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...
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...
July Calendar of Events

July Calendar of Events

Adult Programs: In stitches every Monday at 6 pm with Jen Tarter. July 2-Book Talk with Jen Tarter at 2 pm July 3-Yarn Weaving Craft, 6 pm, register by 06/26 July 16 – Dinners on a Dime at 6 pm, register by 07/14, cost is $1 July 24 – Creative Canvas Painting...
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,...
Grant Award and 2025 Friends Newsletter

Grant Award and 2025 Friends Newsletter

The Friends of the Library contributed $400 to receive the Children’s Book Project grant from The Pilcrow Foundation. The grant provided $800 in matching funds and provided the library 71 titles, plus four bonus books from the Foundation, 18 health and wellness...