About OUR Community Reads
The Council Bluffs Public Library hosts an annual OUR Community Reads program in March and April. The OUR Community Reads program aims to raise awareness to a community or regional challenge through a book selection that supports community discussion, awareness, and action. Title selections will typically be announced in late January/early February. Please check back for more information.
2024 - Adult Nonfiction: Riverman by Ben McGrath
2024 - Young Adult: Sunny Makes a Splash by Jennifer Holm
2024 - Kids: Ocean! Waves for All by Stacy McAnulty
2023 - Adult Fiction: The Seed Keeper by Diane Wilson
2023 - Ault Non-Fiction: A Culinary History of Iowa: Sweet Corn, Pork Tenderloins, Maid-Rites & More by Darcy Dougherty Maulsby
2023 - Young Adult: Counting by 7s by Holly Goldberg Sloan
2023 - Kids: Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt by Kate Messner
2022 - Adult Non-Fiction: Bicycling with Butterflies: My 10,201-Mile Journey Following the Monarch Migration by Sarah Dykman
2022 - Young Adult: The Way of the Hive: A Honey Bee’s Story by Jay Hosler
2022 - Kids: Señorita Mariposa by Mister G, Illustrated by Marcos Almada Rivero
Upcoming Events
Please join us for this book talk of the Our Community Reads title of 2025. All are welcome as we enjoy lively discussion of the book's themes and impact.
OUR Community Reads Beanstack Challenge
March 1-April 30
Two ways to play!
1. Log every day you read or listen to a book for at least 15 minutes; and/or
2. Complete the activities listed under each Activity Badge.
For every reading and activity badge you complete, you will earn 10 raffle tickets for a chance to win:
- Private swim lesson session from the YMCA
- Fulsren 12-pod Hydroponic Indoor Garden System
- 40 oz. Stanley Quencher
This challenge is available to patrons of all ages.
To get ready, use the link to create or update your account and come back to enroll in the challenge on March 1.
Information coming soon.
Information coming soon.
Information coming soon.
