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          Summer Reading Challenge 2023
        
        
        
        
       
     
              
      
      
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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: 
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          Room: 
          Vestibule
         
           
    
          
                              
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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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            Ames Public Library Bookmobile will be closed August 14-18. 
 
The Bookmobile's regular school year schedule will resume August 21.  
       
       
       
  
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          Ames Public Library
         
      
              
          Room: 
          Storytime Room
         
           
    
          
                              
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Children of all ages and their grown-ups are invited to this storytime to build listening, language, and literacy skills through music, movement, song and action rhymes. Each week will feature a new theme. 
   
       
               
      
                               
    
                       
      
      
      
  
        
       
  
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          Conversation Circles: Chinese
        
        
        
        
       
     
        
      
      
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          Library Branch: 
          Ames Public Library
         
      
              
          Room: 
          PEO Room
         
           
    
          
                              
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Gather (in person or online) for casual conversations in Chinese. Chat in your native language or get comfortable speaking in another language. 
   
       
               
      
                               
    
                       
      
      
      
  
        
       
  
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          Community and Family Resources
        
        
        
        
       
     
        
      
      
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          Library Branch: 
          Ames Public Library
         
      
              
          Room: 
          Lisa Fawcett Nilsson Study Room - 2nd Floor
         
           
    
          
                              
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Staff from Community and Family Resources will be available in the Library to provide information about addiction, substance abuse treatment, problem gambling treatment, and mental health therapy.   
       
               
      
                               
    
                       
      
      
      
  
        
       
  
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          Free Summer Meals for Kids and Teens
        
        
        
        
       
     
        
      
      
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          Library Branch: 
          Ames Public Library
         
      
              
          Room: 
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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: 
          Lisa Fawcett Nilsson Study Room - 2nd Floor
         
           
    
          
                              
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          Ames Public Library
         
      
              
          Room: 
          Teen Space
         
           
    
          
                              
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                          Meetup
                       
               
    
    
            
          
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Need a brain break? Teens are invited to hang out and play videogames in the Teen Space! 
A virtual reality system will be available to try out too. 
   
       
               
      
                               
    
                       
      
      
      
  
        
       
  
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          Ames History Museum Campaign Cabinet
        
        
               
     
          
        
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          Library Branch:
          Ames Public Library
         
      
              
          Room:
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          Ames Public Library
         
      
              
          Room: 
          Storytime Room
         
           
    
          
                              
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          Library Board of Trustees Meeting
        
        
        
        
       
     
        
      
      
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          Library Branch: 
          Ames Public Library
         
      
              
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          Dale H. Ross Board Room
         
           
    
          
                              
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