Event List

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 inventory at Friends Used Book Store Prices!

The Master Gardeners from Iowa State University Extension and Outreach are back for a five-part gardening series to share this year's hottest gardening tips, tricks, and trends!

Join us on Tuesdays for Bilingual Preschool Storytime presented in English and ASL.

Explore the many resources available in our community!

Celebrate Earth Day with us at a special storytime in partnership with the Neighborhood Forest program! Enjoy Earth Day stories, a fun craft, and a themed snack. The highlight?

Need tech assistance or advice? Staff will be here for an hour each session to help you with anything technology related. So bring your devices and your questions, and we'll do our best to assist you with all of your tech needs!

Join us on Wednesdays for Preschool Storytime.

Are you an aspiring novelist, poet, or someone who loves writing short stories? Join us for our Teen Writer's Workshop! We'll work with different writing prompts and brainstorm ideas for our writing.

Join us on Thursdays for Terrific Twos Storytime.

We will be discussing The Wrath and the Dawn

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 questions you may have. Refreshments provided.

Join us on Saturdays for Family Storytime.

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 inventory at Friends Used Book Store Prices!

Join us on Mondays for Mother Goose Storytime.

The Master Gardeners from Iowa State University Extension and Outreach are back for a five-part gardening series to share this year's hottest gardening tips, tricks, and trends!

Join us on Tuesdays for Bilingual Preschool Storytime presented in English and ASL.

Join us for a fun-filled family board game night! Explore a wide selection of games from our collection, all available to play and check out.

Learn how to use this convenient spreadsheet editor to help you manage, visualize, and analyze your data.

Age group: Adults

Join us on Wednesdays for Preschool Storytime.

Step into the visually breathtaking world of animation at our Studio Ghibli movie night for teens! Each month we will watch a different film from Studio Ghibli, popcorn and pop will be provided.

Join us on Thursdays for Terrific Twos Storytime.

Join us for an adventure-packed PG13 Dungeons & Dragons campaign! Our Dungeon Master will be here to guide players as you battle monsters, solve puzzles, and so much more.

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 Public Library.

Join us on Saturdays for Family Storytime.