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MagnaTile Day!

Saturday, February 15, 2025 at 9:00am - 12:15pm
Fort Dodge Public Library
Program Type:
Special Event, Create
Age Group:
Kids
Event Details:

You're invited to build with Magnatiles in the Children's Department! Children are to be directly supervised by a caregiver. 

This event is in the "Adults" group.

I Am Nobody’s Slave: An Author Talk with Pulitzer Prize Finalist Lee Hawkins (Online program - participate from home!)

Tuesday, February 18, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Offsite at Fort Dodge Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Reading, Special Event
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

We welcome you to our conversation with journalist and author Lee Hawkins as he talks to us about the examination of his family’s legacy of post-enslavement trauma and resilience i...

Offsite Event
This event is in the "Kids" group.

MagnaTile Day

Friday, February 21, 2025 at 9:00am - 5:15pm
Children's Department at Fort Dodge Public Library
Program Type:
Special Event, Create
Age Group:
Kids
Event Details:

You're invited to build with Magnatiles in the Children's Department! Children are to be directly supervised by a caregiver.

This event is in the "Kids" group.

MagnaTile Day!

Saturday, February 22, 2025 at 9:00am - 12:15pm
Fort Dodge Public Library
Program Type:
Special Event, Create
Age Group:
Kids
Event Details:

You're invited to build with Magnatiles in the Children's Department! Children are to be directly supervised by a caregiver. 

This event is in the "Kids" group.

MagnaTile Day

Friday, February 28, 2025 at 9:00am - 5:15pm
Children's Department at Fort Dodge Public Library
Program Type:
Special Event, Create
Age Group:
Kids
Event Details:

You're invited to build with Magnatiles in the Children's Department! Children are to be directly supervised by a caregiver.

This event is in the "Kids" group.

MagnaTile Day!

Saturday, March 1, 2025 at 9:00am - 12:15pm
Fort Dodge Public Library
Program Type:
Special Event, Create
Age Group:
Kids
Event Details:

You're invited to build with Magnatiles in the Children's Department! Children are to be directly supervised by a caregiver. 

This event is in the "Kids" group.

MagnaTile Day

Friday, March 7, 2025 at 9:00am - 5:15pm
Children's Department at Fort Dodge Public Library
Program Type:
Special Event, Create
Age Group:
Kids
Event Details:

You're invited to build with Magnatiles in the Children's Department! Children are to be directly supervised by a caregiver.

This event is in the "Kids" group.

MagnaTile Day!

Saturday, March 8, 2025 at 9:00am - 12:15pm
Fort Dodge Public Library
Program Type:
Special Event, Create
Age Group:
Kids
Event Details:

You're invited to build with Magnatiles in the Children's Department! Children are to be directly supervised by a caregiver. 

This event is in the "Kids" group.

MagnaTile Day

Monday, March 10, 2025 at 9:00am - 7:15pm
Children's Department at Fort Dodge Public Library
Program Type:
Special Event, Create
Age Group:
Kids
Event Details:

You're invited to build with Magnatiles in the Children's Department! Children are to be directly supervised by a caregiver.

This event is in the "Kids" group.

MagnaTile Day

Tuesday, March 11, 2025 at 9:00am - 7:15pm
Children's Department at Fort Dodge Public Library
Program Type:
Special Event, Create
Age Group:
Kids
Event Details:

You're invited to build with Magnatiles in the Children's Department! Children are to be directly supervised by a caregiver.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Color Your World: Adult Coloring

Tuesday, March 11, 2025 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...

This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Color Your World: Adult & Teen Coloring

Tuesday, March 11, 2025 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...

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Power of Reset and How to Change What’s Not Working with Author Dan Heath (Online program - participate from home!)

Wednesday, March 12, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Offsite at Fort Dodge Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Reading, Special Event
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Are you ready for a revolutionary guide to fixing what’s not working—in systems and processes, organizations and companies, and even in our daily lives? Join us for an enlightening...

Offsite Event
This event is in the "Kids" group.

MagnaTile Day

Friday, March 14, 2025 at 9:00am - 5:15pm
Children's Department at Fort Dodge Public Library
Program Type:
Special Event, Create
Age Group:
Kids
Event Details:

You're invited to build with Magnatiles in the Children's Department! Children are to be directly supervised by a caregiver.

This event is in the "Kids" group.

MagnaTile Day!

Saturday, March 15, 2025 at 9:00am - 12:15pm
Fort Dodge Public Library
Program Type:
Special Event, Create
Age Group:
Kids
Event Details:

You're invited to build with Magnatiles in the Children's Department! Children are to be directly supervised by a caregiver. 

This event is in the "Adults" group.

How Women’s Liberation Transformed America: In Conversation with Clara Bingham (Online program - participate from home!)

Thursday, March 20, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Offsite at Fort Dodge Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Reading, Special Event
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Join us for a transformative conversation with award-winning journalist and author, Clara Bingham, as she chats with us about her new book, The Movement: How Women’s Liberation Tra...

Offsite Event
This event is in the "Kids" group.

MagnaTile Day!

Saturday, March 22, 2025 at 9:00am - 12:15pm
Fort Dodge Public Library
Program Type:
Special Event, Create
Age Group:
Kids
Event Details:

You're invited to build with Magnatiles in the Children's Department! Children are to be directly supervised by a caregiver. 

This event is in the "Adults" group.

August Green, Storyteller

Monday, March 24, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Large Meeting Room at Fort Dodge Public Library
Program Type:
Special Event, Learn
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

August Green is a talker by nature and a storyteller by trade, with a unique blend of humor, energy, and relatability. “A modern day Andy Griffith with a twist of Garrison Keillor,...

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Dreams We Chase: An Author Talk with Novelist Jennifer Weiner (Online program - participate from home)

Wednesday, March 26, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Offsite at Fort Dodge Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Reading, Special Event
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

You’re invited to a glimmering conversation with New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Weiner as we chat about the signature emotional depth of her books that have been inspir...

Offsite Event
This event is in the "Kids" group.

MagnaTile Day!

Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 9:00am - 12:15pm
Fort Dodge Public Library
Program Type:
Special Event, Create
Age Group:
Kids
Event Details:

You're invited to build with Magnatiles in the Children's Department! Children are to be directly supervised by a caregiver. 

This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Helen Miller author visit

Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Large Meeting Room at Fort Dodge Public Library
Program Type:
Books & Reading, Special Event
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Former state Representative Helen Miller, who represented Fort Dodge for 16 years in the state legislature, will be here to discuss her recently released autobiography, I Don't Swi...

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Kate!

Wednesday, April 2, 2025 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Large Meeting Room at Fort Dodge Public Library
Program Type:
Special Event
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Katharine Hepburn was an American actress whose career as a Hollywood leading lady spanned six decades. She was known for her headstrong independence, spirited personality, and out...

Library to Open at Noon

Thursday, April 3, 2025 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