Two In-Person Sessions:
10 – 11 am at Morningside Branch Library
5 to 6 pm at the Aalfs Downtown Library (free parking in the evening)

August’s title is The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson.

The Ministry for the Future is a masterpiece of the imagination, using fictional eyewitness accounts to tell the story of how climate change will affect us all. Its setting is not a desolate, post-apocalyptic world, but a future that is almost upon us.

Can’t make it to the in-person meetings? Sign up to attend the Virtual Book Club via Zoom on August 5 from 12 noon to 1 pm – Get Registered Here!

When: Saturday, July 18, 2026 at 10 am
Where: Aalfs Downtown Library

*The tour will start at the parking lot on the west side of the Aalfs Downtown Library.*
-All stops are within a few blocks of the library in a compact loop – total walking distance is about 3/4 of a mile.
-It is recommended that attendees wear walking shoes and dress for outdoor weather.

(This is the same walk that took place on June 9th.)

What: After-Hours @ The Library: Teen Trivia Night (Registration Required)
When: Friday, July 17, 2026 from 6:30 – 8:30 pm
Where: Aalfs Downtown Library (529 Pierce St.)
Who: Ages 12 -18

***Staff will check in Teen participants at the Parking Lot Door from 6:15-6:30 p.m. No admittance after 6:40 pm, as the doors will be locked. Call 712-255-2933 ext. 2231 prior to the event to request late admittance. Adults will be let into the Library from that same door (Parking Lot Door) at 8:30 p.m. for pick up.

Visit the Summer Reading webpage: http://www.siouxcitylibrary.org/summerreading/ for more information on all the summertime events or stop in at any Library location!

The Sioux City Public Library (Iowa) Board of Trustees invites applications for the position of Library Director, an exceptional leadership opportunity to guide a dynamic, three-branch library system serving a diverse community of approximately 85,000 residents. The application closes on Sunday, August 2, 2026.

To learn more about the position and apply:

• Click here to be directed to the job description and application

What: Teen Crafternoon: Holographic Kneading Putty (Registration Required)
When: Monday, July 13, 2026 from 2 – 4 pm
Where: Aalfs Downtown Library (529 Pierce St.)
Who: Ages 12 -18

Visit the Summer Reading webpage: http://www.siouxcitylibrary.org/summerreading/ for more information on all the summertime events or stop in at any Library location!

When: Saturday, July 11, 2026 from 2 to 3 pm
Where: Aalfs Downtown Library
Who: For All Ages

What: Little Sprouts Jamboree (Registration Required)
When: Friday, July 10, 2026 from 10 – 11 am
Where: Aalfs Downtown Library (529 Pierce St.)
Who: Ages 2 and Under (and their Adult Caregiver)

*This event is for ages 2 and under. Please leave older children at home or bring another caregiver to help them enjoy resources in the Library.

Visit the Summer Reading webpage: http://www.siouxcitylibrary.org/summerreading/ for more information on all the summertime events or stop in at any Library location!

Two In-Person Sessions:
10 – 11 am at Morningside Branch Library
5 to 6 pm at the Aalfs Downtown Library (free parking in the evening)

July’s title is To Save and to Destroy by Viet Thanh Nguyen.

From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Sympathizer comes a moving and unflinchingly personal meditation on the literary forms of otherness and a bold call for expansive political solidarity.

Can’t make it to the in-person meetings? Sign up to attend the Virtual Book Club via Zoom on July 8 from 12 noon to 1 pm – Get Registered Here!

Honor America’s 250th anniversary by making your own patriotic craft creations at this drop-in event.

What: Happy Birthday, America! Celebrating 250 Years 
When: Thursday, July 2, 2026 from 2 to 4 pm (Drop-in Event)
Where: Aalfs Downtown Library (529 Pierce St.)
Who: For All Ages

Visit the Summer Reading webpage: http://www.siouxcitylibrary.org/summerreading/ for more information on all the summertime events or stop in at any Library location!

What: Read-To-Me Dogs
When: Tuesdays in June (16, 23 & 30) 2026 from 2 – 3 pm
Where: Aalfs Downtown Library (529 Pierce St.)
Who: Ages 6 – 11

Visit the Summer Reading webpage: http://www.siouxcitylibrary.org/summerreading/ for more information on all the summertime events or stop in at any Library location!