CLICK HERE to download a printable copy of the 2026 Summer Reading Calendar.

READ & WIN!

Opportunities to win Summer Reading Prizes are waiting for you in the Beanstack app! Our user-friendly Beanstack app makes it easy to sign up, track activities and reading, and earn badges for chances to win great prizes this summer!

Get started by downloading the free app for iOS or Android, or visit https://siouxcitylibrary.beanstack.org to create an account.

Summer Reading Celebration: Plant a Seed, READ!

Children and adults select books from a table at a library event. Two librarians smile at a desk. Text reads Sioux City Public Library Summer Reading Summer Reading Celebration! with cartoon book and tractor.

Thursday, June 4 • Aalfs Downtown Library • 2 to 4 pm

Jump start your summer of fun at the Library with this drop-in event!

  • 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 sign up on the Beanstack App, our online tool for keeping track of books and minutes read this summer!

Read all summer for chances to WIN PRIZES!

Featured Events

Illusionist Keith West (same show at both sessions)

Monday, June 15 • 2 pm

Morningside Branch Library
For All Ages
Registration Required

Monday, June 15 • 6:30 pm

Aalfs Downtown Library
For All Ages
Registration Required

Illusionist Keith West entertains excited children at the Sioux City Public Librarys Summer Reading event, with a large glass bottle and playful graphics promoting the show.

Pokémon-a-thon!

Wednesday, June 24 • ALL DAY!

All Library Branches
For All Ages

A graphic for Sioux City Public Library’s Summer Reading Pokémon-a-thon, featuring several Pokémon books with Pikachu and other characters on the covers, colorful text, and cartoon library mascots at the bottom.

Great Plains Zoomobile (same show at both sessions)

Tuesday, July 14 • 1:30 pm

Morningside Branch Library
For All Ages
Registration Required

Tuesday, July 14 • 3 pm

Morningside Branch Library
For All Ages
Registration Required

A person holds a large green lizard on bark. Next to it, text reads Sioux City Public Library Summer Reading Great Plains Zoomobile, with cartoon animals riding on a small cart at the bottom.

Special Events

Illustration of fireworks, the Statue of Liberty, Liberty Bell, and an American flag. Text reads: “Sioux City Public Library Summer Reading. Happy Birthday America! Celebrating 250 Years!” with cartoon characters at the bottom.

Happy Birthday America! Celebrating 250 Years

Thursday, July 2 • 2 - 4 pm

Aalfs Downtown Library
For All Ages

Little Sprouts Jamboree

Friday, July 10 • 10 am

Aalfs Downtown Library
For Ages 2 and Under + Their Caregiver
Registration Required
A person holds a small owl on their gloved hand. Text reads: Sioux City Public Library. Summer Reading. Meet an Owl at the Library! Cartoon owls ride in a wagon at the bottom.

Meet An Owl at the Library!

Thursday, July 30 • 10:30 am

Morningside Branch Library
For All Ages
Registration Required

A hand uses tweezers to dissect an owl pellet. A Sioux City Public Library banner promotes a summer reading event titled “Whoooo Ate This? Exploring Owl Pellets,” with cartoon owls riding a wagon below.

Whoooo Ate This? Exploring Owl Pellets

Thursday, July 30 • 2 pm

Morningside Branch Library
For All Ages
Registration Required

Family Events: Reading, Games & More

LEGOs at the Library

Monday, June 8 and Monday, July 6 • 2 - 4 pm

Drop-In Event
Aalfs Downtown Library
For Ages 4 – 11
A child’s hands build a colorful LEGO structure on a table. Beside it, a graphic reads “Sioux City Public Library Summer Reading LEGOs at the Library,” with cartoon characters and cheerful colors.

Read-To-Me Dogs

Tuesdays, June 9, 16, 23 & 30 • 2 - 3 pm

Aalfs Downtown Library
For Ages 6 – 11

A young boy reads a book to a white dog at the Sioux City Public Librarys Summer Reading Read-To-Me Dogs program. The banner features playful text and cartoon donuts with books.

