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Library News
Summer Reading Kick-off Event on June 3
Kickoff a summer of fun at the Library! Make your own button from recycled books, show off at the Family Dance Party, follow the map and read along the Book Walk, and find clues for a prize during the scavenger hunt. Meet Sioux City Explorers mascot, Slider! Plus, pick up your Summer Reading Starter Pack and sign up on the Beanstack App.
June’s Open Book Club: People Collide by Isle McElroy
A rich, rewarding exploration of ambition and sacrifice, desire and loss, People Collide is a portrait of shared lives that shines a refreshing light on everything we thought we knew about love, sexuality, and the truth of who we are. There are two in-person sessions each month and a virtual option for those who can't make the in-person meetings!
First Fifty Pages Podcast with Jeneva Rose!
The newest episode of the Library's podcast features the fabulous best-selling author Jeneva Rose! She is the New York Times bestselling author of several novels, including the million-copy bestselling thriller, The Perfect Marriage.
All Iowa Reads Book Discussion: The Seed Keeper by Diane Wilson on May 13
Established in 2003, the purpose of All Iowa Reads is to foster a sense of unity through reading. Iowans are encouraged to come together in their communities to read and talk about a single book title in the same calendar year. Join the Sioux City Public Library for a discussion on this year's book, The Seed Keeper by Diane Wilson.
May’s Open Book Club: The History of a Difficult Child by Mihret Sibhat
Told through the perspective of its charming and irresistible narrator, The History of a Difficult Child is about what happens when mother, God, and country are at odds, and how one difficult child finds her voice. There are two in-person sessions each month and a virtual option for those who can't make the in-person meetings!
Upcoming Events
Kids & Teens
Locations:
Aalfs Downtown Library
529 Pierce Street
712-255-2933
Monday – Wednesday 9am – 8pm
Thursday – Saturday 9am – 5pm
Sunday (Sept – May) 1pm – 5pm
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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
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Perry Creek Branch Library
2912 Hamilton Boulevard
Plaza Professional Center, Lower B
712-255-2926
Monday – Friday 10:30am – 5:30pm