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Winter Reading Challenge

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:

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.

Ten Ways to Hear Snow book cover

StoryWalk® in Downtown Ames

All Day 12/2 - 1/2
Off Site
Program Type:
Special Event
Age Group:
Family

Start at Ames Public Library and find the pages of Ten Ways to Hear Snow by Cathy Camper and illustrated by Kenard Pak in windows of downtown businesses.

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Special Event
Program Details:

Start at Ames Public Library and find the pages of Ten Ways to Hear Snow by Cathy Camper and illustrated by Kenard Pak in windows of downtown businesses.

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.

Study Space. Need Somewhere quiet to get ready for finals? Ames Public Library has got you covered.

Study Space

Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 9:00am - 8:45pm
Danfoss Room at Ames Public Library
Program Type:
Special Event
Age Group:
Teens, Adults

 

Need somewhere quiet to get ready for tests? We reserved space just for study time. Drop in any of the following times, or ask about our regular study rooms!

 

Library Branch: Ames Public Library
Room: Danfoss Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Special Event
Program Details:

 

Need somewhere quiet to get ready for tests? We reserved space just for study time. Drop in any of the following times, or ask about our regular study rooms!

 

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.

EM Meeting

Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 9:30am - 11:30am
Study Room #3 - 2nd Floor at Ames Public Library
Purpose of Meeting:

Meet to discuss county planning

This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Ames Public Library
Room: Study Room #3 - 2nd Floor
Purpose of Meeting

Meet to discuss county planning

Mrs Joan Bundt

Tuesday, December 9, 2025 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

WCTT Videoconference

Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Rotary Room at Ames Public Library
Purpose of Meeting:

Friends keeping in touch.

This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Ames Public Library
Room: Rotary Room
Purpose of Meeting

Friends keeping in touch.

Chanukah menorah, donuts, oil pitcher, and dreidels

Family Storytime: Chanukah Special

Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Storytime Room at Ames Public Library
Program Type:
Special Event, Storytime
Age Group:
Family

Join us for a special Family Storytime all about Chanukah on Tuesday, December 9!

We'll read the Chanukah Big Book, sing songs, play a dreidel game, and enjoy Chanukah doughnuts. There will be a craft activity, too!

Library Branch: Ames Public Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Special Event, Storytime
Program Details:

Join us for a special Family Storytime all about Chanukah on Tuesday, December 9!

We'll read the Chanukah Big Book, sing songs, play a dreidel game, and enjoy Chanukah doughnuts. There will be a craft activity, too!

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.

Library Storytimes image with smiling cartoon sun in cloudy sky

Baby Time

Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 1:30pm - 2:00pm
Storytime Room at Ames Public Library
Program Type:
Meetup, Storytime
Age Group:
Family

 

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 Archival Scanning

Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
IDEA Center Scanning Station at Ames Public Library
Purpose of Meeting:

Scanning films for an archiving project for the Little Theater for Youth Services.

This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Ames Public Library
Room: IDEA Center Scanning Station
Purpose of Meeting

Scanning films for an archiving project for the Little Theater for Youth Services.

LEGO® Builders image with picture of a LEGO® minifigure with a broom

LEGO® Builders

Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Storytime Room at Ames Public Library
Program Type:
Meetup
Age Group:
Family

Library Branch: Ames Public Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Family
Program Type: 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.

Melissa home videos

Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 5:00pm - 7:00pm
IDEA Center Digitization Station at Ames Public Library
Purpose of Meeting:

save home videos - library staff using station unsupervised :) during off hours

This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Ames Public Library
Room: IDEA Center Digitization Station
Purpose of Meeting

save home videos - library staff using station unsupervised :) during off hours

Women United Craft Night

Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 5:00pm - 8:00pm
Farwell T. Brown Auditorium at Ames Public Library
Purpose of Meeting:

Hosting annual craft night meeting with a focus on volunteers and members of the Women United Money Management Series hosted by United Way of Story County. This will include United...

