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        Jun-Aug
      
    
    
    
      2023
    
       
        
        
          Summer Reading Challenge 2023
         
      
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          Library Branch: 
          Ames Public Library
         
          Room: 
          Ames Public Library
         
                              
              Age Group:
                              Family, 
                              Teens, 
                              Adults
                           
            
              Program Type:
            
                          Summer at the Library
                       
                          Program Details:  
            
   Do you love free stuff? Are you between the ages of 0 and 120? Then join our Summer Reading Challenge starting June 1 - August 22 and earn prizes for tracking your reading!   Three Ways to Play: 
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          Library Branch: 
          Ames Public Library
         
          Room: 
          Vestibule
         
                              
              Age Group:
                              Adults
                           
            
              Program Type:
            
                          Arts/Crafts
                       
                          Program Details:  
            
 Stop by the Library to see the Wearables Exhibition June 30 - July 27, featuring project work from College of Design students from the first-year Core Design Program studio Design Studies 102. 
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        19
      
    
    
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        Wed
      
       
        
        
          Community Relations Intern Interviews
         
        
          This is not a library sponsored event.
         
              
          Library Branch:
          Ames Public Library
         
          Room:
          Dale H. Ross Board Room
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          Library Branch:
          Ames Public Library
         
          Room:
          PEO Room
         
        
          Purpose of Meeting
         
            Meeting to discuss program specific information. |  |  |  |  |  |  | 
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          Library Branch:
          Ames Public Library
         
          Room:
          Study Room #3 - 2nd Floor
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        Jul
      
    
          
        19
      
    
    
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          Library Branch: 
          Ames Public Library
         
          Room: 
          Storytime Room
         
                              
              Age Group:
                              Family
                           
            
              Program Type:
            
                          Storytime
                       
                          Program Details:  
            
   Families with toddlers are invited for a storytime filled with music, stories, and fun! Mondays and Wednesdays are the same presentation.   
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        Jul
      
    
          
        19
      
    
    
      2023
    
          
        Wed
      
       
      
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          Library Branch: 
          Ames Public Library
         
          Room: 
          Storytime Room
         
                              
              Age Group:
                              Family
                           
            
              Program Type:
            
                          Meetup, 
                          Storytime
                       
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        Jul
      
    
          
        19
      
    
    
      2023
    
          
        Wed
      
       
      
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          Library Branch: 
          Ames Public Library
         
          Room: 
          Jonie & John Fitzsimmons Study Room - 1st Floor
         
                              
              Age Group:
                              Family, 
                              Adults
                           
            
              Program Type:
            
                          Social Services
                       
                          Program Details:  
            
   Ames Public Library is partnering with Lutheran Service in Iowa (LSI) to provide families with easy access to critical services in our community.  
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        Jul
      
    
          
        19
      
    
    
      2023
    
          
        Wed
      
       
        
        
          Free Summer Meals for Kids and Teens
         
      
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          Library Branch: 
          Ames Public Library
         
          Room: 
          Farwell T. Brown Auditorium
         
                              
              Age Group:
                              Family, 
                              Teens
                           
            
              Program Type:
            
                          Health/Fitness, 
                          Summer at the Library
                       
                          Program Details:  
            
   Having a full stomach of good food is important! Eat a free lunch weekdays this summer from 11:30am-12:30pm in the Library's Auditorium. 
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          Library Branch:
          Ames Public Library
         
          Room:
          Dale H. Ross Board Room
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        Jul
      
    
          
        19
      
    
    
      2023
    
          
        Wed
      
       
        
        
          Iowa Department for the Blind
         
        
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          Library Branch:
          Ames Public Library
         
          Room:
          Danfoss Room
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        19
      
    
    
      2023
    
          
        Wed
      
       
        
        
          APL Marketing & Programming Team
         
        
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          Library Branch:
          Ames Public Library
         
          Room:
          PEO Room
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        Jul
      
    
          
        19
      
    
    
      2023
    
          
        Wed
      
       
      
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          Library Branch: 
          Ames Public Library
         
          Room: 
          Storytime Room
         
                              
              Age Group:
                              Family
                           
            
              Program Type:
            
                          Special Event, 
                          Summer at the Library
                       
                          Program Details:  
            
   Children of all ages are invited to drop in and read with an APL-Youth volunteer. Readers can practice their skills reading to a teen or older child. Pre-readers can enjoy being read to. 
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          Library Branch:
          Ames Public Library
         
          Room:
          Dale H. Ross Board Room
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        Jul
      
    
          
        19
      
    
    
      2023
    
          
        Wed
      
       
        
        
          Ames Children's Choirs executive committee meeting
         
        
          This is not a library sponsored event.
         
              
          Library Branch:
          Ames Public Library
         
          Room:
          PEO Room
         
        
          Purpose of Meeting
         
            Planning for 2023-24 year |  |  |  |  |  |  | 
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        Jul
      
    
          
        19
      
    
    
      2023
    
          
        Wed
      
       
      
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          Library Branch: 
          Ames Public Library
         
          Room: 
          Farwell T. Brown Auditorium
         
                              
              Age Group:
                              Family
                           
            
              Program Type:
            
                          Movie, 
                          Summer at the Library
                       
                          Program Details:  
            
   All ages are welcome to watch a movie and enjoy free popcorn on the 2nd Friday afternoon and 3rd Wednesday evening each month. 
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          Library Branch:
          Ames Public Library
         
          Room:
          Rotary Room
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