Fort Dodge Public Library, serving an area of 30,000 residents, has a collection of 69,000 books and periodicals; in addition, there are 1,610 CDs, records, cassettes and other audio materials, as well as 2,500 video items, such as DVDs and VHS tapes. Internet terminals are available for use by the general public. Staffing consists of 12 employees, of whom 2 are fully accredited librarians, plus volunteers. Annual expenditures on the library collection total $56,000. Patrons make 168,000 visits annually, and check out materials 200,000 times. Forty percent of all check-outs are children's materials.
Location:
424 Central Ave., Fort Dodge Iowa 50501
Telephone
515-573-8167
Other Public Libraries nearby:
(Eagle Grove) Eagle Grove Memorial Library
(Boone) Ericson Public Library
(Fort Dodge) Fort Dodge Public Library
(Webster City) Kendall Young Library
(Ogden) Leonard A. Good Community Library
(Pocahontas) Pocahontas Public Library
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Orange City Tulip Festival Orange City IA May16-18 The Orange City Tulip Festival - an entertaining celebration of the best of small-town America - showcases for 100,000 visitors this thriving community's rich Dutch heritage. Festivities include music and dancing by hundreds of children and adults in intricate authentic costumes, two daily parades featuring top area marching bands, nightly musical theatre, a carnival midway, fun ethnic food treats, plus thousands of tulips and a dozen reproduction windmills throughout a charming village.
North Iowa Band Festival Mason City IA May23-27 The event is the largest free marching band competition in the Midwest. The mission of the North Iowa Band Festival is to provide a weekend of wholesome family entertainment at little or no cost to the family; to promote and celebrate the rich musical heritage of North Iowa; and to provide an atmosphere which showcases young musicians who are becoming a part of that heritage. It features Carnival, Concessions, Marketplace, Car Show, Arts and Craft exhibits.
Jefferson Bell Tower Festival Jefferson IA June7-8 Jefferson's annual Festival promises a weekend full of family-friendly fun and entertainment. Nestled in the middle of Greene County's county seat, the Festival is home to a broad spectrum of activities.
My Waterloo Days Festival Waterloo IA May30-June12 My Waterloo Days is a community-wide, annual festival organized by volunteers to showcase and celebrate Waterloo's cultural and recreational opportunities.
Newton Iowa Sculpture Festival Newton IA June14-16 The purpose and goal of the Iowa Sculpture Festival is to celebrate the development and growth of sculpture as an ultimate art form and to feature artists that create it.
Bash On The Farm Forest City IA June21-22 Free Admission with 3 Stages, and there's camping, food, games.
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