This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Ames Public Library
Room: Farwell T. Brown Auditorium
Purpose of Meeting

Hosting annual craft night meeting with a focus on volunteers and members of the Women United Money Management Series hosted by United Way of Story County.

Iowa State CHAARG

Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
PEO Room at Ames Public Library
Purpose of Meeting:

Small meeting for our chapter, all welcome

This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Ames Public Library
Room: PEO Room
Purpose of Meeting

Small meeting for our chapter, all welcome

Conversation Circles

Conversation Circles: Spanish

Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
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 Spanish. Chat in your native language or get comfortable speaking in another language.

 

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 Spanish. 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.

Study Space. Need Somewhere quiet to get ready for finals? Ames Public Library has got you covered.

Study Space

Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 9:00am - 8:45pm
Danfoss Room at Ames Public Library
Program Type:
Special Event
Age Group:
Teens, Adults

 

Need somewhere quiet to get ready for tests? We reserved space just for study time. Drop in any of the following times, or ask about our regular study rooms!

 

Library Branch: Ames Public Library
Room: Danfoss Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Special Event
Program Details:

 

Need somewhere quiet to get ready for tests? We reserved space just for study time. Drop in any of the following times, or ask about our regular study rooms!

 

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.

Fabiosa

Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:30am
Study Room #3 - 2nd Floor at Ames Public Library
Purpose of Meeting:

Study

This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Ames Public Library
Room: Study Room #3 - 2nd Floor
Purpose of Meeting

Study

IABoSCoC TA on-site

Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 10:00am - 3:00pm
Dale H. Ross Board Room at Ames Public Library
Purpose of Meeting:

YHDP grant meeting

This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Ames Public Library
Room: Dale H. Ross Board Room
Purpose of Meeting

YHDP grant meeting

YHDP TA On-site

Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 10:00am - 3:00pm
PEO Room at Ames Public Library
Purpose of Meeting:

YHDP TA - On Site Meeting

This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Ames Public Library
Room: PEO Room
Purpose of Meeting

YHDP TA - On Site Meeting

Library Storytimes image with smiling cartoon sun in cloudy sky

Toddler Storytime

Wednesday, December 10, 2025 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.

 

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.

Library Storytimes image with smiling cartoon sun in cloudy sky

Baby Time

Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Storytime Room at Ames Public Library
Program Type:
Meetup, Storytime
Age Group:
Family

 

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 Archival Scanning

Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 1:30pm - 3:30pm
IDEA Center Scanning Station at Ames Public Library
Purpose of Meeting:

Archival project for Youth Services

This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Ames Public Library
Room: IDEA Center Scanning Station
Purpose of Meeting

Archival project for Youth Services

Resource Fair, REM Iowa Community Services

Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 2:00pm - 6:30pm
Farwell T. Brown Auditorium at Ames Public Library
Purpose of Meeting:

Bring community support services and mental health providers together in one place for community members to explore support options available to them in the area. Hoping to bring t...

This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Ames Public Library
Room: Farwell T. Brown Auditorium
Purpose of Meeting

Bring community support services and mental health providers together in one place for community members to explore support options available to them in the area.

TAG in a speech bubble on a red background with yellow and black stars

Teen Advisory Group (TAG)

Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
PEO Room at Ames Public Library
Program Type:
Boards/Government, Meetup
Age Group:
Teens

 

Hey 6th-12th graders, help plan exciting Library events for teens, share what you’re reading, make new friends, and eat some food! 

Library Branch: Ames Public Library
Room: PEO Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Boards/Government, Meetup
Program Details:

 

Hey 6th-12th graders, help plan exciting Library events for teens, share what you’re reading, make new friends, and eat some food! 

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.

girl scouts troop 1506

Wednesday, December 10, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Rotary Room at Ames Public Library
Purpose of Meeting:

bimonthly meeting

This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Ames Public Library
Room: Rotary Room
Purpose of Meeting

bimonthly meeting