Joinus for the first Reminisce Society meeting of the year. “ToughConversations About Our Racial Divide...And How We Can Heal”Presented by Dan Henderson. These programs are free and open to thepublic...
You’re writing a book (or thinking about it), but what happens next? Join us for an inside look into working with an agent and the beginning stages of the publishing...
Kids! Join us for another grab and go craft bag event. Stop by the children's desks to pick up a craft bag. No registration required, craft bags are available while...
Our next Adult Take and Make Craft give away is today! Drop by anytime today to pick up a craft bag kit, limit two per patron while supplies last.
Join us every Wednesday at 10:00AM for songs, rhymes, singing and dancing! This storytime is aimed at kids 0-4 with a caregiver, but all children are welcome.
Kids! Join us for science club at the library. We'll be doing a different STEAM activity or two every month during the school year!
Join us for storytime where we'll be reading stories, singing, rhyming, and doing a craft. This storytime is aimed at children aged 3-5 but older or younger children are welcome.
The first Saturday in February is Take Your Child to the Library Day. Kids who stop by for a special scavenger hunt get to take home a prize!
Join us for this enlightening presentation with Smithsonian curator Sabrina Sholts as she talks about how the very fact of being human increases our pandemic risks—and gives us the power...
Únase a nosotros para la hora del cuento en español donde leeremos cuentos, cantaremos, rimaremos y haremos manualidades. Esta hora del cuento está dirigida a niños de 1 a 5...
Join us every Wednesday at 10:00AM for songs, rhymes, singing and dancing! This storytime is aimed at kids 0-4 with a caregiver, but all children are welcome.
Join us for storytime where we'll be reading stories, singing, rhyming, and doing a craft. This storytime is aimed at children aged 3-5 but older or younger children are welcome.
Join us in the meeting room for some snacks, then listen to the first chapter (or two) of a book and take a copy home to keep! Registration not required,...
Kids! Join us for another grab and go craft bag event. Stop by the children's desks to pick up a craft bag. No registration required, craft bags are available while...
Our next Adult Take and Make Craft give away is today! Drop by anytime today to pick up a craft bag kit, limit two per patron while supplies last.
Join us every Wednesday at 10:00AM for songs, rhymes, singing and dancing! This storytime is aimed at kids 0-4 with a caregiver, but all children are welcome.
We read a new book each month and discuss together on the 2nd Wednesday of the month at the Ottumwa Public Library. Ask at the Circulation desk for this month's...
Join us for storytime where we'll be reading stories, singing, rhyming, and doing a craft. This storytime is aimed at children aged 3-5 but older or younger children are welcome.
Escape from our Ex-cape room. Call 641-682-7563 ext. 205 to sign up, or email amanning@ottumwapubliclibrary.org. Registration is required, limited spots available; groups of 4-6 recommended. Be ready to solve puzzles and...
Escape from our Ex-cape room. Call 641-682-7563 ext. 205 to sign up, or email amanning@ottumwapubliclibrary.org. Registration is required, limited spots available; groups of 4-6 recommended. Be ready to solve puzzles and...
Have a writing project and need a space to work on it? All levels of writing and all styles are welcome. No registration required
Escape from our Ex-cape room. Call 641-682-7563 ext. 205 to sign up, or email amanning@ottumwapubliclibrary.org. Registration is required, limited spots available; groups of 4-6 recommended. Be ready to solve puzzles and...
Escape from our Ex-cape room. Call 641-682-7563 ext. 205 to sign up, or email amanning@ottumwapubliclibrary.org. Registration is required, limited spots available; groups of 4-6 recommended. Be ready to solve puzzles and...
Join us every Wednesday at 10:00AM for songs, rhymes, singing and dancing! This storytime is aimed at kids 0-4 with a caregiver, but all children are welcome.
Join us for storytime where we'll be reading stories, singing, rhyming, and doing a craft. This storytime is aimed at children aged 3-5 but older or younger children are welcome.
Join OPL and Pioneer Ridge for a children's program at the library where we will celebrate snow! Kids will get to enjoy a story or two, make a craft, and...
Join us for a monthly painting tutorial class from 10-11:30 am. Class limited to 15 participants and registration is required. Patrons can sign up themselves and one other patron multiple spots...
Join us Tuesday February 25th at 10 am for our next Reminisce Society Meeting. This month we will enjoy the program "American Dreamer: The Life and Times of Henry A....
Kids! Join us for another grab and go craft bag event. Stop by the children's desks to pick up a craft bag. No registration required, craft bags are available while...
Our next Adult Take and Make Craft give away is today! Drop by anytime today to pick up a craft bag kit, limit two per patron while supplies last.
Join us every Wednesday at 10:00AM for songs, rhymes, singing and dancing! This storytime is aimed at kids 0-4 with a caregiver, but all children are welcome.
Kids! Join us for science club at the library. We'll be doing a different STEAM activity or two every month during the school year!
Join us for storytime where we'll be reading stories, singing, rhyming, and doing a craft. This storytime is aimed at children aged 3-5 but older or younger children are welcome.
102 W 4th St.
Ottumwa, IA 52501
Monday – Thursday | 9 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Friday – Saturday | 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Sunday | Closed
Phone: 641-682-7563
Fax: 641-682-4970
info@ottumwapubliclibrary.org
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