Library News
1st Saturday Family Storytime: Pumpkins! on October 7
It’s pumpkin time! Join us on Saturday, October 7 at 11 am for stories, rhymes, and fun featuring pumpkins and all the things that make fall our favorite! After storytime, we’ll create a festive pumpkin craft. All ages welcome. Free parking on weekends! Registration is required.
October’s Open Book Club Title: Trespasses by Louise Kennedy
October's title is Trespasses by Louise Kennedy. Book Summary: Amid daily reports of violence, Cushla lives a quiet life with her mother in a small town near Belfast. By day she teaches at a parochial school; at night she fills in at her family’s pub. There she meets Michael Agnew, a barrister who’s made a name for himself defending IRA members.
Vote for the 2024 Sioux City Reads Book!
Join the Sioux City Public Library for Sioux City Reads, a community-based reading initiative where Sioux Cityans are involved every step of the way – from book selection to completing challenges and attending book discussions. Now through September 30, cast your vote to help select the next Sioux City Reads title at SiouxCityLibrary.org/siouxcityreads. Copies of each book are available for check
Fall Fun Trivia Night at Buffalo Alice!
Join your local librarians for Fall Fun Trivia Night at Buffalo Alice! We will test your knowledge of all things fall-related, with rounds on scary movies, agriculture, fall holidays, weather, and more! Win fall-themed book prizes and hang out with our fabulous library staff!
Upcoming Events
Open Book Club End-of-Year Celebration
- Nov 10, 10 AM
- Garretson Room, Morningside Branch Library
Library Storytime at Morningside Branch
- Nov 12, 10:30 AM
- Garretson Room, Morningside Branch Library
Stories & Cuentos: An English-Spanish Bilingual Storytime
- Nov 15, 11 AM
- Aalfs Downtown Library
Library Storytime at Morningside Branch
- Nov 19, 10:30 AM
- Garretson Room, Morningside Branch 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