Stop by and visit the library at the farmers market this summer!
We will have information on summer reading, library events, and library programs. If you need to update accounts or renew materials, we can do that too.
You may notice some contractors around the library or some areas temporarily blocked off for the next few months. We have some major upgrades going on!
The Potawatomi are a North American tribe of indigenous people that were originally located in the Great Plains, near the Great Lakes region. As white European settlers kept expanding towards the Mississippi River, many Native American tribes were forced out of their homelands.
For several years the Council Bluffs Public Library partnered with The 712 Initiativeto provide Backyard Movie Night Kits to our community, where the BYMN Kit was available for reservation through the 7
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 8th, 2025.
February is Library Lover’s Month, and what better way to celebrate than by discovering new ways to explore books with your kids? The TumbleBook Library is a treasure trove of fun and educational resources for children in grades K-6.
When the new Kirn Middle School was constructed in 1979 at 100 North Avenue, students and administrators discovered a peculiar issue with the new Kirn Athletic Field, it was full of glass. That is because the area used to be the site of the J. F. Wilcox & Sons greenhouses.
The Council Bluffs Public Library app brings the library to your fingertips. A new app was released on Tuesday, January 21, 2025. Here are highlights on some of the available features:
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.
The Omaha Earned Income Tax Credit Coalition provides free tax preparation through the IRS Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program which certifies all volunteers in tax law and tax preparation.
