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Movie Night: A Haunting in Venice

Wednesday, October 16, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:45pm
ICN Room at Urbandale Public Library
Program Type:
Movie
Age Group:
Adults
Movie Night:

Join us on the 3rd Wednesday of the month for Movie Night at the Library. This film screening will include English subtitles/ closed captioning. Feel free to bring your own sn...

Event Details:

A Haunting in Venice (2023 ‧ PG-13 ‧ Mystery/Horror ‧ 1h 43m) In post-World War II Venice, Hercule Poirot (Kenneth Branagh), now retired and living in his own exile, reluctant...

Registration
Library Branch: Urbandale Public Library
Room: ICN Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Movie
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us on the 3rd Wednesday of the month for Movie Night at the Library. 

This film screening will include English subtitles/ closed captioning. Feel free to bring your own snacks and drinks to enjoy. Limited space, registration encouraged. 

 

A Haunting in Venice (2023 ‧ PG-13 ‧ Mystery/Horror ‧ 1h 43m) 

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Page Turners Book Club

Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Meeting Room A at Urbandale Public Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults
Book Clubs:

Book Club books will be available for checkout after each meeting. See what other formats - including large print, audiobook, and downloadable versions - are available in our colle...

Event Details:

Page Turners meets every 3rd Thursday at 6:00 PM.This month's title is Grave Expectations by Alice Bell. Stay up to date by subscribing to our Book Club eNewsletter and get a ...

Registration
Library Branch: Urbandale Public Library
Room: Meeting Room A
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Event Details:

Book Club books will be available for checkout after each meeting. See what other formats - including large print, audiobook, and downloadable versions - are available in our collection HERE
 

Page Turners meets every 3rd Thursday at 6:00 PM.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Adult Recreational Chess

Saturday, October 19, 2024 at 1:00pm - 4:00pm
ICN Room at Urbandale Public Library
Program Type:
Gaming
Age Group:
Adults
Adult Recreational Chess:

Drop in and play some chess; all skill levels are welcome! Held every Saturday afternoon from 1:00 - 4:00 PM.Please note that this program is not staffed and anyone under 18 must b...

Library Branch: Urbandale Public Library
Room: ICN Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Gaming

Drop in and play some chess; all skill levels are welcome! Held every Saturday afternoon from 1:00 - 4:00 PM.

Please note that this program is not staffed and anyone under 18 must be accompanied by an adult. 

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Examining the Truths and Fictions We Tell Ourselves with Lori Gottlieb (Watch Party)

Tuesday, October 22, 2024 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
ICN Room at Urbandale Public Library
Program Type:
Guest Speaker
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Attend the live virtual watch party at the library! (Not able to make it to the library? Click here to register to watch on your own.) Maybe You Should Talk To Someo...

Library Branch: Urbandale Public Library
Room: ICN Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Guest Speaker
Event Details:

Attend the live virtual watch party at the library!

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Adult DIY: Charcuterie

Tuesday, October 22, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
ICN Room at Urbandale Public Library
Program Type:
Crafts & DIY
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Learn tips on party planning and selecting meats and cheese to take your cheese boards to the next level! Each participant will take home a small ingredient box of their charcuteri...

Registration
Library Branch: Urbandale Public Library
Room: ICN Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Crafts & DIY
Registration Required
Event Details:

Learn tips on party planning and selecting meats and cheese to take your cheese boards to the next level! Each participant will take home a small ingredient box of their charcuterie creation.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Double Booked Afternoon Book Club

Wednesday, October 23, 2024 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Conference Room at Urbandale Public Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults
Book Clubs:

Book Club books will be available for checkout after each meeting. See what other formats - including large print, audiobook, and downloadable versions - are available in our colle...

Event Details:

Double Booked Afternoon meets every 4th Wednesday at 1:00 PM. This month's discussion title is The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams.  Stay up to date by subs...

