Cord Memorial Library, Danbury, Iowa

10/30/2026

See you tomorrow!!!!

10/24/2026

We have 1 spot left!!!! And our Friends group has offered to help cover the cost. First come, first serve.

First time ever at Cord Memorial Library in Danbury - Certified Bob Ross Instructor, Gary Schmidt, will be teaching a painting class on Saturday, October 24th beginning promptly at 1pm. Sign up and prepayment are required for attendance. The cost is $35 per participant. Our generous Cord Memorial Friends of the Library will be covering your first $10, so balance per participant is $25. Please call us at 712-883-2207, or send us an email at [email protected]. There are only 10 seats available, first to register with payment will reserve your spot. Payments can be brought to the library during business hours or placed in our handy book drop box. You will go home with a beautiful outdoor scenic oil painting! Never painted before? Gary will help you every step of the way. Gary mentioned this program is best suited for ages 14 and up. Younger than 14 will need an adult with them. The only item each participant needs to bring is a roll of paper towels. Come find out why!

10/23/2026

This volunteer isn’t a fan of AI, so I’m happily sharing these tips with all of you, AI non fans, too.

10/22/2026

Two spots left!!!

First time ever at Cord Memorial Library in Danbury - Certified Bob Ross Instructor, Gary Schmidt, will be teaching a painting class on Saturday, October 24th beginning promptly at 1pm. Sign up and prepayment are required for attendance. The cost is $35 per participant. Our generous Cord Memorial Friends of the Library will be covering your first $10, so balance per participant is $25. Please call us at 712-883-2207, or send us an email at [email protected]. There are only 10 seats available, first to register with payment will reserve your spot. Payments can be brought to the library during business hours or placed in our handy book drop box. You will go home with a beautiful outdoor scenic oil painting! Never painted before? Gary will help you every step of the way. Gary mentioned this program is best suited for ages 14 and up. Younger than 14 will need an adult with them. The only item each participant needs to bring is a roll of paper towels. Come find out why!

10/07/2026

First time ever at Cord Memorial Library in Danbury - Certified Bob Ross Instructor, Gary Schmidt, will be teaching a painting class on Saturday, October 24th beginning promptly at 1pm. Sign up and prepayment are required for attendance. The cost is $35 per participant. Our generous Cord Memorial Friends of the Library will be covering your first $10, so balance per participant is $25. Please call us at 712-883-2207, or send us an email at [email protected]. There are only 10 seats available, first to register with payment will reserve your spot. Payments can be brought to the library during business hours or placed in our handy book drop box. You will go home with a beautiful outdoor scenic oil painting! Never painted before? Gary will help you every step of the way. Gary mentioned this program is best suited for ages 14 and up. Younger than 14 will need an adult with them. The only item each participant needs to bring is a roll of paper towels. Come find out why!

09/30/2026

Special Guest Author Coming to Cord Memorial Library - Danbury
Do you know what a riveter is? Were there any riveters from "our neck of the woods"? Come to Cord Memorial Library to find out!
Linda McCann is a life-long Iowan who loves to uncover intriguing true stories about our state. On Wednesday, October 14th at 5pm Linda will be sharing some amazing stories of what riveters were and what they did during WWII. She has spoken to over 50 women who worked as Rosies who shared their vivid memories. Linda is the author of several books pertaining to Iowa history, and will have copies of her books available for purchase. All are welcome.

09/29/2026

The book mobile came by and loaded us up!

09/19/2026

It’s 🌽🌽🌽🌽🌽🌽🌽Corn Days🌽🌽🌽🌽 today! It looks like we should all stay dry, and. Or too hot, but possibly damp from the humidity.

We just wanted to post a reminder, about our book sale taking place today. See you here.

09/15/2026

Corn Days, and Made and Found Market, are this weekend. On your way to either of these events, stop by Saturday, and check out our book sale.

• Book Sale Books 📚are great to take with you while traveling, they’re cheap, and you can leave them behind at little free libraries on your travels.
• Book Sale Books 📚 are great for reading, and sharing with someone else who may enjoy it.
• If you feel like you’re a slow reader, Book Sale Books 📚 don’t encourage you to rush, they like you to take your time with the.

We will have all kinds of genres, including children’s books on our book sale shelves.