Week Calendar

Join us for a half hour of stories, songs, and fun! Most appropriate for kids 5 and under and an adult companion. *The same theme repeats throughout the week.

September 1st marks the 25th Anniversary of the Council Bluffs Public Library opening the doors of 400 Willow Avenue to the public. Stop by the Makerspace, where a Memory Booth will be set up.

Join us for a half hour of stories, songs, and fun. Most appropriate for kids 5 years old and younger and an adult companion. *The same theme repeats throughout the week.

Join us for a story, meet a school bus driver, and then climb aboard a real school bus!  Most appropriate for kids ages 5 years old and younger and an adult companion.

Join us for a half hour of stories, songs, and fun. Most appropriate for kids 5 years old and younger and an adult companion. *The same theme repeats throughout the week.

Join the Library for a day of various railroad-themed activities for all ages! 

All Ages Activities:

Drop-in and play family friendly railroad games. 

Stop by the Treehouse and use our totes of train tracks and trains to build and explore.

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.

Join us as we chat with New York Times bestselling author Adam Alter about his new book Anatomy of a Breakthrough: How to Get Unstuck When It Matters Most. 

Celebrate Railroad Days with a delicious train-themed treat! This event is open to patrons in the 6th-12th grades while supplies last.

Create a unique design on special polystyrene sheets that shrink down and harden with heat! This patron is open to patrons in the 6th-12th grades while supplies last.

Create a unique design on special polystyrene sheets that shrink down and harden with heat! This patron is open to patrons in the 6th-12th grades while supplies last.

Create a unique design on special polystyrene sheets that shrink down and harden with heat! This patron is open to patrons in the 6th-12th grades while supplies last.

Get ready for an afternoon of pulse-pounding video game action. Play on the Switch, PS4, or Xbox One alone or with friends. DON’T MISS OUT! This event is open to patrons in grades 6 through 12.

September 1st marks the 25th Anniversary of the Council Bluffs Public Library opening the doors of 400 Willow Avenue to the public. Stop by the Makerspace, where a Memory Booth will be set up.

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 – bring a friend!

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.

The Belgian feeding programs developed under Herbert Hoover’s leadership during World War I made an indelible impression not only in postwar Belgium, but in the United States and in international aid organizations in the twentieth and twenty-first

When it comes to working on electronics, soldering is an essential skill. In this class, we’ll go over the basics of the soldering iron, types of solder, basic terminology, and safety.

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