Storywalk Around the Square

Storywalk Around the Square

From mid-July through September 1, you and your family can walk around the Iola Square and read the children’s classic “Caps for Sale” by Esphyr Slobodkina one store window at a time! Start at the Library to start the story and view a map to guide...
Friends July 28, 2025 Meeting

Friends July 28, 2025 Meeting

The Friends will meet on Monday, July 28 at 4 pm in the Library meeting room to discuss programs, projects, and fundraisers. Here is the Agenda Packet.  Interested in joining the Friends? It’s only $5 for an individual membership.
Summer Reading Wrap-up on Aug. 7

Summer Reading Wrap-up on Aug. 7

Fire Trucks, Tow Trucks, and Tractors! Oh My! Celebrate the end of a very successful Summer Reading Program with a Touch a Truck event on the east side of the square in downtown Iola on Thursday, Aug. 7 at 5:30 pm. Thank you to Community National Bank for providing...
Accepting Landscaping Bids

Accepting Landscaping Bids

As shared in “Library Dreamscaping” in the Iola Register’s Home + Garden magazine, the Friends of the Library are working with designer and Master Gardiner Patti Boyd to install new landscaping along the front of the library, facing Madison Avenue....
Annual Report

Annual Report

Each year we create a simple Annual Report to communicate the Library’s accomplishments from the prior year. Many of our goals are outlined in the Strategic Plan, which will be reviewed and updated in 2025. A special Thank You goes out to the staff: Lesa,...