Name: Basic Sewing Machine Skills
Start: 2023-10-04T18:30:00-05:00
End: 2023-10-04T20:00:00-05:00
Location: Council Bluffs Public Library

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.

2023 - Adult Fiction: The Seed Keeper by Diane Wilson (linked to catalog title search)

2023 - Ault Non-Fiction: A Culinary History of Iowa: Sweet Corn, Pork Tenderloins, Maid-Rites & More by Darcy Dougherty Maulsby (linked to catalog title search)

2023 - Young Adult: Counting by 7s by Holly Goldberg Sloan (linked to catalog title search)

2023 - Kids: Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt by Kate Messner (linked to catalog title search)

2022 - Adult Non-Fiction: Bicycling with Butterflies: My 10,201-Mile Journey Following the Monarch Migration by Sarah Dykman (linked to catalog title search)

2022 - Young Adult: The Way of the Hive: A Honey Bee’s Story by Jay Hosler (linked to catalog title search)

2022 - Kids: Señorita Mariposa by Mister G, Illustrated by Marcos Almada Rivero (linked to catalog title search)

Upcoming Events

Basic Sewing Machine Skills

6:30pm - 8:00pm

Meeting Room D

Registration

Library Branch: Council Bluffs Public Library

Room: Meeting Room D

Age Group: Age 14 & Up, Adults

Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Class, Makerspace

Registration Required

Event Details:

Learn the basics of how to use a sewing machine: from setting it up properly, to sewing straight lines! We’ll cover: sewing machine parts and accessories, how to thread the machine, how to install the bobbin, and more! Bring your sewing questions and...

Storytime In the Treehouse!

10:30am - 11:00am

Tree House

Library Branch: Council Bluffs Public Library

Room: Tree House

Age Group: Kids, Age 5 & Under

Event Details:

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. ...

Homeschool Huddle

11:30am - 2:30pm

Meeting Room B

Library Branch: Council Bluffs Public Library

Room: Meeting Room B

Age Group: Kids, Grades K-6

Program Type: Drop-In

Event Details:

Homeschool Huddle is a monthly program, September-April. It is most appropriate for families with homeschool students in grades K-6. Themes change monthly. September: Oregon Trail October: Art November: Writing December: Healthy Livi...

Game On!

3:00pm - 5:00pm

Teen Central

Library Branch: Council Bluffs Public Library

Room: Teen Central

Age Group: Teens, Grades 6-12

Program Type: Gaming

Event Details:

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. ...

OUR Community Reads 2024 Selections

Please check back once titles have been announced.

Council Bluffs

TBD