ANNOUNCEMENTS & UPCOMING EVENTS AT THE LIBRARY
Tuesday, December 10, Free Blood Pressure Checks, 2-4 p.m. upstairs at the Hamburg Public Library, 1301 Main Street.
Tuesday, December 17, 2 p.m. An opportunity for young readers to enjoy a special reading and activity time for preschool children. Registration is not required, but it is helpful to know how many crafts need to be available. If you have questions, please call the Library, 712-382-1395.
Tuesday, December 17, 11 a.m. Hamburg Book Club is meeting to discuss the first part of Vanderbilt: The Rise and Fall of An American Dynasty by Anderson Cooper and Katherine Howe.
Tuesday, December 17, 4 p.m., "Tales from A View from the Attic" Sandra Bengtson, President of the Fremont County Historical Society, will speak about stories from the annals of newspaper columns printed in the 1980s-2000s.
Thursday, December 19, noon to 1 p.m., in the Library meeting room. In honor of Statehood Day on December 28, the Iowa Historical Society will broadcast State Curator Leo Landis with An Overview of Iowa's Counties.
Landis will explore the history of some of Iowa’s counties. He will provide an overview of shifting boundaries and names, and answer why we have 99 counties but might have had 100.
The Iowa History 101 webinars share Iowa stories and the history of the state through a cultural history lens on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month. Registration is required for each event and to receive a link to the recorded program.
The Hamburg Public Library will be CLOSED Tuesday, December 24, and Wednesday, December 25, for the Christmas holiday. The Library will be CLOSED closed Tuesday, December 31, and Wednesday, January 1, for the New Year holiday. Have a happy and blessed holiday, and we hope to see you in the new year.
Tuesday, January 7, Adult Coloring and Jigsaw Puzzle-ing at the Hamburg Public Library 2-4 p.m. We are starting the new year with a 1000 piece puzzle to get us through the dark days of January. And possibly February
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