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 as we chat with New York Times bestselling author, Douglas Brunt, about instant bestselling debut non-fiction work The Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel: Genius, Power, and Deception on the Eve of...

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 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...

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...

Nothing brings a family together like a murder next door. You’re invited to join Nina Simon online as she chats about her lighthearted whodunnit about a grandmother-mother-daughter trio of amateur sleuths, Mother-Daughter...

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 monthly meeting of the Ottumwa Public Library's board.

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...

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 to relax and color in the library Meeting Room. Coloring materials and pages will be provided.

We welcome you to register for a thrilling conversation with Rebecca F. Kuang (R.F. Kuang) as she chats with us about her New York Times bestselling novel, Yellowface. Yellowface grapples with questions of diversity, racism,...

Are you an adult that loves young adult fiction? This is the book club for you!

Join us Tuesday, May 28th for the next meeting of the Reminisce Society! This month we will be enjoying the program "Bet the Farm" presented by Beth Hoffman with Humanities...

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!

A book club focusing discussion of non-fiction works.

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.

Teens and tweens! Join us on a different day this month for crafts, the 31st from 3-5, in the OPL meeting room! No registration required.

Join us in the OPL meeting room for rock painting to kick off the Summer Reading Program!  Paint a rock to add to our rock snake outside the library!  While...