Registration
Library Branch: Urbandale Public Library
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Event Details:

Book Club books will be available for checkout after each meeting. See what other formats - including large print, audiobook, and downloadable versions - are available in our collection HERE
 

Double Booked Afternoon meets every 4th Wednesday at 1:00 PM. 

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Classic Cinema: Wait Until Dark

Friday, October 25, 2024 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
ICN Room at Urbandale Public Library
Program Type:
Movie
Age Group:
Adults
Classic Cinema:

Join us on the 2nd and 4th Friday of the month for classic cinema from the 20th century. This film screening will include English subtitles/ closed captioning when available. ...

Event Details:

Wait Until Dark (1967 ‧ NR ‧ Psychological Thriller ‧ 1h 48m)After a flight back home, Sam Hendrix (Efrem Zimbalist Jr.) returns with a doll he innocently acquired along the way. A...

Registration
Library Branch: Urbandale Public Library
Room: ICN Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Movie
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us on the 2nd and 4th Friday of the month for classic cinema from the 20th century. 

This film screening will include English subtitles/ closed captioning when available. Feel free to bring your own snacks and drinks to enjoy. Limited space, registration encouraged. 

 

Wait Until Dark (1967 ‧ NR ‧ Psychological Thriller ‧ 1h 48m)

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Adult Recreational Chess

Saturday, October 26, 2024 at 1:00pm - 4:00pm
ICN Room at Urbandale Public Library
Program Type:
Gaming
Age Group:
Adults
Adult Recreational Chess:

Drop in and play some chess; all skill levels are welcome! Held every Saturday afternoon from 1:00 - 4:00 PM.Please note that this program is not staffed and anyone under 18 must b...

Library Branch: Urbandale Public Library
Room: ICN Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Gaming

Drop in and play some chess; all skill levels are welcome! Held every Saturday afternoon from 1:00 - 4:00 PM.

Please note that this program is not staffed and anyone under 18 must be accompanied by an adult. 

This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Cemetery Iconography: How to "Read" a Gravestone

Tuesday, October 29, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Meeting Room A/B at Urbandale Public Library
Program Type:
Guest Speaker, History
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Event Details:

Have you ever been in a cemetery and wondered about some of the people buried there? Curious about why there are obelisks in some cemeteries? Are you doing some genealogical resear...

Registration
Library Branch: Urbandale Public Library
Room: Meeting Room A/B
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Guest Speaker, History
Registration Required
Event Details:

Have you ever been in a cemetery and wondered about some of the people buried there? Curious about why there are obelisks in some cemeteries?

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Adult Recreational Chess

Saturday, November 2, 2024 at 1:00pm - 4:00pm
ICN Room at Urbandale Public Library
Program Type:
Gaming
Age Group:
Adults
Adult Recreational Chess:

Drop in and play some chess; all skill levels are welcome! Held every Saturday afternoon from 1:00 - 4:00 PM.Please note that this program is not staffed and anyone under 18 must b...

Library Branch: Urbandale Public Library
Room: ICN Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Gaming

Drop in and play some chess; all skill levels are welcome! Held every Saturday afternoon from 1:00 - 4:00 PM.

Please note that this program is not staffed and anyone under 18 must be accompanied by an adult. 

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Social Security and Medicare Basics

Wednesday, November 6, 2024 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Meeting Room A/B at Urbandale Public Library
Program Type:
Guest Speaker
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

In partnership with the Society for Financial Awareness (SOFA), this presentation will cover the basics of Social Security and Medicare, including:Filing StrategiesFactors to consi...

Library Branch: Urbandale Public Library
Room: Meeting Room A/B
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Guest Speaker
Event Details:

In partnership with the Society for Financial Awareness (SOFA), this presentation will cover the basics of Social Security and Medicare, including:

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Author Talk with Navajo Ranger, Stanley Milford, Jr. (Virtual)

Thursday, November 7, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Virtual
Program Type:
Guest Speaker
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Click here to register to watch this program on your own.A Navajo Investigator’s Search for the Unexplained: In Conversation with Stanley Milford, Jr. (Virtual)Navajo Ranger, ...

Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Guest Speaker
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Journaling to Heal

Thursday, November 7, 2024 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room A/B at Urbandale Public Library
Program Type:
Guest Speaker
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Do you think journaling isn’t for you? Too hard? Too scary? Unsafe, even? Journaling to Heal will answer those questions and others you may have. Journaling is inexpensive and read...

Registration
Library Branch: Urbandale Public Library
Room: Meeting Room A/B
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Guest Speaker
Registration Required
Event Details:

Do you think journaling isn’t for you? Too hard? Too scary? Unsafe, even? Journaling to Heal will answer those questions and others you may have.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Classic Cinema: Mrs. Miniver

Friday, November 8, 2024 at 1:00pm - 3:15pm
ICN Room at Urbandale Public Library
Program Type:
Movie
Age Group:
Adults
Classic Cinema:

Join us on the 2nd and 4th Friday of the month for classic cinema from the 20th century. This film screening will include English subtitles/ closed captioning when available. ...

Event Details:

In honor of Veterans Day coming up next week, please enjoy this Best Picture Oscar Award-winning film. Mrs. Miniver (1942 ‧ NR ‧ War/Drama ‧ 2h 14m)A moving drama about a midd...

Registration
Library Branch: Urbandale Public Library
Room: ICN Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Movie
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us on the 2nd and 4th Friday of the month for classic cinema from the 20th century. 

This film screening will include English subtitles/ closed captioning when available. Feel free to bring your own snacks and drinks to enjoy. Limited space, registration encouraged. 

 

In honor of Veterans Day coming up next week, please enjoy this Best Picture Oscar Award-winning film. 

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Autor Hablar con Javier Zamora (Virtual)

Saturday, November 9, 2024 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Virtual
Program Type:
Guest Speaker
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Haga clic aquí para registrarse para ver este programa por su cuenta.Sobre la migración infantil desde Centroaméric: En conversación con Javier ZamoraSintoniza una conversació...

Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Guest Speaker
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Adult Recreational Chess

Saturday, November 9, 2024 at 1:00pm - 4:00pm
ICN Room at Urbandale Public Library
Program Type:
Gaming
Age Group:
Adults
Adult Recreational Chess:

Drop in and play some chess; all skill levels are welcome! Held every Saturday afternoon from 1:00 - 4:00 PM.Please note that this program is not staffed and anyone under 18 must b...

Library Branch: Urbandale Public Library
Room: ICN Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Gaming

Drop in and play some chess; all skill levels are welcome! Held every Saturday afternoon from 1:00 - 4:00 PM.

Please note that this program is not staffed and anyone under 18 must be accompanied by an adult. 

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Urbandale Historical Society: Collecting & Preserving Family History

Sunday, November 10, 2024 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
ICN Room at Urbandale Public Library
Program Type:
Guest Speaker, History
Age Group:
Adults
Urbandale Historical Society:

This program is part of a series the Urbandale Historical Society will be hosting at the Urbandale Public Library. Join us every second Sunday at 2:00 PM. www.urbandalehistoricalso...

Event Details:

Iowa Historian Archie Cook with the Iowa Genealogical Society will share tips and wisdom regarding research, collecting, and preserving family history and genealogy. 

Registration
Library Branch: Urbandale Public Library
Room: ICN Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Guest Speaker, History
Registration Required
Event Details:

This program is part of a series the Urbandale Historical Society will be hosting at the Urbandale Public Library. Join us every second Sunday at 2:00 PM. www.urbandalehistoricalsociety.org 

Iowa Historian Archie Cook with the Iowa Genealogical Society will share tips and wisdom regarding research, collecting, and preserving family history and genealogy. 

