Your guide to what's happening at your local library in July and August
*Events with registration required
Burlington Public Library
www.burlington.lib.ia.us
(319) 753-1647
6 p.m. Mondays
Sip ‘n Stitch
3-4 p.m. Tuesdays
Tech Help
4:30 p.m. Thursdays
Pop Up Library at Jefferson Street Farmers Market
10 a.m. Fridays through July 22
Brick Masters
6:30 p.m. July 18
Mindfully Me
1 p.m. July 19
Blank Park Zoo
1-4 p.m. July 20-22
*Robotics Camp, grades 5-12
5:30 p.m. July 20
*Baby Sensory
10 a.m. July 21
*Baby Sensory
Noon July 21
Beyond the Book Club
1-4 p.m. July 22
Jr STEM Camp
6:30 p.m. July 25
Mindfully Me
10 a.m. July 26
Wiggle Time
Noon July 26
*Mystery Book Club
6 p.m. July 26
*Off the Beaten Path, tweens
9:30 a.m.-noon July 27
Storytime in the Park at Crapo Park
5 p.m. July 28
*Vacation Through Time: Egypt Documentary
6 p.m. July 28
Bird by Bird, creative writing group for teens and adults
1-5 p.m. July 29 and 9 a.m.-3 p.m. July 30
*Vacation Through Time: Pyramids of Egypt
5:30 p.m. July 29
Family Sensory Night
10 a.m. Aug. 5
First Friday: Leopold Land Ethic with Steve Brower
9 a.m.-noon Aug. 6
Chess Club, all ages
10 a.m. Aug. 6
That’s Yesterday’s News
10:30 a.m. Aug. 10
PBS Storytime
1-4 p.m. Aug. 14
Master Gardeners Present: Wildflower Walk, including the library’s pollinator garden
Noon Aug. 18
Beyond the Book Club
9 a.m.-noon Aug. 20
Chess Club, all ages
10 a.m.-2 p.m. Aug. 27
Clothing Swap
10 a.m.-1 p.m. Aug. 27
Pop Up Library @ Touch a Truck, Westland Mall Parking Lot
Mediapolis Public Library
www.mediapolis.lib.ia.us
(319) 394-3895
10:30 a.m. Tuesdays
Wiggle Time (18 months–5 years)
Danville Library
www.danvilleiowa.com/library1
(319) 392-8317
1 p.m. Thursdays
Dominoes, Seniors
Through July
Summer Reading Program, "Dr. Seuss on the Loose"
2:30 p.m. July 18
Crafting Day
July 19
National Ice Cream Day drop-in event
July 20
National Lollipop Day drop-in event
July 21
National Junk Food Day drop-in event
July 22
Bubble Day drop-in event
10:30 a.m. July 23
Dr. Seuss Story Hour: Horton Hears a Who
July 25
National Hot Fudge Sundae Day drop-in event
2:30 p.m. July 26
Crafting Day
2:30 p.m. July 27
Off to the Bear Den for Park and Recreation Month
2:30 p.m. July 28
National Milk Chocolate Day drop-in event
July 29-30
End of our Summer Reading Program prize pickup
10:30 July 30
Dr. Seuss Story Hour: Oh, the Places You'll Go!
