Get registered for these STEM-themed events happening at the Aalfs Downtown Library on February 22 from 11 am to 12 noon! Ages 8-12 will build, meet, and play with Robo Chicken and ages 3-7 will have an imaginative journey with stories, beginning coding concepts, and the Library's Bee Bots!
For adult parents/caregivers and babies ages 0-12 months. Join us for a 20-minute early literacy experience just for the little ones! Babies learn and engage with rhymes, songs, books, and bounces. After Storytime, enjoy play and social time. Comfy clothes suggested. Feel free to bring a blanket for you and baby to sit on the floor together. Chairs are also available. Free parking on weekends.
Sábado, 15 de febrero - 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.
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.
For adult parents/caregivers and babies ages 0-12 months. Join us for a 20-minute early literacy experience just for the little ones! Babies learn and engage with rhymes, songs, books, and bounces. After Storytime, enjoy play and social time. Comfy clothes suggested. Feel free to bring a blanket for you and baby to sit on the floor together. Chairs are also available. Free parking on weekends.
The Aalfs Downtown Library is hosting an after-hours, teens-only trivia night! Bring the squad and play as a team or form a group with other attendees. This event is free and open to teens ages 12-18. Prizes and snacks provided!
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.
Join us for a Groundhog Day Special Event! After reading a story or two, we'll present a puppet play featuring some of our favorite furry friends! After the show, kids can create their own puppet to take home.
SIOUX CITY, IA – The Sioux City Reads program, a community-based reading initiative where a book chosen by Sioux Cityans becomes the basis for a month of programs, discussions, and events; returns with a new title for 2025: Unmask Alice: LSD, Satanic Panic, and the Imposter Behind the World's Most Notorious Diaries by Rick Emerson. Sioux Cityans chose this title by voting on the Library’s website. Books selected for voting were based around the true crime genre and upcoming events and discussions will follow this topic and themes from the book. Follow the Sioux City Public Library on Facebook, visit
