The Stuart Public Library is open Monday and Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon.
For more information, visit www.stuartlibrary.org or call 515-523-2152.
Programs & Events
Cribbage & Coffee meets Tuesdays and Fridays from 10 a.m. to noon.
Chair Yoga is held Mondays and Wednesdays at 10 a.m.
The Nine Square Feet Seed Swap was well attended, and seed packets are still available.
Books & Badges will be held Thursday, Feb. 5, from 10 to 10:45 a.m.
Tween Time (grades 5–8) will take place Friday, Feb. 6, at 4 p.m.
ISU Extension STEM Kids Program, “Gifts from the Heart,” will be Monday, Feb. 9, from 3 to 4 p.m.
Toastmasters meets Tuesday, Feb. 10, from 8 to 9 a.m.
PALS Goodie Box Fundraiser will be Friday, Feb. 13, from noon to 4:30 p.m.
The library will be closed Monday, Feb. 16, in observance of Presidents Day.
The Library Trustee Meeting will be Tuesday, Feb. 17, at 5:30 p.m.
Poetry Club meets Wednesday, Feb. 18, at 1 p.m.
BINGO, a kids’ early-out activity, will be held Monday, Feb. 23, at 3 p.m.
The PALS Meeting will also be held that evening at 5:30 p.m.
Sewing Days will be Wednesday and Thursday, Feb. 25 and 26, from 1 to 5 p.m. January’s project resulted in nine lap quilts donated to the Community Care Center in Stuart.
New Books
The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny by Kiran Desai. When Sonia and Sunny meet again by chance on an overnight train, their rekindled connection propels them through a journey shaped by family expectations, artistic disillusionment and personal upheaval as they seek meaning, love and belonging across continents and generations.
Outpost in the Desert by Robert Vaughan. Saddle up and join the fight in this action-packed classic Western, full of grit, loyalty, and cowboy heart.