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Pan y cafe

Pan, Café, y Leyendas

Monday, January 27, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room A at Council Bluffs Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Book Club
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Vamos a leer leyendas de la cultura hispana, disfrutar de nuevas amistades y hacer proyectos de artesania. Se presenta en español. Gratis y abierto al público. We will be...

Library Branch: Council Bluffs Public Library
Room: Meeting Room A
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Book Club
Event Details:

Vamos a leer leyendas de la cultura hispana, disfrutar de nuevas amistades y hacer proyectos de artesania. 

Se presenta en español. Gratis y abierto al público. 

Unidentified hand writing on pad with coffee mug

A Work in Progress: Writer's Discussion Group

Tuesday, January 28, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room A at Council Bluffs Public Library
Program Type:
Class
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

So you want to write a book. Now what?! Join published author, writing coach, and creative novelist, Kris Sinclair and other local authors for a fun-filled writer’s discussion grou...

Library Branch: Council Bluffs Public Library
Room: Meeting Room A
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Class
Event Details:

So you want to write a book. Now what?! Join published author, writing coach, and creative novelist, Kris Sinclair and other local authors for a fun-filled writer’s discussion group.

Hands using a tablet and a laptop in the background

Drop-In Tech Help

Tuesday, January 28, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Computer Lab at Council Bluffs Public Library
Program Type:
Drop-In, Makerspace, Technology
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Do you have general questions about your mobile device, computer or laptop? Do you want to set up an email address, but you’re not sure where to start? Would you like to learn...

Library Branch: Council Bluffs Public Library
Room: Computer Lab
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Drop-In, Makerspace, Technology
Event Details:

Do you have general questions about your mobile device, computer or laptop? Do you want to set up an email address, but you’re not sure where to start? Would you like to learn how to download an eBook, audiobook, movie or music?

A bowl made out of rope and fabric scraps

How to Sew: A Fabric Scrap Rope Bowl

Wednesday, January 29, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room D at Council Bluffs Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Class, Makerspace
Age Group:
Age 14 & Up, Adults
Event Details:

The Makerspace has sewing machines! Learn how to use the machine and sew a small project! All materials will be provided. (Colors may vary.) Skills learned: basic sewing Sign...

Required
Library Branch: Council Bluffs Public Library
Room: Meeting Room D
Age Group: Age 14 & Up, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Class, Makerspace
Required
Event Details:

The Makerspace has sewing machines! Learn how to use the machine and sew a small project! All materials will be provided. (Colors may vary.)

Skills learned: basic sewing

board game pieces and dice

Adult Board Game Night

Tuesday, February 4, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:45pm
Meeting Room B at Council Bluffs Public Library
Program Type:
Drop-In, Gaming
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Come play new and classic board and card games. This group meets the first and third Tuesday of each month, and it is free to attend. You are welcome to bring your favorite games o...

Library Branch: Council Bluffs Public Library
Room: Meeting Room B
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Drop-In, Gaming
Event Details:

Come play new and classic board and card games. This group meets the first and third Tuesday of each month, and it is free to attend. You are welcome to bring your favorite games or just stop in to join a game.

Torn handwritten page with Mystery Book Club printed on the page below.

Mystery Book Club

Tuesday, February 4, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room A at Council Bluffs Public Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Are you into thrillers and always looking for the next adventure? Immerse yourself in a mystery book, then meet up to talk about it! Our selection is sure to keep you on your toes ...

Library Branch: Council Bluffs Public Library
Room: Meeting Room A
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Are you into thrillers and always looking for the next adventure? Immerse yourself in a mystery book, then meet up to talk about it! Our selection is sure to keep you on your toes and always wanting more.

close-up of hands on fabric using a sewing machine

Basic Sewing Machine Skills

Wednesday, February 5, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room D at Council Bluffs Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Class, Makerspace
Age Group:
Age 14 & Up, Adults
Event Details:

Learn the basics of how to use a sewing machine: from setting it up properly, to sewing straight lines! We’ll cover: sewing machine parts and accessories, how to thread the machine...

Required
Library Branch: Council Bluffs Public Library
Room: Meeting Room D
Age Group: Age 14 & Up, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Class, Makerspace
Required
Event Details:

Learn the basics of how to use a sewing machine: from setting it up properly, to sewing straight lines! We’ll cover: sewing machine parts and accessories, how to thread the machine, how to install the bobbin, and more!

pile of yarn and thread

746 Needlework Club

Thursday, February 6, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room A at Council Bluffs Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Drop-In
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

The 746 Needlework Club meets the second and fourth Thursdays each month. Needlework – Knitting, Crocheting, Embroidery – All skill levels welcome! Please bring your own supp...

Library Branch: Council Bluffs Public Library
Room: Meeting Room A
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Drop-In
Event Details:

The 746 Needlework Club meets the second and fourth Thursdays each month.


Needlework – Knitting, Crocheting, Embroidery – All skill levels welcome!
Please bring your own supplies.

