Volunteer for the Summer Reading Program: 5th-12th Grade
5th through 12th graders are invited to volunteer at the library during the Summer Reading Program! For every 10 hours you volunteer, you get a gift card! In order to volunteer, we need you to sign-up at the library & attend one orientation session. Orientations will be held on May 28 at 4:00 p.m. or May 29 at 6:00 p.m. If neither of these times work, contact Victoria at vbrander@orangecitylibrary.org or by calling the library.
Register HERE for May 28 at 4:00 p.m. or go HERE to register for May 29 at 6:00 p.m.
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We have 2 trustee position to fill with terms beginning in July! Are you a resident of Orange City with a commitment to quality library service, and a readiness to devote time and effort to the duties of trusteeship? Complete our Board of Trustees Application and return it to the library.
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The State Library of Iowa uses federal funds to operate a state wide delivery service. This service is called IA Shares. Federal funding makes it possible for our local library to request/receive items from other libraries without charging! Both our interlibrary loan service and our 7 library consortium in Sioux County rely on this IA Shares courier service for deliveries.
The State Library of Iowa also uses federal funds to support the Bridges platform. Bridges is the eBook and audiobook buying consortium for Iowa public libraries.
Libraries are concerned about losing this funding and it will affect you. The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) receives .003% of the federal budget. A portion of that comes to the State Library of Iowa through the Grants to States program. The State Library of Iowa uses this funding to do BIG projects that benefit even the smallest library! State wide delivery is one of those projects.
How to Help in 3 Steps!
Call your congress members in Washington DC.
Ask them to support federal funding for libraries, specifically the IMLS Grants to States program.
Encourage others to make calls in support of federal library funding!
In the Orange City Public Library Service area call:
Sen. Joni Ernst: 202-224-3254
Sen. Chuck Grassley: 202-224-3744
Rep. Randy Feenstra: 202-225-4426
and ONE MORE (important)
IA Rep. Ashley Hinson: 202-225-2911, House Committee on Appropriations
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Download and enjoy this FREE 2025 Early Literacy Calendar – A fun and interactive reading plan to ignite and inspire the learning of your young child (birth-3 years). Books and activities for January-December, 2025, created by the Public Library Association.
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2024 was a big year for Sioux County libraries! Check out our year in review!
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One Book, One Sioux County is a collaborative program among the 8 public and 3 academic libraries in Sioux County in an attempt at community building through shared conversation. This year’s book selection is “Don’t Look Back” by Achut Deng and Keely Hutton. We invite you to attend this event.
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Orange City Public Library Summer Reading Events
June 3-July 12, 2024
Read, Renew, Repeat
Summer Reading Challenge
The 2024 Summer Reading Challenge is for all ages. You could win: books, food coupons, gift cards, and more!
Earn entries however you read — whether that be books, e-books, or audiobooks. Sign up on READsquared or pick up a paper log in the library.
Events
Jonathan May Magic Show: Monday,June 3, 6:30 pm at the Theora England Willcox Theatre at Northwestern College
Snacks and Board Games: Tuesdays, June 4 and July 2, 6:30 pm at the library
Movin’ and Groovin’ Sensory Story Time: Wednesdays, 9:30 am at the library (excluding July 3)
Dog Therapy: Mondays, June 10 and July 8, 4:00 pm at the library
Sioux County Conservationist: Tuesday, June 11, 10:30 amat City Hall
Under the Sea Art Class for 3-5 Year Olds: Thursday, June 13, 10:00 am at the library
Insect Zoo Coming to You from Iowa State University: Tuesday, June 18, 6:30 pm at City Hall
Jason Kollum Bubble Program: Tuesday, June 25, 7:00 pmat Windmill Park
Bee Keeping with Ron Rynders: Tuesday, July 2, 10:30 am at City Hall
Spanish Camp – 3rd-5th Graders: Monday, July 8-Thursday, July 11, 1:00-2:30 pm at the library
Great Plains Zoo: Tuesday, July 9, 10:30 am at City Hall
Stanley & Lisa Story Time: Wednesday, July 10, 9:30 am at the library
Movie in the Park, “Wall-E”: Friday, July 12, 8:30 pm at Windmill Park
Calling Tweens and Teens to Volunteer!
Volunteer at the library during the Summer Reading Program! For every 10 hours you volunteer, you get a gift card! In order to volunteer, we need you to sign-up at the library & attend one orientation session. Orientations will be held on May 30 at 2:00 p.m. or May 31 at 11:00 a.m. If neither of these times work, contact Abby at asitzmann@orangecitylibrary.org or by calling the library.
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1000 Book Before Kindergarten is the beginning of an incredible journey that encourages a child to have a passion for reading at a young age. Setting aside time to read with your child also creates memories and priceless bonding time. Receive a free book when you sign up your child (ages birth – preschool) for this fun, self-paced program at the front desk of the library. Record the books you read, and then you can sign up to attend a graduation ceremony for your child after you read 1,000 books!
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In response to our communities’ needs, Alton, Boyden, Hawarden, Hospers, Hull, and Orange City have created a peer-to-peer lending consortium. The consortium authorizes users to directly search other libraries for materials and request these items as easily as if the materials were at their home library. Library card holders from each of these libraries can use their home library card at each location. That means that you only need one card to access six libraries! These six libraries also serve as book drops for each other. Return all your loans to one library and the items are checked in and sent back to the home library for you!
With the Flexshare, you can quickly reserve a material from the participating libraries, and either have the material sent to your home library or pick it up there. To do so:
Log in to the library catalog and search for an item.
Select “Search other libraries” and designate which ones to search.
To reserve an item and have it shipped to the Orange City Public Library, simply select “Reserve this item.” To reserve an item for pickup in another community, click on the library name. This will open the other library’s catalog in a new tab. Log in again and select “Reserve this item.”
