For Children

Books & Babies

Join Miss Linda on the west porch on the first Tuesday morning of each month at 9:30 for twenty minutes of books, songs and fingerplay, all designed to get little minds ready for reading.

Preschool Story Time

Join Miss Linda each Tuesday morning at 10:00 on the west Goodman porch for a half hour of stories, crafts and activities to help foster early literacy.

ZooMoves

Get your wiggles out! Watch us on YouTube for animal-related stories and exercise.

Milk & Cookies Story Time

Put on your PJs and join us on the west Goodman porch at 6:30 p.m. on the last Thursday of each month for bedtime stories!

1000 Books Before Kindergarten

Take the challenge! This program is a fun, exciting and free way to start your child on the path to success. Contact the library to sign up and get started.

HelpNow Homework Help Tutors

Free, live online tutors available from 2:00-11:00 p.m. daily! Available for students in K-12. Simply click on the box, select your grade level and subject area, and get connected. Tutors will interact with an online chat and an interactive whiteboard. It really is that easy!

TumbleBooks E-Books

Click the TumbleBooks button for today's book! Come back tomorrow for another new book. Happy Tumbling!

Our Services

Featured Events

Aug 05

Monthly Board Meeting

Aug 5, 2021, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Aug 06

Preserve the Taste of Summer Canning Workshop

Aug 6, 2021, 12:30 PM – 4:30 PM

To help us learn how to safely preserve foods, ISU Extension and Outreach is hosting a hands-on pressure canning workshop on August 6, 2021 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church at 610 3rd Street SW in State Center. This class provides a step-by-step format that focuses on the key information we need to know to get started preserving food with a pressure canner at home. This is a 4-hour workshop, starting at 12:30 pm, and the registration fee is $10. Partial registration is sponsored by the Gutekunst Public Library. Space is limited, so register early! To register, contact the Marshall County Extension & Outreach office at 641-752-1551. For more information, contact Holly VanHeel, vanheel@iastate.edu, 515-576-2119.

Aug 07

Yoga with Gutekunst

Aug 7, 2021, 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM

Bring your mat and join us in the beautiful State Center Rose Garden for an hour of stretching, toning and balancing. All ages and levels are welcome!

Aug 07

Knitting Circle

Aug 7, 2021, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Bring your project and join your neighbors for a morning of coffee, conversation and creativity!

Aug 09

Young @ Heart Coffee & Conversation

Aug 9, 2021, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Kick off the week with your friends and neighbors. Enjoy a cup o' joe and conversation in our Fireside Room.

Aug 09

Lunch Bunch

Aug 9, 2021, 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM

Bring your lunch and join Miss Mara on the west Goodman porch for pentominoes and a few chapters of BLue Balliett's "Chasing Vermeer."

Aug 11

Borrow Before You Buy Brainstorm

Aug 11, 2021, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM

The Gutekunst Public Library is expanding its Makerspace and Library of Things, and we need YOUR help to determine what YOU need! Join your friends and neighbors to bounce around ideas and HELP US figure out what YOU would most like to check out!

Aug 14

Yoga with Gutekunst

Aug 14, 2021, 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM

Bring your mat and join us in the beautiful State Center Rose Garden for an hour of stretching, toning and balancing. All ages and levels are welcome!

Aug 14

Dungeons & Dragons

Aug 14, 2021, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM