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Storytime

Wednesday, October 30, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Storytime Room at Fort Dodge Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime, Books & Reading, Learn
Age Group:
Kids
Storytime:

Children ages 1-5 years old and their caregivers are invited to register for preschool storytime.  Join us for books, interactive rhymes, and activities selected to develop li...

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Required
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Storytime

Thursday, October 31, 2024 at 4:00pm - 4:30pm
Storytime Room at Fort Dodge Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime, Books & Reading, Learn
Age Group:
Kids
Storytime:

Children ages 1-5 years old and their caregivers are invited to register for preschool storytime.  Join us for books, interactive rhymes, and activities selected to develop li...

FDPL Book Club with colorful open book icon

FDPL Book Club ~ The Boys: A Memoir of Hollywood and Family

Monday, November 4, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Lobby Meeting Room at Fort Dodge Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Reading
Age Group:
Adults
Book Club:

Join FDPL Book Club! Meet up with fellow book lovers and enjoy a variety of selections from fiction to nonfiction and every genre in-between. We hold discussions the first Monday o...

Open
Required
Storytime graphic with 3 cartoon children

Storytime

Wednesday, November 6, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Storytime Room at Fort Dodge Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime, Books & Reading, Learn
Age Group:
Kids
Storytime:

Children ages 1-5 years old and their caregivers are invited to register for preschool storytime.  Join us for books, interactive rhymes, and activities selected to develop li...

Open
Required
Storytime graphic with 3 cartoon children

Storytime

Thursday, November 7, 2024 at 4:00pm - 4:30pm
Storytime Room at Fort Dodge Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime, Books & Reading, Learn
Age Group:
Kids
Storytime:

Children ages 1-5 years old and their caregivers are invited to register for preschool storytime.  Join us for books, interactive rhymes, and activities selected to develop li...

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A Navajo Investigator’s Search for the Unexplained: In Conversation with Stanley Milford, Jr. (Online program - participate from home!)

Thursday, November 7, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Offsite at Fort Dodge Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Reading, Special Event
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Online program - participate from home! You are welcome to join us in conversation with Navajo Ranger, Stanley Milford, Jr. as he chats about the chilling and clear-eyed memoir ...

Offsite Event
cover of Patron Saints of Nothing

YAy Book Club - Patron Saints of Nothing

Thursday, November 7, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Offsite at Fort Dodge Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Reading
Age Group:
Teens
Event Details:

Are you a teen? Do you like to read? Join our new teen book club! November's book will be Patron Saints of Nothing by Randy Ribay. Stop by the library's reference dek to pick up a ...

Open
Required
Offsite Event
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Sobre la migración infantil desde Centroamérica--En conversación con Javier Zamora

Saturday, November 9, 2024 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Fort Dodge Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Reading, Special Event
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

(Solamente en Español) - (Event ONLY in Spanish) Sintoniza una conversación especial con el autor más vendido del New York Times Javier Zamora mientras conversa con no...

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On Childhood Migration from Central America--In Conversation with Javier Zamora (Online program - participate from home!)

Thursday, November 14, 2024 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Offsite at Fort Dodge Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Reading, Special Event
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Online program - participate from home! Tune in for a special conversation with New York Times bestselling author Javier Zamora as he chats with us about his riveting ...

Offsite Event
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Native Rights and Culture in Fiction–A Conversation with Mona Susan Power

Wednesday, November 20, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Offsite at Fort Dodge Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Reading, Special Event
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

You’re invited to join us as Mona Susan Power chats about her newest novel A Council of Dolls. This conversation highlights how her work explores Native Rights and Native Amer...

Offsite Event

Library Closed for the Holiday

All Day 11/28 - 11/30
Fort Dodge Public Library

The Library will be closed Thursday, November 28, 2024 through Saturday, November 30, 2024.  Regular hours will resume on Monday, December 2, 2024 at 9:00 a.m.

Closing
FDPL Book Club with colorful open book icon

FDPL Book Club ~ Marmee

Monday, December 2, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Large Meeting Room at Fort Dodge Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Reading
Age Group:
Adults
Book Club:

Join FDPL Book Club! Meet up with fellow book lovers and enjoy a variety of selections from fiction to nonfiction and every genre in-between. We hold discussions the first Monday o...

Open
Required
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Unearthed: Exploring the Smithsonian National Gem Collection with Dr. Jeffrey Post (Online program - participate from home!)

Wednesday, December 4, 2024 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Offsite at Fort Dodge Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Reading, Special Event
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Online program - participate from home! Join us for an absolutely dazzling presentation with the emeritus curator of the Smithsonian's National Gem Collection, Dr. Jeffrey E. Po...

Offsite Event
cover of The Gilded Ones

YAy Book Club - The Gilded Ones

Thursday, December 5, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Fort Dodge Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Reading
Age Group:
Teens
Event Details:

Are you a teen? Do you like to read? Join our new teen book club! We will be meeting at the Fort Dodge Fine Arts office for our discussions. December's book is The Gilded Ones by N...

Required
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On Pulse-Pounding, Family Driven Mysteries: A Conversation with Laura Dave (Online program - participate from home!)

Wednesday, December 11, 2024 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Offsite at Fort Dodge Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Reading, Special Event
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Online program - participate from home! Join us for a captivating conversation with #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Last Thing He Told Me, Laura Dave,...

Offsite Event

Library Closing Early for Holiday

Monday, December 23, 2024 at 5:30pm - 8:00pm
Fort Dodge Public Library

The Library will close at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, December 23, 2024 and will be open Tuesday, December 24, 2024 from 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Closing

Library Closing Early for Holiday

Tuesday, December 24, 2024 at 12:00pm - 5:30pm
Fort Dodge Public Library

The Library will close on Tuesday, December 24, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. and will reopen Thursday, December 26, 2024 at 9:00 a.m.

Closing

Library Closed for Holiday

All Day
Fort Dodge Public Library

The Library will be closed Wednesday, December 25, 2024 for the holiday.

Closing

Library Closing Early for Holiday

Monday, December 30, 2024 at 5:30pm - 8:00pm
Fort Dodge Public Library

The Library will close at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, December 30, 2024 and will be open on Tuesday, December 31, 2024 from 9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Closing

Library Closing Early for Holiday

Tuesday, December 31, 2024 at 5:30pm - 8:00pm
Fort Dodge Public Library

The Library will close on Tuesday, December 31, 2024 at 5:30 p.m. and will reopen on Thursday, January 2, 2025 at 9:00 a.m.

Closing

Library Closed for Holiday

All Day
Fort Dodge Public Library

The Library will be closed Wednesday, January 1, 2025 for the holiday.

Closing