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Puzzle swap drop off

04/29/2024 @ 9:00am to 05/09/2024 @ 5:30pm
Main Space at Fort Dodge Public Library
Program Type:
Special Event
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Drop off your gently used puzzles at the Reference Desk and receive a voucher for the puzzle swap happening on May 11th. Please make sure puzzles have all pieces.

picture of puzzle pieces

Puzzle Swap

Saturday, May 11, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Large Meeting Room at Fort Dodge Public Library
Program Type:
Special Event
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Have some jigsaw puzzles you'd like to get rid of? Want some new ones?  Bring in your gently used puzzles and receive a voucher for a new puzzle. The day of the swap, bring...

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

Color Your World: Adult Coloring

Tuesday, May 14, 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 Coloring

Tuesday, May 14, 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, May 20, 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.

Library Closed for Memorial Day

All Day 5/25 - 5/27
Fort Dodge Public Library

The Library will be closed Saturday, May 25, 2024 through Monday, May 27, 2024  in observance of Memorial Day.

Closing

FDPL Board Meeting

Tuesday, May 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 ~ A Flicker in the Dark

Monday, June 3, 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 Salt to the Sea

YAy Book Club - Salt to the Sea

Thursday, June 6, 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! For June, we will be reading Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys. Stop by the library's reference desk to pick up a co...

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

Color Your World: Adult Coloring

Tuesday, June 11, 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 Coloring

Tuesday, June 11, 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...

Problem Gambling Presentation

Thursday, June 20, 2024 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Large Meeting Room at Fort Dodge Public Library
Program Type:
Special Event, Learn
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

We will talk about what problem gambling is, signs & symptoms, types of gambling, and much more! Free resources will be available as well.

FDPL Board Meeting

Monday, June 24, 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 ~ This Time Tomorrow

Tuesday, July 2, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Lobby 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, July 9, 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...

YAy Book Club

Thursday, July 11, 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. 

Required
Offsite Event

Friends of the Library Board Meeting

Monday, July 15, 2024 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Large Meeting Room at Fort Dodge Public Library
Program Type:
Library Meeting
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

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

FDPL Board Meeting

Monday, July 22, 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 Public Library Foundation Board Meeting

Tuesday, July 23, 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.

cover of Internment

YAy Book Club - Internment

Thursday, August 1, 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! For August we will be reading Internment by Samira Ahmed. Stop by the library's reference desk to pick up a copy. ...

Required
Offsite Event