Pella Public Library

06/01/2026

Summer programs kick off this week!

05/31/2026

Back for a 3rd year! Thank you to our partners Knoxville Food Youth Initiative for providing free meal bags for all area children ages 0–18 this summer. PLEASE NOTE distribution is now at Caldwell Park Shelter House! Program will run until July 30!

When picking up meals for the first time, please bring the children you are picking up for or a photo of them. This is a requirement of the program. At your first pickup, you will receive a card showing the number of meals you are authorized to receive. Please bring this card with you each pickup day to help keep the line moving quickly.

Picking up for another family? No problem—just bring their pickup card as well.

Questions? Contact Miss Katie at [email protected]. We can't guarantee that social media messages will be seen, so email is the best way to reach us.
If possible, please click on the link in the comments to fill out the simple Google Form to give the group an idea of how many to prepare for each week. This is not a guarantee of a bag.

05/29/2026

Ticket to Ride is a 22-year-old classic and perfect to get you in the mood for summer travel!

Play the original, or for a quicker game, the New York and London editions.

05/29/2026

UPDATE: WOW! Just a one big WOW! Thank you for all the people you signed up to help out with this program! I (Miss Katie) can't tell you how much this helps families this summer, but also me!

We have an AMAZING turn out for June and just need a few more for July. I have posted a new just JULY sign-up in the comments.

Once again...WOW!

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On Tuesdays and Thursdays throughout June and July, volunteers come together to pack meal sacks for area children ages 0–18. Each sack includes 3 breakfasts and 3 lunch items to help bridge the gap of food insecurity while school is out for summer break.

Up to 200 bags are packed each day, and volunteers are needed to help make it happen!

Teens, adults, and families are encouraged to sign up and help support local kids this summer.

05/27/2026

If you have ever wondered what the Dragoon Trail signs along the highway mean? Come find out tonight! Former Pella resident, Kevin Mason, will share his retracing of the Dragoon Trail!

Today’s the day for an Iowa history event at the Pella Public Library: Kevin Mason will be discussing his new book Retracing the Dragoon Trail!

📍603 Main Street - Pella
🗓️ Today, May 27
🕓 6:30 PM
🎟️ Free Admission

Don’t miss this chance to celebrate a new book on Iowa’s past!

05/26/2026

05/26/2026

Tell me what you want, what you really, really want…
Summer reading fun!

Grab your reading log, earn points, and play Surprise-A-Prize all summer long at the library!

Thanks to my friends A and M for helping me out! Song credit from Miss Katie's youth and Spice Girls!
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05/26/2026

TOMORROW!
Join historian (and former Pella resident) Kevin Mason for an immersive journey along the 1835 First U.S. Dragoon Expedition route in Iowa.

May 27, 2026 6:30pm
Library Meeting Room
book signing following presentation
Kevin Mason also authors Notes on Iowa