Library News
Reading Recommendations Directly to Your Email
NextReads newsletters deliver reading recommendations directly to your inbox. These monthly newsletters are written by the award-winning book experts at NoveList and link directly to our catalog, making it easy for you to get more information or to place a hold. Choose from ten different NextReads newsletters, each one focused on a genre or topic. See the list of newsletter
Ancestry Genealogy Search (Temporary Access from Home)
Discover your family’s history for free with the library version of Ancestry.com. Find U.S. Federal Census records, passenger lists, birth, death, marriage and military records and much more. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, ProQuest is temporarily allowing remote use of their Ancestry Library Edition database to better serve patrons. You will need your full-access library card number and PIN
The First Fifty Pages Podcast
The Sioux City Public Library has a podcast! The First Fifty Pages is a collaboration between the Sioux City Public Library and Sioux City’s local NPR station, KWIT-KOJI. This monthly podcast will inform you on books, library culture, and reading trends and will also keep you up-to-date on the happenings at your local library. You can listen via KWIT’s website or
Pay Library Fees Online
You no longer have to wait until your next visit to take care of library fees. You can now quickly and easily pay library fines by credit card from any internet-connected device using your Sioux City Public Library card number and four-digit PIN (birth month and day) to sign in.
Upcoming Events
1st Saturday Family Storytime: Bouncing Bunny Jamboree!
- Apr 4, 11 AM
- Aalfs Downtown Library
Library Storytime at Morningside Branch
- Apr 8, 10:30 AM
- Garretson Room, Morningside Branch Library
Kids & Teens
Sign up for our Kids & Families Newsletter to receive emails with info about events for kids and teens happening at the Sioux City Public Library. Click here to get signed up!
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
Click here for a virtual tour!
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
Click here for a virtual tour!
Perry Creek Branch Library
2912 Hamilton Boulevard
Plaza Professional Center, Lower B
712-255-2926
Monday – Friday 10:30am – 5:30pm