• Sit and Stitch

    Join us at the library for community and crafting!  Bring your yarn project and get to know other crafters!  Learning how to knit or crochet?  You'll find some seasoned experts...

  • Music and Movement

    Join us every Monday for singing, dancing, finger play and stories that build early literacy skills. This program is for children 18 months to 4 years old with an adult...

  • SRP – Toadally Awesome Pets!

    Central Park 101 4th St, Ottumwa, IA, United States

    Kids and families! Join us for a hands-on presentation featuring live amphibians, aiming to inspire curiosity, respect, and conservation awareness in learners of all ages! Open to all kids and families,...

  • Songs and Stories

    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.

  • Reader’s Ink Book Club

    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...

  • Music and Movement

    Join us every Monday for singing, dancing, finger play and stories that build early literacy skills. This program is for children 18 months to 4 years old with an adult...

  • Library Board Meeting

    Meeting Room

    The monthly meeting of the Ottumwa Public Library's board.

  • SRP – Blank Park Zoo!

    Knights of Columbus 123 3rd St W, Ottumwa, IA, United States

    Kids! Join us for the Blank Park Zoo's Summer Reading Show at the Knights of Columbus Hall!  All children and families welcome. No registration required.

  • Online Author Talk: Karin Slaughter

    Join us for a thrilling evening with acclaimed author Karin Slaughter as we chat about her North Falls series, consisting of We Are All Guilty Here, in which two teenage girls...

  • Songs and Stories

    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: Reyna Grande

    In her ambitious new memoir, Migrant Heart: Essays About Things I Can’t Forget, beloved bestselling author Reyna Grande illuminates the hidden cost of the American Dream and the complex journey of...