Upcoming Programming
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Upcoming Programs:
Healthy Steps:
Thursday Dec 4 from 9:30-3:00
Join us for a program with the North East Iowa Area Agency on Aging.
More information coming soon!
Holiday Happenings!
Library Events – December 5 & 6
Friday, December 5
Join us at the library from 1:00–5:00 PM to enter for a chance to win a Christmas Gift Basket. While you’re here, enjoy warm hot cider and freshly baked cookies.
Join us at the library from 1:00–5:00 PM to enter for a chance to win a Christmas Gift Basket. While you’re here, enjoy warm hot cider and freshly baked cookies.
At 6:10 PM, head over to the Kupka Cultural Center to enjoy the beautiful sounds of the Union Carolers.
Then make your way to Main Street at 6:30 PM for the sparkling Holiday Happenings Lighted Parade.
Saturday, December 6
Bring the kids to the library at 10:15 AM for a special visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus. Santa will read Twas the Night Before Christmas, followed by photo opportunities and a festive cookie to take home.
Bring the kids to the library at 10:15 AM for a special visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus. Santa will read Twas the Night Before Christmas, followed by photo opportunities and a festive cookie to take home.
Celebrate the season with us!
Holiday Plants Program:
Join us on Wednesday, December 10 at 2:00 PM for an exciting program to learn more about caring for your holiday plants.
Gingerbread Man Cookie Contest!
Do you have a favorite gingerbread man cookie recipe—one passed down through generations or a family favorite everyone begs for each Christmas? Enter our Gingerbread Man Cookie Contest and share your delicious creations!
Drop-Off:
Bring 2 dozen gingerbread man cookies to the library between 10:00 AM and Noon on Wednesday, December 17.
Bring 2 dozen gingerbread man cookies to the library between 10:00 AM and Noon on Wednesday, December 17.
Public Taste-Testing & Voting:
Stop in anytime from Noon to 5:00 PM to sample the entries and vote for your favorites!
Stop in anytime from Noon to 5:00 PM to sample the entries and vote for your favorites!
Contest Categories:
• Best Decorated Gingerbread Man
• Best Tasting Gingerbread Man
(Enter one or both categories!)
• Best Decorated Gingerbread Man
• Best Tasting Gingerbread Man
(Enter one or both categories!)
Prizes:
Winners in each category will receive a $25 Chamber Gift Certificate, redeemable at any Traer Chamber business.
Winners in each category will receive a $25 Chamber Gift Certificate, redeemable at any Traer Chamber business.
Come join the fun—and may the best gingerbread men win!
Past Programs:
2025
Thur Nov 13 Carnegie Library Tour and Pella Bus Tour
Wed Nov 5 at 2pm Lessons of the Holocaust with speaker Brad Wilkening:
Wed Oct 29 at 2pm - Curiosities and Oddities:Author/ Speaker - Michelle Murray
Wed Oct 22 at 2:00 Tama County Public Health - Coffee Talk
Thur Oct 16 at 5 pm - Spoken Rhymes
Wed Oct 8 at 2pm - End of the Season Garden Tip:
Wed Sept 10 at 2pm-Disaster Preparedness
Wed Sept 3 & Sept 10 at 2pm- Garden Walks
Wed July 23 at 2:00- Coffee Talk with Tama County Public Health
Wed July 9 - Local Social Media Influencer- Jayme Roudabush
Wed in June, July Aug at 3:30 - Garden Walks
Wed May 21- Around the World in 8 Month -Serbia with Kristin McMillan-Stefanovic & Pete Stefanovic
Wed May 14-Iowa State Extension "Who Gets Grandma's Yellow Serving Dish"
Thur May 1 -Spring Plant Swap
