Programs
Educational programs, recreational activities or exhibits of an informational nature will be provided for children, young adult, and adult age levels as Library resources permit. Community resource people and volunteers will be used as much as possible in providing these programs and exhibits. All programs will be free and open to the public at large.
Family Fun Nights @ The Nashua Public Library
Wednesday’s in July & August!
July 1st – 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Matt Crane – Chickasaw County Conservation & Twin Ponds Nature Center
FREE and open to all ages! Matt Crane will be here to talk about conservation, nature, insects, butterflies and we will also be making Prairie Seed Bombs to take out and “plant”!
July 8th – 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Bee’s and Honey- Kellogg’s Honey (Ionia)
FREE and open to all ages! Come and listen to Kellogg’s Honey from Ionia about how honey bee’s pollinate and how they collect and transfer pollen that helps with the quality of over 130 types of fruits, nuts, and vegetables as well as flowers. They will also talk about how honey is made and have samples for you to try of homemade honey.
July 15th – 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Hightail Dairy- Meet Natalie Paino and hear her story.
FREE and open to all ages! Come and listen to Dairy Farmer Natalie Paino from Plainfield as she tells us how she got started with her dairy farm and business. She loves telling her story and has a passion for educating the public about all things agriculture and about farming and the practices associated with growing the food we all consume. Who doesn’t LOVE Ice Cream and Cheese? She will have samples for all to try and will tell us all about how she makes both. We will have some other fun things as well.
July 22nd - 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Hovick Family Farm Petting Zoo- Did someone say PETTING ZOO??
FREE and open to all ages! The Hovick Family Farm Petting Zoo is exactly what you think! It’s a petting zoo with at least one of each other following animals: Llama, Alpaca, Miniature Donkey, Miniature Horse or Pony, Miniature Cow, Angora Goat, Nubian Goat, Nigerian Dwarf Goat, Shetland Sheep, Jacob (4 horned) Sheep, Baby Doll Sheep, Miniature Pot-Bellied Pig, Rabbit, and various Chickens. There will be feed available for anyone that would like to feed the animals. You can feed and pet them thru a fence in area.
July 29th - 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
John Deere Tractor & Engine Museum
FREE and open to all ages! Come learn about tractors and all they do! The John Deere Tractor & Engine Museum will be here to tell us all about what tractors do and how they plant seeds, etc. We will have a few crafts available as we learn all about farming and tractors.
August 5th - 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Dr. Bec’s Zoo! – Did someone say MORE ANIMALS???
Dr. Michael D. Bechtel (commonly known as Bec) will be visiting your library this summer. Bec taught high school sciences in the public school system for twenty years before moving into the college setting and now teaches student teachers at Wartburg College in Waverly. A Professor of Science Education, Bec is an Iowa native who grew up on a small farm in northeast Iowa (Waukon) where he acquired his love for living things (biophilia). He has been involved with exotic animal husbandry for as long as he can remember, raising snakes, lizards, poison dart frogs, turtles, tortoises, and seramas (miniature chickens) on Wartburg’s campus and often in his classroom.
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Stop into the library and pick up bingo sheets or reading log sheets for
chances to win one of the prize baskets at the Nashua Public Library!
Get out of the house and have fun with a chance to win a prize basket in August after our summer program is complete! All ages welcome to participate.
Bingo sheets and reading logs will be available starting Saturday, May 9, 2026.
Rules for entering:
1. You can chose the bingo sheet or the bookmark reading log to get entries slips for the
drawing!
2. All ages can do the bingo sheets or the bookmark reading log! There will be themed prize baskets for
all ages to register for!
3. Complete activities on the bingo board; when you get a BINGO (across, down, or diagonal),
return the sheet to the library. You will get a prize slip for each BINGO you get up to 5 slips
per sheet!
4. Color or mark off a circle on the reading log for every 10 minutes you read. You get 10 prize
slips for each bookmark completed!
5. We will be drawing for the winners on August 24, 2026.
6. All entries must be in by Saturday, August 8, 2026 to be eligible for the drawing that will take place
on August 24, 2026.
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