Event List

Three to five year olds and their caregivers.

Join us on Tuesdays for Preschool Storytime.

Get ready for Battle of the Books! Join us on the third Tuesday of each month to hang out and chat about selected titles from the 2024-2025 Battle of the Books list. Each session w...

Three to five year olds and their caregivers.

Join us on Wednesdays for Preschool Storytime.

Two year olds and their caregivers

Join us on Thursdays for Terrific Twos Storytime.

The Trustees of the Waterloo Public Library meet monthly (except August and December) on the second Thursday of the month in the second floor Conference Room.

Create a haunted terrarium just in time for spooky season! Registration is required and limited to 10 participants, so please do so here. Age group: Adults

all ages.

Join us on Saturdays for Family Storytime.

Celebrate National Book Month in style with Dog Man comics! Dive into the fun by learning to create your own comic, crafting a custom Dog Man button, and playing exciting games. Do...

The basement is open and our shelves are loaded! Fill your bookshelves and help Friends make room on theirs. Visit the basement on Mondays from 10am - 1pm to shop Friends basement ...

Newborns up to age two and their caregivers.

Join us on Mondays for Mother Goose Storytime.

Step into the visually breathtaking world of animation at our Studio Ghibli movie night for teens! Each month we will watch a different film from Studio Ghibli, popcorn and pop wil...

Three to five year olds and their caregivers.

Join us on Tuesdays for Preschool Storytime.

Join library staff member and poet Seth, and author and artist Felicia Babb Cass for a workshop where we'll discuss basic worldbuilding principles and strategies in fiction writing...

Three to five year olds and their caregivers.

Join us on Wednesdays for Preschool Storytime.

Two year olds and their caregivers

Join us on Thursdays for Terrific Twos Storytime.

Do you have specific questions about your Apple iPhone or devices? Join us for this Q&A-style class where you'll get the answers you need! Registration is required and limited ...

In collaboration with Friendly Meeple, the WPL is hosting Board Game Night! We'll be playing games from Friendly Meeple's personal library of 400+ board games, as well as the games...

Love Sci-Fi, Fantasy, or any type of Speculative Fiction? Are you looking to gather with other fans of these genres? If so, join the Altered Reality Book Club at the WPL! This book...

We will be discussing Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia.

As the nights get longer and the air gets colder, our library's haunts come to life. Beware all who enter- the Waterloo Haunted Library is back! Will you be brave enough to face al...

all ages.

Join us on Saturdays for Family Storytime.

As the nights get longer and the air gets colder, our library's haunts come to life. Beware all who enter- the Waterloo Haunted Library is back! Will you be brave enough to face al...

The basement is open and our shelves are loaded! Fill your bookshelves and help Friends make room on theirs. Visit the basement on Mondays from 10am - 1pm to shop Friends basement ...

Newborns up to age two and their caregivers.

Join us on Mondays for Mother Goose Storytime.

Join past Iowa Poet Laureate and singer-songwriter Debra Marquart for an evening of music and poetry at the WPL! Debra is the author of six books, including 2021's "The Night We La...