Baxter Public Library

Baxter Public Library City of Baxter, Iowa Public Library The Baxter Public Library has books, wi-fi, DVD's and computers for all to use.

📚 WE’RE OPEN TONIGHT! 🎒✨Heading to Back to School Night tonight? Be sure to stop by the Baxter Public Library while you’...
08/20/2026

📚 WE’RE OPEN TONIGHT! 🎒✨

Heading to Back to School Night tonight? Be sure to stop by the Baxter Public Library while you’re out!

⏰ Tonight, August 20 | 5:30–7:30 PM

📖 FREE WILL DONATION BOOK SALE!
Come browse our book sale and take home some great reads for any donation amount! We have books for a variety of ages and interests, so there’s something for everyone.

📚 Stop in, say hello, grab some books, and visit the library while you’re at Back to School Night!

We can’t wait to see everyone tonight! 💜📚

08/17/2026

📚 Library Hours This Week! 📚

Just a reminder that our ONLY open library hours this week will be during Back-to-School Night! 🎒✏️

📅 Thursday, August 20th
⏰ 5:30–7:30 PM

Can’t wait until Thursday for your next book? 📖 We’re happy to help! Please contact us, and we can:

📚 Hold books for you
🗓️ Schedule a time for you to stop in
🚗 Deliver books to you within city limits

We’re always happy to help keep you reading, even while we’re closed! 💜

We’ll see you Thursday at Back-to-School Night!

08/12/2026

🎉📚 Summer Reading Prize Drawing Winners! 📚🎉

A huge thank you to everyone who participated in our Summer Reading Program this year! We loved seeing so many kids reading, checking out books, and making reading part of their summer. ☀️📖

We held an extra prize drawing for our summer readers, with entries earned each time they returned their books—and we’re excited to announce our lucky winners! 🎊

🏆 Congratulations to our lucky winners:
✨ Maren Plunkett (Shawn Plunkett)
✨ Holland Meyer (Courtney Meyer)

Stop by the library to pick up your prize and celebrate your summer reading accomplishment!

Thank you for helping make this summer full of stories, adventures, and imagination! Keep reading, and we hope to see everyone in the library all year long. 📚

📚 FREE WILL DONATION BOOK SALE! 📚We are still adding books to our Summer book sale! Our book sale is free will donation ...
08/11/2026

📚 FREE WILL DONATION BOOK SALE! 📚
We are still adding books to our Summer book sale! Our book sale is free will donation and will be available through Saturday.
📚 We’ll also have the sale open during Back to School Night on Thursday, August 20th!
Come browse, grab some great new to you books, and support the library at the same time! 💜📖

Stop in and browse our new book arrivals, and discover your next favorite read. We can’t wait to see what you’ll check o...
08/05/2026

Stop in and browse our new book arrivals, and discover your next favorite read. We can’t wait to see what you’ll check out!

📚 August Reading Bingo is here! 🎉Keep the summer reading fun going all month long with our August Reading Bingo Challeng...
08/03/2026

📚 August Reading Bingo is here! 🎉

Keep the summer reading fun going all month long with our August Reading Bingo Challenge! Stop by the library, pick up your bingo card, and complete fun reading and library activities for a chance to earn extra summer reading prizes.

From checking out and reading books to visiting the library and trying new reading challenges, there are lots of ways to participate!

☀️ Beat the end-of-summer slump and make August a month full of reading adventures!

Stop in to grab your bingo card today! 📖✨

📚 A quick library update! 📚Our new book return is now conveniently located between the library entrance double doors.We’...
08/01/2026

📚 A quick library update! 📚

Our new book return is now conveniently located between the library entrance double doors.

We’re also excited to share that our library label decals are on the way for our new book return, making it even easier to spot!

Thank you for your patience as we continue making improvements to better serve our community. We can’t wait for you to see the finished look!

📚 August at Baxter Public Library 💜August is a little quieter at the library as we soak up the last days of summer and g...
08/01/2026

📚 August at Baxter Public Library 💜

August is a little quieter at the library as we soak up the last days of summer and get ready for another school year! ☀️✏️ While we don’t have a packed calendar this month, we still have a few important dates to mark:

📖 Book Club — Monday, August 3rd at 6:00 PM
📋 Board Meeting — Tuesday, August 4th at 4:30 PM
📚 Story-Time (Ages 0-5) returns — Tuesday, August 25th at 10:00 AM
🕘 Fall Hours begin — Tuesday, August 25th
🚪 Library Closed — August 17th–22nd

As summer winds down and school routines begin, we hope you’ll stop in to grab a few last summer reads, find books for the classroom, or simply enjoy a quiet visit at the library.

We can’t wait to see you in August! 📚✨

📚🎉 Don’t forget to turn in your Summer Reading logs!There are still plenty of awesome prizes waiting to be claimed, and ...
07/29/2026

📚🎉 Don’t forget to turn in your Summer Reading logs!

There are still plenty of awesome prizes waiting to be claimed, and we want to celebrate all the reading you’ve done this summer! Just look at these happy readers showing off some of their prize picks! 😄

📖 Keep reading… there’s still time to finish strong!

📚🎉 900 Books Read! 🎉📚A huge congratulations to Charlie for reaching an incredible milestone—900 books in our 1,000 Books...
07/28/2026

📚🎉 900 Books Read! 🎉📚

A huge congratulations to Charlie for reaching an incredible milestone—900 books in our 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten program! 🌟

Keep up the fantastic work, Charlie! We can’t wait to celebrate this final milestone with you. 💙📖

Address

202 E State
Baxter, IA
50028

Opening Hours

Monday 12pm - 6pm
Tuesday 9am - 6pm
Wednesday 12pm - 6pm
Thursday 9am - 12pm
Saturday 9am - 12am

Telephone

(641) 227-3934

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