New-To-You Halloween Costumes at the Library 2025
Boo! It's new to you! Come to the Perry Public Library beginning Monday, September 8th, through Friday, October 31st, and find a New-To-You Halloween Costume! Donated costumes are for everyone. You do not need to donate to take a costume home. Donations are greatly appreciated, and you're invited to donate any new ...
Tiny Art Show Kits Call for Participants: Take-and-Make Kits Available
Patrons of all ages are invited to showcase your artistic talents in our Perry Public Library Tiny Art Show from November 8th to November 15th! The theme this year is Reading Takes You Places and we will hold our show during Art on the Prairie. Participants of all ages can pick up a take-and-make Tiny Art kit contai...
Next Chapter Group (55+) Wednesdays
Join us for our weekly “Next Chapter” group for patrons 55+, every Wednesday, from 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm in the Perry Public Library Community Room. We will offer a variety of activities each month, including free ISU Extension Stay Independent courses, Lifetime Fitness sessions with Judy Tomenga, and social gathering...
WOW! Wednesdays STEM Program (K-5th Grades): Wednesdays
Our WOW! Wednesdays STEAM program for elementary students in kindergarten through fifth grade explores Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math! The group meets every Wednesday from 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm in the Community Room. We will also have LEGOs, Snap Circuits, and our Maker Space...
Library Lego Club (3rd to 12th Grades) – Thursdays
Join the Perry Public Library Lego Club for lego fun on Thursdays in July! Our Library Lego Club features lego challenges and creative activities for patrons in 3rd to 12th grades. We will meet each Thursday in the Community Room from 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm. This is a free program. No registration is required. For more ...
Wee Wonders Storytime (Ages Birth to 24 Months): Fridays
Wee Wonders is an early literacy lapsit program for babies birth through 24 months and their caregivers held every Thursday from 10:30 am to 11:15 am in the Community Room. We sing songs and rhymes, read simple books, do fingerplays and bounces, and incorporate motor skills with shakers and scarves. There is also a ...
Teen Lounge (6th to 12th Grades): Fridays
Welcome to the Teen Lounge, our weekly program on Fridays from 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm, for teens in middle and high school! Every week will be different: crafts, games, speakers, a movie, karaoke, or just a place to hang out.
Paper Crafting with Kathy: 3rd Saturday of the Month
Prepare for the upcoming holidays with this month’s early Paper Crafting with Kathy! October is the month of our special Friends of the Library Fundraiser, Crafting with Friends, so Crafting with Kathy will happen early this month on Saturday, October 4th. We will meet in the Library Community Room from 10:30 am to ...
Saturday Crafternoons: 3rd Saturday
Are you looking for a quiet, community space to craft? Then, we have the perfect Saturday event for you! The Perry Public Library welcomes crafters and do-it-yourselfers to our dedicated makerspace – now following Paper Crafting with Kathy. You bring your ideas and supplies and we’ll supply the crafting space. Satur...
Evening Family Storytime
Can't make it to our daytime storytimes? Do you want to enjoy some family time with your children at the library? Come to our Monday Evening Family Storytime each week from 6:30 pm to 7:15 pm in our Children’s Area! Our story and craft times will match the monthly Budding Bookworms theme. No registration is required...
