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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Game & Puzzle Exchange

Do you have puzzles and games that your kids don’t play with anymore? Want to get new puzzles and games at no cost? October 16th-November 10th, bring your gently used puzzles and games to the Youth Desk.

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25th Anniversary T-Shirts, Tote Bags & More

For a limited time, visit the online Anytime Tees store to purchase Council Bluffs Public Library t-shirts, tote bags, hoodies, sweatshirts, and long sleeve shirts.

Apparel will be available in various colors. Tote bags will be offered in tan and teal.

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25th Anniversary - Funding a new Library

 

 

The Carnegie style building of the Council Bluffs Public Library was feeling the strain of becoming a modern library.  Bond measures for a new library failed to pass in 1980 and 1991.  In 1994 it was time to try again.

 

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Kiewit Luminarium - En Español

¡La biblioteca ha añadido un nuevo pase familiar al programa Discovery Pass! El Kiewit Luminarium es nuestro nuevo socio y pase disponible para reservar para los usuarios adultos de la biblioteca. Así es cómo puede calificar para reservar un pase para el Luminarium:

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Kiewit Luminarium

The library has added a new pass to our Discovery Pass program! The Kiewit Luminarium is our newest partner and pass available to reserve for adult library patrons. Here’s how you can qualify to reserve a pass to the Luminarium:

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RENOVACIÓN AUTOMÁTICA

Comenzando con cualquier artículo actual retirado en su tarjeta de biblioteca que venza el 1 de julio, la biblioteca renovará automáticamente los artículos que sean elegibles para renovarse.

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Introducing Automatic Renewals

Beginning with any current items checked out on your library card that are due on July 1, 2023, the library will automatically renew items that are eligible for renewal. Items with a due date prior to July 1, 2023, will be not be considered for the new auto renewal procedure.

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National Horticultural Congress

The planning for the first National Horticultural Congress began in March of 1908. The event was going to be held in mid December, the same time as the National Corn Exposition in Omaha

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Welcome to the New Website!

Welcome to the new Council Bluffs Public Library website!  We hope you find it easy to navigate and full of information and resources.  Don’t worry!  Everything that was on our website before is still there.

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Farmers’ Holiday Strike of 1932

 

In 1932 picketing farmers shut down Council Bluffs highways in a tense stand-off with law enforcement. This is the story of how years of depressed prices and government inaction led farmers in western Iowa to mount a populist revolt.

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