Mission Statement
All About Wowbrary
The South Sioux City Public Library is excited to offer its patrons free “Wowbrary” email alerts that showcase the library’s newest items each week. The alerts feature the latest bestsellers, movies, music CDs, audiobooks, magazines, children’s titles, cookbooks, mysteries, travel guides, health books, science fiction, and more purchased by the…
A Look at the New SAT
By Susan Monroe On March 5, 2016 the updated SAT launched, let’s take a closer look at what the revamped test is all about. Detailed information abounds, so the goal of this post is to winnow it down to the essentials. New Features Perhaps bowing to the competition, the new…
Prepare for College and Your Career with our Testing & Education Reference Center
Taking standardized tests, choosing the right college, and planning for a career can be stressful and overwhelming. Comprehensive preparation can eliminate anxiety and build confidence in test performance and decision making. Testing & Education Reference Center from Gale is a valuable online database that offers standardized test and entrance exam…
Meeting Room Policy
Public Library Meeting Room Policy (For Profit/ Family Parties) (Approved by the City Council of the City of South Sioux City 7-13-2015) In accordance with the South Sioux City Public Library goals and objectives, the meeting room, is first and foremost to be used to enhance Library services to the…
Free Driving Test Practice
Do you know about driving-tests.org? Driving Tests.org has: 16 car practice tests 50 CDL practice tests 9 motorcycle practice tests All official driver’s manuals Answers to 100+ DMV-related questions Breeze through your driving test when you practice using real questions directly from the official manual. Every question is based on…
Ask a Librarian, We love to chat!
One of the benefits of following the library on social media is that you can chat with us at almost any time of the day. We are at your fingertips to assist you with holds, general information, programming questions or research help. Although it helps to have your library card,…
Need a better way to store your passwords?
Is your password “11111”, “password”, “1234” or “password123”? Change your password right now. If your password is simple, or if you reuse your password it is time to change how you maintain your passwords. More and more of what we do is happening online, which means we are creating accounts…
We Love Audiobooks!
There is frequent debate about the value of audio books as they compare to reading “real” books. We have heard the words “lazy” and “its cheating” tossed around when defending reading against listening. But, we wholeheartedly disagree that listening is “cheat reading”, and furthermore, its not a competition between the…
Housing Assistance for the COVID era
If you or someone you know has lost their job, or are unable to work due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there may be housing assistance available for Nebraska residents who are behind on their rent or mortgage. Any Nebraska Resident who has unpaid rental or mortgage expenses from April 2020…
How to Prioritize Your Debt (unsecured loans)
Unsecured debts are the easiest debts to get caught in, these can be credit cards, cash advances, rent, utility bills, professional services such as legal or medical bills, personal loans, etc. Unsecured loans don’t have collateral, so if you use your credit card to go on a shopping spree that…