Youth – Sioux City Public Library https://www.siouxcitylibrary.org Sat, 11 Apr 2026 20:15:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.8 1st Saturday Family Storytime: How Does Your Garden Grow? on May 2 https://www.siouxcitylibrary.org/1st-saturday-family-storytime-how-does-your-garden-grow-on-may-2/ Wed, 08 Apr 2026 18:32:55 +0000 https://www.siouxcitylibrary.org/?p=13270 Explore the Library with friends from the garden! Read colorful stories, craft a paper nature crown, and search for hidden pollinators around the Library!

Parking is free at the Aalfs Downtown Library on weekends.

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Where: Aalfs Downtown Library (529 Pierce Street)
When: Saturday, May 2 at 11 am
Who: All Ages

Registration is limited to 50 children. If you register and then find you will not make it, please cancel your registration before the event so that others may attend. You can cancel your registration by following the link in the confirmation email you receive.

For questions, please contact the Youth Services desk at 712-255-2933 ext. 2231.

]]> STEM Youth Events (Ages 4 – 12) on April 25 https://www.siouxcitylibrary.org/stem-youth-events-ages-4-12-on-april-25/ Sat, 28 Mar 2026 16:30:24 +0000 https://www.siouxcitylibrary.org/?p=13219 Close-up of colorful gears and black belts connected on a mechanical board, with the words Innovation Studio in bold white text at the bottom left.Innovation Studio (Ages 9 – 12)

Build your very own remote-control Hydraulic Claw as used in arcade claw machines!

Attendees will tinker with their claw, learn through experimentation, and apply their findings to their design to complete the challenges.

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Innovation Studio – Saturday, April 25: 11 am at Aalfs Downtown Library

 

 

STEM Playground (Ages 4 – 8) Two young boys sit on the floor building a marble run with wooden blocks. An adult sits behind them holding a book. The words STEM Playground appear in bold white text at the bottom left.

Let’s Build It! Young learners explore concepts of balance through play by creating towers and bridges with blocks and tinker toys. Practicing balance develops physical coordination and spatial recognition in youth which positively impacts their pre-literacy skills.

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]]> 2026 Book Lovers’ Book Sale: April 23 to May 2 https://www.siouxcitylibrary.org/2026-book-lovers-book-sale-april-23-to-may-2/ Fri, 27 Mar 2026 20:14:56 +0000 https://www.siouxcitylibrary.org/?p=13275 It’s the most wonderful time of year – Book Sale Time!

This year’s location is the also the location used last year, the former Chuck-E-Cheese location at the Southern Hills Mall.

Park on the Barnes & Noble side of the mall and use the outside door to enter.

Sale Dates and Times:
April 23 – May 2

OPENING NIGHT: Thursday, April 23
*$5 Donation to get in the door (for Ages 12+)
*Opening Night Only – all other days it is free to get into the Book Sale
4 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Friday, April 24
4  – 8 pm

Saturday, April 25
10 am – 8 pm

Sunday, April 26
Noon – 6 pm

Monday, April 27 – Friday, May 1
4 – 8 pm

Saturday, May 3
Free Day
10 am – ???
Doors close at 6 pm or when books are gone!

Prices
Hardcover Books: $4
DVDs and Other Media: $2
Paperbacks: $2
Children’s Picture Books: $1

This used Book Sale is a Friends of the Sioux City Public Library fundraiser. Proceeds enrich public library service in Sioux City, funding the children’s summer reading initiative and providing books, recordings, online resources, and more! Check out the Friends of the Sioux City Public Library Facebook page to stay up-to-date on all the Book Sale happenings.

]]> Seed Swap on April 11 https://www.siouxcitylibrary.org/seed-swap-on-april-11/ Thu, 26 Mar 2026 18:38:16 +0000 https://www.siouxcitylibrary.org/?p=13241 Kickstart your garden with a visit to the Sioux City Public Library. We are giving away free flower seed packets to help our community bloom! Select up to 15 packets per person.*
While you’re here, browse our latest books on gardening, landscaping, and plant care. Have extra seeds from last season? Bring them along! We welcome donations to share with your fellow gardeners and neighbors.
*While supplies last – limited supplies of each type of seed.

 

What: Seed Swap
Where: Aalfs Downtown Library
When: Saturday, April 11 from 1 to 3 pm
Who: For All Ages!

]]> 1st Saturday Family Storytime: Bouncing Bunny Jamboree on April 4 https://www.siouxcitylibrary.org/1st-saturday-family-storytime-bouncing-bunny-jamboree-on-april-4/ Sat, 07 Mar 2026 18:00:02 +0000 https://www.siouxcitylibrary.org/?p=13167 Hop into Spring with fluffy-tailed storybook friends! This event will be filled with hoppi-ness, stories, and songs about bunnies. Plus, attendees will  get to make their own bunny ears!

Parking is free at the Aalfs Downtown Library on weekends.

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Where: Aalfs Downtown Library (529 Pierce Street)
When: Saturday, April 4 at 11 am
Who: All Ages

Registration is limited to 50 children. If you register and then find you will not make it, please cancel your registration before the event so that others may attend. You can cancel your registration by following the link in the confirmation email you receive.

