Aplington Public Library

05/30/2026

Get ready to kick off an exciting summer of reading, learning, and FUN with TWO amazing events featuring exotic animals, hands-on activities, and more!

🦓Exotic Animal Petting Zoo by Thorni Ridge Exotics🦓
Thursday, June 4 | 11:00 AM–1:00 PM @ Miracle Park, Parkersburg

Meet 10+ animals including: zebra, camel, bison, baby kangaroo, and more! Plus, we will have lawn games and an edible activity with ISU Extension & Outreach.

FREE Hot Dog Meal provided by the Lions Club (Includes hot dog, chips, treat & water. Uncrustables available)

AND...

🦎 Dr. Bec’s Reptiles 🦎
Friday, June 5 | 10:30 AM @ Aplington City Park
Wartburg Professor Dr. Bechtel returns with exotic animals and artifacts for another hands-on experience! Can’t make the June 5 program? Don’t worry — Dr. Bec will also present in Parkersburg on June 19!

A huge thank you to Brothers Market Round Up and an anonymous donor for sponsoring these events! ❤️

05/29/2026

So excited for this!

Both books are available for check-out at both libraries!

Join us for one or both of these free library programs with Iowa Author, Angela Youngers on Thursday, June 18th.

We have multiple copies of her books at the Parkersburg Library so stop by and check one or both out.

05/29/2026

Summer Storytimes start June 3 at 10:00 a.m. with Butler County ISU Extension Office's Little Clover Sprouts!

See the schedule below for our storytime opportunities at Aplington and Parkersburg Libraries.

05/28/2026

Summer Reading is almost here!

Mark your calendars for next Wednesday, June 3, for Little Clover Sprouts at Kothe Memorial- Parkersburg Public Library, at 10:00 a.m.

Great for ages 3-7!

No regular Story Time in Aplington on June 3.

05/27/2026

Community garage sales start Friday!

We have print-outs of the garage sale listings at the library. Stop by and grab one today!

05/27/2026

School is almost out, however, not the library! Come check out the new books 📚 we got in to share with you!

05/21/2026

The library will be closed Monday, May 25, in observance of Memorial Day.

05/21/2026

Summer Reading 2026 is almost here!

There are many great family opportunities this year, as well as great teen programs. Check out the calendars below!

The kick off is June 4 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The exotic animal petting zoo will be joining us, and a hot dog meal, sponsored by the Lions Club of Parkersburg. We'll have different activity stations!

05/21/2026

Up All Night is meeting on Wednesday (May 27) at 7:00 p.m. at Kothe Memorial- Parkersburg Public Library!

We still have some copies left in Aplington. Great book!

This is a combined program with Aplington and Parkersburg Libraries. The book for June is Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson. This book is about a dysfunctional family reunion at a snowy Australian ski resort where a murder occurs, and the narrator, Ernest Cunningham, must solve it, despite the fact that every member of his family has a history of killing someone. The book is praised for its clever, meta-narrative, and witty take on classic whodunit tropes, comparing it to Knives Out and Agatha Christie. The group will discuss this book and many other books they have been reading, movies, tv shows – you name it, the group discusses it on Wednesday, May 27th at 7pm at the Parkersburg Library. Grab one of the multiple copies we have and join the conversation, even if you don’t get it read join us!

05/20/2026

It's raining newborns today instead of rain! Come check them out!