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Booked for Lunch Book Club

Monday, June 23, 2025 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Meeting Room Full (A&B) at Altoona Public Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults (18+)
Booked for Lunch Book Club:

Booked for Lunch is our newest book club! Grab your lunches and join us for all or some of the hour to discuss this month's book. Participants are encouraged to pick up a book i...

Event Details:

This month we're reading Same As It Ever Was by Claire Lombardo. 

Library Branch: Altoona Public Library
Room: Meeting Room Full (A&B)
Age Group: Adults (18+)
Program Type: Book Club

Booked for Lunch Book Club

Booked for Lunch is our newest book club! Grab your lunches and join us for all or some of the hour to discuss this month's book.

Participants are encouraged to pick up a book in advance and attend the in-person discussion. Print copies are generally available to check out the day after the previous month's book club. For those living in Altoona or rural Polk county, ebook and eaudiobook editions may also be available on Bridges or hoopla.

The book is the same for both Who Picked this Book? Club and Booked for Lunch. To ensure we have space for all interested readers, please plan to attend one.

Click here for more information about our book clubs.

Event Details:

This month we're reading Same As It Ever Was by Claire Lombardo. 

Kids Cafe Lunch Packing

Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 3:00pm - 3:30pm
Meeting Room Full (A&B) at Altoona Public Library
Age Group:
Adults (18+)
Event Details:

Come help us serve our community by packing weekend lunch bags for Kid's Cafe. Kid's Cafe is a wonderful, local program that provides summer meals to the food insecure,  At-Ri...

Library Branch: Altoona Public Library
Room: Meeting Room Full (A&B)
Age Group: Adults (18+)
Event Details:

Come help us serve our community by packing weekend lunch bags for Kid's Cafe.

Disclaimer(s)

Food Allergies

We cannot guarantee that food served at this program has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy, or other allergens.

Registration is Not Required

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Adult Coloring @ Brightside

Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Creative Makers
Age Group:
Adults (18+), Seniors (Ages 60+)
Adult Coloring at Brightside Aleworks:

Join us at Brightside Aleworks (480 Center Pl) at 6:30pm for a fun night of coloring! We will bring the art supplies, you can bring your friends and money for drinks!

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults (18+), Seniors (Ages 60+)
Program Type: Creative Makers

Adult Coloring at Brightside Aleworks

Join us at Brightside Aleworks (480 Center Pl) at 6:30pm for a fun night of coloring! We will bring the art supplies, you can bring your friends and money for drinks!

Disclaimer(s)

Registration is Not Required

Puzzle & Game Swap

Saturday, June 28, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room Full (A&B) at Altoona Public Library
Program Type:
Other
Age Group:
Adults (18+)
Event Details:

Are your puzzles and games becoming ho-hum? Swap them out!For each item you bring to swap between 06/20 and 06/27, receive a voucher to choose one 'new-to-you' item. If a puzzle is...

Library Branch: Altoona Public Library
Room: Meeting Room Full (A&B)
Age Group: Adults (18+)
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

Are your puzzles and games becoming ho-hum? Swap them out!

Disclaimer(s)

Registration is Not Required

Cricut Basics

Wednesday, July 2, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room Full (A&B) at Altoona Public Library
Program Type:
Creative Makers
Age Group:
Adults (18+)
Event Details:

Come join us and learn how to use the Cricut printer. We will go over basic design, materials, and machine troubleshooting, and everyone will be able to complete their own basic pr...

Required
Library Branch: Altoona Public Library
Room: Meeting Room Full (A&B)
Age Group: Adults (18+)
Program Type: Creative Makers
Required
Seats Remaining: 16
Event Details:

Come join us and learn how to use the Cricut printer. We will go over basic design, materials, and machine troubleshooting, and everyone will be able to complete their own basic project.

Kids Cafe Lunch Packing

Thursday, July 3, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room Full (A&B) at Altoona Public Library
Age Group:
Adults (18+)
Event Details:

Come help us serve our community by packing weekend lunch bags for Kid's Cafe. Kid's Cafe is a wonderful, local program that provides summer meals to the food insecure,  At-Ri...

Library Branch: Altoona Public Library
Room: Meeting Room Full (A&B)
Age Group: Adults (18+)
Event Details:

Come help us serve our community by packing weekend lunch bags for Kid's Cafe.

Disclaimer(s)

Food Allergies

We cannot guarantee that food served at this program has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy, or other allergens.

Registration is Not Required

Using AI to Identify Plants

Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room Full (A&B) at Altoona Public Library
Program Type:
Guest Speaker
Age Group:
Adults (18+)
Event Details:

Follow along on your own devices as ISU Natural Resources Field Specialist, Gina Buelow, guides you through some of the basic functions of identification apps. There are a variety ...

Required
Library Branch: Altoona Public Library
Room: Meeting Room Full (A&B)
Age Group: Adults (18+)
Program Type: Guest Speaker
Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Follow along on your own devices as ISU Natural Resources Field Specialist, Gina Buelow, guides you through some of the basic functions of identification apps.

