Each year, on the third Monday in January, we as a country pause to reflect the societal contributions of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. This year, MLK Day falls on Monday, January 20. Check out these picture books to learn more about the Civil Rights Movement, MLK, and his legacy: I Have a Dream … Continue reading What to Read (Picture Book Edition): MLK Day 2020
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What We're Reading: December 2019
Check out what our librarians read at the end of 2019! The Line Becomes a River: Dispatches from the Border by Francisco Cantú Francisco Cantú was raised in the scrublands of the Southwest. Haunted by the landscape of his youth, he joins the Border Patrol. He and his partners are posted to remote regions crisscrossed … Continue reading What We're Reading: December 2019
Waterloo Community Blood Drive
You're someone's type. Save a life! Join the Waterloo Public Library, Waterloo Volunteer Fire Department, and Waterloo Police Department for a community-wide blood drive on Monday, December 30. All donors will receive a long sleeve t-shirt for participating! To make an appointment, please visit redcrossblood.org and enter sponsor code: Waterloo
What to Read: Winter Reading Challenge
'Tis the season for curling up with a good book. Luckily, the library's Winter Reading Challenge begins January 6! If you read and log ten books between January 6 and March 9, 2020, your name will be entered in a drawing for several gift cards and other prizes. Looking for a book that matches the … Continue reading What to Read: Winter Reading Challenge
Holiday Happenings
We have so much to celebrate this season. Join us at the Waterloo Public Library for one of our fun, family-friendly events to get in the holiday spirit! Friday, December 13: Santa's Coming to Waterloo! Santa Claus is coming to Waterloo on the Fire Truck! Join in the fun at the Waterloo Public Library. There … Continue reading Holiday Happenings
What to Read: Native American Heritage Month
The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee: Native America from 1890 to the Present by David Treuer The received idea of Native American history–as promulgated by books like Dee Brown’s mega-bestselling 1970 Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee–has been that American Indian history essentially ended with the 1890 massacre at Wounded Knee. In The Heartbeat of Wounded … Continue reading What to Read: Native American Heritage Month
What We’re Reading: Fall 2019
Check out what our staff is reading this time of year! Heartland: A Memoir of Working Hard and Being Broke in the Richest Country on Earth by Sarah Smarsh During Sarah Smarsh’s turbulent childhood in Kansas in the 1980s and 1990s, the forces of cyclical poverty and the country’s changing economic policies solidified her family’s … Continue reading What We’re Reading: Fall 2019
Author Visit: Steve Wolf
Stop by the library on Wednesday, November 13 at 6:00 p.m. to hear from author and public speaker Steve Wolf. Books will be available for purchase and signatures, and the Nebraska Humane Society will bring greyhounds! Join us for an evening of warmth and fun with author, public speaker, and Waterloo resident Steve Wolf.Steve Wolf … Continue reading Author Visit: Steve Wolf
What to Read: World Mental Health Day 2019
Every year on October 10, World Mental Health Day is observed with the objective of raising awareness to mental health issues around the world and in our own community. These may include anxiety and panic disorders, depression, anger, personality disorders, loneliness, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and body image or eating disorders. You are not alone. … Continue reading What to Read: World Mental Health Day 2019
What to Read: Spooky Season 2019
The days are getting shorter, dark nights are getting longer, and pumpkins are everywhere. That can only mean one thing: Spooky Season is upon us! Check out these recommendations to get in the Halloween spirit this month. The Need by Helen Phillips When Molly, home alone with her two young children, hears footsteps in the … Continue reading What to Read: Spooky Season 2019