Veterans Day

All Day
Urbandale Public Library
Closing
Branches:
Urbandale Public Library
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Double Booked Evening Book Club

Tuesday, November 12, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Meeting Room A at Urbandale Public Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults
Book Clubs:

Book Club books will be available for checkout after each meeting. See what other formats - including large print, audiobook, and downloadable versions - are available in our colle...

Event Details:

Double Booked Evening meets every 2nd Tuesday at 6:00 PM.This month's title is Saved by Schindler by William B. Friedrick. Stay up to date by subscribing to our Book Club eNew...

Registration
Library Branch: Urbandale Public Library
Room: Meeting Room A
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Event Details:

Book Club books will be available for checkout after each meeting. See what other formats - including large print, audiobook, and downloadable versions - are available in our collection HERE
 

Double Booked Evening meets every 2nd Tuesday at 6:00 PM.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Social Security and Medicare Basics

Wednesday, November 13, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Meeting Room A/B at Urbandale Public Library
Program Type:
Guest Speaker
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

In partnership with the Society for Financial Awareness (SOFA), this presentation will cover the basics of Social Security and Medicare, including:Filing StrategiesFactors to consi...

Library Branch: Urbandale Public Library
Room: Meeting Room A/B
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Guest Speaker
Event Details:

In partnership with the Society for Financial Awareness (SOFA), this presentation will cover the basics of Social Security and Medicare, including:

This event is in the "Adults" group.

On Childhood Migration from Central America with Javier Zamora (Watch Party)

Thursday, November 14, 2024 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room A at Urbandale Public Library
Program Type:
Guest Speaker
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Attend the live virtual watch party at the library! (Not able to make it to the library? Click here to register to watch on your own.) On Childhood Migration from Ce...

Library Branch: Urbandale Public Library
Room: Meeting Room A
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Guest Speaker
Event Details:

Attend the live virtual watch party at the library!

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Adult Recreational Chess

Saturday, November 16, 2024 at 1:00pm - 4:00pm
ICN Room at Urbandale Public Library
Program Type:
Gaming
Age Group:
Adults
Adult Recreational Chess:

Drop in and play some chess; all skill levels are welcome! Held every Saturday afternoon from 1:00 - 4:00 PM.Please note that this program is not staffed and anyone under 18 must b...

Library Branch: Urbandale Public Library
Room: ICN Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Gaming

Drop in and play some chess; all skill levels are welcome! Held every Saturday afternoon from 1:00 - 4:00 PM.

Please note that this program is not staffed and anyone under 18 must be accompanied by an adult. 

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Double Booked Afternoon Book Club

Wednesday, November 20, 2024 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Conference Room at Urbandale Public Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults
Book Clubs:

Book Club books will be available for checkout after each meeting. See what other formats - including large print, audiobook, and downloadable versions - are available in our colle...

Event Details:

Double Booked Afternoon meets every 4th* Wednesday at 1:00 PM. *This month we will meet a week early on the 3rd Wednesday to avoid holiday conflicts.  This month's t...

Registration
Library Branch: Urbandale Public Library
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Event Details:

Book Club books will be available for checkout after each meeting. See what other formats - including large print, audiobook, and downloadable versions - are available in our collection HERE
 

Double Booked Afternoon meets every 4th* Wednesday at 1:00 PM. 

*This month we will meet a week early on the 3rd Wednesday to avoid holiday conflicts. 

 

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Author Talk with Mona Susan Power (Virtual)

Wednesday, November 20, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Virtual
Program Type:
Guest Speaker
Age Group:
Adults
Event Details:

Click here to register to watch this program on your own.Native Rights and Culture in Fiction: A Conversation with Mona Susan PowerYou’re invited to join the chat with Mona Su...

Virtual Event
Library Branch: Virtual
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Guest Speaker
Event Details:

Click here to register to watch this program on your own.

Native Rights and Culture in Fiction: A Conversation with Mona Susan Power