Don’t sit around all Spring Break and complain that there’s nothing to do. Come to the Perry Public Library and check out some fun! We have a week bursting at the seams with youth activities for toddlers to teens at our Destination: FUN! Spring Break at the Perry Public Library. The fun begins Friday, March 10th with a Family Puzzle Time and continues through Friday, March 17. Activities include storytimes, crafts, scavenger hunts, STEM activities, movies, games and more! Plus, look for a special…
Find out more »The last day of Spring Break is St. Patrick’s Day and we’re going to celebrate with a special storytime. This free storytime for toddlers through age 7 will focus on St. Patrick’s Day with books, songs, and a holiday–themed craft. Dress in green and come to the library on March 17 from 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm in the Library Community Room for a fun, free story and activity! For more information, contact the library at 515-465-3569 or visit www.perry.lib.ia.us.…
Find out more »Join owner and founder Donna Julseth from Prairie Land Herbs at the Brenton Arboretum for a fun filled program all about herbal bath salts. The event will be March 16th from 1-2:30pm. Each participant will go home with 2 bags of baths salts. One “regular” and one we call botanical. There will be hand outs and a discussion of “salts” and why to use them, instruction on essential and fragrance oils, and what properties they each have. Program is suitable…
Find out more »Don’t sit around all Spring Break and complain that there’s nothing to do. Come to the Perry Public Library and check out some fun! We have a week bursting at the seams with youth activities for toddlers to teens at our Destination: FUN! Spring Break at the Perry Public Library. The fun begins Friday, March 10th with a Family Puzzle Time and continues through Friday, March 17. Activities include storytimes, crafts, scavenger hunts, STEM activities, movies, games and more! Plus, look for a special…
Find out more »New Opportunities, Inc., and Guthrie County Public Health invite you to participate in a Screening Day event using a short, 3-item screener for disordered gambling. The event will be in the Taylor Meeting Room at Mary J. Barnett Memorial Library from 11am-3pm on March 15. Brought to you by: New Opportunities, Dorinda Wehde, Problem Gambling Treatment Counselor, dwehde@newopp.org
Find out more »The Brenton Arboretum will have a build your own bouquet event! The event will be March 15th from 2-3pm. The Wildflower Factory will be here with a Bouquet Bar full of fresh blooms so you can build a bright spring bouquet to take home with you. Wildflower Factory owner, Miranda Kyhl will walk you through selecting, cutting and displaying your arrangement. 1 vase and flowers for one bouquet included with each ticket purchased. $ 35.00 per bouquet for members $40.00…
Find out more »Don’t sit around all Spring Break and complain that there’s nothing to do. Come to the Perry Public Library and check out some fun! We have a week bursting at the seams with youth activities for toddlers to teens at our Destination: FUN! Spring Break at the Perry Public Library. The fun begins Friday, March 10th with a Family Puzzle Time and continues through Friday, March 17. Activities include storytimes, crafts, scavenger hunts, STEM activities, movies, games and more! Plus, look for a special…
Find out more »What is a tree? What does a tree do? How important are trees to our environment? Answer all these questions with Education Manager, Penny Perkins at the Brenton Arboretum. During a one hour program in the Vista Room on March 14th from 10:30-11:30am. Learn some of the important parts and functions of a growing tree. Gain an understanding that every tree is unique and shaped by its environment. Suitable for all ages. $5.00 for members $10.00 for non-members
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