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Library Closed for Independence Day

All Day 7/4 - 7/5
Fort Dodge Public Library

The Library will be closed Friday, July 4, 2025 and Saturday, July 5, 2025 in observance of Independence Day.

Closing
FDPL Book Club with colorful open book icon

FDPL Book Club ~ The Collected Regrets of Clover

Monday, July 7, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Large Meeting Room at Fort Dodge Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Reading
Age Group:
Teens, 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...

Color Your World: come explore your creative side at adult coloring!

Color Your World: Adult Coloring

Tuesday, July 8, 2025 at 11:30am - 1:00pm
Large Meeting Room at Fort Dodge Public Library
Program Type:
Special Event, Create
Age Group:
Adults
Color Your World: Adult Coloring:

Relax, unwind, and color your stress away! Join us on the second Tuesday of the month in the Library's large meeting room for adult coloring. We have hundreds of sheets to choose f...

Color Your World: come explore your creative side at adult coloring!

Color Your World: Adult & Teen Coloring

Tuesday, July 8, 2025 at 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Large Meeting Room at Fort Dodge Public Library
Program Type:
Special Event, Create
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Color Your World: Adult Coloring:

Relax, unwind, and color your stress away! Join us on the second Tuesday of the month in the Library's large meeting room for adult coloring. We have hundreds of sheets to choose f...

Friends of the Library Board Meeting

Monday, July 21, 2025 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Large Meeting Room at Fort Dodge Public Library
Program Type:
Library Meeting
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Annual board meeting of the Friends of the Fort Dodge Public Library.

Fort Dodge Public Library Foundation Board Meeting

Tuesday, July 22, 2025 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Lobby Meeting Room at Fort Dodge Public Library
Program Type:
Library Meeting
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Regular board meeting of the Fort Dodge Public Library Foundation.

FDPL Board Meeting

Monday, July 28, 2025 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Board Room at Fort Dodge Public Library
Program Type:
Library Meeting
Age Group:
All Ages
Event Details:

Monthly meeting of the Library Board of Trustees.

FDPL Book Club with colorful open book icon

FDPL Book Club ~ The Book of Charlie: Wisdom from the Remarkable American Life of a 109-Year-Old Man

Monday, August 4, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Large Meeting Room at Fort Dodge Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Reading
Age Group:
Teens, 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...

Color Your World: come explore your creative side at adult coloring!

Color Your World: Adult Coloring

Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 11:30am - 1:00pm
Large Meeting Room at Fort Dodge Public Library
Program Type:
Special Event, Create
Age Group:
Adults
Color Your World: Adult Coloring:

Relax, unwind, and color your stress away! Join us on the second Tuesday of the month in the Library's large meeting room for adult coloring. We have hundreds of sheets to choose f...

Color Your World: come explore your creative side at adult coloring!

Color Your World: Adult & Teen Coloring

Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Large Meeting Room at Fort Dodge Public Library
Program Type:
Special Event, Create
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Color Your World: Adult Coloring:

Relax, unwind, and color your stress away! Join us on the second Tuesday of the month in the Library's large meeting room for adult coloring. We have hundreds of sheets to choose f...

FDPL Board Meeting

Monday, August 25, 2025 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Board Room at Fort Dodge Public Library
Program Type:
Library Meeting
Age Group:
All Ages
Event Details:

Monthly meeting of the Library Board of Trustees.

Library Closed for Labor Day

All Day 8/30 - 9/1
Fort Dodge Public Library

The Library will be closed Saturday, August 30, 2025 through Monday, September 1, 2025 in observance of Labor Day.

Closing
FDPL Book Club with colorful open book icon

FDPL Book Club ~ The Women

Monday, September 8, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Large Meeting Room at Fort Dodge Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Reading
Age Group:
Teens, 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...

Color Your World: come explore your creative side at adult coloring!

Color Your World: Adult Coloring

Tuesday, September 9, 2025 at 11:30am - 1:00pm
Large Meeting Room at Fort Dodge Public Library
Program Type:
Special Event, Create
Age Group:
Adults
Color Your World: Adult Coloring:

Relax, unwind, and color your stress away! Join us on the second Tuesday of the month in the Library's large meeting room for adult coloring. We have hundreds of sheets to choose f...

Color Your World: come explore your creative side at adult coloring!

Color Your World: Adult & Teen Coloring

Tuesday, September 9, 2025 at 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Large Meeting Room at Fort Dodge Public Library
Program Type:
Special Event, Create
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Color Your World: Adult Coloring:

Relax, unwind, and color your stress away! Join us on the second Tuesday of the month in the Library's large meeting room for adult coloring. We have hundreds of sheets to choose f...

Friends of the Library Board Meeting

Monday, September 15, 2025 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Large Meeting Room at Fort Dodge Public Library
Program Type:
Library Meeting
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Regular board meeting of the Friends of the Fort Dodge Public Library.

FDPL Board Meeting

Monday, September 22, 2025 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Board Room at Fort Dodge Public Library
Program Type:
Library Meeting
Age Group:
All Ages
Event Details:

Monthly meeting of the Library Board of Trustees.

Library to Open at Noon

Thursday, October 2, 2025 at 9:00am - 12:00pm
Fort Dodge Public Library

The Library will open at 12:00 p.m. so staff can attend a city-wide meeting in the morning.

Closing
FDPL Book Club with colorful open book icon

FDPL Book Club ~ Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers

Monday, October 6, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Large Meeting Room at Fort Dodge Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Reading
Age Group:
Teens, 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...

Color Your World: come explore your creative side at adult coloring!

Color Your World: Adult Coloring

Tuesday, October 14, 2025 at 11:30am - 1:00pm
Large Meeting Room at Fort Dodge Public Library
Program Type:
Special Event, Create
Age Group:
Adults
Color Your World: Adult Coloring:

Relax, unwind, and color your stress away! Join us on the second Tuesday of the month in the Library's large meeting room for adult coloring. We have hundreds of sheets to choose f...

Color Your World: come explore your creative side at adult coloring!

Color Your World: Adult & Teen Coloring

Tuesday, October 14, 2025 at 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Large Meeting Room at Fort Dodge Public Library
Program Type:
Special Event, Create
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Color Your World: Adult Coloring:

Relax, unwind, and color your stress away! Join us on the second Tuesday of the month in the Library's large meeting room for adult coloring. We have hundreds of sheets to choose f...

FDPL Board Meeting

Monday, October 27, 2025 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Board Room at Fort Dodge Public Library
Program Type:
Library Meeting
Age Group:
All Ages
Event Details:

Monthly meeting of the Library Board of Trustees.

FDPL Book Club with colorful open book icon

FDPL Book Club ~ Never Let Me Go

Monday, October 27, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Large Meeting Room at Fort Dodge Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Reading
Age Group:
Teens, 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...

Fort Dodge Public Library Foundation Board Meeting

Tuesday, October 28, 2025 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Lobby Meeting Room at Fort Dodge Public Library
Program Type:
Library Meeting
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Regular board meeting of the Fort Dodge Public Library Foundation.