reveals what happens when three very different, very talented, fat women break all the rules, go viral—and discover life’s most breathtaking moves.
Look for a different movie every Monday at 1 pm through Memorial Day! February 3rd Movie: This 2013 biographical drama stars Chadwick Boseman and Harrison Ford and tells the history-making story of the first Black baseball player to play in modern Major League Baseball.
Look for a different movie every Monday at 1 pm through Memorial Day! January 27th Movie: This 2013 drama-romance is an adaptation of the F. Scott Fitzgerald novel that is required reading for many high school students. Featuring opulent Jazz-Age style and an over-the-top soundtrack, it won two Academy Awards - Best Production Design and Best Costume Design.
