Upcoming Events

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art supplies and words create art

Experimenting with Blackout Poetry

Thursday, April 30, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Ladd Library Community Room at Ladd Library

Program Type:

Crafts & Hobbies

Age Group:

School Age, Teen, Adult
Black and white geometric graphic with words On Their Own And OK in the center

On Their Own & OK with Iowa State Extension and Outreach

Saturday, May 2, 2026 at 9:30am - 3:30pm
Children's Program Room at Downtown Library

Program Type:

Family Programs, Other

Age Group:

School Age
Small fossils are embedded in rock at the Devonian Fossil Gorge.

Devonian Fossils: Ocean Life in Iowa

Saturday, May 2, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Beems Auditorium B at Downtown Library

Program Type:

Other

Age Group:

School Age, Teen, Adult
opportunity center logo

Explore ChatGPT & Conversational AI

Monday, May 4, 2026 at 12:30pm - 1:30pm
Opportunity Center Classroom at Ladd Library

Program Type:

Job Skills Training, Opportunity Center

Age Group:

Adult
A circle has a painting of a woman in a red headscarf with the words "Czech Village: 48th Houby Days."

Learn About Houby Days with the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library

Thursday, May 7, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Beems Auditorium A/B at Downtown Library

Program Type:

Other

Age Group:

School Age, Teen, Adult
gardening tools

Plant Swap

Saturday, May 9, 2026 at 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Beems Auditorium A/B at Downtown Library

Program Type:

Crafts & Hobbies

Age Group:

Adult
Cartoon animals are tangled up in a snake in the Zootopia 2 poster.

"Zootopia 2" Showing & Activity

Saturday, May 16, 2026 at 10:00am - 12:30pm
Beems Auditorium A/B, Whipple Auditorium at Downtown Library

Program Type:

Family Programs, Movies and TV

Age Group:

School Age, Teen, Adult
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Early Learning Story Time

10:00am–10:30am
Babies & Toddlers, Preschool
Ladd Library

Early Learning Story Time

10:00am–10:30am
Babies & Toddlers, Preschool
Downtown Library

Baby & Toddler Story Time

9:30am–10:30am
Babies & Toddlers
Downtown Library

Sensory Story Time

10:00am–10:30am
Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, School Age
Downtown Library

Baby & Toddler Story Time

9:30am–10:30am
Babies & Toddlers
Ladd Library

Early Learning Story Time

10:00am–10:30am
Babies & Toddlers, Preschool
Ladd Library

Early Learning Story Time

10:00am–10:30am
Babies & Toddlers, Preschool
Downtown Library

Baby & Toddler Story Time

9:30am–10:30am
Babies & Toddlers
Downtown Library

Sensory Story Time

10:00am–10:30am
Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, School Age
Downtown Library

Pied Piper: Brass Quintet

9:30am–10:15am
Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, Adult
Downtown Library

Baby & Toddler Story Time

9:30am–10:30am
Babies & Toddlers
Ladd Library

Pied Piper: Brass Quintet

10:30am–11:15am
Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, Adult
Downtown Library

Saturday Story Time

10:00am–10:30am
Babies & Toddlers, Preschool
Downtown Library

Early Learning Story Time

10:00am–10:30am
Babies & Toddlers, Preschool
Ladd Library

Early Learning Story Time

10:00am–10:30am
Babies & Toddlers, Preschool
Downtown Library

Baby & Toddler Story Time

9:30am–10:30am
Babies & Toddlers
Downtown Library

Sensory Story Time

10:00am–10:30am
Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, School Age
Downtown Library

Baby & Toddler Story Time

9:30am–10:30am
Babies & Toddlers
Ladd Library

Read to Dogs

6:30pm–7:15pm
Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, School Age
Ladd Library

Friends of the Library Farmers Market Book Sale

7:30am–12:00pm
Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, School Age, Teen, Adult
Downtown Library

Leo Bird: Ladd Library Gallery

All Day
Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, School Age, Teen, Adult
Ladd Library

Library History is American History: Downtown Library, Skywalk Gallery

All Day
Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, School Age, Teen, Adult
Downtown Library

Nick Johnson: Third Floor Gallery

All Day
Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, School Age, Teen, Adult
Downtown Library

Friends of the Library Farmers Market Book Sale

7:30am–12:00pm
Babies & Toddlers, Preschool, School Age, Teen, Adult
Downtown Library