¡Storytime en Español!
Sábado, 14 de Octubre, 11 am. Por favor acompáños para una hora de cuentos, actividades y diversión para toda la familia. ¡Todos son bienvenidos! Estacionamiento es gratis los fines de semana.
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Sep, 2023
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Sep, 2023
1st Saturday Family Storytime: Pumpkins! on October 7
It’s pumpkin time! Join us on Saturday, October 7 at 11 am for stories, rhymes, and fun featuring pumpkins and all the things that make fall our favorite! After storytime, we’ll create a festive pumpkin craft. All ages welcome. Free parking on weekends! Registration is required.
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Sep, 2023
October’s Open Book Club Title: Trespasses by Louise Kennedy
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.
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Sep, 2023
Vote for the 2024 Sioux City Reads Book!
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.
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Aug, 2023
Fall Fun Trivia Night at Buffalo Alice!
Join your local librarians for Fall Fun Trivia Night at Buffalo Alice! We will test your knowledge of all things fall-related, with rounds on scary movies, agriculture, fall holidays, weather, and more! Win fall-themed book prizes and hang out with our fabulous library staff!
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Aug, 2023
September’s Open Book Club Title: Siren Queen by Nghi Vo
September's title is Siren Queen by Nghi Vo. Luli Wei is beautiful, talented, and desperate to be a star. Coming of age in pre-Code Hollywood, she knows how dangerous the movie business is and how limited the roles are for a Chinese American girl from Hungarian Hill—but she doesn’t care.
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Aug, 2023
Iconic Iowa Reception with Iowa PBS: Tuesday, September 5th from 5 to 6:30 pm
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.
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Aug, 2023
Goodwill Career Cruiser at the Aalfs Downtown Library on August 31!
Goodwill’s Career Cruiser will be at the Aalfs Downtown Library on Thursday, August 31 from 12 noon to 4 pm. It offers resume assistance, job search resources, education and training directly to your community at no charge to the public.
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Aug, 2023
Sioux City Reads 2024 Nominee: The Haunting of Alejandra by V. Castro
In the 2024 Sioux City Reads book nominee The Haunting of Alejandra by V. Castro, A woman is haunted by the Mexican folk demon La Llorona as she unravels the dark secrets of her family history in this ravishing and provocative horror novel.
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Aug, 2023
Sioux City Reads 2024 Nominee: The Brightest Star by Gail Tsukiyama
The 2024 Sioux City Reads book nominee The Brightest Star by Gail Tsukiyama, is a magnificent historical novel based on the life of the groundbreaking actress Anna May Wong—the first and only Asian American woman to gain movie stardom in the early days of Hollywood.