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SPECIAL EVENTS
Let’s Dish: Potluck Club
Saturday, June 28
1:00PM - 2:00PM
Main Branch, 2nd Floor
Registration is required; click HERE or call (563) 242-8441.
Calling all foodies! If you have an appetite for new foods and fun conversations please join us in our monthly Let’s Dish: Potluck Club.
June's theme: Tropical Island Getaway
To participate, each month you will choose and prepare a recipe that matches the theme for our potluck. Bring that dish, and serving utensils, to our potluck to share family style along with the recipe. Feel free to bring a reusable container if there are leftovers to share. Water will be provided and tableware.
Meetings will be held the 4th Saturday of the month from 1-2pm, unless otherwise noted. Registration is required. This is a potluck event and recipes will be prepared in personal kitchens. Please bring a printed copy of your recipe, ask questions if you have allergies, and eat at your own discretion.
Pool Storytime
Wednesday, July 2
11:00AM - 12:30PM
Riverview Pool
Come chill with us in the wading pool and splash pad for storytime, songs, and swimming! Registration is not required this year!
Magician Mikayla Oz
Wednesday, July 9
3:30PM - 4:15PM
Ericksen Center (1401 11th Ave N)
This isn’t just any magic show—things appear, vanish, teleport, and float! Mikayla’s show draws inspiration from classic illusions but gives them a fresh, fun twist perfect for modern family audiences. It’s nonstop magic, music, and energy from start to finish!
After the show, families even have the chance to meet Mikayla and say hello to Bubbles the Bird—a highly trained magic dove who vanishes, appears, and even gives high fives!
Park Night
Wednesday, July 9
5:30PM - 7:30PM
Lyons Four Square Park (Main Ave & Roosevelt St)
Tonight's theme: Tropical
Join us for an evening of outdoor fun! Enjoy yard games, sports activities, music, and more for free. This family-friendly event is organized by the City of Clinton’s Parks and Recreation Department and the Clinton Public Library. Park Nights will be held on the second Wednesday of each month at different parks in Clinton this summer.
Sustainability Club | Free Fruit, Vegetable or Flower Share
Saturday, July 12
1:00PM - 3:00PM
Main Branch, 2nd Floor
Sustainability Club: Living Well with CPL! This program is to promote community awareness about resilience, climate change, and a sustainable future.
Calling all gardeners! The Clinton Public Library is offering a space if you have extra produce, herbs or flowers from your garden and would like to share them with the community. Once per month, from June – October, we will set up a space for donations. Everyone is encouraged to bring your own bag to carry produce, or a receptacle for flowers, to donate what you can’t use and to take only what you need. This program will help prevent food waste from area gardens and promote kindness within our community.
If you are interested in donating, view more information and register by clicking HERE.
Dungeons & Dragons: The Fellowship of the Dice
Saturday, July 12
3:00PM - 5:00PM
Main Branch, 2nd Floor
Hear ye, hear ye! The Clinton Public Library will host a gathering for adventurers of all creeds to come and exchange tools of the trade (dice), harrowing tales from battles past, and information to form new parties. Sustenance will be provided.
In tongue for the modern adventurer: Whether you're a fan of D&D, TTRPGs, or you just like collecting pretty dice, join us for a night of Fellowship! During this event, you are invited to bring dice to exchange with others, plus make friends, share your favorite moments from previous campaigns, and recruit party members for your next campaign. We will provide snacks. This program is for adults (18+).
Pool Storytime
Wednesday, July 16
11:00AM - 12:30PM
Riverview Pool
Come chill with us in the wading pool and splash pad for storytime, songs, and swimming! Registration is not required this year!
Sustainability Club | Help Us Make Boomerang Bags!
Thursday, July 17
5:00PM - 6:00PM
Main Branch, 2nd Floor
Registration is required, and you must be age 12+ to participate. There are 9 spots for sewing, and 9 spots for cutting materials. Please specify which job you would like to sign up for. Click HERE to register.
Do you like to sew? We are looking for volunteers to cut and sew Boomerang Bags, put together take-n-sew kits, and to help us eliminate the use of plastic bags in the library. Boomerang Bags is a global movement to help tackle plastic pollution and to upcycle and recycle fiber to make home-sewn reusable tote bags as an alternative. These bags will then be provided to library patrons to carry their library books.
This program will be held the 3rd Thursday of the month unless otherwise noted.
Incredible Bats
Friday, July 18
10:30AM - 11:30AM
Ericksen Center (1401 11th Ave N)
Come see Egyptian Fruit Bats and African Straw-Colored Fruit Bats up close and personal! Learn about the many benefits of this misunderstood and feared, yet amazing creature!
Teen Book-to-Movie Night | The Hunger Games
Friday, July 18
4:00PM - 7:00PM
Main Branch, 2nd Floor
Join us for a Book-to-Movie Night, featuring The Hunger Games! Books are available for pick-up at the youth desk. Doors open at 4:00PM with the movie starting at 5PM.
