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What a great way to start the Holiday Weekend! Mi

What a great way to start the Holiday Weekend! Mike Schneider of Pint Size Polkas will be here to get kids of all ages dancing and moving! Be sure to wear comfortable clothing and shoes. Saturday, July 2 at 11am. It's free for everyone in the Ida Public Library meeting room. Register here: https://forms.gle/53s2pRuqxfgb6zbi8

Wow! Did you know you can grow vegetables and oth

Wow! Did you know you can grow vegetables and other plants from your kitchen scraps? With the price of groceries constantly going up, we are excited to learn all about propagation from Bruce Black, Horticulture Educator from University of Illinois Extension! Join us tomorrow, Wed, June 29th at 6 pm in our meeting room to see how your leftover scraps can transform into a kitchen garden. Register here: https://forms.gle/Kfu5nVZbMVVS8ysU9

We are so thrilled at Ida Public Library to be joi

We are so thrilled at Ida Public Library to be joining the Baker and Taylor monthly mystery event! Have you been enjoying the Texas Job by Reavis Z. Wortham? We still have copies at the library available to check out. The live author event takes tomorrow, Wed, June 29 at 6 pm our time! Be sure to register to take part in this exciting event. https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_XqVw1jewRTqC70pIc9hLyg

Wow! Did you know you can grow vegetables and oth

Wow! Did you know you can grow vegetables and other plants from your kitchen scraps? With the price of groceries constantly going up, we are excited to learn all about propagation from Bruce Black, Horticulture Educator from University of Illinois Extension! Join us tomorrow, Wed, June 29th at 6 pm in our meeting room to see how your leftover scraps can transform into a kitchen garden. Register here: https://forms.gle/Kfu5nVZbMVVS8ysU9

What a great way to start the Holiday Weekend! Mi

What a great way to start the Holiday Weekend! Mike Schneider of Pint Size Polkas will be here to get kids of all ages dancing and moving! Be sure to wear comfortable clothing and shoes. Saturday, July 2 at 11am. It's free for everyone in the Ida Pubic Library meeting room. Register here: https://forms.gle/53s2pRuqxfgb6zbi8

Kids age 5 and up! Dress for a fun and messy even

Kids age 5 and up! Dress for a fun and messy event and join us Thursday, June 30 at 11:30am outside on the grassy lot for water pistol painting! Ida Public Library will provide all the supplies to create some unusual masterpieces. Please register here so we can be sure to have enough materials: https://forms.gle/AyXMtU3oWGCGEBj66
*We will reschedule if it rains*

The curtains rise on this week's Manga and Anime C

The curtains rise on this week's Manga and Anime Club! We'll be watching and sharing our favorite theatrical themed anime and manga this week, and playing some fun anime improv games. Join us tomorrow at 4!

Polka music is some of the happiest music on earth

Polka music is some of the happiest music on earth! Mike Schneider from Pint Sized Polkas of Wisconsin is bringing polka tunes to the library on Saturday, July 2 at 11am! Mike's music is designed to get kids moving and enjoying polka. All ages are welcome, but parents may have to stand in the back! Kids will be dancing and moving to the music in no time. Dress in comfortable clothes and shoes. Space is limited so be sure to register in advance: https://forms.gle/qfHP75ZwJEHH6Nek6

#belvidereheritagedays We had so much fun at our f

#belvidereheritagedays We had so much fun at our first ever parade! We are looking forward to the next parade and will definitely have more candy.

The featured Baker and Taylor Live event author fo

The featured Baker and Taylor Live event author for this Thursday, June 30 at 3pm is Young Adult writer, Traci Chee. Traci is best known for the Sea of Ink and Gold trilogy-a work of fantasy about a world in which no one knows about books and reading. Traci is a fourth generation Japanese American and her historical YA fiction novel, We Are Not Free, about the lives of Japanese-American teens forced into U.S. Interment camps during WWII. Register here on Eventbrite to join this live event: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/virtual-summer-reading-event-with-traci-chee-tickets-257955240067

We're staring Week 4 of Ida's Summer Reading Progr

We're staring Week 4 of Ida's Summer Reading Program! How are you doing? Hopefully you have found some great new books and authors to spend your summer with. Be sure to finish week 3, fill out your name/contact info, and drop it in the prize bucket of your choice for the final raffle prizes. Get your new brag tag to add to your collection and pick up your Week 4 slip to keep reading!

Join us, Thursday @ 11:30AM for some Water Pistol

Join us, Thursday @ 11:30AM for some Water Pistol Painting. Dress to get messy and have fun painting with water pistols! Create color artwork that you can take home with you! Registration is required. Please visit idapubliclibrary.org for more information and to register!

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