A purple skyline with planets visible and space ships flying by with Worlds Away Book Club on a teal banner in the middle of the page.

Worlds Away Book Club

Thursday, February 6, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room D at Council Bluffs Public Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Escape the ordinary and plunge into the unique, alternate worlds depicted in science fiction and fantasy genres. Our Worlds Away Book Club will transport you into other cultures, p...

Library Branch: Council Bluffs Public Library
Room: Meeting Room D
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Escape the ordinary and plunge into the unique, alternate worlds depicted in science fiction and fantasy genres. Our Worlds Away Book Club will transport you into other cultures, peoples, eras and galaxies with our selection.

colored pens and a coloring sheet

Coloring Club

Monday, February 10, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room B at Council Bluffs Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Experience the stress-reducing benefits and creative self-discovery of adult coloring. Supplies will be provided, but feel free to bring your own coloring utensils and prints if yo...

Library Branch: Council Bluffs Public Library
Room: Meeting Room B
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Experience the stress-reducing benefits and creative self-discovery of adult coloring. Supplies will be provided, but feel free to bring your own coloring utensils and prints if you prefer. Color, relax, and chat. Feel free to bring a friend!

Speech Bubbles on blue background

Conversation Club: Spanish-English Language Exchange/Club de Conversación: Intercambio de idiomas español-inglés

Monday, February 10, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room A at Council Bluffs Public Library
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Whether you are learning Spanish or English, come to our monthly Language Exchange to practice with native speakers and fellow learners. Meet new people, get help with the language...

Library Branch: Council Bluffs Public Library
Room: Meeting Room A
Age Group: Adults
Event Details:

Whether you are learning Spanish or English, come to our monthly Language Exchange to practice with native speakers and fellow learners.

A bowl made out of rope and fabric scraps

How to Sew: A Fabric Scrap Rope Bowl

Saturday, February 15, 2025 at 9:00am - 11:00am
Meeting Room D at Council Bluffs Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Class, Makerspace
Age Group:
Age 14 & Up, Adults
Event Details:

The Makerspace has sewing machines! Learn how to use the machine and sew a small project! All materials will be provided. (Colors may vary.) Skills learned: basic sewing Sign...

Required
Library Branch: Council Bluffs Public Library
Room: Meeting Room D
Age Group: Age 14 & Up, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Class, Makerspace
Required
Event Details:

The Makerspace has sewing machines! Learn how to use the machine and sew a small project! All materials will be provided. (Colors may vary.)

Skills learned: basic sewing

A bowl made out of rope and fabric scraps

How to Sew: A Fabric Scrap Rope Bowl

Saturday, February 15, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room D at Council Bluffs Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Class, Makerspace
Age Group:
Age 14 & Up, Adults
Event Details:

The Makerspace has sewing machines! Learn how to use the machine and sew a small project! All materials will be provided. (Colors may vary.) Skills learned: basic sewing Sign...

Required
Library Branch: Council Bluffs Public Library
Room: Meeting Room D
Age Group: Age 14 & Up, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Class, Makerspace
Required
Event Details:

The Makerspace has sewing machines! Learn how to use the machine and sew a small project! All materials will be provided. (Colors may vary.)

Skills learned: basic sewing

Brown paper lunch bag in front of a stack of books with Lunch Bunch Book Club on the bag.

Lunch Bunch Book Club

Tuesday, February 18, 2025 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Meeting Room A at Council Bluffs Public Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join in as we discuss a mix of contemporary fiction and nonfiction books. Take your mind out of the grind of everyday life to be transported into captivating and calming reads. ...

Library Branch: Council Bluffs Public Library
Room: Meeting Room A
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Join in as we discuss a mix of contemporary fiction and nonfiction books. Take your mind out of the grind of everyday life to be transported into captivating and calming reads.

board game pieces and dice

Adult Board Game Night

Tuesday, February 18, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:45pm
Meeting Room A at Council Bluffs Public Library
Program Type:
Drop-In, Gaming
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Come play new and classic board and card games. This group meets the first and third Tuesday of each month, and it is free to attend. You are welcome to bring your favorite games o...

Library Branch: Council Bluffs Public Library
Room: Meeting Room A
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Drop-In, Gaming
Event Details:

Come play new and classic board and card games. This group meets the first and third Tuesday of each month, and it is free to attend. You are welcome to bring your favorite games or just stop in to join a game.

Close up of a typewriter with Non-Fiction Book Club written on the page.

Non-Fiction Book Club

Wednesday, February 19, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room C at Council Bluffs Public Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Are you a history buff? Or do you love reading medical mysteries or family memoirs? Non fiction books provide a change of pace and inspire thought-provoking conversations based on ...

