2022
Thurs. Jan 27 - 2:00p Down & Dirty Gardening Group: Cheryl Bruene - starting seeds & container gardening
Thurs. Feb 3, 10, 17 2:00p Watercolor Classes w/ Stephenie Bellwood
Mon, Feb 14 - 2:00p You Decide: Keto and a Healthy Diet with Deb and Craig Gingrich
Thurs. Feb 24 - 5:30p Library Presents NT Speech Students **cancelled due to bad weather
Wed. Mar 2 - 12:00p Lunch & Learn Webinar w/ ISU Extension - Beekeeping
Wed. Mar 2, 9, 16 - 3:00p 5:00 Kids in the Kitchen Session 3
Mon. March 7 - 2:00p Elder Abuse Awareness and Prevention - Northeast Iowa Area Agency on Aging
Wed. March 9 - 5:30p-7:00 Sewing 101 with Heather Breja
Mon. Mar 14 - 2:00p Sign Language with Kathleen Keefer
Wed. Mar 16 - 12:00p Lunch & Learn Webinar W/ISU Extension - Monarch Habitat
Thurs. Mar 17 - 2:00p IowaWORKS program on Changes to Unemployment Benefits
Thurs. Mar 24 - 2:00p Rain Barrel Making with Naturalist Brendan Kelly
Thurs. Mar 24 - 5:30p Watercolors 101 - Evening Edition
Tues. Mar 29 - 2:00p Living with Dementia - Featuring Kevin Dill, and Becoming a Dementia Friend with the Northeast Iowa Area Agency on Aging
Wed. Mar 30p Lunch & Learn Webinar w/ISA Extension - Planning a Cutting Garden
Thurs. Mar 31 - 6:00p My Publishing Journey with Sue Ewoldt, sharing her book Huxley and Howard
Mon. April 4 - 6:00p Genetic Genealogy: DNA & Family Trees with Judy Mitchell
Wed. Apr 6 - 12:00p Lunch & Learn Webinar W/ISU Extension - Landscaping: Planting Design Tips
Mon. April 11 - 2:00p Booking a VRBO w/ Cheryl Wauters
Wed. April 13 - 2:00p NEI3A - What Can our Agency Do for You?
Wed. Apr 20 - 12:00p Lunch & Learn Webinar W/ISU Extension - Landscaping: Planting Design Models
Wed. Apr 27 - 12:00p Lunch & Learn Webinar W/ISU Extension - Landscaping: Planting Design Graphics
Thurs. Apr 28 - 5:30 Watercolor Painting with Stephenie Bellwood
Wed. May 11 -2:00 Funeral Information for Today with Todd Kruse
Thurs. May 25 - 2:00 Making a Butterfly House w/ Brendan Kelly
Thurs. May 25 - 5:30 Watercolor Painting with Stephenie Bellwood
Wed June 8 - Garden Walk 3:30 Laurie Schafer
Thurs. June 9 - 7:00 Prepping and Preserving Produce with Laurie Schafer and Sharon Kern
Tues June 14 - 2:00 Summer Teen Bok Club
Wed June 15 - 4:30 Garden Walk Dennis & Kelly Deke
Tues. June 22 - 6:30 How Iowa Met Baseball with John Liepa
Thurs. June 23 - 3:30 Garden Walk Linda Gowdy & Suzie Reichmann
Thurs. June 23 - 5:30 Watercolor Painting with Stephenie Bellwood
Tues. June 28 - 2:00 Summer Teen Book Club
Wed. June 29 - 3;30 Garden Walk Adam & Elyse Clapp
Wed. July 13 - 2:00 Graphology, the study of Handwriting with Leesa Talbot
Wed. July 13 - 3:30 Garden Walk David Draper, Linda Peters, Connie Draper
Tues. Aug 19 - 7:00 Hillbilly Bob and Ol' Ruthie
Wed. Aug 20 - 3:30 Garden Walk Paul Price, Gayle Kucera, Vicki Pecenka
Wed. Aug 27 - 3:30 Garden Walk Emily Doyle
Wed. Aug 3 - 3:30 Garden Walk Cindy & Josh Youel
Sat. Aug 6 - 10:30 "Honey Heist" Tabletop Roleplaying Game w/Lily Jampoler
Mon. Aug 8 - 2:00 All Things Tomatoes w/ Laurie Schafer & Sharon Kern
Wed. Aug 10 - 3:30 Garden Walk David & Sandy Ingle
Thurs. Aug 11 - 7:00 Kwvin Wood in Concert "Home, Sweet Home!"
