Special Summer Reading Program :: Onawa Public Library

Special Summer Reading Program

2025-05-01 17:45:49

Registration in the Summer Reading Program is required to attend this program. See our Summer Reading Program page for more information.

Featured Events

May 31

Author Visit with Ann Hanigan Kotz and Moonshine by Moonlight

May 31, 2025, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM

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

20^th 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 4^th 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!

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.

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.

Jun 10

Veterans Coffee

Jun 10, 2025, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM

Join our local Veterans for coffee and conversations!

Jun 10

Board Meeting

Jun 10, 2025, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Agenda

Jun 12

Special Summer Reading Program

Jun 12, 2025, 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM

Registration in the Summer Reading Program is required to attend this program. See our Summer Reading Program page for more information.