Calendar – Sioux Center Public Library

Register online by going to our website www.siouxcenterlibrary.org and select the ‘Calendar’ button on the top menu bar. Find the program you’d like to register for and click on that program. This will open up a new page with a description of the program, the dates and a link to registration. You can continue to register in person at the circulation desk or by calling us at 722-2138.

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					1	2 Young at Heart Book Club 10:00 am Young at Heart Book Club @ Conference Room Jun 2 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am Tickets Who says adults are ‘too old’ to enjoy good young adult literature? This is a fun book club with great talks on YA books! Registration is not necessary, but the book needs to be read … Continued
3	4 Summer Reading Program Begins Summer Reading Program Begins Jun 4 all-day Tickets The 2018 Summer Reading Program begins on Monday, June 4. Stop by the library to pick up your reading log. We have activities for people of all ages – from birth to 100+ Leemos en español 1:30 pm Leemos en español Jun 4 @ 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm Tickets This club is for Spanish speaking children to improve their Spanish reading skills through games, crafts, books, and interactive activities. A different club is provided for children hoping to learn to speak some Spanish. Click … Continued	5 STEM Club 2:00 pm STEM Club @ Room A Jun 5 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Tickets Join us for this exciting new program where we will be exploring the Library’s technology. Each week we will be exploring something new. Ages: 5th-12th (grade completed) Registration is required for this program. Click here … Continued	6 Stories, Music, and a Boingy, Boingy Thing 7:00 pm Stories, Music, and a Boingy, Boingy Thing @ A & B Jun 6 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets Mike Anderson – the Dulcimer Guy – kids’ shows are legendary. His dynamic performance style keeps the audience, both young and old, entranced. Stories and 5 different musical instruments make his shows something kids will … Continued	7 The Hanson Family Jugglers & Unicyclists 10:00 am The Hanson Family Jugglers & Unicyclists @ A & B Jun 7 @ 10:00 am – 11:15 am Tickets Join us for a show by the Hanson family jugglers and unicyclists.	8	9 Rock Painting 10:00 am Rock Painting @ A & B Jun 9 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am Tickets Libraries ROCK! Summer Craft Series starts with painted rock photo holders! Sign-up today to reserve your spot to decorate a rock and create a photo holder for your desk, dresser, or table. Come be creative … Continued
10	11 Basic Java Programming Class 10:00 am Basic Java Programming Class @ Computer Lab Jun 11 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am Tickets 5th-8th graders, come and learn some of the basics of the Java language and Java Programming! This hands on series of classes is open to the first 8 people who sign up so that you … Continued Leemos en español 1:30 pm Leemos en español Jun 11 @ 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm Tickets This club is for Spanish speaking children to improve their Spanish reading skills through games, crafts, books, and interactive activities. A different club is provided for children hoping to learn to speak some Spanish. Click … Continued	12 Babygarten 9:30 am Babygarten @ C & D Jun 12 @ 9:30 am – 10:30 am Tickets Rhymes, songs and story books for infants (birth – 18 months) and a mother/father/caregiver.Older siblings are welcome to join in the fun. Registration is helpful but not required. Click here to sign up. Book Nibblers Story Time 11:00 am Book Nibblers Story Time @ C & D Jun 12 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm Tickets Book Nibblers, a story time for children 3-5 years along with an adult caregiver. Libraries Rock! Music plays a fundamental role in our lives. Through books, musical experiences, and making musical instruments the children will … Continued STEM Club 2:00 pm STEM Club @ Room A Jun 12 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Tickets Join us for this exciting new program where we will be exploring the Library’s technology. Each week we will be exploring something new. Ages: 5th-12th (grade completed) Registration is required for this program. Click here … Continued Family Lego Night 6:30 pm Family Lego Night @ C & D Jun 12 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm Tickets