Events

Using material found in the University of Iowa Libraries Special Collections & Archives, Elizabeth Riordan will cover 5000 years of book history. Starting with clay tablets used in Mesopotamia to papyrus scrolls of Ancient Egypt, from Chinese wood...

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An educator from the Blank Park Zoo will bring some live animals to help children explore the animal kingdom. What animals will they bring? It is always an exciting surprise! Attendees will not be allowed to touch the animals for their health and ...

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An educator from the Blank Park Zoo will bring some live animals to help children explore the animal kingdom. What animals will they bring? It is always an exciting surprise! Attendees will not be allowed to touch the animals for their health and ...

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The Library will be closed for Independence Day.

Snacks & Facts

No time to attend an evening or weekend program? Try our Snacks & Facts series! We’ll have a speaker every first Friday of month at the Waukee Community Center (675 Walnut St). Come ready to learn and we’ll provide the snacks! S...

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If there’s one universal thing we all learned in our elementary art classes it was to make yarn pom poms, right? It’s time to refresh those old skills! In this simple craft you will make whimsical pom pom flowers that will brighten up any room, an...

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Can you survive the journey to Willamette Valley? Enjoy life-size activities from this popular pioneer game. Watch out for snake bites, river crossings and dysentery! Recommended for all ages Kindergarten and up. Elementary aged children and young...

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Can you survive the journey to Willamette Valley? Enjoy life-size activities from this popular pioneer game. Watch out for snake bites, river crossings and dysentery! Recommended for all ages Kindergarten and up. Elementary aged children and young...

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Come visit the Waukee Public Library booth at the 7th Annual Waukee Arts Festival in Centennial Park. We’ll have FREE crafts for kids and adults, and the Book Bike will be on the scene handing out library swag.

This vividly illustrated live Zoom talk by tattoo anthropologist Dr. Lars Krutak, will explore the tradition of tattooing among Indigenous peoples and other tattoo communities, past and present. Drawing from the accounts of explorers, historians, ...

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