Events

Feeling adventurous? In this class we’ll focus on using your smartphone as a tool to explore your community. We will cover searching with your web browser, using maps to navigate, as well as taking and editing photos that capture your adventures. While this class will use iPhones as the example, concepts will be applicable to other smartphones.

Registration requested.

Originating in Japan more than 800 years ago, suminagashi is the process of marbling paper by floating ink on water to transform it into a colorful work of art. In this workshop, we’ll make beautiful, one-of-a-kind greeting cards. Once you make one, you’ll want to make dozens!

This is an Adult event. Please see our Events Calendar for Kids and Teens events.

Registration required.

Have you been on one of the Waukee Parks & Recreation’s Shinrin Yoku (Forest Bathing) walks and wondered what the practice is like in Japan? Or maybe you’ve considered joining a walk but weren't quite sure what Shinrin Yoku is?

Learn about forest therapy with Certified Nature + Forest Therapy Guide Brandy Case Haub of Intertwined Iowa. She’ll share photos and stories of her recent trip to Japan, including the experience of Shinrin Yoku in the forests where the practice originated 40 years ago. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn about Shinrin Yoku, ask questions, and try Japanese tea and snacks. Come learn about this Japanese philosophy that uniquely connects nature and wellness!

This is an Adult event. Please see our Events Calendar for Kids and Teens events.

Registration required.

Visit the Waukee Public Library booth at the Waukee Arts Festival in Centennial Park! We’ll have a free craft for all ages, and the Book Bike will be on the scene handing out library merch.

Registration not required.

During this hour, enjoy designated quiet browsing and inclusive programming for individuals with special sensory needs and their families or caregivers. There will be a dimmed calm room, natural lighting, computer availability, and access to library materials. There will be sensory stations and therapy animals available, too.

For all ages.

Registration requested.

Waukee has collaborated with other metro-area libraries to offer ongoing sensory-friendly events throughout the year. Visit waukeepubliclibrary.org/SensorySpaces to view all dates and locations. Please contact the hosting library for more details on activities at that location.