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!

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

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: Seeking Sasquatch 2: A Teen After-Hours Mystery (Registration Required)
When: Friday, June 26, 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!

What: Teen Crafternoon: Upcycled T-Shirt Tote Bag (Registration Required)
When: Wednesday, June 10, 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, June 13, 2026 from 2 to 4 pm
Where: Aalfs Downtown Library

• Sing and dance at the Family Karaoke Dance Party.
• Visit the Creation Stations to make wildflower seed bombs, grass people, and more with the Woodbury County Farm Bureau!
• Get moving by reading along the indoor Story Walk®.
• Go on a scavenger hunt and earn a prize!
• Decorate a flower to add to the Library’s garden mural.
• Plus, pick up your Summer Reading Starter Pack and get signed up for Beanstack, our online tool for keeping track of books and minutes read this summer!

What: Summer Reading Celebration
When: Thursday, June 4, 2026 from 2 – 4 pm
Where: Aalfs Downtown Library (529 Pierce St.)
Who: For All Ages!

Can’t make it to the kick-off event? Stop into any Library location all summer long to pick up your Summer Reading Starter Pack or get started right away online with Beanstack! Download the free Beanstack app for iOS or Android, or visit https://siouxcitylibrary.beanstack.org to create an account.

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)

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.

Get Registered:   

• STEM Playground – Saturday, April 25: 11 am at Aalfs Downtown Library

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.