Event List

Three to five year olds and their caregivers.

Join us on Tuesdays for Preschool Storytime.

Join library staff member and poet Seth, and author and artist Felicia Babb Cass for a workshop where we'll discuss basic worldbuilding principles and strategies in fiction writing...

Three to five year olds and their caregivers.

Join us on Wednesdays for Preschool Storytime.

Two year olds and their caregivers

Join us on Thursdays for Terrific Twos Storytime.

Do you have specific questions about your Apple iPhone or devices? Join us for this Q&A-style class where you'll get the answers you need! Registration is required and limited ...

In collaboration with Friendly Meeple, the WPL is hosting Board Game Night! We'll be playing games from Friendly Meeple's personal library of 400+ board games, as well as the games...

Love Sci-Fi, Fantasy, or any type of Speculative Fiction? Are you looking to gather with other fans of these genres? If so, join the Altered Reality Book Club at the WPL! This book...

We will be discussing Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia.

As the nights get longer and the air gets colder, our library's haunts come to life. Beware all who enter- the Waterloo Haunted Library is back! Will you be brave enough to face al...

As the nights get longer and the air gets colder, our library's haunts come to life. Beware all who enter- the Waterloo Haunted Library is back! Will you be brave enough to face al...

The basement is open and our shelves are loaded! Fill your bookshelves and help Friends make room on theirs. Visit the basement on Mondays from 10am - 1pm to shop Friends basement ...

Newborns up to age two and their caregivers.

Join us on Mondays for Mother Goose Storytime.

Join past Iowa Poet Laureate and singer-songwriter Debra Marquart for an evening of music and poetry at the WPL! Debra is the author of six books, including 2021's "The Night We La...

Three to five year olds and their caregivers.

Join us on Tuesdays for Preschool Storytime.

Doug Elam presents "$10 Casket and a $3 Robe: Iowa’s Poor Farm Cemeteries" with a Waterloo twist! As a lifelong student of history, Doug Elam sought a reason to tour all 99 Iowa co...

Three to five year olds and their caregivers.

Join us on Wednesdays for Preschool Storytime.

Two year olds and their caregivers

Join us on Thursdays for Terrific Twos Storytime.

Join us the first Friday of the month to catch a new release (or classic film) on the big screen! Popcorn and soda provided free of charge. Sponsored by Friends of the Waterloo Pub...

all ages.

Join us on Saturdays for Family Storytime.

Join us for a Death Café–an open discussion event where anything surrounding the topic of death is on the table. Melinda Heinz will be here to lead the discussion and answer any qu...

The basement is open and our shelves are loaded! Fill your bookshelves and help Friends make room on theirs. Visit the basement on Mondays from 10am - 1pm to shop Friends basement ...

Newborns up to age two and their caregivers.

Join us on Mondays for Mother Goose Storytime.

Three to five year olds and their caregivers.

Join us on Tuesdays for Preschool Storytime.

Get ready to embark on a Pokémon adventure at WPL's Pokémon League event! Join us to master the art of battling with Pokémon trading cards, explore our extensive library of over 20...

Three to five year olds and their caregivers.

Join us on Wednesdays for Preschool Storytime.