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FDPL Board Meeting

Monday, September 23, 2024 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Board Room at Fort Dodge Public Library
Program Type:
Library Meeting
Age Group:
All Ages
Event Details:

Monthly meeting of the Library Board of Trustees.

Fort Dodge Brownfields Public Open House

Tuesday, October 1, 2024 at 2:00pm - 6:30pm
Large Meeting Room at Fort Dodge Public Library
Purpose of Meeting:

Impact7G is assisting the City of Fort Dodge with their EPA Brownfields Assessment Grant. This event will host the public to raise awareness of the project and gather public input ...

Library to Open at Noon

Thursday, October 3, 2024 at 9:00am - 12:00pm
Fort Dodge Public Library

The Library will open at 12:00 p.m. so staff can attend a city-wide meeting in the morning.

Closing
cover of The Agathas

YAy Book Club - The Agathas

Thursday, October 3, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Offsite at Fort Dodge Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Reading
Age Group:
Teens
Event Details:

Are you a teen? Do you like to read? Join our new teen book club! We will be meeting at the Fort Dodge Fine Arts office for our discussions. For October we'll be reading The Agatha...

Open
Required
Offsite Event
FDPL Book Club with colorful open book icon

FDPL Book Club ~ The Lindbergh Nanny

Monday, October 7, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Large Meeting Room at Fort Dodge Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Reading
Age Group:
Adults
Book Club:

Join FDPL Book Club! Meet up with fellow book lovers and enjoy a variety of selections from fiction to nonfiction and every genre in-between. We hold discussions the first Monday o...

Open
Required
Color Your World: come explore your creative side at adult coloring!

Color Your World: Adult Coloring

Tuesday, October 8, 2024 at 11:30am - 1:00pm
Large Meeting Room at Fort Dodge Public Library
Program Type:
Special Event, Create
Age Group:
Adults
Color Your World: Adult Coloring:

Relax, unwind, and color your stress away! Join us on the second Tuesday of the month in the Library's large meeting room for adult coloring. We have hundreds of sheets to choose f...

Color Your World: come explore your creative side at adult coloring!

Color Your World: Adult & Teen Coloring

Tuesday, October 8, 2024 at 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Large Meeting Room at Fort Dodge Public Library
Program Type:
Special Event, Create
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Color Your World: Adult Coloring:

Relax, unwind, and color your stress away! Join us on the second Tuesday of the month in the Library's large meeting room for adult coloring. We have hundreds of sheets to choose f...

image of puzzle pieces

Speed Puzzle Competition

Saturday, October 19, 2024 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Large Meeting Room at Fort Dodge Public Library
Program Type:
Special Event
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Compete in teams of up to 4 people to finish a 500 piece puzzle! First team to finish wins a prize! $15 per team, registration required. Check in starts at 10 am, event starts a...

Fort Dodge Public Library Foundation Board Meeting

Tuesday, October 22, 2024 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Lobby Meeting Room at Fort Dodge Public Library
Program Type:
Library Meeting
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Regular board meeting of the Fort Dodge Public Library Foundation.

FDPL Board Meeting

Monday, October 28, 2024 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Board Room at Fort Dodge Public Library
Program Type:
Library Meeting
Age Group:
All Ages
Event Details:

Monthly meeting of the Library Board of Trustees.

FDPL Book Club with colorful open book icon

FDPL Book Club ~ The Boys: A Memoir of Hollywood and Family

Monday, November 4, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Large Meeting Room at Fort Dodge Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Reading
Age Group:
Adults
Book Club:

Join FDPL Book Club! Meet up with fellow book lovers and enjoy a variety of selections from fiction to nonfiction and every genre in-between. We hold discussions the first Monday o...

Open
Required
cover of Patron Saints of Nothing

YAy Book Club - Patron Saints of Nothing

Thursday, November 7, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Offsite at Fort Dodge Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Reading
Age Group:
Teens
Event Details:

Are you a teen? Do you like to read? Join our new teen book club! November's book will be Patron Saints of Nothing by Randy Ribay. Stop by the library's reference dek to pick up a ...

