Library News

We want to reach you wherever you are with informative, fun, and engaging events. Each week we will bring you content for both children and adults via Facebook. Reference Roundtable – Thursdays at 3:30 pm: join staff from the Library’s Reference Department as they discuss good (and bad) books, favorite genres, films, and much more. Come join the conversation on the Sioux City Public Library Facebook page! Library Storytime – Wednesdays at 10:30 am: Experience stories, songs, and fun to help develop early literacy skills for future reading success! Go to the Sioux City Public Library Storytime Facebook Group to join our storytime

NextReads newsletters deliver reading recommendations directly to your inbox. These monthly newsletters are written by the award-winning book experts at NoveList and link directly to our catalog, making it easy for you to get more information or to place a hold. Choose from ten different NextReads newsletters, each one focused on a genre or topic. See the list of newsletter topics covered and get signed up here.

Discover your family’s history for free with the library version of Ancestry.com. Find U.S. Federal Census records, passenger lists, birth, death, marriage and military records and much more. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, ProQuest is temporarily allowing remote use of their Ancestry Library Edition database to better serve patrons. You will need your full-access library card number and PIN (month and day of the card holder’s birthdate – MMDD) to access Ancestry from home.

The Sioux City Public Library has a podcast! The First Fifty Pages is a collaboration between the Sioux City Public Library and Sioux City’s local NPR station, KWIT-KOJI. This monthly podcast will inform you on books, library culture, and reading trends and will also keep you up-to-date on the happenings at your local library. You can listen via KWIT’s website or download the episodes via iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, and PlayerFM.

You no longer have to wait until your next visit to take care of library fees. You can now quickly and easily pay library fines by credit card from any internet-connected device using your Sioux City Public Library card number and four-digit PIN (birth month and day) to sign in.

“Check It Out,” a series featuring book recommendations from Sioux City Public Library staff, airs Tuesdays at 7:42am and 5:18pm on KWIT-KOJI: FM90. Each segment spotlights a staff favorite from our collection, and each title is available to check out from the Sioux City Public Library. Don’t worry if you miss the program live—segments are posted below and on KWIT’s website.