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The staff at the Ottumwa Public Library would like to hear from you!
Whether you are a regular, have never been in the library, or are somewhere in between, we value your opinion. Please take a few minutes to fill out the linked survey. You will be helping us to bring an even better library to the Ottumwa community. Thank you for your time!
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Come Enjoy Jerry Barlow's Celtic Fingerstyle Guitar
Find your way out of the winds and into the strings by attending Jerry Barlow's Celtic Fingerstyle Guitar at the Ottumwa Public Library. The concert will be on Thursday, March 5 at 5:30 pm in the library's meeting room. This program is sponsored...
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2014 Summer Reading Program Wrap Up
The Ottumwa Public Library has recently wrapped up their 2014 Summer Reading Programs. This year was a wonderful success and the numbers speak for themselves. There were 520 children ages 0-14, 22 teenagers, and 213 adults sign up to participate...
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Special Saturday Story Time -- March 15, 2014
Ottumwa Public Library is happy to announce a special Saturday story time on March 15, 2014 at 10:30 am. The stories and craft are for all kids and will take place in the library?s meeting room at 102 W. 4th St. in Ottumwa. Jenna Bates, Children?s Librarian,...
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Reminisce Society -- May 2013
The Ottumwa Coal Palace The Coal Palace in Ottumwa, Blue Grass Palace in Creston, Flax Palace in Forrest City, and Corn Palaces in Sioux City and Des Moines?from 1887 through the 1930s, these public exposition halls served as integral parts of a town?s...
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New Horizon Lecture Series Program Coming In July
Dr. Wilson J. Warren will be in Ottumwa at the Public Library on Thursday, July 5, 2012 at 6:00 pm for a presentation titled, ?Ottumwa?s Important Contributions to the Growth of Industrial America.? He will share his research and expertise from years...
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