Required
Offsite Event
Color Your World: come explore your creative side at adult coloring!

Color Your World: Adult Coloring

Tuesday, November 12, 2024 at 11:30am - 1:00pm
Large Meeting Room at Fort Dodge Public Library
Program Type:
Special Event, Create
Age Group:
Adults
Color Your World: Adult Coloring:

Relax, unwind, and color your stress away! Join us on the second Tuesday of the month in the Library's large meeting room for adult coloring. We have hundreds of sheets to choose f...

Color Your World: come explore your creative side at adult coloring!

Color Your World: Adult & Teen Coloring

Tuesday, November 12, 2024 at 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Large Meeting Room at Fort Dodge Public Library
Program Type:
Special Event, Create
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Color Your World: Adult Coloring:

Relax, unwind, and color your stress away! Join us on the second Tuesday of the month in the Library's large meeting room for adult coloring. We have hundreds of sheets to choose f...

Friends of the Library Board Meeting

Monday, November 18, 2024 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Large Meeting Room at Fort Dodge Public Library
Program Type:
Library Meeting
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Regular board meeting of the Friends of the Fort Dodge Public Library.

The Garbo

Tuesday, November 19, 2024 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Large Meeting Room at Fort Dodge Public Library
Program Type:
Special Event
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Considered by many the greatest film actress of all time Greta Garbo's image was that of androgynous glamour. A worldwide phenomenon she shunned the limelight. Dissatisfied with th...

FDPL Board Meeting

Monday, November 25, 2024 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Board Room at Fort Dodge Public Library
Program Type:
Library Meeting
Age Group:
All Ages
Event Details:

Monthly meeting of the Library Board of Trustees.

Library Closed for the Holiday

All Day 11/28 - 11/30
Fort Dodge Public Library

The Library will be closed Thursday, November 28, 2024 through Saturday, November 30, 2024.  Regular hours will resume on Monday, December 2, 2024 at 9:00 a.m.

Closing
FDPL Book Club with colorful open book icon

FDPL Book Club ~ Marmee

Monday, December 2, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Large Meeting Room at Fort Dodge Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Reading
Age Group:
Adults
Book Club:

Join FDPL Book Club! Meet up with fellow book lovers and enjoy a variety of selections from fiction to nonfiction and every genre in-between. We hold discussions the first Monday o...

Open
Required
cover of The Gilded Ones

YAy Book Club - The Gilded Ones

Thursday, December 5, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Fort Dodge Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Reading
Age Group:
Teens
Event Details:

Are you a teen? Do you like to read? Join our new teen book club! We will be meeting at the Fort Dodge Fine Arts office for our discussions. December's book is The Gilded Ones by N...

Required
Color Your World: come explore your creative side at adult coloring!

Color Your World: Adult Coloring

Tuesday, December 10, 2024 at 11:30am - 1:00pm
Large Meeting Room at Fort Dodge Public Library
Program Type:
Special Event, Create
Age Group:
Adults
Color Your World: Adult Coloring:

Relax, unwind, and color your stress away! Join us on the second Tuesday of the month in the Library's large meeting room for adult coloring. We have hundreds of sheets to choose f...

Color Your World: come explore your creative side at adult coloring!

Color Your World: Adult & Teen Coloring

Tuesday, December 10, 2024 at 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Large Meeting Room at Fort Dodge Public Library
Program Type:
Special Event, Create
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Color Your World: Adult Coloring:

Relax, unwind, and color your stress away! Join us on the second Tuesday of the month in the Library's large meeting room for adult coloring. We have hundreds of sheets to choose f...

FDPL Board Meeting

Monday, December 23, 2024 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Board Room at Fort Dodge Public Library
Program Type:
Library Meeting
Age Group:
All Ages
Event Details:

Monthly meeting of the Library Board of Trustees.