Celebrate Libraries ROCK! with building some creations at Family LEGO nights! Join us for a free evening of building! Bring your friends and create using the library’s extensive selection of lego blocks. No registration is … Continued	13 Summer Splash TK-K 9:30 am Summer Splash TK-K @ C & D Jun 13 @ 9:30 am – 10:15 am Tickets Libraries Rock! Music plays a fundamental role in our lives. Through books, games, musical experiences, making musical instruments the children will learn about the science behind the music they love and expose them to the … Continued Summer Splash 1st-2nd 10:30 am Summer Splash 1st-2nd @ C & D Jun 13 @ 10:30 am – 11:15 am Tickets Libraries Rock! Music plays a fundamental role in our lives. Through books, games, musical experiences, making musical instruments the children will learn about the science behind the music they love and expose them to the … Continued Summer Splash 3rd-4th 11:30 am Summer Splash 3rd-4th @ C & D Jun 13 @ 11:30 am – 12:15 pm Tickets Libraries Rock! Music plays a fundamental role in our lives. Through books, games, musical experiences, making musical instruments the children will learn about the science behind the music they love and expose them to the … Continued Summer Splash TK-K 1:15 pm Summer Splash TK-K @ C & D Jun 13 @ 1:15 pm – 2:00 pm Tickets Libraries Rock! Music plays a fundamental role in our lives. Through books, games, musical experiences, making musical instruments the children will learn about the science behind the music they love and expose them to the … Continued Summer Splash 1st-2nd 2:15 pm Summer Splash 1st-2nd @ C & D Jun 13 @ 2:15 pm – 3:00 pm Tickets Libraries Rock! Music plays a fundamental role in our lives. Through books, games, musical experiences, making musical instruments the children will learn about the science behind the music they love and expose them to the … Continued Summer Splash 3rd-4th 3:15 pm Summer Splash 3rd-4th @ C & D Jun 13 @ 3:15 pm – 4:00 pm Tickets Libraries Rock! Music plays a fundamental role in our lives. Through books, games, musical experiences, making musical instruments the children will learn about the science behind the music they love and expose them to the … Continued Summer Splash 5th-8th 4:00 pm Summer Splash 5th-8th @ Room A Jun 13 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Tickets 5th-8th graders, come join us for Summer Splash as we explore music through technology & by making crafts! Registration is required. Cost is $5.00 (no refunds). Click here to sign up.	14 Reading with Stanley the Dog 9:00 am Reading with Stanley the Dog @ Children's Area Jun 14 @ 9:00 am – 9:30 am Tickets Read with Stanley the dog and Miss Lisa. Call the library to sign up. Puppet Show: Lisa Laird 10:00 am Puppet Show: Lisa Laird @ A & B Jun 14 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am Tickets Join Lisa Laird and her friends from Pockets Full of Fun for an amazing puppet show related to the summer reading theme. Escape Box 3:00 pm Escape Box @ C & D Jun 14 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm Tickets Escape Box is for all of the teens out there who are trying to find something fun and challenging to do during their summer vacation. Come and put your brain to the test as you … Continued	15 Sound Science with the Grout Museum 10:00 am Sound Science with the Grout Museum @ A & B Jun 15 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am Tickets See the amazing science of sound as the Grout Museum demonstrates vibration, frequency and the Doppler Effect with singing rods, singing pipes and spouting bowls and discover how our ears hear all of the world’s … Continued	16 Shelf Discovery Book Club 10:00 am Shelf Discovery Book Club @ Room A Jun 16 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am Tickets This is one of our adult book clubs. Stop in and pick up a book and join us for a lively discussion! All are welcome. Registration is not necessary, but the book needs to be … Continued
