• Preschool Storytime

    Youth Department.    Join us for Preschool Storytime as we read, sing, dance, and play. Parents are encouraged to embrace their inner child and dance and sing along with their child/ren.   For preschoolers, ages 3-5.Youth Funded by the Friends of the Cedar Falls Public Library.

  • Sweet Tooth

    CoLab.Youth. Ages 8-12Love sweet treats? Join us at our Sweet Tooth program, where we make and eat our creations! We will learn to make Oreo Balls. Ages 8-12. Registration RequiredCoLab.Youth. Ages 8-12Sponsored by the Friends of the Cedar Falls Public Library.

  • CFPL Stammtisch

    Are you a serious language learner of German (at whatever level) or native-speaker (die geduldig mit Anfaenger sind)? Would you like an opportunity to converse with others auf Deutsch? Come to the CFPL Stammtisch for conversation and mingling. On occasion, we will screen German-language videos and/or enjoy other cultural activities. Every second Tuesday of each month. […]

  • Toddler Storytime

    Youth Department.   Join us for Toddler Storytime as we read, sing, dance, rhyme, and get silly. Storytime is a great way to introduce your toddler to the joy of reading and to the preliteracy skills that will help them become future readers.   For toddlers, ages 2-3. Youth.   Funded by the Friends of the Cedar Falls Public […]

  • Teen After School Stop

    Teen RoomStop by after school to make a craft, enjoy a slushy or seasonal drink, or engage in some other way to relax in the middle of a long week of school.  Drop-in style, so come when you can and stay for however long you’d like.THIS week’s enjoyment will be: Bandana ColoringOpen to teens ages 12-18 […]

  • Tween Time

    Youth, Ages 9-12, Youth Department (Storytime Corner)    This is a social program just for tweens (for ages 9-12) that entertains, enriches, and empowers. Tweens are invited to drop in and check it out on the 2nd and 3rd Wednesdays of most months at 3:00-4:00 p.m. This program is held once a month during June and July and then returns […]

  • Chinese Calligraphy

    Step into the world of Chinese calligraphy! In this hands-on workshop, you’ll explore its thousands of years of history and try brush writing your own Chinese characters. Then, crack the code in a fun oracle bone inscription game.Our instructor, Penny C. Wang, directs the Chinese Studies Certificate program at UNI and teaches Chinese art, calligraphy, […]

  • Travel Thursdays: Kenya & Tanzania!

    Youth, Ages 5-9, Meeting Room, 2nd FloorMeets on the second Thursday of every month at 4:15 PM in the Meeting Room at the Cedar Falls Public Library.Pack your bags and grab your passport - adventure awaits! Each month, we’ll “travel” to a new place and collect passport stamps.The next stop on our Travel Thursday adventure: Kenya […]

  • Music & Movement Storytime

    Youth Department. Geared toward toddlers and preschoolers. Get ready to dance and be silly! We'll read books that encourage movement, sing songs, and shake our sillies out! Sponsored by the Friends of the Cedar Falls Public Library.

  • Family Storytime

    Youth Department   Enjoy storytime with the whole family! Get ready to read, dance, and sing!  Youth, Ages 0-5   Funded by the Friends of the Cedar Falls Public Library.

  • Drop-in Book Folding Work Session

    Folded books (i.e. book sculptures) are created through the artistic folding of book pages to make visible images or patterns on the fore edge of a book --  old and […]