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Paint Along Class
Thursday, April 4, 6:00 pm
Library Meeting Room
Artist Kirsten Warrick leads a step-by-step painting class for adults. Attendees are encouraged to bring an apron, all other materials provided. This event requires a free ticket to attend. You may pick up your ticket at the library circulation desk on April 4, beginning at 5:30 pm. Participants must be present to claim a ticket. Ages 18+
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Celebrate National Library Week! April 8 - 13 Help us celebrate National Library Week! Check out the library's Facebook page to pay along with our Bookface Photo Contest, or visit us in the library to make your own book spine poetry. Additional details available at the library circulation desk.
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Food for Fines April 8 - 13 Pay off your fines with food! During National Library Week, we'll waive overdue material fines in exchange for a food donation. Donations will not be accepted for missing or damaged materials. Donations must be canned or otherwise non-perishable food items. Expired items will not be accepted. All donations go to the Jasper County Community Food Bank. 1 item = $1.00 in fines!
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Yoga at the Library
Monday, April 8, 6:00 pm
Library Meeting Room
Certified yoga instructor, Meghan Davis leads a gentle introductory class for adults. No experience necessary! Attendees may bring a yoga mat or towel, if they wish. This class is free to attend and sponsored by the Newton YMCA. Call the library at 641-792-4108 to register.
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CSI: Iowa
Wednesday, April 17, 6:00 pm
Library Meeting Room
Jump into the universe of blood spatter, bullet fragments, and fingerprints during CSI: Iowa! Join retired Des Moines Police Crime Scene Investigator, Greg Gourd to learn about the real-world challenges of forensics and discuss procedures that investigators use to collect and document evidence at a crime scene. Learn the facts and myths of forensics at this fascinating event.
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The Midwest's Gangster Past
Thursday, April 25, 4:00 pm & 6:00 pm
Library Meeting Room
Put on your zoot suit and join presenter Chad Lewis to follow in the footsteps of the Midwest's most infamous gangsters! Filled with deadly bank robberies, explosive shootouts, and daring kidnappings, this presentation introduces you to the locations in Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Iowa where gangster history will never die. This program will be presented at 4:00 pm and again at 6:00 pm, and is free to attend. No registration required.
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Tuesday Tea with Austen Tuesday, April 30, 10:00 am Library Meeting Room Join our Jane Austen book club for a discussion of Mansfield Park. copies of the book may be requested at the library information desk. Tea and light refreshments will be provided.
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