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15 Sep, 2023

October’s Open Book Club Title: Trespasses by Louise Kennedy

By |September 15th, 2023|Adults, Events, Library News, Open Book Club|

October's title is Trespasses by Louise Kennedy. Book Summary: Amid daily reports of violence, Cushla lives a quiet life with her mother in a small town near Belfast. By day she teaches at a parochial school; at night she fills in at her family’s pub. There she meets Michael Agnew, a barrister who’s made a name for himself defending IRA members.

1 Sep, 2023

Vote for the 2024 Sioux City Reads Book!

By |September 1st, 2023|Adults, Library News, Sioux City Reads|

Join the Sioux City Public Library for Sioux City Reads, a community-based reading initiative where Sioux Cityans are involved every step of the way – from book selection to completing challenges and attending book discussions. Now through September 30, cast your vote to help select the next Sioux City Reads title at SiouxCityLibrary.org/siouxcityreads. Copies of each book are available for check out at any Sioux City Public Library location or through the Libby App.

11 Aug, 2023

Iconic Iowa Reception with Iowa PBS: Tuesday, September 5th from 5 to 6:30 pm

By |August 11th, 2023|Adults, Events, Library News, Local History|

Join Iowa PBS Staff and the Sioux City Public Library for a free reception on Tuesday, September 5 from 5 – 6:30 p.m. at the Aalfs Downtown Library. You can visit with Iowa PBS staff and learn more about Iconic Iowa, the local initiative connected to the new series Iconic America: Our Symbols and Stories with David Rubenstein.

3 May, 2023

Open Book Club: Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan

By |May 3rd, 2023|Adults, Events, Library News, Open Book Club|

Join the Sioux City Public Library's Open Book Club as we discuss Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan. BOOK SYNOPSIS Olivia McAfee knows what it feels like to start over. Her picture-perfect life—living in Boston, married to a brilliant cardiothoracic surgeon, raising a beautiful son, Asher—was upended when her husband revealed a darker side. She never imagined she would end up back in her sleepy New Hampshire hometown, living in the house she grew up in, and taking over her father’s beekeeping business. Mad Honey is a riveting novel of suspense, an unforgettable love story, and a