Innovation Studio: Drop-In Event on April 29
Experience hands-on exploratory learning at this drop-in event featuring science, technology, engineering, math, and MORE!
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Apr, 2024
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Apr, 2024
2024 Book Lovers’ Book Sale: April 18 – 27
It’s the most wonderful time of year - Book Sale Time! The Book Sale will run from April 18 through 27. This year's location is the also the location used last year, the former Chuck E Cheese site at the Southern Hills Mall. Park on the Barnes & Nobles side of the mall and use the outside door to enter. This used Book Sale is a Friends of the Sioux City Public Library fundraiser. Proceeds enrich public library service in Sioux City, funding children's summer reading initiative and providing books, recordings, online resources, and more!
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Apr, 2024
First Fifty Pages Podcast with Kristin Hannah!
The newest episode of the Library's podcast may just be the biggest one yet! Kristin Hannah (author of The Nightingale, The Great Alone, The Four Winds, The Women, and many more) is our guest on the newest episode of the Library's podcast, the First Fifty Pages.
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Apr, 2024
¡Storytime en Español!
Sábado, 20 de abril - 11 am. Por favor acompáños para una hora de cuentos, actividades y diversión para toda la familia. ¡Todos son bienvenidos! Estacionamiento es gratis los fines de semana.
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Apr, 2024
Happy National Library Week! (April 7 – 13)
National Library Week is a time to celebrate libraries, the contributions of library workers, and to promote library use and support. The theme for National Library Week 2024 is "Ready, Set, Library," illustrating the idea that in this fast-paced, online-focused world, libraries give everyone a green light to something truly special: a place to discover a great read, connect with others, and learn new skills.
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Apr, 2024
1st Saturday Family Storytime: Library Puppet Show! on April 6
Let us entertain you! Join us for a puppet show featuring trickster spider Anansi! Children can create their own puppet to take home after the curtains close. All ages welcome. Registration is required. Free parking on weekends!
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Mar, 2024
Summer Internship Opportunity at the Sioux City Public Library!
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 20th through August 2nd, 2024. *Must be at least 16 years old to apply.
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Mar, 2024
Free Eclipse Glasses from the Library!
Monday, April 8 is Solar Eclipse Day! Want to get the very best glimpse of this partial solar eclipse? Stop by any of the three Library locations (Aalfs Downtown, Morningside Branch, or Perry Creek Branch) to pick up your FREE Eclipse Glasses! One pair of glasses per family member, with a limit of 4 per family. Supplies are limited.
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Mar, 2024
April’s Open Book Club: Red Memory: The Afterlives of China’s Cultural Revolution by Tania Branigan
Red Memory uncovers forty years of silence through the stories of individuals who lived through the decade of Maoist fanaticism between 1966 and 1976.
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Mar, 2024
Q & A Session with Author Idra Novey on March 30
Idra Novey, author of the 2024 Sioux City Reads book, Take What You Need will join us via ZOOM for a live Q & A discussion at the Sioux City Art Center! Art Center attendees will be invited to ask their questions in a town hall style Q & A session. Social Hour begins at 2 pm with light refreshments - hors d'oeuvres and beverages. The Q & A Session will begin at 3 pm and seating is limited. Tickets will be available on a first come basis starting at 2 pm.