Emergency Preparedness Presentation
Presented by Clinton County Emergency Management
Tuesday, July 22
6:00PM - 7:30PM
Main Branch, 2nd Floor
Registration is required; click HERE or call (563) 242-8441.
This presentation introduces the fundamentals of disaster preparedness, focusing on simple, practical steps individuals and families can take to be better prepared. Participants will learn how to make a plan, build an emergency kit, and stay informed to better protect themselves and their loved ones when disaster strikes. Participants who registered and are Clinton County residents will also receive a free NOAA weather radio.
Art Camp
Sponsored by Wan Tan Ye
Wednesday - Friday, July 23 - 25
2:00PM - 3:00PM
Main Branch, 2nd Floor
Level Up with Art Camp is a 3-day, mini summer camp for kids in K-6th grade. Join us where we’ll use books and games as inspiration to create literary works of art.
Registration is required; only 15 spots available. Click HERE to sign up.
Storytime w/ McCarty’s Corner Farm!
Saturday, July 26
10:00AM - 12:00PM
Clinton Park (301 S 4th St)
Join us for a Storytime in Clinton Park with McCarty’s Corner Farm and some of their alpacas and goats. Listen to some stories, make a craft, and feed the animals!
Wednesdays | 5:00PM - 7:00PM | Lyons Four Square Park
Market Music 2025 is here! Shop the Farmers Market, bring your lawn chair, and get ready for some great music! A food truck will also be available during most events.
River City Municipal Band
Wednesday, July 2 | 5:30PM - 6:30PM
No food truck
From the RCMB Facebook page - This all-volunteer community band brings musical enjoyment to people and events in the Clinton area!
The Mamiltons
Wednesday, July 9
Corner Stop Catering
The Mamiltons play a variety of rock 'n roll, blues, funk, and jazz.
Jim Perron
Wednesday, July 23
Holly's Dogs
Jim Perron specializes in music from the 60's, 70's, 80's, plus Folk (traditional and new), Folk-Rock, Country, Blues, Irish and originals via 12-string guitar, harmonica, and kazoo.
Todd Striley & the Noize
Wednesday, August 13
Hy-Vee
From Facebook group Todd Striley & the Noize - Todd Striley & the Noize is an Eastern Iowa band that has built their following by playing Funky R&B and Rocking Soul to eager audiences everywhere since 2006. The setlist is sure to include some of your favorites from the motown hits of yesterday to current chart-toppers.
Brooke Byam
Wednesday, August 27
B & T Smokin BBQ
From brookbyamandthedaymakers.com: Brooke delivers a high energy, family friendly, classy and engaging show that will have you in awe all night long! Whether it be a theater show, music hall, festival or along the avenue, Brooke Byam always brings her A-game, providing audiences alike with a performance that's exceptional for listening, dancing, singing, laughing and having the time of their life!
WEEKLY
Tai Chi Ch’uan Mini-Form
Presented by Katie Sullivan
Fridays, May 16 - Aug 1 (No class 5/30 & 7/4) | 11:00AM - 12:00PM | Main Branch, 2nd Floor
Class size is limited, you must be 18+ to participate, and registration is required. (Due to an issue with our scheduling platform, you will need to register for August 1st separately from the rest; click HERE).
Tai Chi Ch’uan is a system of rounded, fluid, and balanced movements based on ancient Chinese teachings of living in harmony with nature. Practiced daily and properly as exercise, it promotes mental tranquility, physical fitness, increases circulation and provides tissues with maximum oxygen. Due to its versatility as a system of meditation, physical coordination, and health benefits, it has gained a wide following throughout the world with people of all ages.
Katie Sullivan has been studying Tai Chi Ch’uan with Scott Caulpetzer since 2006 and attended many workshops with Grandmaster William C. C. Chen of New York City. During this program, she will emphasize correct body mechanics, breathing, awareness and laughter.
Anime Club!
Mondays, June 23 - August 11, at 5:30PM
Main Branch, 2nd Floor
Join us for Anime Club! Each week on Monday, we'll be watching a couple episodes from different genres, and enjoying some delicious Japanese snacks and drinks.
- June 23 - Sci-Fi and Mecha
- June 30 - Romance
- July 7 - Mystery and Horror
- July 14 - Fantasy and Isekai
- July 21 - NO ANIME CLUB
- July 28 - Slice of Life and Comedy
- August 4 - Music and Sports
- August 11 - Action and Adventure
Creative Explorers
Wednesdays at 3:00PM
Main Branch, Lower Level
Join us for an afternoon of play and learning! The Creative Explorers (formerly Afternoon Adventures) program offers a space for children to create, explore, and discover. Through fun and interactive programs, we aim to provide patrons of all abilities and stages of learning with the opportunity to learn about the world around them in a hands-on way.
