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March 2020
Canceled — Iowa’s Misbehaving Women
It’s been said that well-behaved women seldom make history. Author Cheryl Mullenbach has uncovered the stories of Iowa’s intriguing women and invites you to meet these heroic, amusing, imaginative, nervy individuals. Learn about Iowa’s female riverboat captain, livery manager/cigar seller, and Cedar Rapids’ “girl in the trenches.” And, of course, there’s Iowa City’s “first woman executive,” who boasted, “I am 52 years old, don’t care who knows it; and I’m going to clean up this town and then run it…
Find out more »June 2021
Iowa PBS STEAM Trailer
Stop by the city park for a FREE, fun, family event with the Iowa PBS STEAM trailer. All ages are invited to join us for exploration and play as we host the STEAM Trailer filled with activities centered around science, technology, engineering, art, and math. The Iowa PBS STEAM trailer will be located in the city park from 12 pm -4 pm on Saturday, June 26th.
Find out more »August 2021
Author Cullen Vane
Stop by the library for an evening with author Cullen Vane. Vane will provide a short presentation on his writings and experience as a missionary in Haiti, followed by a Q&A session and book signing. Books will be available for sale after the presentation.
Find out more »January 2022
Movie Day @ the Library
Drop in for a movie and snack! Movies starts at 1pm! Note: All movies shown are rated PG or G. Please call 364-2306 to see what we are showing.
Find out more »February 2022
Preschool Story Time
Storytime with Mrs. Wunschel is held on the first Thursday of each month and starts at 10:30am. Storytime introduces early literacy skills utilizing books, songs, rhymes, and other literacy activities.
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After School Adventures
Come out and see Laura from the ISU Extension Office, Ida County! Laura always has fun programs to share with us.
Find out more »Preschool Story Time
Storytime with Mrs. Bogue is held on the third Monday of each month and starts at 10:30am. Storytime introduces early literacy skills utilizing books, songs, rhymes, and other literacy activities.
Find out more »March 2022
Storytime STEM
Join us at the library for Storytime STEM, a new program in which we'll share a story and learn STEM concepts through play.
Find out more »Preschool Story Time
Storytime with Mrs. Wunschel is held on the first Thursday of each month and starts at 10:30am. Storytime introduces early literacy skills utilizing books, songs, rhymes, and other literacy activities.
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Spark Joy! Virtual 48 Hour Access Sponsored by the Ida Grove Public Library
Virtual Access to the Spark Joy! program will begin at 5pm on March 10th and run through 5pm on March 12th. To find out more and register for access, please visit: Spark Joy! Program :: Ida Grove Public Library
Find out more »Spark Joy! Program
Get ready to Spark Joy! with Shannon Huneycutt, a certified Gold level KonMari® Consultant trained by tidying expert Marie Kondo, and founder of Spark Joy! Charlotte. She will be bringing the life-changing magic of tidying to you through her Spark Joy® virtual program. Ida Grove Public Library is excited to share Shannon's inspiring presentation on what it means to lead a life that Sparks Joy®. You will learn the KonMari philosophy and guiding principles needed to tidy once and for all…
Find out more »Movie Day @ the Library
Drop in for a movie and snack! Movies starts at 1pm! Note: All movies shown are rated PG or G. Please call 364-2306 to see what we are showing.
Find out more »Preschool Story Time
Storytime with Mrs. Bogue is held on the third Monday of each month and starts at 10:30am. Storytime introduces early literacy skills utilizing books, songs, rhymes, and other literacy activities.
Find out more »Movie Day @ the Library
Drop in for a movie and snack! Movies starts at 1pm! Note: All movies shown are rated PG or G. Please call 364-2306 to see what we are showing.
Find out more »April 2022
After School Adventures
Danielle from the Ida County Conservation Center will be here today! Mark your calendars because Danielle has neat nature themed programs and activities to share.
Find out more »Preschool Story Time
Storytime with Mrs. Wunschel is held on the first Thursday of each month and starts at 10:30am. Storytime introduces early literacy skills utilizing books, songs, rhymes, and other literacy activities.
Find out more »Preschool Story Time
Storytime with Mrs. Bogue is held on the third Monday of each month and starts at 10:30am. Storytime introduces early literacy skills utilizing books, songs, rhymes, and other literacy activities.