Sat. Aug 13 - 10:30 "Crash Pandas" Tabletop Roleplaying Game w/Lily Jampoler
Sat. Aug 20 - 10:30 "Goblin Punks" Tabletop Roleplaying Game w/Lily Jampoler
Wed. Sept 14 - 2:00 Donna Kersten: Lakota Heirlooms and Artifacts
Mon. Sept 26 - 5:00 Pinterest Night! Rectangle Fall Barnwood Wreath
Wed. Sept 28 - 2:00 Linda McCann: Memories of the Civilian Conservation Corps
Mon. Oct 10 - 2:00 Rex & Phyllis McKee's Moose Hunt Experience
Wed. Oct 26 - 12:00 Ghoulish Goulash
Mon. Nov 14 - 2:00 Iowa Author Joseph LeValley - "Lessons Learned on my Journey to Becoming a Novelist"
Fri Dec 2 1:00-5:00 Holiday Happenings Open House
Fri Dec 2 5:30 Union Carolers in the Kupka Cultural Center
Sat Dec 3 10:00 Story Time, Cookies and Juice with Santa
Mon. Dec 12 2:00 Holiday Coffee & Cookies
2021
Thurs., Jan 28 - 1:00p Down and Dirty Gardening Group: Buying seeds, which catalogs, stores or brands are your favorites
Thurs., Feb 25 - 1:00p Down and Dirty Gardening Group: Garden Layout and Companion Planting
Thurs., March 25 - 1:00p Down and Dirty Gardening Group: Planting seeds from last year's crops; marking your garden
Mon., April 19 - 6:00pm Virtual COVID-19 Vaccine Informational Session via YouTube
Thurs., May 6 - 5:30p Pinterest Night "Wipe COVID From Your Shoes" welcome mat
June: Art Display - Linda Powell: Watercolor and acrylic painting; barn junk sculptures
Tues. June 15 – 4:00p Vicki Pecenka Garden Walk
Tues. June 22 – 4:00p Donna Kersten Garden Walk
Tues. June 29 – 4:00p Paul Wendt Garden Walk
Wed June 30 – 2:00p Yoga presentation by Ellen Stoakes
July: Art Display - David Draper: Santas
Tues. July 13 – 4:00p Lyla Whannel Garden Walk
Tues. July 20 – 4:00p Kathie Manfull Garden Walk
Tues. July 27 – 4:00p Ernie & Julie Cufr and Jared & Marilyn Bauch Garden Walk
Wed. July 28 – 11:00a Chiropractic Care and Common Ailments in the Older Population w/ Dr. Ashley Reid
August: Art Display- Patrons displayed what they've been busy creating at home during COVID
Mon. Aug 23 - 2:00 You Decide! Drinking Water options
Mon. Sept 13 - 2:00p Salsa Party! Salsa making demonstrations and tasting
Wed. Sept 29, Oct 13 & 27 - 3:00-5:00 Kids in the Kitchen Session 1
Wed. Oct 6 - 10:15 Coffee with a Cop - special Story Time program
Wed. Oct 20 - All Day Volunteer Appreciation Open House
Mon. Nov 1 - 5:30-7:00 Pinterest Night: Christmas or Winter painting on wood
Wed. Nov 3,10,17 - 3:00-5:00 Kids in the Kitchen Session 2
Mon. Nov 8 - 2:00 You Decide! "Milking it! - comparing different types of milk
Fri. Dec 3 - 5:00-6:00 Santa & Mrs. Claus greeting kids in Library
Fri. Dec 3 - 6:00 Santa reads Twas the Night Before Christmas from the outside balcony
Wed. Dec 22 - 3:00-4:30 Kids Gift Making
2020
Thurs., Jan. 16 – 2:00p Debunking Diets with Crystal Petersen
Thurs., Jan. 23 – 5:30p Budgeting and Getting Control of your Finances Chris Schafer
Wed., Jan. 29 – 2:00p Dr. Ashley Reid Alternative Health
Wed., Feb. 5 – 2:00p You Decide ‘Milk vs Dark Chocolate’
Mon., Feb. 10 – 5:30p Boredom Buster Pork & Canvas
Thur., Feb. 13 – 2:00p How to Convince My Kids not to Put Me in the Nursing Home Nancy Martin
Fri., Feb. 21 – 10:00a-4:00p Pillow Party – Making Pillow cases for hospital Cynthia Drajna
Tuesday March 17 – Locked Doors because of Covid – unlocked May 18 but no programming
2019
Saturday, January 12 – 10:00a Levi LaRue The Ins & Outs of Instagram
Thurs., Feb. 14 - 2.00 Laurie Jackson Prairie Reconstruction
Thursday, Feb. 27 - 2:00p Ashley Reid CBD Oil – does it work, is it legal
Thurs., Feb. 28 - 2:00p – Instant Pot Roundtable
Mon, March 4 - 5:30p– Blackhawk Co. Master Gardener – 10 Most Common Gardening Mistakes
Wed., March 6 – Carolyn Adophs Farmers Markets
Thursday, March 7- 5:30p Hello Spring Pinterest Night
Mon., March 11 5:30p Blackhawk County Master Gardener
Tues, March 13 - 5:30p Brian Mahoney Tree Grafting