For questions, please contact the Youth Services desk at 712-255-2933 ext. 2231.

]]> STEM Youth Events (Ages 4 – 12) on March 28 https://www.siouxcitylibrary.org/stem-youth-events-ages-4-12-on-march-28/ Sat, 28 Feb 2026 18:30:13 +0000 https://www.siouxcitylibrary.org/?p=13164 Close-up of colorful gears and black belts connected on a mechanical board, with the words Innovation Studio in bold white text at the bottom left.Innovation Studio (Ages 9 – 12)

Attendees will solve puzzles by building model electrical circuits using Spintronics.

**NEW to Spintronics?** Come at 10:30 am to attend a 20-minute pre-session to prepare for the 11 am session. Recommended for first-timers.

Get Registered:   

Innovation Studio – Saturday, March 28: 11 am at Aalfs Downtown Library

 

 

STEM Playground (Ages 4 – 8) Two young boys sit on the floor building a marble run with wooden blocks. An adult sits behind them holding a book. The words STEM Playground appear in bold white text at the bottom left.

Start an imaginative journey with stories, beginning coding concepts, and the Library’s Bee Bots.

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]]> 1st Saturday Family Storytime: Celebrate Dr. Seuss on March 7 https://www.siouxcitylibrary.org/1st-saturday-family-storytime-celebrate-dr-seuss-on-march-7/ Thu, 12 Feb 2026 20:05:27 +0000 https://www.siouxcitylibrary.org/?p=13121 You could not, would not want to miss

a storytime as fun as this!

We’ll read books, sing songs, have fun and play,

as we enjoy Dr. Seuss’s special day!  

Featuring a very special appearance by The Cat in the Hat. Create a Seuss-tastical craft after storytime!

Parking is free at the Aalfs Downtown Library on weekends.

Green rectangular button with the words GET REGISTERED in bold white capital letters centered on it.

 

 

Where: Aalfs Downtown Library (529 Pierce Street)
When: Saturday, March 7 at 11 am
Who: All Ages

Registration is limited to 50 children. If you register and then find you will not make it, please cancel your registration before the event so that others may attend. You can cancel your registration by following the link in the confirmation email you receive.

For questions, please contact the Youth Services desk at 712-255-2933 ext. 2231.

]]> STEM Youth Events (Ages 4 – 12) on February 28 https://www.siouxcitylibrary.org/stem-youth-events-ages-4-12-on-february-28/ Thu, 12 Feb 2026 19:50:45 +0000 https://www.siouxcitylibrary.org/?p=13096 Close-up of colorful gears and black belts connected on a mechanical board, with the words Innovation Studio in bold white text at the bottom left.Innovation Studio (Ages 9 – 12)

Attendees will solve puzzles by building model electrical circuits using Spintronics.

**NEW to Spintronics?** Come at 10:30 am to attend a 20-minute pre-session to prepare for the 11 am session. Recommended for first-timers.

Get Registered:   

Innovation Studio – Saturday, February 28: 11 am at Aalfs Downtown Library

 

 

STEM Playground (Ages 4 – 8) Two young boys sit on the floor building a marble run with wooden blocks. An adult sits behind them holding a book. The words STEM Playground appear in bold white text at the bottom left.

Start an imaginative journey with stories, beginning coding concepts, and the Library’s Bee Bots.

Get Registered:   

]]> 1st Saturday Family Storytime: Library Puppet Show on February 7 https://www.siouxcitylibrary.org/1st-saturday-family-storytime-library-puppet-show-on-february-7/ Sat, 10 Jan 2026 19:00:02 +0000 https://www.siouxcitylibrary.org/?p=13045 Join us for a puppet show featuring some of our favorite underwater friends! Children can create their own puppet to take home after the curtains close!

Parking is free at the Aalfs Downtown Library on weekends.

Green rectangular button with the words GET REGISTERED in bold white capital letters centered on it.

 

 

Where: Aalfs Downtown Library (529 Pierce Street)
When: Saturday, February 7 at 11 am
Who: All Ages

Registration is limited to 50 children. If you register and then find you will not make it, please cancel your registration before the event so that others may attend. You can cancel your registration by following the link in the confirmation email you receive.

For questions, please contact the Youth Services desk at 712-255-2933 ext. 2231.

]]> All the Feels: Kids Reading Challenge (December 22 – January 31) https://www.siouxcitylibrary.org/all-the-feels-kids-reading-challenge-december-22-january-31/ Fri, 02 Jan 2026 21:00:26 +0000 https://www.siouxcitylibrary.org/?p=13038 We’re launching All the Feels – Kids Winter Reading Challenge (For Ages 0-18)!

Now through January 31 kids can log their reading and earn an emoji backpack plushie!

• Kids 0-5 have 50 books read to them.

• Ages 6-18 read 7 hours.

You can register for All the Feels today and start earning badges and tracking your kid’s books/minutes through January 31. Start by downloading or opening the free Beanstack app on your phone (it’s the same one we use for our Summer Reading Program) or you can visit the Beanstack website:

CLICK HERE to be directed to the Beanstack website.

Questions? Stop in to the Library or give us a call at 712-255-2933 ext. 2231.

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