Library News
Monday Matinee @ Morningside: February 3 at 1 pm
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.
1st Saturday Family Storytime: Library Puppet Show on February 1
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.
Get Ready for Sioux City Reads!
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
Monday Matinee @ Morningside: January 27 at 1 pm
Look for a different movie every Monday at 1 pm through Memorial Day! January 27th Movie: This 2013 drama-romance is an adaptation of the F. Scott Fitzgerald novel that is required reading for many high school students. Featuring opulent Jazz-Age style and an over-the-top soundtrack, it won two Academy Awards - Best Production Design and Best Costume Design.
Upcoming Events
Sioux City True Crime: a Century of Suspicion, Part 2
- Apr 25, 11 AM
- Garretson Room, Morningside Branch Library
Library Storytime at Morningside Branch
- Apr 29, 10:30 AM
- Garretson Room, Morningside Branch Library
1st Saturday Family Storytime: How Does Your Garden Grow?
- May 2, 11 AM
- Aalfs Downtown Library
Kids & Teens
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Sharing books and stories is important to your child’s brain development. Join the 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten challenge that brings you and your child closer together while developing their vocabulary and preparing them to become a stronger reader. Learn how to get started!
Each week on Tuesday at 11 am at the Perry Creek Library or Wednesday at 10:30 am at the Morningside Branch Library join us for a fun and interactive storytime for ages 0 through 5! Curious young minds experience the magic that stories offer, build vocabulary, and develop early literacy skills for future reading success!
Locations:
Aalfs Downtown Library
529 Pierce Street
712-255-2933
Monday – Wednesday 9am – 8pm
Thursday – Saturday 9am – 5pm
Sunday (Sept – May) 1pm – 5pm
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Free parking on weekends and after 5pm on weekdays
Morningside Branch Library
4005 Morningside Avenue
712-255-2924
Monday – Wednesday 10am – 6pm
Thursday – Friday 10am – 5pm
Saturday 9am – 5pm
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Perry Creek Branch Library
2912 Hamilton Boulevard
Plaza Professional Center, Lower B
712-255-2926
Monday – Friday 10:30am – 5:30pm