For more than 140 years, the Council Bluffs Public Library has met the changing needs of our residents and businesses. Longtime library director Mildred Smock oversaw the old Carnegie Library. On most Saturday mornings, my mom would arrive early at the library with kids in tow. She dropped us off on the second floor at the youth department for an hour of free babysitting, otherwise known as “Saturday Morning Story Time.” Once relieved of her parental responsibilities, Mom would head downstairs and sort through the library’s card catalog, organized by the Dewey Decimal System, to locate a book or two for herself.
Our beautiful library is a significant community resource for every age group, where they can find access to information, spiritual inspiration or simply gather together and exchange thoughts and…
