Please use caution when entering and exiting the building. Out new sign is being installed on Tuesday.

ACTIVITIES & EVENTS FOR KIDS & FAMILIES

For a complete list of activities and events for kids & families, please view the All Events Calendar. Otherwise, the items below are continuous activities available throughout the year, including some permanent fixtures.

WINDOW STORYWALK®

Featured in windows of businesses and community venues throughout downtown La Porte City, the Library presents a new picture book as a StoryWalk®. Each month, a new story is chopped and placed into the windows of various businesses (depends on the length of the story!).

Start at the Hawkins Memorial Library to discover where you should go next to complete the story. New stories are posted around the first of every month.

This is a image of downtown La Porte City standing in the middle of Main Street across from City Hall facing East

PRESCHOOL STORYTIME

The Library hosts a thirty-minute storytime and craft, song, or activity in the youth department. Suitable for kids from two to five, children and caregivers are invited into the Library on Monday mornings at 10:00am for this fun, interactive program.

Of course, anyone is welcome to listen to the stories, sing along, and craft along with the kids! More details are in the All Events Calendar.

LUNCH WITH THE LIBRARY

Partnering with the La Porte City Police Department and a dozen community sponsors, the Library is thrilled to present Lunch with the Library. This year, the program is expanding to provide meals to kids from birth to 17 all summer long. Kids are invited to visit the Library during our hours of operation for a small selection of nutritious meals.

We are always looking for more sponsors to help nourish minds and bodies all summer long.