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Who picked this book? Club

Thursday, July 17, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room Full (A&B) at Altoona Public Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults (18+)
Who picked this book? Club:

Who picked this book? Club is our longest running book club. Participants are encouraged to pick up a book in advance and attend the in-person discussion. Print copies are generall...

Event Details:

This month we're reading Horse by Geraldine Brooks. 

Library Branch: Altoona Public Library
Room: Meeting Room Full (A&B)
Age Group: Adults (18+)
Program Type: Book Club

Who picked this book? Club

Who picked this book? Club is our longest running book club. Participants are encouraged to pick up a book in advance and attend the in-person discussion. Print copies are generally available to check out the day after the previous month's book club. For those living in Altoona or rural Polk county, ebook and eaudiobook editions may also be available on Bridges or hoopla. 

The book is the same for both Who Picked this Book? Club and Booked for Lunch. To ensure we have space for all interested readers, please plan to attend one.

Click here for more information about our book clubs.

Event Details:

This month we're reading Horse by Geraldine Brooks. 

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Watercolor Cards

Sunday, July 20, 2025 at 2:30pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room Full (A&B) at Altoona Public Library
Program Type:
Creative Makers
Age Group:
Adults (18+)
Event Details:

Join us for a creative, relaxing afternoon of watercolor painting. We'll then transform those creations into beautiful greeting cards. No prior experience with watercolors or cardm...

Required
Library Branch: Altoona Public Library
Room: Meeting Room Full (A&B)
Age Group: Adults (18+)
Program Type: Creative Makers
Required
Seats Remaining: 30
Event Details:

Join us for a creative, relaxing afternoon of watercolor painting. We'll then transform those creations into beautiful greeting cards. No prior experience with watercolors or cardmaking needed. All materials provided.

Disclaimer(s)

Residency Registration Limit

Registration is open to Altoona and rural Polk County residents 4 weeks before the event. Registration will be open to the general public 3 weeks before the event. Registration for non-residents that is marked "yes" for residency will be canceled and moved to the pending waitlist if space is available. You may receive two emails, one for the cancelation and one for the pending waitlist. Your registration will automatically move to confirmed on the correct date if seats are available.

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Booked for Lunch Book Club

Monday, July 21, 2025 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Meeting Room Full (A&B) at Altoona Public Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults (18+)
Booked for Lunch Book Club:

Booked for Lunch is our newest book club! Grab your lunches and join us for all or some of the hour to discuss this month's book. Participants are encouraged to pick up a book i...

Event Details:

This month we're reading Horse by Geraldine Brooks. 

Library Branch: Altoona Public Library
Room: Meeting Room Full (A&B)
Age Group: Adults (18+)
Program Type: Book Club

Booked for Lunch Book Club

Booked for Lunch is our newest book club! Grab your lunches and join us for all or some of the hour to discuss this month's book.

Participants are encouraged to pick up a book in advance and attend the in-person discussion. Print copies are generally available to check out the day after the previous month's book club. For those living in Altoona or rural Polk county, ebook and eaudiobook editions may also be available on Bridges or hoopla.

The book is the same for both Who Picked this Book? Club and Booked for Lunch. To ensure we have space for all interested readers, please plan to attend one.

Click here for more information about our book clubs.

Event Details:

This month we're reading Horse by Geraldine Brooks. 

hands holding gel pens on a wood background and an adult coloring sheet

Adult Coloring @ Brightside

Thursday, July 31, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Creative Makers
Age Group:
Adults (18+), Seniors (Ages 60+)
Adult Coloring at Brightside Aleworks:

Join us at Brightside Aleworks (480 Center Pl) at 6:30pm for a fun night of coloring! We will bring the art supplies, you can bring your friends and money for drinks!

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults (18+), Seniors (Ages 60+)
Program Type: Creative Makers

Adult Coloring at Brightside Aleworks

Join us at Brightside Aleworks (480 Center Pl) at 6:30pm for a fun night of coloring! We will bring the art supplies, you can bring your friends and money for drinks!

Disclaimer(s)

Registration is Not Required

hands holding gel pens on a wood background and an adult coloring sheet

Adult Coloring @ Brightside

Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Off Site
Program Type:
Creative Makers
Age Group:
Adults (18+), Seniors (Ages 60+)
Adult Coloring at Brightside Aleworks:

Join us at Brightside Aleworks (480 Center Pl) at 6:30pm for a fun night of coloring! We will bring the art supplies, you can bring your friends and money for drinks!

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Adults (18+), Seniors (Ages 60+)
Program Type: Creative Makers

Adult Coloring at Brightside Aleworks

Join us at Brightside Aleworks (480 Center Pl) at 6:30pm for a fun night of coloring! We will bring the art supplies, you can bring your friends and money for drinks!

Disclaimer(s)

Registration is Not Required