Week Calendar

¡Ven a la biblioteca Central a practicar tu inglés conversacional! Tendremos actividades para empezar y seguir la conversación y actividades para niños acompañantes. Hablantes de todos niveles estan invitados a venir.

Staff from the Evelyn K Davis Center for Working Families are ready to provide one-on-one job search and resume assistance to job seekers.

AARP will be at the library every Wednesday and Saturday from February through April 12 to assist the public with their taxes. 

Learn how to use the Glowforge Plus Laser Engraver at Tech Central! This program takes the place of the 1 on 1 Glowforge tutorial, so you will be fully qualified to book and use the Glowforge on your own after this program.

AARP will be at the library every Wednesday and Saturday from February through April 12 to assist the public with their taxes. 

It's spring break, and you have nowhere to go, so drop into the Franklin Avenue Library children's area for this interactive adventure only you can choose. Ages 3+.

Did you know that Emu's can't walk backwards and Polar Bears don't have white fur?  Don't believe us?

Learn all about how library books get from place to place with Doug, the library’s delivery driver! We will start in our meeting room to hear about how Doug uses the delivery van for his job.

This program teaches participants how to decode behavioral messages, identify common behavior triggers, and learn strategies to help intervene with some of the most common behavioral challenges of Alzheimer's disease.

Love frogs, toads, and other cool amphibians? Then join South Side Library and our friends at Polk County Conservation to learn about these smooth, wet animals that seem to magically transform from egg to adult.

Aprenda a usar la computadora, navegar la red, y usar varios servicios y programas digitales. Para gente edades 18+. No necesita apartar lugar.

Teens! Do you need volunteer hours? Students ages 12-18 may volunteer at the South Side Library for 1 hour performing various tasks during our South VolunTeens program! This is a great way to earn volunteer hours!

Join us every month at the Forest Avenue Library as we learn about art from around the world and complete a craft related to what we've learned. This month's activity is Australian boomerangs. Ages 10+. 

Come learn about baking pies, running your own business, and maybe even get a new recipe! Registration is limited to 48, but all attendees will get to try one of their delicious hand pies.

Mark Rouw, Iowa's Big Tree Field Representative, is talking about how he tracks down the biggest trees in Iowa! Come see photos and hear stories only a big tree hunter can tell!

This month, Forest Avenue Library is hosting an exhibition of teen-made memes about privacy.

The whole family can join us for this special event featuring Kelly Crull, the author of "Washed Ashore: Making Art from Ocean Plastic."  He will share information about all of the plastic that ends up in the ocean, and how it can be turned i

Senior Medicare Patrol, or SMPs, help Medicare beneficiaries prevent, detect and report Medicare fraud, errors, and abuse.