Thur Jan 9 - 12:00 Seed Give away
Thur Jan 9 - 1:00 All About Tomatoes
Wed Jan 15 - Around the World in 8 Month - South Africa with Dane
Thur Jan 16 -1:00 Winter Sowing Seeds
Wed Jan 22 -Coffee Talk with Tama County Public Health
Wed Jan 12-1:00 Down and Dirty: Mike Snider will share about Our Friend The Bee
Wed Jan 29 - IOPONICS with Dr Michael Bechtel from the Biology department at Wartburg
Wed Feb 26 -Not Your Fathers Board Games with David Means
Thur Feb 27 - Winter Blues Boredom Buster Game Night
Wed Mar 12 - Seed Starting- ISU Extension: Growing your own Garden Transplants
Wed March 19 - Around the World in 8 Month - Vietnam with Ellie Schafer
Wed April 9 at 2:00 - UNI Dementia Simulation House
Thur March 27 at 5:30-7:00 for a Winter Blues Boredom Buster Puzzle Challenge
Wed April 9 at 2:00 - Intro to Ancient Grains- ISU Extension
Wed April 16 at 2:00 -Around the World in 8 Month -Costa Rica with Yady Allen
Wed April 23 at 2:00 -Tama County Public Health
2024
January - February - Art Display by Jenny Bledsoe
Wed. Jan 10 - 2:00 Good Nutrition on a Budget: Spend Smart. Eat Smart w/ Cheryl Bruene ISU Extension
Wed. Jan 17 - 2:00 Winter Bird Watching with Raina Genaw - Tama County Naturalist
Wed. Jan 24 - 2:00 Coffee Talk w/ Tama Co Public Health nurse Beth Eberle
Wed. Jan 31 - 2:00 Maintain Your Brain Health w/ Cheryl Bruene ISU Extension
Wed. Feb 7 - 2:00 Tapping Trees & Making Syrup w/Bill Calderwood & Kevin Pecenka
Mon. Feb 12 - 5:00-7:00 Open House Meet & Greet w/ artist Jenny Bledsoe
Wed. Feb 14 - 2:00 What's on Your Plate w/ Cheryl Bruene ISU Extension
Wed. Feb 28 - 2:00 The Healing Process of Art w/ Jenny Bledsoe
Wed. Mar 13 - 2:00 Advance Care Planning and Palliative care w/ Dr. Rhiannon Talbot
Wed. Mar 20 - 2:00 Down & Dirty w/Laurie & Stephenie: Let's Talk About Perennial Vegetables
Fri. Mar 22 - 2:00 Crafternoons w/ Jenny - Bunny Craft (ongoing on 3rd Wednesday of the month)
Mon. Mar 25 - 3:00-4:30 and 5:30-7:00 Pinterest Night: Mixed Media Art with Jenny Bledsoe
Wed. Mar 27 - 2:00 Rosie the Riveters of Iowa with Iowa Author Linda Betsinger McCann
Wed. April 10 - 2:00 Down & Dirty w/ Laurie & Stephenie: Companion Planting and Planning Your Garden
Fri April 19 - 2:00 Coffee Talk with Tama County Public Health
Wed April 24 - 2:00 The Science of Sourdough w/ Cheryl Bruene ISU Extension
Wed May 1&2 - Spring Plant Swap - Bring Plants 10-5 May 1, Pick out plants Thurs May 2 5-6:45
Wed May 8 - 2:00 Self Watering Planters w/Laurie
Wed. May 29 - 12:00 Cicadapocalypse! w/ Raina Genaw
Wed. June 19 - 7:00 Mike Bechtel (Bec) and his Exotic Animals
May - June - Art Display by Mike Rickard
Wed. July 10 - 2:00 & 7:00 Barb Hanus- Local Author Talk & Book Signing
Wed. July 24 - 2:00 Coffee Talk with Tama County Public Health
Wednesdays in June & July: Garden Walks/She-Shed Tours
Aug. 8-22: StoryWalk in downtown business windows
Sat. August 10 - 10am - 2:00pm Open House Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the Library Renovation and Expansion
Thurs. Aug 22 - 7:00pm Tama County's First Civil War Regiment: The Tama County Rifles, with Jason Staker, sponsored by the Traer Historical Museum
Fri. Sept. 11 - 2:00pm The Cedar Valley Honor Flight Story with Michael Whittlesey
Wed. Sept 18 - 2:00pm Around the World in 8 Months - Wales with Leesa Talbot
Thurs. Sept 19 - 5:00 - Pinterest Night - 4 ft. tall wooden scarecrow/snowman craft
Wed. Oct 9 - 2:00 Senior Behavioral Health Services w/ Grundy Co. Hospital
