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Monday & Wednesday: 11:00 - 6:00

Tuesday & Thursday: 11:00 - 8:00

Friday & Saturday: 11:00 - 5:00

 

Phone: 712-423-1733

Fax: 712-433-4622

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Featured Events

May 21
Kids' Club Afterschool Steam Club
May 21, 2025, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM

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Onawa Public Library Afterschool Club

Every Wednesday

3:30 – 4:00 drop off and snack

4:00 – 5:00 STEAM Program

Kids are welcome to come to the library and use our STEAM kits during regular library hours as long as they are following library rules

John’s Bus (Blue) will drop the kids off at the library. Your child must have a note to ride the bus every time they are to come to the library! This is for their safety to ensure they are where they are supposed to be!

It is your responsibility to ensure your child knows how to get home after the program.

All school age kids are welcome! Preregistration is not required at this time but please ensure your child knows how to contact you! Please let us know if your child has a food allergy that we need to plan for.

High School kids encouraged to volunteer to help!

May 26
Kiwanis
May 26, 2025, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM

Kiwanis helps kids around the world. Local clubs look out for our communities and the international organization takes on large-scale challenges, such as fighting disease and poverty. We are generous with our time. We are creative with our ideas. We are passionate about making a difference. And we have fun along the way.

For more than a century, Kiwanis has created opportunities for children to be curious, safe and healthy regardless of the community in which they live. When you give a child the chance to learn, experience, dream, grow, succeed and thrive, great things can happen.

May 27
Veterans Coffee
May 27, 2025, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM

Join our local Veterans for coffee and conversations!

May 31
Author Visit with Ann Hanigan Kotz and Moonshine by Moonlight
May 31, 2025, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM

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Join Iowa historical fiction writer, Ann Hanigan Kotz, as she takes you through the early

20th century in her program, Iowa’s Prohibition & Bootlegging Legacy. You’ll discover the

state’s Prohibition journey along with why many families turned to bootlegging. Ann

takes you through the distant past, beginning with the murder of a pastor in Sioux City,

the tarring of an official by the Iowa City Beer Mafia, the rum-running of Iowa’s infamous

rye whiskey in Templeton, and ending with the current exploits of today’s underground

whiskey business.

 

Ann Hanigan Kotz's third novel exposes the power struggle between the law

and the lawless and once again brings readers to Iowa’s past.

Jun 03
Veterans Coffee
Jun 3, 2025, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM

Join our local Veterans for coffee and conversations!

Jun 04
Kick off of Summer Reading Programs!! Magician Mikayla Oz
Jun 4, 2025, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

We will kick off our program Wednesday, June 4th at 1:00 PM with a very special program at the library. Help us welcome Magician Mikayla Oz to your amazing library! Everyone is welcome!

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Jun 05
Chamber Board Meeting
Jun 5, 2025, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Jun 08
Fiber Therapy
Jun 8, 2025, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Join us the second Sunday of every month from 10 - 4 for a relaxing day of Fiber Therapy. Bring your sewing machine, hand stitching, knitting, crochet, etc. Great way to visit with other like minds, learn new tips, or even learn a new craft! Bring your own drink and lunch. Free will donation for the room.

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Jun 09
Kiwanis
Jun 9, 2025, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM

Kiwanis helps kids around the world. Local clubs look out for our communities and the international organization takes on large-scale challenges, such as fighting disease and poverty. We are generous with our time. We are creative with our ideas. We are passionate about making a difference. And we have fun along the way.

For more than a century, Kiwanis has created opportunities for children to be curious, safe and healthy regardless of the community in which they live. When you give a child the chance to learn, experience, dream, grow, succeed and thrive, great things can happen.

Library Hours

  • Monday            11:00 - 6:00
  • Tuesday           11:00 - 8:00
  • Wednesday     11:00 - 6:00
  • Thursday         11:00 - 8:00
  • Friday              11:00 - 5:00
  • Saturday          11:00 - 5:00
  • Sunday            Closed

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707 Iowa Ave
Onawa, IA 51040
 
Phone: 712-423-1733
Fax: 712-433-4622
 

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