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On Exhibit: “2024 Fall Miniature Exhibition” The Iowa Watercolor Society's Fall Miniature Exhibition will be on display in the Art Gallery, open Monday-Friday from 9 AM to 3 PM, Saturday from 9 AM to 12 PM, and Sunday from 12 PM to 4 PM. With over 150 members, the Iowa Watercolor Society offers a wonderful opportunity for painters to network with artists statewide. |
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Homework Help Are you looking to get a jumpstart on schoolwork and learning this year? Try Brainfuse HelpNow for tutoring, collaboration, and study tools on your computer or mobile device. Live homework help for grades K-12 is available from 2pm-11pm daily with professional tutors. |
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Be Creative at Home You can embrace your creativity at home with CreativeBug! This resource has more than 1,000 award-winning art & craft video classes taught by recognized design experts and artists. Learn sewing, quilting, paper crafting, knitting, crochet, art & design, and jewelry making. |
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Pajama Storytime September 30 | 6:15 PM Put on your PJs and come to the Library for around 25 minutes of interactive bedtime songs, stories, and fun. For kids 0-5 years old and their caregivers. Registration not required. |
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Elementary Maker Packs October 1-7 |
A fun take-home project with a different activity each month. Packs come with most of the needed supplies to take home and make. This month kids will make articulated paper hands. For kids in grades K-5. Available for pick up October 1-7. Registration required. |
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Preschool Storytime Tuesdays in October | 10 AM, 1:30 PM Wednesdays in October | 10 AM Make a simple craft after 25-30 minutes of stories, songs, and rhymes. For kids 3.5-5 years old and their caregivers. Each session in the same week is a repeat event. Please limit attendance to one session per week. Monthly registration required. |
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Teen Early Out October 2 | 1:30 PM |
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Join us the first early out of each month for games, snacks and crafts. Each month a structured activity will be provided, but students may also play games, color or just hang out. This month, we will offer friendship bracelets. |
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Digital Decluttering: Computers October 3 | 10 AM Craving organization in your digital life? Do you dread the threatening messages that you are low on space? In this class we will learn how to find out what is taking up all that memory. We will explore folder systems, tips for clearing out the files you don’t want to keep and organizing the things you do, and options for additional storage. Registration requested. |
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Afternoon Book Club October 3 | 2:30 PM Meet at the library at 2:30 p.m. on the first Thursday of every month for a discussion of each month’s book. Copies of the discussion book may be picked up at the library’s front desk, while supplies last. This month's book is The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield. Registration not required. |
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Snacks & Facts: Beginning Genealogy October 4 | 11 AM 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 at the Waukee Community Center (675 Walnut St). Come ready to learn and we’ll provide the snacks! Theresa Liewer from the Iowa Genealogical Society will give you a road map for researching your family’s history, talk about what tools and resources are available, and discuss what to do if you run into an information brick wall. Registration not required. |
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Stories and Stretches October 5 | 10 AM |
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Ready, set, stretch! Get moving with fun stories and yoga stretches for families. Arrive prepared to move in comfortable clothes. Please bring your own yoga mats or towels. For kids 4 years old-grade 5 and their caregivers. Registration required. |
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Iowa's Most Haunted Locations October 5 | 2 PM |
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This talk by paranormal researcher Chad Lewis will take you on a ghostly journey to some of the most haunted places in Iowa! The wandering ghosts in the North Woods and a haunted B&B in Dubuque are just the tip of the iceberg. From phantom creatures prowling the woods to graveyard apparitions located in your own backyard, no place in Iowa is without its own hauntings. Registration required. |
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Sensory Spaces October 5 | 3 PM |
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During this hour, enjoy designated quiet browsing and inclusive programming for individuals with special sensory needs and their families or caregivers. There will be a dimmed calm room, natural lighting, computer availability, sensory stations and access to library materials. For all ages. Registration requested. |
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Preschool Storytime Tuesdays in October | 10 AM, 1:30 PM Wednesdays in October | 10 AM Make a simple craft after 25-30 minutes of stories, songs, and rhymes. For kids 3.5-5 years old and their caregivers. Each session in the same week is a repeat event. Please limit attendance to one session per week. Monthly registration required. |
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Tween Time October 7 | 6 PM |
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Come and enjoy a different activity each month just for tweens! This month, we will make spooky slime. |
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Family & Friends Game Night October 8 | 4:30 PM |
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Join us for all-ages games! The Dealt Hand will bring an assortment of 200+ card and board games for all levels of knowledge and experience. The Dealt Hand will help you select a game, set up, and most importantly, show you how to play. Drop in for a single game or stay and play for the entire three hours — whatever suits you! Refreshments will be provided while supplies last. For adults and kids 5+ years old. Registration requested. |
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Fire Safety Story Time October 11 | 10 AM |
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Join us for a visit from the Waukee Fire Department! Enjoy songs and a story and learn all about fire safety. Meet a firefighter, and (if it isn’t needed on a call) see a fire truck! |
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Pride Party October 12 | 10 AM |
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Celebrate LGBTQ+ History Month with a party at the library! We will play games, have rainbow snacks, and make crafts. All activities will be led by library staff. All ages welcome. Registration requested. |
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Teen Super Sunday October 13 | 1:30 PM |
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Bring a friend or make new ones at these programs for teens. Try your hand at a different activity each month. This month, we will make light up wands. For students in grades 6-12. Registration required. |
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Elementary Early Out S.T.E.A.M. October 16 | 2:30 PM |
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Nonfiction Book Club October 17 | 4:30 PM |
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Each month, explore a fascinating true story followed by an extended learning activity. Kids don’t need to read the book in advance. This month's book is "Mary Who Wrote Frankenstein." For kids in grades 3-5. Parents don’t need to stay in the room for this program. Registration required and opens September 26. |
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Cookies and Cultural October 20 | 2 PM |
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Bring your friends and family and join us to listen and learn about world cultures! A different cultural ambassador will give a presentation each month. Cookies will be served. This month learn about Peruvian pan flutes. All ages welcome. Registration requested and opens September 29. |
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October 21 | 6 PM Snacks and craft materials will be provided. You supply the creativity! Get crafty with a different project each month. This month, we will sew franken-animals. For students in grades 6-12. Registration required and opens September 30. |
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Design, create, and make! Craft Lab is an open-ended art space exploring a different craft technique each month. This month enjoy making wax resist web paintings. For kids in grades K-5 and their caregivers. Registration required and opens October 4. |
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Easy as Pie October 26 | 2 PM |
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Learn the basics of making a delicious pie from Lana Shope, Iowa State Fair and American Pie Council award-winning baker, and owner of Pies and Pastries by Lana. Participants will learn about the magic of making and baking pie! Samples will be served. This is an Adult only event. Registration required and opens October 5. |
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