Find out more »Movie Day @ the Library
Drop in for a movie and snack! Movies starts at 1pm! Note: All movies shown are rated PG or G. Please call 364-2306 to see what we are showing.
Find out more »May 2022
Preschool Story Time
Storytime with Mrs. Wunschel is held on the first Thursday of each month and starts at 10:30am. Storytime introduces early literacy skills utilizing books, songs, rhymes, and other literacy activities.
Find out more »After School Adventures
Come out and see Laura from the ISU Extension Office, Ida County! Laura always has fun programs to share with us.
Find out more »Preschool Story Time
Storytime with Mrs. Bogue is held on the third Monday of each month and starts at 10:30am. Storytime introduces early literacy skills utilizing books, songs, rhymes, and other literacy activities.
Find out more »June 2022
Darrin Crow – Talespinner
Stop in to hear some tall tales and great campfire stories with storyteller and tale-spinner Darrin Crow. We'll also be making a personalized name tag necklace that can be used throughout the summer to collect reading tags and attendance incentives.
Find out more »Giggle Quest with Jay & Leslie
Join us on the hunt for summer silliness with Jay and Leslie in Giggle Quest. You will treasure the circus skills, wacky tales, and humorous nature of this fun family show
Find out more »Reading Safari Magic Show
Everyone loves magic, right? Join us for a special Reading Safari Magic Show with Magician Jeff Quinn. Reading Safari is a 40-45 minute show featuring animal-themed tricks; lots of audience participation, clean humor and lots of fun. No live animals are used during the show, but it's still a WILD time for everyone!
Find out more »Iowa PBS STEM Trailer
Join us for a special Heritage Days program in partnership with the Ida Grove Rec Center! From 1-4pm, we will have the Iowa PBS STEM Trailer set up on the grassy area between the library and rec center! Be sure to stop out and see what neat activities are available.
Find out more »Camp Iwannareedabuk
Puppets, Magic, Stories...what else can a good camper ask for? Join us to see another brand new performer, Brent Allen, with his special Camp Iwannareedabuk. This is sure to be an afternoon of hilarious puppets, stories and general silliness. Not a bad way to spend some time in your library!
Find out more »July 2022
Movie Day @ Camp
Stop on by for a movie and camp snacks! Our movie will be camp themed and appropriate for most ages, generally rated G or PG. We do ask that parents or a responsible caregiver attend with younger children. Movie will be approximately 90 minutes in length.
Find out more »Fantastic Foam & Summer Picnic
Our final program of Summer 2022! Come out and celebrate all of your hard work this summer with Absolute Science and their Fantastic Foam Show! This show will make your hair stand up! You will experience items disappearing in clear liquids and see the power of a Van De Graaff generator, but no show is complete without foam, LOTS of foam with our fantastic foam experiment where the children are the stars! After the program, the library will provide picnic lunches for children and…
Find out more »September 2022
Tiny Tots
A new twist on storytime! Join us at the library every-other Wednesday from 10:30-11:00am for stories, crafts and activities for preschool age children. Each week will be different.
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A new twist on storytime! Join us at the library every-other Wednesday from 10:30-11:00am for stories, crafts and activities for preschool age children. Each week will be different.
Find out more »October 2022
After School Adventures
A variety of programs for school age children on early out days. Held from 1:30pm - 2:15pm.
Find out more »Tiny Tots
A new twist on storytime! Join us at the library every-other Wednesday from 10:30-11:00am for stories, crafts and activities for preschool age children. Each week will be different.
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Spooky Delights Ceramic Painting @ the Library
Looking for something fun and different to do? Sign up for the library's ceramic painting night with D&L Ceramics. All painting supplies are free of charge, just pay for the ceramic that you'd like to paint. To find out more information, visit the library's website or call 364-2306.
Find out more »Tiny Tots
A new twist on storytime! Join us at the library every-other Wednesday from 10:30-11:00am for stories, crafts and activities for preschool age children. Each week will be different.
Find out more »November 2022
After School Adventures
A variety of programs for school age children on early out days. Held from 1:30pm - 2:15pm.