17	18 Leemos en español 1:30 pm Leemos en español Jun 18 @ 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm Tickets This club is for Spanish speaking children to improve their Spanish reading skills through games, crafts, books, and interactive activities. A different club is provided for children hoping to learn to speak some Spanish. Click … Continued Staff Meeting 4:00 pm Staff Meeting @ Staff Area Jun 18 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Tickets Monthly staff meeting. Orphan Train 7:00 pm Orphan Train @ Room A Jun 18 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm Tickets Lori Vicker presents the Orphan Train Movement. A program on the history of the Orphan Train and remembering the children involved. Join us at the Sioux Center Library that evening to hear her speak. Sponsored … Continued	19 Wiggles & Words 9:30 am Wiggles & Words @ C & D Jun 19 @ 9:30 am – 10:30 am Tickets Libraries Rock! Music plays a fundamental role in our lives. Through books, musical experiences, and making musical instruments the children will learn that libraries can be fun. Our goal is to provide interesting and engaging … Continued Book Nibblers Story Time 11:00 am Book Nibblers Story Time @ C & D Jun 19 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm Tickets Book Nibblers, a story time for children 3-5 years along with an adult caregiver. Libraries Rock! Music plays a fundamental role in our lives. Through books, musical experiences, and making musical instruments the children will … Continued STEM Club 2:00 pm STEM Club @ Room A Jun 19 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Tickets Join us for this exciting new program where we will be exploring the Library’s technology. Each week we will be exploring something new. Ages: 5th-12th (grade completed) Registration is required for this program. Click here … Continued	20 Summer Splash TK-K 9:30 am Summer Splash TK-K @ C & D Jun 20 @ 9:30 am – 10:15 am Tickets Libraries Rock! Music plays a fundamental role in our lives. Through books, games, musical experiences, making musical instruments the children will learn about the science behind the music they love and expose them to the … Continued Summer Splash 1st-2nd 10:30 am Summer Splash 1st-2nd @ C & D Jun 20 @ 10:30 am – 11:15 am Tickets Libraries Rock! Music plays a fundamental role in our lives. Through books, games, musical experiences, making musical instruments the children will learn about the science behind the music they love and expose them to the … Continued Summer Splash 3rd-4th 11:30 am Summer Splash 3rd-4th @ C & D Jun 20 @ 11:30 am – 12:15 pm Tickets Libraries Rock! Music plays a fundamental role in our lives. Through books, games, musical experiences, making musical instruments the children will learn about the science behind the music they love and expose them to the … Continued Summer Splash TK-K 1:15 pm Summer Splash TK-K @ C & D Jun 20 @ 1:15 pm – 2:00 pm Tickets Libraries Rock! Music plays a fundamental role in our lives. Through books, games, musical experiences, making musical instruments the children will learn about the science behind the music they love and expose them to the … Continued Summer Splash 1st-2nd 2:15 pm Summer Splash 1st-2nd @ C & D Jun 20 @ 2:15 pm – 3:00 pm Tickets Libraries Rock! Music plays a fundamental role in our lives. Through books, games, musical experiences, making musical instruments the children will learn about the science behind the music they love and expose them to the … Continued Summer Splash 3rd-4th 3:15 pm Summer Splash 3rd-4th @ C & D Jun 20 @ 3:15 pm – 4:00 pm Tickets Libraries Rock! Music plays a fundamental role in our lives. Through books, games, musical experiences, making musical instruments the children will learn about the science behind the music they love and expose them to the … Continued Summer Splash 5th-8th 4:00 pm Summer Splash 5th-8th @ Room A Jun 20 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Tickets 5th-8th graders, come join us for Summer Splash as we explore music through technology & by making crafts! Registration is required. Cost is $5.00 (no refunds). Click here to sign up. Board Meeting 4:30 pm Board Meeting @ Conference Room Jun 20 @ 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm Tickets Monthly meeting of the library board. Board agendas are posted prior to the meetings in the library and here on the website.	21 Sioux County Naturalist 10:00 am Sioux County Naturalist @ A & B Jun 21 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am Tickets Come learn about nature with Sioux County Naturalist Intern Brittany Thompson!	22 Friday Nights at the Movies 7:00 pm Friday Nights at the Movies Jun 22 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Tickets Join us for some FREE movies and popcorn as we celebrate Libraries ROCK! with favorite musicals! Call the library for titles – 722-2138	23
