Family Movie Night

The Ottumwa Public Library invites you to a very special screening of

Christopher Robin

Join us Tuesday, December 18th at 5:00PM.

Kids and adults are invited to this free event.

Reader's Ink Book Club

December 12 

At 5 p.m.

In the Library Meeting Room

Join in us Wednesday for the monthly meeting of the Reader's Ink Book Club. This week we will be discussing the book Looking For Alaska by John Green and we will be handing out next months book, Larose by Louise Erdrich. 

December Preschool Storytime

Deck the Halls with Stories this December!

Preschool Storytime at the Ottumwa Public Library

Fridays at 10:30AM

Dec. 7, 2018

Snow! We’ll be walking through a winter wonderland with books about snow!

Dec. 14, 2018

Penguins! Slip and slide into stories about penguins!

Dec. 21, 2018

Gingerbread Man! Run, run, run as fast as you can to stories about the Gingerbread Man!

Dec. 28, 2018

Dinosaurs! Let’s roar through stories about Dinosaurs! 

Reminisce Society

Reminisce Society

Larry Stone and Humanities Iowa Presents

Iowa Portrait of the Land

Tuesday November 27th at 10 am

Join us Tuesday November 27th at the K.C. Hall across from the library for the final Fall Reminisce Society Meeting. This month we have Larry Stone with Humanities Iowa presenting Iowa: A Portrait of the Land. 

Aldo Leopold's "portrait" analogy in a 1939 essay was the basis for the title of the award-winning Iowa Department of Natural Resources book, Iowa-Portrait of the Land. Stone's Powerpoint, like the book, tells the story of the rich land that became our state.  Portrait explores Iowa's geological foundation, its natural communities, the history of its peoples, our precious wild places, the past abuse of our resources, and the challenges of sustaining this land that gives us life. 

The Reminisce Society's programs are free and open to everyone. If you are a person with a disability who requires special assistance or for further information, please call the library's director, Sonja Ferrell at 641-682-7563 extension 202. 

Presented at the K.C. Hall

Board Game Day

Join us at the

Ottumwa Public Library for

Board Game Day!

Saturday, November 24th

9AM-5PM

Bring your family and friends to play games in the Children’s Library!

This is a free event for all ages,

no registration required,

just drop in and play!