Wed. Oct 16 - 2:00 pm Around the World in 8 Month - Italy with Rosanne Foster
Wed. Oct 24 - 10:00am - 7:00pm Open House for Traer's Fall Fest
Nov 20 - 2pm Around the World in 8 Month - Czech Republic with Jean Kruse and Marilyn Chizek
Nov 27 at 2PM Safety Talk with Tama County Deputy Dvorak
Fri. Dec 6 - 1:00-5:00 Holiday Happenings- sign up to win Christmas basket
Fri. Dec 6 - 5:30 Union Carolers and Denny Berger with 12 Days of Christmas
Sat Dec 7 - 10:00 Santa & Mrs Claus read Twas the Night Before Christmas, photos & Cookies to go
Wed. Dec 18 - 10:00-5:00 Sugar Cookie Contest
2023
Wed. Jan 11 - 2:00 Health Benefits of Massage Therapy with Kortlyn Frush, LMT
Fri. Jan 13, 20, 27 - 2:00 Watercolor Painting w/ Stephenie Bellwood
Wed. Jan 18 - 2:00 Coffee Klatch
Wed. Jan 25 - 2:00 Rock Painting with Connie Draper
Wed. Feb 1 - 12:00 Lunch & Learn w/ Laurie: Planning Your Garden
Wed. Feb 15 - 2:00 Coffee Klatch
Wed. Mar 1 - 12:00 Lunch & Learn w/ Laurie: Gardening Tips & Tools
Wed. Mar 8 - 2:00 Chiropractic & Acupuncture Care for Animals w/ Dr. Abbey Smith from NT Vet Clinic
Wed. Mar 15 - 12:00 Free Seed Giveaway
Wed. Mar 15 - 2:00 Coffee Klatch
Fri. Mar 17 - 2:00 Watercolors with Stephenie
Wed. Mar 22 - 2:00 Birdhouse Painting with Connie Draper
Wed. April 5 - 12:00 Container Gardening with Emily Doyle
Wed April 12 -2:00 Building a Raised Bed with Laurie & Stephenie
Sun. April 16 - 2:00 Traer's Apparel Through the Ages Fashion Show
Wed. April 19 - 2:00 Filling a Raised Bed with Laurie & Stephenie
Wed. May 10 - 2:00 Creative Crocheting w/ Sandra Hyde & Julie Creeden
Wed. May 17 - 2:00 Planting our Raised Bed Gardens w/ Laurie & Stephenie
Fri May 19 - 2:00 Watercolors with Stephenie
Wed. May 24 - 2:00 Sesquicentennial Highlights with Judy Morrison
Thurs. June 1 - 6:00 Lifespan Book Discussion with Rex McKee
Wed June 7 - 3:30 Garden Walks Laurie Schafer and Diane Wagner
Wed June 14 - 3:30 Garden Walk Emily Doyle
Thurs. June 15 - 6:00 Lifespan Book Discussion with Rex McKee
Wed June 21 - 3:30 Garden Walk @ Wilson Nature Preserve with Ned Vaughn
Fri June 23 - 2:00 Dr. Robert Keefer: The Relationship Between Hearing Loss and Alzheimer's
Wed June 28 - 3:30 Garden Walk Linda Gowdy & Suzie Reichmann
Wed July 5 - 3:30 Garden Walk Paul Wendt
Thurs. July 6 - 6:00 Lifespan Book Discussion with Rex McKee
Wed July 12 - 2:00 Felted Wool Fiber Art with Megan Hammer
Wed July 12 - 3:30 Garden Walk Donna Kersten
Tues July 18 - 7:00 at Taylor Park: Absolute Science Bubble Stations
Wed July 19 at 2:00 Coffee Talk w/ Tama County Public Health nurse Beth Eberle
Wed July 19 - 3:30 Garden Walk Stephenie Bellwood & Barb Kopriva
Thurs. July 20 - 6:00 Lifespan Book Discussion with Rex McKee
Thurs. July 27 - 8:30am Garden Walk Elsa & Tony Weida and Donna DeBoef
Wed. Aug 30 - 2:00 Prisoners of War in Iowa with Linda McCann
Fri. Sept 1 - 2:00 - Watercolors with Stephenie
Wed. Sept 13 - 2:00 propagating African Violets with Cindy Weida
Fri. Sept 15 - 2:00 Homeschooling Support Group
Tues. Sept 19 - 2:00 English Paper Piecing with Cathy McFarland
Wed. Sept 20 - 12:00 - 5:00 Homemade Salsa Contest
Mon. Sept 25 - 3:30 & 5:30 Pinterest Night
Wed. Sept. 27 - 2:00 Coffee Talk w/ Tama Co Public Health nurse Beth Eberle
Wed. Oct. 11 - 2:00 Echoes in the Hallways with author James Kenyon
Wed. Oct 18 - 2:00 African Violets Hands-On Workshop with Cindy Weida
Wed. Oct 25 - 2:00 What Your Body Needs in your 50's, 60's and Beyond with Crystal Petersen, Dietician @ Grundy Co Hospital
Wed. Nov 8 - 2:00 Coo