24	25 Basic Java Programming Class 10:00 am Basic Java Programming Class @ Computer Lab Jun 25 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am Tickets 5th-8th graders, come and learn some of the basics of the Java language and Java Programming! This hands on series of classes is open to the first 8 people who sign up so that you … Continued Leemos en español 1:30 pm Leemos en español Jun 25 @ 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm Tickets This club is for Spanish speaking children to improve their Spanish reading skills through games, crafts, books, and interactive activities. A different club is provided for children hoping to learn to speak some Spanish. Click … Continued	26 Babygarten 9:30 am Babygarten @ C & D Jun 26 @ 9:30 am – 10:30 am Tickets Rhymes, songs and story books for infants (birth – 18 months) and a mother/father/caregiver.Older siblings are welcome to join in the fun. Registration is helpful but not required. Click here to sign up. Book Nibblers Story Time 11:00 am Book Nibblers Story Time @ C & D Jun 26 @ 11:00 am – 12:00 pm Tickets Book Nibblers, a story time for children 3-5 years along with an adult caregiver. Libraries Rock! Music plays a fundamental role in our lives. Through books, musical experiences, and making musical instruments the children will … Continued Lego Club 2:00 pm Lego Club @ C & D Jun 26 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Tickets This club is for anyone in 2nd-6th grade. Kids can work individually or in a team to complete design challenges. Registration is required as space is limited. Sorry this program is full. To be put … Continued	27 Summer Splash TK-K 9:30 am Summer Splash TK-K @ C & D Jun 27 @ 9:30 am – 10:15 am Tickets Libraries Rock! Music plays a fundamental role in our lives. Through books, games, musical experiences, making musical instruments the children will learn about the science behind the music they love and expose them to the … Continued Summer Splash 1st-2nd 10:30 am Summer Splash 1st-2nd @ C & D Jun 27 @ 10:30 am – 11:15 am Tickets Libraries Rock! Music plays a fundamental role in our lives. Through books, games, musical experiences, making musical instruments the children will learn about the science behind the music they love and expose them to the … Continued Summer Splash 3rd-4th 11:30 am Summer Splash 3rd-4th @ C & D Jun 27 @ 11:30 am – 12:15 pm Tickets Libraries Rock! Music plays a fundamental role in our lives. Through books, games, musical experiences, making musical instruments the children will learn about the science behind the music they love and expose them to the … Continued Summer Splash TK-K 1:15 pm Summer Splash TK-K @ C & D Jun 27 @ 1:15 pm – 2:00 pm Tickets Libraries Rock! Music plays a fundamental role in our lives. Through books, games, musical experiences, making musical instruments the children will learn about the science behind the music they love and expose them to the … Continued Summer Splash 1st-2nd 2:15 pm Summer Splash 1st-2nd @ C & D Jun 27 @ 2:15 pm – 3:00 pm Tickets Libraries Rock! Music plays a fundamental role in our lives. Through books, games, musical experiences, making musical instruments the children will learn about the science behind the music they love and expose them to the … Continued Summer Splash 3rd-4th 3:15 pm Summer Splash 3rd-4th @ C & D Jun 27 @ 3:15 pm – 4:00 pm Tickets Libraries Rock! Music plays a fundamental role in our lives. Through books, games, musical experiences, making musical instruments the children will learn about the science behind the music they love and expose them to the … Continued Summer Splash 5th-8th 4:00 pm Summer Splash 5th-8th @ Room A Jun 27 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Tickets 5th-8th graders, come join us for Summer Splash as we explore music through technology & by making crafts! Registration is required. Cost is $5.00 (no refunds). Click here to sign up.	28 Robot Dance Party with Steve Couch 10:00 am Robot Dance Party with Steve Couch @ A & B Jun 28 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am Tickets Robots will walk. Robots will talk. Robots will sing and dance and make your whole family smile in this Celebration of Imagination. There will be songs, jokes, game shows and activities for everyone. Steve will … Continued Pants Optional – Author Carol Steingreaber 6:30 pm Pants Optional – Author Carol Steingreaber @ Orange City Public Library Jun 28 @ 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm Tickets Join us for some laughs as we hear Carol Steingreaber talk about her book Pants Optional – an autobiography full of humor on her life and motherhood here in Iowa. This program is partnered with … Continued	29	30

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