Online Author Talk: Christopher Paolini
2024-03-14 15:00 - 16:00 (America/Chicago)
Join us online as we chat with master storyteller and internationally bestselling author Christopher Paolini about his return to the World of Eragon with Murtagh, a stunning continuation of the epic fantasy.
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T-Rex Tea Party
2024-03-14 15:00 - 17:00
Join us for a T-Rex Tea Party! This is a chance to show off your fanciest outfit, or one that you could wrangle a dinosaur in! Together, we’ll enjoy the finer things in life, like tea and cookies. We’ll also stomp around like a dinosaur and enjoy games and crafts. Kids who attend the party will also be entered into a door prize drawing.
Open to all kids and families. No registration required, items available while supplies last.

Kids Lego Day
2024-03-15
Join us for a day of all things Lego in the Children’s Library! Open to all kids and families, no registration required, just drop in and play!

Preschool Storytime
2024-03-15 09:00 - 10:00, 2024-03-22 09:00 - 10:00, 2024-03-29 09:00 - 10:00, 2024-04-05 09:00 - 10:00, 2024-04-12 09:00 - 10:00
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.

Teen craft club
2024-03-15 15:00 - 17:00
Teens and tweens! Join us in the meeting room on the third Friday of each month for crafts! No registration required.

Kids St. Patrick's Day Scavenger Hunt
2024-03-16
Join us for a St. Patrick’s scavenger hunt in the Children’s Library! Open to all kids, no registration required, just drop in and look for clues!

Adult Coloring Party
2024-03-16 14:00 - 15:30
Join us to relax and color in the library Meeting Room. Coloring materials and pages will be provided.

Songs and Stories
2024-03-20 10:00 - 11:00, 2024-03-27 10:00 - 11:00, 2024-04-03 10:00 - 11:00, 2024-04-10 10:00 - 11:00
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.

Online Author Talk
2024-03-21 18:00 - 19:00
You’re invited to a fascinating exploratory conversation with Madeline Miller, bestselling author of The Song of Achilles and Circe, as she chats with us about her body of work and her process in retelling Greek classics into modern epics in fiction. Register for this talk online through our Library Speakers Consortium!
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Reminisce: Edgar Epperly Villisca Axe Murders
2024-03-26 10:00 - 11:00
Ed Epperly: Villisca Axe Murders Presented at the Knights of Columbus Hall and virtually Via Zoom meeting. Call us at 641-682-7563 or email Director Sonja Ferrell at sferrell@ottumwapubliclibrary.org to be added to the Zoom meeting.

Adult Take & Make Craft Giveaway
2024-03-27, 2024-04-10
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.

Kids Grab and Go Craft Bags
2024-03-27, 2024-04-10
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 supplies last.

Kids Science Club
2024-03-27 16:00 - 17:00
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!

Nonfiction Book Club
2024-03-28 17:30 - 18:30
A book club focusing discussion of non-fiction works.

Online Author Talk: Paula J. Johnson
2024-04-02 13:00 - 14:00
Virtually step into the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History with Curator Paula Johnson as she discusses the book Smithsonian American Table: The Foods, People, and Innovations That Feed Us.Register for this talk online through our Library Speakers Consortium!
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Teen Anime/Manga Club
2024-04-05 14:00 - 16:00
Join us in the OPL meeting room for all things anime and manga!

Library Board Meeting
2024-04-08 17:00 - 18:00 | Meeting Room
The monthly meeting of the Ottumwa Public Library’s board.

Online Author Talk: Diane Foley & Colum McCann
2024-04-09 13:00 - 14:00
Join us for a one-of-a-kind conversation with National Book Award-winner Colum McCann as he is joined by Diane Foley, the inspiration behind the heartrending book American Mother.
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Your Children Don't Want It. What Can You Do? 15 Tips Zoom Presentation
2024-04-09 13:00 - 14:30
Join us online or in person in the Ottumwa Public Library Meeting Room as we host over Zoom, Michael Ivankovich. Mr. Ivankovich will present the second of his seminars on downsizing a home and decluttering. This one is “Your Children don’t Want it. What Can You Do? 15 Tips” Email or call Sonja Ferrell to receive a Zoom invitation or attend that day.sferrell@ottumwapubliclibrary.org or 641-682-7563
YOUR CHILDREN DON’T WANT IT. WHAT CAN YOU DO? 15 TIPS. We hear it every day. “My Children Don’t Want It. What Can I Do?”. And it’s happening all over America. In this session Mike will give you15 Tip & Strategies designed not only to help you deal with your “Stuff”, but hopefully help you make some good money when selling it.

MIKE’s BIO: Mike Ivankovich has been involved in some phase of the Antiques & Collectibles business for more than 40 years. He is a frequent lecturer and spoken before groups too numerous to list. He has authored more than 20 books and eBooks in his areas of specialty and has written articles and columns for most major national trade papers. He is the host of the “What’s It Worth? Ask Mike the Appraiser” Radio Show that airs every Friday morning from 9:30-10:30 AM on WBCB 1490 AM in Philadelphia PA. As aHome Downsizing Expert & Author he guides clients through the entire Home Downsizing process, helping them deal with their Antiques, Collectibles, and General Household Contents. HisHome Downsizing in Four Easy Steps book can be found on Amazon.com. Mike is also a professionalGPPA & MPPA Appraiser specializing in Appraisals for Estate, Insurance, Inheritance, Divorce, Insurance Claim, Non-Cash Charitable Donation, or other legal purposes. As aPennsylvania Auctioneer, he has been named Pennsylvania’s “Auctioneer of the Year” by fellow Auctioneers.

Snacks in the Stacks
2024-04-09 17:15 - 18:00
Join us downstairs in the children’s area for some snacks, then listen to the first chapter of a book and take a copy home to keep! Registration not required, limit one book per family, books available while supplies last.

Reader's Ink Book Club
2024-04-10 17:00 - 18:00
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 selection or call 641-682-7563.
