Citius, Altius, Fortius - Communiter (Faster, Higher, Stronger - Together)
The Winter Olympic games have begun! From February 6 to 22, athletes from 93 countries will compete in 16 sports in venues across northern Italy. Events featured include the usuals: hockey, skiing, skating, and bobsled. Then there’s the obscure sports we see rarely: skeleton, fr...
What’s Your Mother Language?
February has many well-known holidays from Groundhog Day to Valentine’s Day to Presidents’ Day. However, I would like to share with you a little-known day that I just learned about: International Mother Language Day. Celebrated on February 21st, International Mother Langu...
Time to Get Growing!
It’s 9 degrees out with a Winter Weather Advisory just behind us as I write this, but I’m already thinking about spring. As an avid gardener I begin dreaming about my garden early. Every January I inevitably I find myself daydreaming about what I want to grow. What seeds do I...
Rooted in Success: Celebrating National Seed Swap Day
Most people think of libraries as quiet places filled with books, but we are proving they are also places where community roots (literally) take hold. Every year, on the last Saturday in January, gardeners across the country celebrate National Seed Swap Day. This year, Ames Publi...
‘That’s Fun’ Makes Adult Play a Priority
I have long joked that if something wasn’t in my phone calendar then it didn’t exist. Unfortunately, that means spontaneity, specifically around fun, is often lost to the unending responsibilities of adulthood.
Starting in 2026, Ames Public Library is helping by carving ...