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11 Jul, 2024

Smokey Bear’s 80th Birthday Celebration on July 18

By |July 11th, 2024|Events, Kids, Library News, Summer Reading - Kids, Youth|

Join us for a birthday celeBEARtion! 2024 marks the 80th birthday of Smokey the Bear! Only you (and all your closest friends!) can join Smokey Bear for birthday fun at the Library! The Sioux City Fire Department will be there to share fire safety tips and attendees can check out a fire engine up close! At this fun birthday celebration, you will not only meet Smokey Bear but get to sing Happy Birthday to him! Registration is required.

27 Jun, 2024

The Toddler Summer Games on July 12

By |June 27th, 2024|Events, Kids, Library News, Summer Reading - Kids, Youth|

Jump, run, and go for the gold! Toddlers and their adult caregivers can celebrate the Summer Games by taking part in sports-themed activities and fun! Little ones can test their skills on the not-so-high jump and the hula hoop hop! We’ll also share a few sport-themed stories, and participants are encouraged to wear your favorite sports apparel! Come for the fun, stay for the medal ceremony where everyone is a winner!  Registration is required.

27 Jun, 2024

Audubon Bird Presentation with Marla on July 10

By |June 27th, 2024|Adults, Events, Kids, Library News, Summer Reading - Adults, Teens, Youth|

Join us to learn about the efforts the Loess Hills Audubon Society is making to obtain the designation of Bird Friendly City for the City of Sioux City. Marla Kerr, President of the Loess Hills Audubon Society, will also share information about the current threats to birds and simple actions we can take to help protect them and enhance their habitat, citizen science aspects of data collection, bird watching tips, and birding app and book recommendations.

24 Jun, 2024

July’s Open Book Club: The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride

By |June 24th, 2024|Adults, Events, Library News, Open Book Club, Reader Services|

In 1972, when workers in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, were digging the foundations for a new development, the last thing they expected to find was a skeleton at the bottom of a well. Who the skeleton was and how it got there were two of the long-held secrets kept by the residents of Chicken Hill, the dilapidated neighborhood where immigrant Jews and African Americans lived side by side and shared ambitions and sorrows. As these characters’ stories overlap and deepen, it becomes clear how much the people who live on the margins struggle and what they must do to survive. There are two in-person sessions each month and a virtual option for those who can't make the in-person meetings!