Event List

A fun take-home project available for pick up the first week of each month. Packs come with most of the needed supplies to complete the activity. This month participants will make brick flowers. 

No time to attend an evening or weekend program? Try our Snacks & Facts series. We’ll have a speaker the first Friday of each month (except December and July). Come ready to learn, and we’ll provide the snacks!

Bring your baby and get ready to groove! We’ll practice basic dance moves suitable for holding or wearing baby, then bop along to some upbeat tunes.

During this hour, enjoy designated quiet browsing and inclusive programming for individuals with special sensory needs and their families or caregivers.

This class serves as a broad introduction to setting up and getting started on a new smartphone. Topics include: the anatomy of an iPhone, navigating the Home Screen, Contacts, Messages, Camera as well as how your phone uses data.

Meet in the Library’s Coal Mine Meeting Room at 2:30 PM on the first Thursday of each month (except January and February) for a lively discussion.

Come and make a craft that is suitable for everyone! We will all start with the same supplies and idea, but everyone’s creations will be unique. This month celebrate Valentine’s Day with handmade watercolor cards!

Gather a team of up to four and put your skills to the test in this high-speed puzzle competition! Each group will tackle the same 500-piece puzzle, racing against the clock and each other to be the first to finish.

Are you looking for a new and exciting way to connect with Nature? Come learn the basics of identifying birds. Dallas County Conservation Naturalist Mike Havlik will help take the mystery out of backyard birds.

Bring your friends and family and join us to listen and learn about world cultures!  A different cultural ambassador will present each month.

Using preserved moss, we’ll create touchable framed art that is beautiful to display. No gardening skills required. Relax and explore this organic artform.

For adults ages 18+.

Registration is required for each attendee.

A fun take-home project available for pick up the first week of each month. Packs come with most of the needed supplies to complete the activity. This month participants will make candles. 

Brooke Peterson strives to find interesting ways to use palette knives and utilize everyday household items to add various textures to my paintings. I find this a fun creative way to layer and add interesting depth to my subject matter.

Meet in the Library’s Coal Mine Meeting Room at 2:30 PM on the first Thursday of each month (except January and February) for a lively discussion.

No time to attend an evening or weekend program? Try our Snacks & Facts series. We’ll have a speaker the first Friday of each month (except December and July). Come ready to learn, and we’ll provide the snacks!

Bring your baby and get ready to groove! We’ll practice basic dance moves suitable for holding or wearing baby, then bop along to some upbeat tunes.

Do dings from your smartphone drive you to distraction? Do you receive so many notifications about trivial things that you miss important alerts?

Join us for an unforgettable night of friendly competition as we take over the library with a fun game of Laser Tag!

Come and make a craft that is suitable for everyone! We will all start with the same supplies and idea, but everyone’s creations will be unique. This month unleash your inner artist on a small scale with mini canvas painting!

Do you want to refresh your seed inventory? Bring seeds to share with other gardeners. Veggie, herb, and flower seeds are welcome.

Visit with adoptable cats and kittens at the Library! Whether you’re looking for the newest member of the family or just need some kitty snuggles, drop in to meet our friends from Whiskers TNR.

Bring your friends and family and join us to listen and learn about world cultures!  A different cultural ambassador will present each month.

Join Iowa historical fiction writer, Ann Hanigan Kotz for a history of prohibition in the 20th century.