The Library will be closed Thursday, November 28

The Library will be closed Thursday, November 28 in observance of Thanksgiving.

The Library will be closing early Wednesday, November 27

The Library will be closing at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, November 27 in observance of Thanksgiving.

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The posse sent after the Wild Bunch after they robbed a Union Pacific train outside Tipton, Wyoming, August 29, 1900 (Union Pacific Museum)

Law & Order on the Railroad: History of Railroad Police

Monday, December 2, 2024 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room B at Council Bluffs Public Library
Program Type:
History/Genealogy, Presentation
Age Group:
Adults
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Railroads became the primary mode of long-distance transportation in the United States during the mid-to-late 1800s. As the number of railroads increased, so did problems such as t...

Library Branch: Council Bluffs Public Library
Room: Meeting Room B
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: History/Genealogy, Presentation
Event Details:

Railroads became the primary mode of long-distance transportation in the United States during the mid-to-late 1800s. As the number of railroads increased, so did problems such as theft, vandalism, robberies, labor disputes, and trespassing.

Forts of Iowa

Monday, May 5, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room B at Council Bluffs Public Library
Program Type:
History/Genealogy, Presentation
Age Group:
Adults
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Jeff Barnes to present on the Forts of Iowa--full description pending 

Library Branch: Council Bluffs Public Library
Room: Meeting Room B
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: History/Genealogy, Presentation
Event Details:

Jeff Barnes to present on the Forts of Iowa--full description pending