Caregivers are encouraged to stay in the building and participate with their children. Children under the age of 8 are not to be left alone in the building without a caretaker at least 14 years of age.
Storytime
Wednesdays & 1st/3rd Saturdays at 10:30AM
Main Branch, Lower Level
Storytime is offered continually, with breaks occurring in late December and August. Join us for fun, stories, songs, puppet shows, and a craft to take home!
Wiggle Time
Tuesdays at 10:30AM
Main Branch, Lower Level
We will have songs, toys, and bubbles for you and your baby or toddler to interact! This is a great chance for kids and caregivers to socialize with each other and their peers. This program is suited for ages 0-3.
Vibe Out
Fridays, 3:30PM - 5:00PM
Main Branch, 2nd Floor (unless noted)
Teens, join us on Fridays for anime, crafts, and snacks!
- June 27 - NO VIBE OUT
- July 4 - NO VIBE OUT
- July 11 - Water Gun Painting
- July 18 - Join us for Teen Book-to-Movie Night! (4-7pm)
- July 25 - NO VIBE OUT
FREQUENT
The following programs may occur several times a month. For more information, please view our calendar or call (563) 242-8441.
All-Ages Chess Club
Where Every Move Matters!
First and Third Saturdays (starting in June)
2:00PM - 3:00PM (may go longer)
Main Branch, Lower Level
Welcome to the All-Ages Chess Club, a vibrant community where chess enthusiasts of all skill levels come together to share their passion for the game! Players of all ages—children, teens, adults, and seniors—can connect over the chessboard. Whether you’re a curious beginner or a seasoned grandmaster, our club provides a friendly and inclusive environment for everyone.
LEGO Club
2nd and 4th Saturdays (starting in June)
2:00PM - 3:00PM (may go longer)
Main Branch, Lower Level
Join us on 2nd and 4th Saturdays in an all-ages LEGO club. Show off your building skills, learn some tricks of the trade, complete a mini build challenge, or enjoy some open building time with buckets of bricks.
Virtual Author Talks
Library Speakers Consortium
Click HERE to view more information, register for upcoming events, or view past recordings.
Dibuja tu mundo con Raúl the Third (Preescolar a 2.º grado)
Tuesday, July 8, 1PM
Ilustrador, autor y artista, bestseller del New York Times y tres veces ganador del premio Pura Belpre
Drawing Your World with Raúl The Third (PK-2nd Grade)
Tuesday, July 8, 3PM
New York Times Bestselling and Three-Time Pura Belpre Award-Winning Illustrator, Author, and Artist
Discerning the Truth with Marie Lu (9th-12th Grade)
Thursday, July 17, 3PM
#1 New York Times Bestselling Author of the Legend trilogy and The Young Elites trilogy
Illuminating Hope and Grace in the Face of Hardship with Rex Ogle (5th-8th Grade)
Wednesday, July 23, 3PM
Author of Free Lunch, winner of the YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Award
On the Strangeness and Wonder of Our Brains with Pria Anand
Thursday, July 31, 1PM
Neurologist, Author, and Professor of Medicine
MONTHLY
The following programs meet once a month. For more information, please view our calendar or call (563) 242-8441.
#52Stories
First Saturdays
Main Branch, 2nd Floor
On every headstone or plaque, there are two dates separated by a dash. How do you define your dash? The #52Stories genealogy project provides the inspiration you need to write down one story every week for a year by using a handwritten journal, blog, voice, or video recording. During this meeting we will chat about what we are doing with our own #52Stories project by sharing our stories & photos.
Bring Your Own Book Club
Main Branch, 2nd Floor
Formerly Lyons Reads, this book club is relaxed and we have fun conversations about books and authors. We each read our own book and discuss it with our group.
The Plarn Project
Main Branch, 2nd Floor
Plarn is plastic yarn that is made from plastic shopping bags. This material is used by local volunteers to make comfortable sleeping mats for the homeless. Upcycling these plastic bags is a way to help our community and also reduce the amount of plastic going into landfills. If you are interested in donating clean plastic grocery bags & cutting them, please join us to learn more about this project.
Let’s Dish: Potluck Club
Fourth Saturdays
Main Branch, 2nd Floor
Calling all foodies! If you have an appetite for new foods and fun conversations please join us in our monthly Let’s Dish: Potluck Club. To participate, each month you will choose and prepare a recipe that matches the theme for our potluck. Bring that dish, and serving utensils, to our potluck to share family style along with the recipe.
Sustainability Club | Help Us Make Boomerang Bags!
Third Thursdays
Main Branch, 2nd Floor
Do you like to sew? We are looking for volunteers to cut and sew Boomerang Bags, put together take-n-sew kits, and to help us eliminate the use of plastic bags in the library. Boomerang Bags is a global movement to help tackle plastic pollution and to upcycle and recycle fiber to make home-sewn reusable tote bags as an alternative. These bags will then be provided to library patrons to carry their library books.