Event List

Winter Reading Challenge

All Day 12/1 - 1/31

Ames Public Library at Ames Public Library

Program Type:

Special Event

Age Group:

Family, Teens, Adults

All ages are invited to earn a prize for reading 30 days this winter!

3 Ways to Play:

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Library Branch: Ames Public Library

Room: Ames Public Library

Age Group: Family, Teens, Adults

Program Type: Special Event

Program Details:

All ages are invited to earn a prize for reading 30 days this winter!

3 Ways to Play:

^{Ames Public Library connects you to the world of ideas through diverse and inclusive resources and programs. We welcome proposals via our website for programs at www.amespubliclibrary.org/programproposal and exhibits at https://www.amespubliclibrary.org/exhibit-proposal.}

Memory Project Exhibit

All Day 1/2 - 2/1

Vestibule at Ames Public Library

Program Type:

Arts/Crafts

Age Group:

Family, Teens, Adults

Come see portraits created by Ames High School students for this year's Memory Project.

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Library Branch: Ames Public Library

Room: Vestibule

Age Group: Family, Teens, Adults

Program Type: Arts/Crafts

Program Details:

Come see portraits created by Ames High School students for this year's Memory Project.

^{Ames Public Library connects you to the world of ideas through diverse and inclusive resources and programs. We welcome proposals via our website for programs at www.amespubliclibrary.org/programproposal and exhibits at https://www.amespubliclibrary.org/exhibit-proposal.}

SafeTALK

Sunday, January 18, 2026 at 1:00pm - 4:00pm

PEO Room at Ames Public Library

Purpose of Meeting:

To host a safeTALK workshop

This is not a library sponsored event.

Library Branch: Ames Public Library

Room: PEO Room

Purpose of Meeting

To host a safeTALK workshop

Songwriter Speakeasy

Sunday, January 18, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Danfoss Room at Ames Public Library

Purpose of Meeting:

Songwriter Gathering

This is not a library sponsored event.

Library Branch: Ames Public Library

Room: Danfoss Room

Purpose of Meeting

Songwriter Gathering

Great Books 1

Sunday, January 18, 2026 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Dale H. Ross Board Room at Ames Public Library

Purpose of Meeting:

Monthly book club meeting

This is not a library sponsored event.

Library Branch: Ames Public Library

Room: Dale H. Ross Board Room

Purpose of Meeting

Monthly book club meeting

Troop 474

Sunday, January 18, 2026 at 2:30pm - 4:30pm

Rotary Room at Ames Public Library

Purpose of Meeting:

Girl Scout troop 474 monthly meeting

This is not a library sponsored event.

Library Branch: Ames Public Library

Room: Rotary Room

Purpose of Meeting

Girl Scout troop 474 monthly meeting

YWCA Girls Power

Sunday, January 18, 2026 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm

Farwell T. Brown Auditorium at Ames Public Library

Purpose of Meeting:

This is a mentor program that meets twice a month on Sunday afternoons from 3 to 4:30 pm during which Iowa State students mentor middle school aged girls.

This is not a library sponsored event.

Library Branch: Ames Public Library

Room: Farwell T. Brown Auditorium

Purpose of Meeting

This is a mentor program that meets twice a month on Sunday afternoons from 3 to 4:30 pm during which Iowa State students mentor middle school aged girls.

Planning Meeting IowaFRW

Monday, January 19, 2026 at 9:30am - 4:30pm

Dale H. Ross Board Room at Ames Public Library

Purpose of Meeting:

Planning meeting for the year

This is not a library sponsored event.

Library Branch: Ames Public Library

Room: Dale H. Ross Board Room

Purpose of Meeting

Planning meeting for the year

Raising Readers in Story County

Monday, January 19, 2026 at 10:00am - 12:00pm

PEO Room at Ames Public Library

Purpose of Meeting:

New board member orientation

This is not a library sponsored event.

