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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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          Creating Community Leaders Exhibit
         
      
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          Library Branch: 
          Ames Public Library
         
          Room: 
          Vestibule
         
                              
              Age Group:
                              Family
                           
            
              Program Type:
            
                          Arts/Crafts, 
                          Nature/Sustainability
                       
                          Program Details:  
            
   See artwork created as part of an ongoing Community Academy project that asked students to use waste and natural materials to represent nature, authentic experiences, and their community. 
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        Wed
      
       
        
        
          Meeting room for online presentation
         
        
          This is not a library sponsored event.
         
              
          Library Branch:
          Ames Public Library
         
          Room:
          Nancy Divine Study Room - 1st Floor
         
        
          Purpose of Meeting
         
            Online presentation for work. | 
    
          
        
          This is not a library sponsored event.
         
              
          Library Branch:
          Ames Public Library
         
          Room:
          PEO Room
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        Wed
      
       
      
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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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        Aug
      
    
          
        2
      
    
    
      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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      This event is in the "Family" group
    
   
    
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        Aug
      
    
          
        2
      
    
    
      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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        Aug
      
    
          
        2
      
    
    
      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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        Aug
      
    
          
        2
      
    
    
      2023
    
          
        Wed
      
       
        
        
          Mystery Lovers Book Group
         
      
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          Library Branch: 
          Ames Public Library
         
          Room: 
          Rotary Room
         
                              
              Age Group:
                              Adults
                           
            
              Program Type:
            
                          Book Discussion, 
                          Meetup
                       
                          Program Details:  
            
   Mystery readers, come talk about books by a selected author or on a theme: 
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        Aug
      
    
          
        2
      
    
    
      2023
    
          
        Wed
      
       
      
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          Library Branch: 
          Ames Public Library
         
          Room: 
          Lisa Fawcett Nilsson Study Room - 2nd Floor
         
                              
              Age Group:
                              Adults
                           
            
              Program Type:
            
                          Social Services
                       
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          This is not a library sponsored event.
         
              
          Library Branch:
          Ames Public Library
         
          Room:
          Dale H. Ross Board Room
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        Aug
      
    
          
        2
      
    
    
      2023
    
          
        Wed
      
       
      
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          Library Branch: 
          Ames Public Library
         
          Room: 
          Danfoss Room
         
                              
              Age Group:
                              Teens
                           
            
              Program Type:
            
                          Arts/Crafts, 
                          Class/Workshop
                       
                          Program Details:  
            
   Teens will learn from local artist ClayCactusDesign about working with clay. Each teen will have the opportunity to make their own sculpture with polymer clay. 
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          This is not a library sponsored event.
         
              
          Library Branch:
          Ames Public Library
         
          Room:
          Dale H. Ross Board Room
         
        
          Purpose of Meeting
         
            This is a literary event held with south Florida authors and of the region.(National League of American Pen women association. |  | 
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          Library Branch:
          Ames Public Library
         
          Room:
          Dale H. Ross Board Room
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