Library Branch: Council Bluffs Public Library
Room: Meeting Room C
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Are you a history buff? Or do you love reading medical mysteries or family memoirs?

pile of yarn and thread

746 Needlework Club

Thursday, February 20, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room A at Council Bluffs Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Drop-In
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

The 746 Needlework Club meets the second and fourth Thursdays each month. Needlework – Knitting, Crocheting, Embroidery – All skill levels welcome! Please bring your own supp...

Library Branch: Council Bluffs Public Library
Room: Meeting Room A
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Drop-In
Event Details:

The 746 Needlework Club meets the second and fourth Thursdays each month.


Needlework – Knitting, Crocheting, Embroidery – All skill levels welcome!
Please bring your own supplies.

lunch and learn

Lunch & Learn: Understanding Alzheimer's and Dementia

Friday, February 21, 2025 at 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Meeting Room B at Council Bluffs Public Library
Program Type:
Class, Presentation
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Learn about the impact of Alzheimer's including the difference between Alzheimer's and dementia, stages and risk factors, and current research and treatments available for some sym...

Required
Library Branch: Council Bluffs Public Library
Room: Meeting Room B
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Class, Presentation
Required
Event Details:

Learn about the impact of Alzheimer's including the difference between Alzheimer's and dementia, stages and risk factors, and current research and treatments available for some symptoms and Alzheimer's Association resources. 

glory road

Saturday Matinee - Glory Road

Saturday, February 22, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room B at Council Bluffs Public Library
Program Type:
Movie
Age Group:
Adults, Everyone
Event Details:

After being appointed the new coach of the 1966 Texas Miners, Don Haskins (Josh Lucas) decides to build a team based on talent rather than race. The conservative townsfolk balk at ...

Library Branch: Council Bluffs Public Library
Room: Meeting Room B
Age Group: Adults, Everyone
Program Type: Movie
Event Details:

After being appointed the new coach of the 1966 Texas Miners, Don Haskins (Josh Lucas) decides to build a team based on talent rather than race.

Kings of Broken Things

Kings of Broken Things: Bystanders, Historical Wounds, and the Omaha Race Riot of 1919

Monday, February 24, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room B at Council Bluffs Public Library
Program Type:
Author Talk
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Discusses the societal and personal factors that helped form his novel — Kings of Broken Things — an immigrant coming-of-age story set amid the political, economic and racial tensi...

Library Branch: Council Bluffs Public Library
Room: Meeting Room B
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Author Talk
Event Details:

Discusses the societal and personal factors that helped form his novel — Kings of Broken Things — an immigrant coming-of-age story set amid the political, economic and racial tensions surrounding the 1919 lynching of Will Brown.

A bowl made out of rope and fabric scraps

How to Sew: A Fabric Scrap Rope Bowl

Wednesday, February 26, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room D at Council Bluffs Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Class, Makerspace
Age Group:
Age 14 & Up, Adults
Event Details:

The Makerspace has sewing machines! Learn how to use the machine and sew a small project! All materials will be provided. (Colors may vary.) Skills learned: basic sewing Sign...

Required
Library Branch: Council Bluffs Public Library
Room: Meeting Room D
Age Group: Age 14 & Up, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Class, Makerspace
Required
Event Details:

The Makerspace has sewing machines! Learn how to use the machine and sew a small project! All materials will be provided. (Colors may vary.)

Skills learned: basic sewing

Michelle Cowan

Michelle Cowan: Better Not Bitter

Monday, March 3, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room B at Council Bluffs Public Library
Program Type:
Author Talk
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Please join us for an author talk from Iowa author and podcaster Michelle Cowan. Cowan will share how she decided to writer her memoir, Better Not Bitter: A Journey from Heartache ...

Library Branch: Council Bluffs Public Library
Room: Meeting Room B
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Author Talk
Event Details:

Please join us for an author talk from Iowa author and podcaster Michelle Cowan. Cowan will share how she decided to writer her memoir, Better Not Bitter: A Journey from Heartache to Healing.

board game pieces and dice

Adult Board Game Night

Tuesday, March 4, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:45pm
Meeting Room B at Council Bluffs Public Library
Program Type:
Drop-In, Gaming
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Come play new and classic board and card games. This group meets the first and third Tuesday of each month, and it is free to attend. You are welcome to bring your favorite games o...

Library Branch: Council Bluffs Public Library
Room: Meeting Room B
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Drop-In, Gaming
Event Details:

Come play new and classic board and card games. This group meets the first and third Tuesday of each month, and it is free to attend. You are welcome to bring your favorite games or just stop in to join a game.

Torn handwritten page with Mystery Book Club printed on the page below.

Mystery Book Club

Tuesday, March 4, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room A at Council Bluffs Public Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Are you into thrillers and always looking for the next adventure? Immerse yourself in a mystery book, then meet up to talk about it! Our selection is sure to keep you on your toes ...

Library Branch: Council Bluffs Public Library
Room: Meeting Room A
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Are you into thrillers and always looking for the next adventure? Immerse yourself in a mystery book, then meet up to talk about it! Our selection is sure to keep you on your toes and always wanting more.