Library Branch: Ames Public Library

Room: PEO Room

Purpose of Meeting

New board member orientation

Library Storytimes image with smiling cartoon sun in cloudy sky

Toddler Storytime

Monday, January 19, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:00am

Storytime Room at Ames Public Library

Program Type:

Storytime

Age Group:

Family

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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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.

^{Ames Public Library connects you to the world of ideas through diverse and inclusive resources and programs. We welcome proposals via our website for programs at www.amespubliclibrary.org/programproposal and exhibits at https://www.amespubliclibrary.org/exhibit-proposal.}

Mary Greeley Medical Center at APL

Monday, January 19, 2026 at 11:00am - 1:00pm

Lisa Fawcett Nilsson Study Room - 2nd Floor at Ames Public Library

Program Type:

Social Services

Age Group:

Teens, Adults

Staff from Mary Greeley Medical Center will be available in the Library to talk about inpatient and outpatient mental health services in the Ames community.

Mondays, 11am-1pm on the second floor

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Library Branch: Ames Public Library

Room: Lisa Fawcett Nilsson Study Room - 2nd Floor

Age Group: Teens, Adults

Program Type: Social Services

Program Details:

Staff from Mary Greeley Medical Center will be available in the Library to talk about inpatient and outpatient mental health services in the Ames community.

Mondays, 11am-1pm on the second floor

^{Ames Public Library connects you to the world of ideas through diverse and inclusive resources and programs. We welcome proposals via our website for programs at www.amespubliclibrary.org/programproposal and exhibits at https://www.amespubliclibrary.org/exhibit-proposal.}

Conversation Circles. Image features cartoon people with speech bubbles containing the American, French, and Spanish flags in front of a globe and a giant book.

Conversation Circles: English

Monday, January 19, 2026 at 12:30pm - 1:30pm

Farwell T. Brown Auditorium at Ames Public Library

Program Type:

Language Learning, Meetup

Age Group:

Adults

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Library Branch: Ames Public Library

Room: Farwell T. Brown Auditorium

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Language Learning, Meetup

Program Details:

^{Ames Public Library connects you to the world of ideas through diverse and inclusive resources and programs. We welcome proposals via our website for programs at www.amespubliclibrary.org/programproposal and exhibits at https://www.amespubliclibrary.org/exhibit-proposal.}

No School Day at the Library

Monday, January 19, 2026 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Storytime Room at Ames Public Library

Program Type:

Arts/Crafts, Special Event

Age Group:

Family

No school today? No problem!

Children in grades K-5 are invited to the Library's no-school day events to create, experiment, and play with a variety of activities.

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Library Branch: Ames Public Library

Room: Storytime Room

Age Group: Family

Program Type: Arts/Crafts, Special Event

Program Details:

No school today? No problem!

Children in grades K-5 are invited to the Library's no-school day events to create, experiment, and play with a variety of activities.

^{Ames Public Library connects you to the world of ideas through diverse and inclusive resources and programs. We welcome proposals via our website for programs at www.amespubliclibrary.org/programproposal and exhibits at https://www.amespubliclibrary.org/exhibit-proposal.}

Bible Study

Monday, January 19, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:30pm

Nancy Divine Study Room - 1st Floor at Ames Public Library

Purpose of Meeting:

Bible Study

This is not a library sponsored event.

Library Branch: Ames Public Library

Room: Nancy Divine Study Room - 1st Floor

Purpose of Meeting

Bible Study

Conversation Circles: American Sign Language

Monday, January 19, 2026 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm

Dale H. Ross Board Room at Ames Public Library

Program Type:

Language Learning, Meetup

Age Group:

Adults

Gather (in person or online) for casual conversations in American Sign Language. Chat in your native language or get comfortable speaking in another language.

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Library Branch: Ames Public Library

Room: Dale H. Ross Board Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Language Learning, Meetup

Program Details:

Gather (in person or online) for casual conversations in American Sign Language. Chat in your native language or get comfortable speaking in another language.