2:30 p.m. Aug. 17
Local Author Polo Altynski-Ross, on his book "The Polish Prince"
Donnellson Public Library
www.donnellson.lib.ia.us
(319) 835-5545
10 a.m. July 20
Iowa State University Insect Zoo
1 p.m. July 20
Writer's Block
1 p.m. Aug. 17
Writer's Block
5 p.m. July 19
Friends of the Library Annual Meeting and monthly meeting
*3:30 p.m. Aug. 10
Senior Crafternoon
7 p.m. July 18
Book Core, adult book club to discuss "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie
7 p.m. Aug. 15
Book Core, adult book club to discuss "The Girls in the Stilt House" by Kelly Mustain
Fort Madison Public Library
www.FortMadisonLibrary.org
(319) 372-5721
3-4 p.m. July 20
Once Upon a Wednesday - Iowa State University Insect Zoo
6 p.m. July 26
Canning and Preserving 101 with Lee County Extension
1:30-2:30 p.m. Aug. 4
All Booked Up! meets to discuss "The Little Old Lady Who Broke All the Rules" by Catharina Ingelman-Sundberg
6-7 p.m. Aug. 9
Cook the Book shares recipes from "Indian(ish)" by Priya Krishna
Henderson County Public Library
www.hendersoncolibrary.com
(309) 627-2450
Call about bookmobile schedule
9 a.m.–noon Tuesdays
Make & Take Crafts
10 a.m. Tuesdays
Storytime for birth–kindergarten
STEM Activities for first grade and up
9 a.m.–noon July 19
Summer Reading Make & Take Crafts
2 p.m. July 21
Movie Day at the Library: Dog (PG-13)
2 p.m. July 28
Movie Day at the Library: Zootopia (PG)
2 p.m. Aug. 4
Movie Day at the Library: Open Season (PG)
2 p.m. Aug. 11
Movie Day at the Library: Over the Hedge (PG)
10 a.m. Aug. 20
Movie Day at the Library: Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (PG)
Keokuk Public Library
Event links at keokukevents.org
(319) 524-1483
1 p.m. Tuesdays
Geri-Fit
3:30 p.m. Tuesdays in July
Kid’s Crafts
1 p.m. Thursdays
Geri-Fit
11 a.m. Fridays
Geri-Fit
2 p.m. July 18
Movie: The Sandlot
10 a.m. July 19
Camp Crafts: Foil Paint Campfire
10 a.m. July 20
Story Hour: Bugging Out
3 p.m. July 20
Messy Science: Exploding Baggies
3 p.m. July 21
Art Camp: Resin Coasters
10 a.m. July 23
Saturday Morning Video Games
11 a.m. July 25
Movie: Wall-E
2 p.m. July 25
Bingo
3 p.m. July 25
ISU Extension
10 a.m. July 26
Camp Crafts: Craftathon
5:30 p.m. July 26
World Foods: Bermuda Broiled Chicken
10 a.m. July 27
Story Hour: Forest Animals
3 p.m. July 27
Messy Science: Catapults
3 p.m. July 28
Art Camp: Beaded Lizards
5:30 p.m. July 28
Girls Who Code
11 a.m. July 30
Crafting, Coffee, Conversation
2 p.m. Aug. 1
Movie: Luca
10 a.m. Aug. 2
Kid’s Crafts
10 a.m. Aug. 3
Story Time
4:30 p.m. Aug. 4
Art in the Afternoon
2 p.m. Aug. 8
Movie: Sing 2
10 a.m. Aug. 9
Kid’s Crafts
5:30 p.m. Aug. 9
KPL Movie Night
10 a.m. Aug. 10
Story Time
4:30 p.m. Aug. 11
Art in the Afternoon
3 p.m. Aug. 12
Kid’s Cooking Club
11 a.m. Aug. 12
Crafting, Coffee, Conversation
5:30 p.m. Aug. 15
Photo Tour with Leroy Wolfmeyer
5:30 p.m. Aug. 16
ISU Extension: Family Finance
5:30 p.m. Aug. 18
Documentary: Kiss the Ground
Mount Pleasant Public Library
mountpleasant.lib.ia.us
(319) 385-1490
10 a.m. Fridays
Senior Coffee
Now – Sept. 30
Adult Summer Reading
1 p.m. July 21
Author Visit with Dr. Ninja in the children's programming room
Keck Memorial Library
www.wapello.lib.ia.us
(319) 523-5261
10:30 a.m. July 14 & 21
Story Time
1:30 p.m. July 15
Yoga with Mandy
10 a.m. July 28
Keck Library at the Louisa County Fair
2 p.m. July 29
Magic Show
July 31
Summer Library Program ends
West Point Public Library
(319) 837-6315
www.westpoint.lib.ia.us
1 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays
Geri-Fit Exercise Program for Seniors
1:30 p.m. Fridays
Mahjong
10 a.m. July 18
Preschool Story Time Outdoor Adventure Camp
July 19 3 on 3 Sponsored by St. Mary's Parish and the West Point Library
11 a.m. Eucharistic Adoration at St. Mary's, Noon Lunch in the Ossenbrink Center, and 1 p.m. Bingo at the Library
6-8 p.m. July 19
Family Movie Night "Parent Trap"
1-2 p.m. July 20
ISU Insect Zoo, all ages in the West Point Square
2-3:30 p.m. July 21
*Lego Robotics, entering 4th-6th grades
This article originally appeared on The Hawk Eye: Activities at southeast Iowa, west-central Illinois libraries
