Events And Activities

Thanks to the American Library Association Libraries Transforming Communities grant, our library is a proud affiliate of the Next Chapter Book Club. We meet every Wednesday morning at 10:00 a.m. in the library board room. This is a book club for adults living with intellectual disabilities; we laugh, make friends and thoroughly enjoy our time together.

The Vinton Fire Department is always there when you need them. On Thursday they responded to this fire in the 200 block of West 5th St. But on Friday...The Vinton Fire Department will be holding their annual Spring Fish Fry Fundraiser today, April 11, 2025 at the fire station. The department will be serving from 4-7:00 p.m. Let us do the cooking after a long work week! For a freewill donation, you can enjoy our specialty hand-breaded fried fish, homestyle french fries/baked potatoes, coleslaw, baked beans, dinner roll, and a great selection of homemade desserts.

The Urbana-Polk Township Fire Department will be holding their Spring Breakfast this Sunday, April 13 from 7:00 a.m. until noon. The cost is a freewill donation. If you would like to make a donation to the department, those can be dropped off at City Hall.

The Books and Cooks - Library Cooking Contest will be held on Saturday, April 12, 2025 at 10:30 a.m. Join us as we celebrate National Library Week with a cooking contest! Choose a book from our collection, prepare a dish inspired by a book that you've read and bring it to the library for the chance to win a prize! All ages are welcome!The library is located at 510 2nd Ave.

Join us at the Vinton Public LIbrary for our monthly book club where we pick the theme and you pick the book!This month our chosen theme is 'April'! That can include and author named April, or a book with April in the title. Have fun with it!When? Thursday, April 17, 2025 at 11:30 a.m. Where? The Vinton Iowa Public Library, 510 2nd Ave., Vinton,

The George G. Luckey Post 57 of the American Legion will be holding a Good Friday Fish Fry on April 18. The Legion will be serving from 5-7:00 p.m.The meal includes: FriesColeslawDessertWaterAll you can eat FishDine in or take out for $15 (while supplies last!)For delivery call: 319-472-5371

Join our latest Beanstack reading challenge, 'April Library Love'!Sign up in the Beanstack app or pick up a paper log in the library. We have challenges for all ages - adults that log 600 minutes get entered into a drawing for the chance to win prizes!Reading begins April 1, 2025 at 7:00 a.m.

Iowa Project A.W.A.R.E. with Randi Brodigan will be sharing his experiences working on river cleanup in Iowa. This event is free and open to the public. Join us at the library April 15, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. at the Vinton Public LIbrary located at 510 2nd Ave. in Vinton. 

Join us for our monthly Community Book Club for adults. We have a limited number of copies of this month's selection at the library available for checkout. Join us on Saturday, April 12, 2025 at 9:15 a.m. at Vinton Public Library, 510 2nd Ave. in Vinton. 

Who: Dysart Development Corporation (DDC)What:  Annual MeetingWhen: Tuesday, April 8, 2024 at 7pmWhere: Dysart Community Building, 418 Main Street, Dysart, IA  52224Information: Join our Board Members as we discuss the previous year and what we’re planning for the year ahead.We also have some exciting news as we announce our restructuring and rebranding initiatives!New this year.