Family Yoga

Saturday June 20 • 10 - 11 am

Aalfs Downtown Library
For All Ages
Registration Required

Saturday, July 25 • 10 - 11 am

Aalfs Downtown Library
For All Ages
Registration Required

Teens: Ages 12 – 18

A person holds a yellow, upcycled T-shirt tote bag with knotted fringe. Text promotes Sioux City Public Librarys teen craft event, Upcycled T-shirt Tote Bag, with colorful cartoon animals reading.

Teen Crafternoons

Wednesday June 10 • 2 - 4 pm

Upcycled T-Shirt Tote Bag
Aalfs Downtown Library
For Ages 12 – 18
Registration Required

Monday, July 13 • 2 - 4 pm

Holographic Kneading Putty
Aalfs Downtown Library
For Ages 12 – 18
Registration Required
Teens gather around a table solving clues in a library. Text reads: “Sioux City Public Library Summer Reading - Seeking Sasquatch 2: A TEEN After-Hours Mystery.” Cartoon animals and book graphics decorate the image.

Seeking Sasquatch 2: A TEEN After-Hours Mystery

Friday, June 26 • 6:30 - 8:30 pm

Aalfs Downtown Library
For Ages 12 – 18
Registration Required

Teens gather in a library room, some looking at a screen and others working at tables. A sign reads Sioux City Public Library Summer Reading After-Hours @ The Library: TEEN Trivia Night with cartoon characters.

After-Hours @ The Library: TEEN Trivia Night

Friday, July 17 • 6:30 - 8:30 pm

Aalfs Downtown Library
For Ages 12 – 18
Registration Required

Hands-On Fun

Innovation Studio

Thursdays, June 11, 18, 25 and July 9, 16, 23 • 2 - 3 pm

Aalfs Downtown Library
For Ages 9 – 11
Registration Required for Each Event

June 11: Can You Dig It? Artifact Investigations
June 18: Spintronics – Exploring Switches
June 25: Build-a-Boat
July 9: Map It! Featuring Blue-Bots
July 16: Medical Mysteries
July 23: Spintronics – Exploring Parallel Circuits

Children work with gears and invention kits at a table. Text reads “Sioux City Public Library Summer Reading Innovation Studio” alongside illustrated characters and a wagon.

Imagination Builders

Mondays, June 15, 22, 29 and July 13, 20, 27 • 11 am

Morningside Branch Library
For Ages 6 – 8
Registration Required for Each Event

June 15: Plant a Seed, Read!
June 22: Adventures in Coding with Bee-Bots
June 29: All About Balance – Making Mobiles
July 13: Fairy & Gnome Gardens
July 20: The Buzz About Bees
July 27: Outdoor Science Fun

Two children craft with colorful materials on a table. Next to them, text reads: “Sioux City Public Library Summer Reading Imagination Builders,” with cartoon characters and a book truck on a blue background.

Family Movie Fridays

A woman and two children sit in a theater watching a movie, holding popcorn. Text reads: “Sioux City Public Library Summer Reading Family Movie Friday” with cartoon snacks in a wagon at the bottom.

Family Movie Fridays

Fridays in June and July

Aalfs Downtown Library
For All Ages
(No Movies on June 26 and July 3)
*For a list of all movies being shown – check the paper Summer Reading Calendar!

June 5 at 10 am (Rated PG)
June 12 at 10 am (Rated PG)
June 19 at 10 am (Rated PG)
July 10 at 2 pm (Rated PG)
July 17 at 10 am (Rated PG)
July 24 at 10 am (Rated PG)
July 31 at 10 am (Rated PG)

A Special Thanks to the Summer Reading Sponsor!

Logo of an open book with pages fanned out above the words Friends of the Sioux City Public Library in bold, black text.

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

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