Virtual Programs

Virtual Programs

The Library is now hosting virtual programs, both live and recorded.  This page will be updated regularly as recordings become available.  

You can also go to the library's YouTube Channel and browse the many videos there. 

Teen Programs

Crafternoon with Jill

July 28 - Beaded Mobile

July 14 - Plastic Flowers

June 23 - Dreamcatcher 

June 9 - Recycled Book Painting


Cooking with Lizzie Lake

August 18 - Microwave Desserts

July 21 - Easy Breakfast Prep for Teens

June 16 - Cool (and Easy) Treats for Teens


Adult Programs

July 30 - Fitness Friday with Buchanan County Health Center (Resistant Band)

July 23 - Fitness Friday with Buchanan County Health Center (Outdoor Workout)

July 19 - Virtual Artist Spotlight with Wanda Goins

July 16 - Fitness Friday with Janet Buls of NEI3A (Yoga)

July 9 - Fitness Friday with Buchanan County Health Center

July 8 - Virtual Floral Arranging with The Trendy Tulip

July 6 - Nature, Art, and Camouflage with Roy Behrens

July 5 - Virtual Artist Spotlight with John Decker

July 2 - Fitness Friday with Janet Buls of NEI3A

July 1 - Virtual Tour of the Walter House at Cedar Rock

June 25 - Fitness Friday "Movin' to Music" with Ben Pernick

June 21 - Virtual Artist Spotlight with Sara Sheets

June 18 - Fitness Friday with Prairie Hills

June 15 - Virtual Planter Design and How-To with Blands Flower Shop

June 11 - FItness Friday with Heinz Academy

June 7 - Virtual Artist Spotlight with Maud Bentley

June 4 - Fitness Friday with Austin Pink and Megan Rawlins

October 22 - Bizarre History of Iowa - Strange Stories from the Past

October 5 - Midwest Lumberjacks Legends and Lore

July 11 - Guitar Basics with Andy 

July 9 - 1 Minute to Better Photos with Darcy Maulsby 

July 7 - "Writing a Memoir" Workshop with Betty Brandt Passick

Your Library Online - includes video tutorial for utilizing many of the Library's online resources. 


Cooking with Dan Lake

July 20 - Summertime Salads with Dan & Lizzie         Recipes

June 29 - Colorful Meals with Dan & Lizzie       Recipes

May 18 - Cooking Chicken Fried Rice/Potstickers with Dan & Lizzie         Recipes

March 25 - Depression Era Cooking

October 29 - Crockpot Cooking

September 24 - Grilling with Dan and Lizzie 

August 27 - Desserts in the Air Fryer

July 23 - Instant Pot 101 

June 25 - Healthy Cooking with Air Fryers


3rd Thursday with Hoover's Presidential Library and Museum

July 15 - Nutritional Inequality in Vienna: 1919-1922

June 17 - Clearing the Static: Herbert Hoover and Early Radio Regulation

May 20 - Iowa's Communal Utopias

April 15 - Shaping a Presidential Image: The Curious Case of Herbert Hoover

March 29 - Lou Henry Hoover: A Life of Adventure

March 18 - A Woman of Achievement: Stories from the Life of Lou Henry Hoover

February 25 - Behind the Scenes at Firing Line

February 18 - Lincoln, Race, and the Challenge of Self-Government

January 21 - The Origins of the Presidential Cabinet

December 17 - The 1929 Christmas Eve White House Fire

November 19 - Around the Next Bend in the Road: The Life of Laura Ingalls Wilder

October 15 - Heroism and Humanity Behind German Lines

September 17 - A Brief History of Women Suffrage, 1840-1920

August 20 - An Evening with the Presidents

July 16 - An Evening with Dr. Terrence Roberts