Find out more »Tiny Tots
A new twist on storytime! Join us at the library every-other Wednesday from 10:30-11:00am for stories, crafts and activities for preschool age children. Each week will be different.
Find out more »After School Adventures
A variety of programs for school age children on early out days. Held from 1:30pm - 2:15pm.
Find out more »December 2022
Tiny Tots
A new twist on storytime! Join us at the library every-other Wednesday from 10:30-11:00am for stories, crafts and activities for preschool age children. Each week will be different.
Find out more »After School Adventures
A variety of programs for school age children on early out days. Held from 1:30pm - 2:15pm.
Find out more »Tiny Tots
A new twist on storytime! Join us at the library every-other Wednesday from 10:30-11:00am for stories, crafts and activities for preschool age children. Each week will be different.
Find out more »June 2023
Tale Spinner Darrin Crow
Join us in kicking off the summer program with our favorite tale spinner Darrin Crow. Darrin will share wonderful stories from the magic of fairy tales to Iowans who changed the world when they found their unique voice.
Find out more »Circus Pop! The Giant Bubble Show
All the tricks of a bubble show (giant 20-foot-long soap bubbles, bubble volcanoes and more) with circus stunts like fire eating and magic, this wacky and humorous family show will surely entertain. Be sure to join us in welcoming Logan Jimenez and his Circus Pop! show during our summer programs!
Find out more »Mimes, Masks, & Magic
Join us in welcoming Fax Gilbert and his Mimes, Masks & Magic show! We'll see a reckless robot, a wacky weightlifter, jerky jester, and plenty of masks and magic you won't believe!
Find out more »Summer Reading with Laura!
Join Laura from the ISU Extension office for a fun summer program! Laura does not disappoint, and her programs are always tons of fun. Not a bad way to spend some time in your library.
Find out more »July 2023
Pint Size Polkas!
Get ready for singing, clapping, dancing, and yes, even yodeling along to songs with Mike Schneider and his Pint Size Polkas program. Comedy and magic guaranteed to make you smile!
Find out more »Summer Reading Pool Party and Picnic
Come out and celebrate summer with a pool party summer picnic! We'll be at the Recreation Center's Outdoor pool. Picnic lunches will be provided for children and families signed up for the summer program. Open Swim will be from 10:30 am to noon for registered children and their parents/caregivers/guardians. Following open swim, the library will provide picnic lunches along with certificates and incentives for completing the summer reading program.
Find out more »June 2024
Jedi Adventures
What could be more exciting than a battle for the planet’s ecosystems, especially when it happens in the Ida Grove Library? Master Jedi Toby-Wan Ka-Toby is in search of younglings and requests that they gather at the Jedi Temple, temporarily the Ida Grove Library, on June 6th at 10:30 am for a special summer library program. We hope you’ll join us at 10:30 am on June 6th to kick off our summer library program to share laughs, good times and…
Find out more »Adam White Magic Show
On June 13, 2024, Master Magician, Adam White, will entertain at Ida Grove Public Library to help promote this year’s Summer reading program, Read, Renew, Repeat with his unique blend of family fun, comedy magic & audience participation! This show has been seen by audiences the world over and is sure to enchant all that come out to enjoy the 10:30am show. Adam White, a professional magician since 1993, is a Nebraska magician who has traveled the country. He will…
Find out more »Storyteller Darrin Crow
Stories spark connections, build bridges, bring joy, and stir memories. With a wide and growing repertoire of stories, Iowa storyteller, Darrin Crow knows how to captivate his audience and keep them on the edge of their seats. This summer, the library is excited to host Darrin Crow for delightful stories and tall tales as part of the summer program. Darrin will return to the Ida Grove Library at 10:30 am on Thursday, June 20th for the Read, Renew, Repeat summer library…
Find out more »Circus Pop! The Big Bubble Show
Love bubbles? Love circus stunts? Then, you do not want to miss Circus Pop, The Giant Bubble Show! The Ida Grove Library is excited to announce the return of Circus Pop on June 27th at 10:30 am as part of the summer library program. Please be sure to mark your calendars and join us for this unique and amazing show, with a mix of circus stunts, fire-eating, daring escapes, with world-class bubble artistry. Regardless, if you are 3 or 103…
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