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Council Bluffs, IA -  Daniel Chester French, the celebrated American sculptor behind the iconic Minute Man statue in Concord, Massachusetts, and the majestic Abraham Lincoln statue within the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., also left his ma

COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA. (February 28, 2025) – The Council Bluffs Public Library invites all members of the community to celebrate and discover culture at the OUR Community Reads 2025 kickoff event on March 8^th, 2025.

The Council Bluffs Public Library proudly announces the theme for OUR Community Reads 2025: “Found Community.” 

Council Bluffs, IA - Major flooding events  along the Missouri River have significantly altered its channel over the years, reshaping the landscape and the Iowa-Nebraska border.  Two notable floods in the late 19th century gave rise to Carter Lake in 1877 and

Council Bluffs, IA - Join us on Tuesday, January 21, from 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m., for our Lawyers in Libraries: Basics of Wills & Revocable Trusts program.

Council Bluffs, IA - Railroads became the primary mode of long-distance transportation in the United States during the mid-to-late 1800s.  However, as the railway network expanded, so did issues like theft, vandalism, robberies, labor conflicts, and trespassing.

Council Bluffs, IA - Railroads have played an important role in every American conflict
since 1860, from moving soldiers and supplies to operating railway battalions overseas.
On Thursday, November 21, 2024, at 6:00 p.m., the Council Bluffs Public Library will

Council Bluffs, IA - Omaha’s new streetcar is well on the way to becoming a reality,
but it will not be the first streetcar system Omaha has had.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: OCTOBER 17, 2024

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 10/17/2024

Council Bluffs, IA - On Sunday, November 17 from 1 to 3 p.m., Council Bluffs Public Library will be hosting a Local Author Fair.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 8/23/2024

Council Bluffs, IA – On Tuesday, September 10 to Friday, September 13, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., the All of Us Mobile Education and Enrollment Center will be in the parking lot of the Council Bluffs Public Library.

Join us at the Council Bluffs Public Library for this presentation on quilts.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 7/10/2024

Join us at the Council Bluffs Public Library for this presentation on the rivers of Iowa.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 7/9/2024

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 5/30/2024