^{Ames Public Library connects you to the world of ideas through diverse and inclusive resources and programs. We welcome proposals via our website for programs at www.amespubliclibrary.org/programproposal and exhibits at https://www.amespubliclibrary.org/exhibit-proposal.}

Ames/Story County Community MLK Day Celebration

Monday, January 19, 2026 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Off Site

Program Type:

Special Event

Age Group:

Family, Teens, Adults

Join us for the annual Ames/Story County Community MLK Day Celebration at the City Hall Gymnasium for a social from 6 to 6:30pm. The main program will be held in the City Auditorium at 6:30pm.

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Offsite Event

Library Branch: Off Site

Age Group: Family, Teens, Adults

Program Type: Special Event

Program Details:

Join us for the annual Ames/Story County Community MLK Day Celebration at the City Hall Gymnasium for a social from 6 to 6:30pm. The main program will be held in the City Auditorium at 6:30pm.

^{Ames Public Library connects you to the world of ideas through diverse and inclusive resources and programs. We welcome proposals via our website for programs at www.amespubliclibrary.org/programproposal and exhibits at https://www.amespubliclibrary.org/exhibit-proposal.}

Mrs Joan Bundt

Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at 9:30am - 11:30am

Nancy Divine Study Room - 1st Floor at Ames Public Library

Purpose of Meeting:

Study

This is not a library sponsored event.

Library Branch: Ames Public Library

Room: Nancy Divine Study Room - 1st Floor

Purpose of Meeting

Study

Democracy Every Day

Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at 10:00am - 12:00pm

Dale H. Ross Board Room at Ames Public Library

Purpose of Meeting:

Preparing nonpartisan postcards encouraging Iowans to vote.

This is not a library sponsored event.

Library Branch: Ames Public Library

Room: Dale H. Ross Board Room

Purpose of Meeting

Preparing nonpartisan postcards encouraging Iowans to vote.

Family Storytime

Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at 10:30am - 11:00am

Storytime Room at Ames Public Library

Program Type:

Storytime

Age Group:

Family

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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Library Branch: Ames Public Library

Room: Storytime Room

Age Group: Family

Program Type: Storytime

Program Details:

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.

^{Ames Public Library connects you to the world of ideas through diverse and inclusive resources and programs. We welcome proposals via our website for programs at www.amespubliclibrary.org/programproposal and exhibits at https://www.amespubliclibrary.org/exhibit-proposal.}

ISUWC Plant Group

Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at 12:45pm - 3:00pm

Danfoss Room at Ames Public Library

Purpose of Meeting:

Program and hands on pruning holiday cactus

This is not a library sponsored event.

Library Branch: Ames Public Library

Room: Danfoss Room

Purpose of Meeting

Program and hands on pruning holiday cactus

Retired Thinkers

Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm

PEO Room at Ames Public Library

Purpose of Meeting:

Discussion group

This is not a library sponsored event.

Library Branch: Ames Public Library

Room: PEO Room

Purpose of Meeting

Discussion group

Baby Time

Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at 1:30pm - 2:00pm

Storytime Room at Ames Public Library

Program Type:

Meetup, Storytime

Age Group:

Family

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Library Branch: Ames Public Library

Room: Storytime Room

Age Group: Family

Program Type: Meetup, Storytime

Program Details:

^{Ames Public Library connects you to the world of ideas through diverse and inclusive resources and programs. We welcome proposals via our website for programs at www.amespubliclibrary.org/programproposal and exhibits at https://www.amespubliclibrary.org/exhibit-proposal.}

Youth Services little theater scanning

Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm

IDEA Center Scanning Station at Ames Public Library

Purpose of Meeting:

Youth Services project to scan slides of the little theater.

This is not a library sponsored event.

Library Branch: Ames Public Library

Room: IDEA Center Scanning Station

Purpose of Meeting

Youth Services project to scan slides of the little theater.

Democracy Every Day

Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Dale H. Ross Board Room at Ames Public Library

Purpose of Meeting:

Preparing nonpartisan postcards encouraging Iowans to vote.

This is not a library sponsored event.

Library Branch: Ames Public Library

Room: Dale H. Ross Board Room

Purpose of Meeting

Preparing nonpartisan postcards encouraging Iowans to vote.

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