Thurs., March 14 – 2:00p AirFryer with Rosanne & Laurie
Tues., March 26 – 6:00p Trent Reedy NT Visiting Author
Mon., April 1 – 2:30p Diabetes with Tama County Health
Wed., April 3 – 2:00p Everything you Ever Wanted to Ask a Realtor with Julie Elliot
Sat., April 6 – 9:00a Fancy Nancy Tea Party & Fashion Show
Mon., April 8 - 2:30p Diabetes with Tama County Health
Mon., April 15 – 2:30p Diabetes with Tama County Health
Mon., April 22 - 2:30p Diabetes with Tama County Health
Wed., April 24 – 2:00p Paul Wendt Greenhouse Tour
Thurs., April 25 – 2:00p Wild Edibles with Logan Roberts
Mon., April 29 - 2:30p Diabetes with Tama County Health
Mon, May 1 – 2:00p Trash to Treasure with Linda Sawyer & Sandy Holkan
Mon., May 6 – 2:30p Diabetes with Tama County Health
Mon., May 13 – 5:30p Aroma Therapy for Pets with Cindy Corwin
Thurs., June 6 – 2:00p Hyper-Tufo Planter
Thurs., June 9 – 5:30p Hyper-Tufo Planter
Thurs., June 27 – 2:00p Statue of Liberty with Paul Wendt
Wed., July 10 – 2:00p Ron Fencl Garden Walk
Sat., July 13 – 7:00p Cedar Valley Chamber Music
Wed., July 17 – 2:00p Vicki Pecenka Garden Walk
Thurs., July 18 – 6:30p Dulcimer Guy
Mon., July 22 – 2:00p Rock On – Adults Painting on Rocks
Thurs., Aug. 8 – 7:00p Kevin Wood & Luke Foster Concert
Thurs., Aug. 21 – 2:00p Lauries Country Garden Walk
Thur., Aug. 22 – 7:00p Grass Between the Rails with Dennis Rehder
Thurs., Aug. 29 – 3:30p Dorothy Thorne Garden Walk
Thurs., Sept. 12 – 1:00p Sauerkraut with the Shedas
Tues., Sept. 17 – 9:00a Donna Kersten Garden Walk
Wed., Sept. 18 – 2:00p Obituary Class with Joan Schafer
Wed., Sept. 25 – 2:00p Obituary Class with Joan Schafer
Wed., Oct. 2 – 2:00p Homemade noodles with Linda Dvorak
Wed, Oct. 9 – 2:00p Obituary Class with Joan Schafer
Mon., Nov. 4 – 5:30p Ladies Night In Advent Board
Wed., Nov. 6 – You Decide ‘What is the Best Pie Crust’
Thurs., Nov. 7 – 10:00a Prohibition Brunch with Linda McCann
Wed., Dec. 4 – You Decide ‘Homemade Cherry Chocolates or Store Bought
Fri., Dec. 6 – 5:45p Mr. & Mrs. Claus the Night Before Christmas
2018
Thursday, January 18 at 2:00PM Taking Charge of Your Health with Teresa Lowe
Thursday, January 25 at 2:00PM Taking Charge of Your Health with Tom Wicks
Thursday, February 1 at 2:00PM Taking Charge of Your Health with Dustin Gaskin
Thursday, Feb. 1 7:00-8:30AM Free Heart Screening, Grundy Co. Hospital
Thursday, Feb. 8 – 2:00PM Health Minimums Getting the Most from the Least: Practical and Easily
Applied Ideas to Maintaining Health – Dr. Tom Wicks
Thursday, March 8 – Crystal Peterson Prediabetes Program
Tuesday, April 10 – Mark Moran Antiques Appraisals
Thursday, April 19 – Pinterest Night Patriotic Barn Quilt
Thursday, April 26 – Pinterest Night Patriotic Barn Quilt part 2
Thursday, May 3 – 5:30pm Joel Iseminger on Raised Bed Gardening
Thursday, May 9 – 2:00pm Donna Kersten Garden Walk
Thursday, May 24 – 2:00pm Linda Sawyer Garden Walk
Monday, June 11 – 5:30pm Logan Roberts on Ticks
Tuesday, June 12 – 4:00pm Cheryl Bruene on Composting for Beginners
Saturday, June 16 – 7:00pm Paxton Williams as George Washington Carver & Luke & Sarah Foste
Thursday, June 28 – 10:00am Kathy Weber Garden Walk
Thursday, July 26 – 5:30pm Diannne & Don Kramer Amish Program
Monday, August 6 – 6:30pm David Morrison on 2 years in China
Saturday, August 11 – 10-2 – Quilt Show
Thursday, August 16 – 7:00pm Dr. Chad Timm – Working with the enemy
Saturday, September 8 – 9:30am – Pinkalicious Pirate Party
Monday, September 10 – 5:30pm Happy Fall Pinterest Night
Thursday, September 13 – 5:30pm Drones by Nathan Eick
Thursday, January 26 at 2:00pm – Improving on the Realities of Aging with Tom Wicks
Thursday, Feb. 9 at 2:00pm Feed & Training the Mind with Tom Wicks
Thursday, Feb. 16 at 1:00pm – Self Publishing Is not for Sissies with Linda Wiges
Monday, March 6 at 5:30pm – Pinterest Night Whimsical Beaded Bedspring Windchime