Like a Lion: Community Activity Highlights for March 2025

You can get a copy of the full guide to classes and programs in our Community Center, which includes our Recreation Center, Library, Aquatic Center, Gerdin Conference Center and other spaces, published three times each year, in person at the Community Center, 520 W. Cherry St., or online. These highlights of the coming month are published on the third Thursday of each month. You can sign up to have this emailed to you at northlibertyiowa.org/subscribe.

News & Updates

Watch for the seasonal guide, covering programs, classes and events in May, June, July and August, coming in March. Registration will begin for most programs on April 7 at 6 a.m. in person and online.

In Case You Missed It

Registration is open for two events North Liberty Youth Council is hosting this spring: a friendly pickleball tournament on April 11 for high school students and a 5-on-5 flag football tournament for students in grades 6 to-8 on May 10, 2025.

City Slate Events

There’s always something free and fun to do in North Liberty. The City Slate offers events all year long, and is made free with the support of Centro, Inc., Collins Community Credit Union, Corda Credit Union, The Eastern Iowa Airport – CID, Hills Bank, MidWestOne Bank, South Slope Cooperative, University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, Urban Acres Real Estate and Veridian Credit Union. More at northlibertyiowa.org/cityslate.

Operation Leprechaun
March 14-23, throughout North Liberty, Free
Follow the string of clues around North Liberty to help capture a runaway leprechaun. Complete the full clue hunt to win a prize. Be careful and watch out for traps.

Glow Mini Golf
March 21 4-7 p.m.; March 22 4 – 8 p.m.; March 23 1-5 p.m., Community Center, Free
Challenge family and friends to nine holes of blacklight miniature golf in the Community Center gym.

Other Upcoming Events

Euchre Tournament
March 8, 9 a.m., Community Center, $20 per team
Join us for the Recreation Department’s fourth Euchre tournament. The tournament’s format is dependent on the number of teams entering (we have done pool play, bracket play and total points). Entry includes breakfast and payouts for the top three winners.

Teen-Only Glow Mini Golf Hour
March 21, 7-8 p.m.
NLYC is hosting a glow mini golf hour for area high school students. Bring your appetites for the free taco bar and challenge your friends to nine holes of backlight miniature golf.

Plan your Landscape Like a Pro
March 20,^, 6:30-8 p.m., Gerdin, Free
Have a landscaping project you want advice on? Here’s an opportunity for you to interact with the professionals from Forever Green Garden Center on your projects in a small setting. Join us for a short presentation followed by a Q&A.

How to grow a successful container garden:
March 27, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Gerdin, Free
Don’t have enough space for a garden? No time to spend weeding? Just want to have some fun planting flowers without too much work? Container gardening might be the answer.
Join us for this free seminar so, you can enjoy gardening with less effort & more impact, save time & space without giving up color or style.

Babies, Toddlers & Preschoolers

Music4Tots with Music4Life
March 1, 10:30 a.m., Library, Free
Discover the joy of music at this toddler-friendly program. Tots will explore rhythms and melodies, through fun, interactive activities designed to spark creativity and develop early musical skills.

Playful Parenting
Tuesdays, March 11 to April 8, 6-7:15 p.m., Library, Free
Join us for a fun and play-based Playful Parenting Group, the cornerstone program of our Family Place Library designation. The group offers a relaxed and informal time for families to play, learn and talk with local child development and early literacy specialists. This group is geared toward families with children ages 1 to 3 but open to families with children ages 0 to 5.
Register

Pied Piper with Orchestra Iowa
March 13, 9 a.m., Library, Free
Join Orchestra Iowa’s talented string, percussion, woodwind and brass chamber ensembles as they introduce preschool-aged children to the instruments of the orchestra! Focused on fun and learning, Pied Piper concerts offer children the opportunity to enjoy an up-close and personal chamber concert. The concert lasts about 30 minutes. March is Woodwinds!

Doodlebugs with the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art
March 31, 10:30 a.m., Library, Free
Abstract Party! Florine Stettheimer’s life was wild and glamorous. She threw colorful, lavish parties for friends and other artists, which we can see in her artwork. You’re invited to this fun and musical art-making party, and you can even wear your wildest party outfit!

School-Aged Youth

Super Tuesday: Plethora of Planes
March 4, 4:30 p.m., Library, Free
Experiment with flight and make different paper planes to test which will fly the farthest, or the fastest!

Tweendom: Popsicle Stick Explosion
March 10, 4:30 p.m., Library, Free
Learn about Kinetic Energy! Use popsicle sticks to create a chain reaction, and see what happened when it is released!

Spring Break Movie – Inside Out 2
March 18, 1 p.m., Library, Free
Schools out! Curb your boredom with a movie. Enjoy a showing of Inside Out 2 at the library. Light snacks will be provided but feel free to bring along lidded drinks and additional snacks along with lawn chairs and/or blankets for your viewing comfort.

Teen Tuesday: STEAM Cart Fun
March 26, 4:30 p.m., Library, Free
Have you ever used Play-Doh as a video game controller? Well, today you can! Learn how to complete a circuit and use Play-Doh to play video games with us!

Adults & Senior

Cook the Book
March 1, 5:30 p.m., Library, Free
Pick your recipe, make it, and bring it to the library to share! You can choose any recipe from Baking Yesteryear: The Best Recipes from the 1900s to the 1980s, written by TikTok sensation, B. Dylan Hollis, to make and share at our meet up on March 1st.
Register

Trivia Night
March 6, 6:30 p.m., Library, Free
Who doesn’t love a good battle of the brains? Invite your friends to join us for a night of trivia, snacks and small prizes! Teams can be made up of five people or fewer, but you don’t have to bring a team. Individuals can work together or separately.

Small Biz in Small Libraries: All About Tough Conversations
March 27, 6 p.m., Library, Free
Need helpful advice on how to have difficult conversations surrounding your business? Guest speaker Alexis Miller of the City of North Liberty will facilitate a workshop to help you practice having difficult conversations with ease.

55+ Tuesday Gathering
Tuesdays, 10:30 a.m., Library, Free
Join us for a weekly social gathering that will feature rotating activities and friendly conversation – board games, puzzles, art, book discussions, and more!

Families

No School Open Swim
March 7, 17, 19 and 31, 1-4 p.m., $3 child/$4 adult
Join us for additional open swim during no-school days.