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Pridefest: Iowa's LGBTQ+ Legal Landscape

Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Danfoss Room at Ames Public Library
Program Type:
Presentation
Age Group:
Adults

Join a panel of experts to learn more about recent legislation and current laws impacting the LGBTQIA+ community. 

Library Branch: Ames Public Library
Room: Danfoss Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Presentation
Program Details:

Join a panel of experts to learn more about recent legislation and current laws impacting the LGBTQIA+ community. 

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.

Pridefest: Crafting and Cookies for Teens

Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Teen Space at Ames Public Library
Program Type:
Arts/Crafts, Special Event
Age Group:
Teens

Join us for a fun and inclusive afternoon of crafting and cookies! This is a welcoming space for 6th-12th grade teens to create wearable art for Pridefest. 

Library Branch: Ames Public Library
Room: Teen Space
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Arts/Crafts, Special Event
Program Details:

Join us for a fun and inclusive afternoon of crafting and cookies! This is a welcoming space for 6th-12th grade teens to create wearable art for Pridefest. 

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.

Pridefest: Drag Storytime

Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 12:45pm - 1:15pm
Storytime Room at Ames Public Library
Program Type:
Special Event, Storytime
Age Group:
Family

All ages are welcome to a drag storytime featuring a local artist!


Presented in partnership with Ames Public Library and Ames Pride. Supported by the Ames Public Library Friends Foundation. 

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

All ages are welcome to a drag storytime featuring a local artist!


Presented in partnership with Ames Public Library and Ames Pride. Supported by the Ames Public Library Friends Foundation. 

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.

Pridefest: Kids Crafting & Parade

Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 1:15pm - 2:30pm
Youth Makerspace at Ames Public Library
Program Type:
Arts/Crafts, Special Event
Age Group:
Family

After storytime, stay for a craft activity and express yourself though ribbons and color. 

Library Branch: Ames Public Library
Room: Youth Makerspace
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Arts/Crafts, Special Event
Program Details:

After storytime, stay for a craft activity and express yourself though ribbons and color. 

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

Conversation Circles: Russian

Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
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 Russian. 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 Russian. 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.

Conversation Circles

Conversation Circles: French

Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:30pm
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 French. 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 French. 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.

Pridefest: Post Pride for Teens - Movie Night

Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Farwell T. Brown Auditorium at Ames Public Library
Program Type:
Movie
Age Group:
Teens

Teens in grades 6-12 are invited to this after-hours movie night featuring Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe. Snacks will be provided.

Library Branch: Ames Public Library
Room: Farwell T. Brown Auditorium
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Movie
Program Details:

Teens in grades 6-12 are invited to this after-hours movie night featuring Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe. Snacks will be provided.

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.

RECORDER PLAY ALONG, OPEN TO ALL LEVELS OF RECORDER PLAYERS

Sunday, October 12, 2025 at 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Danfoss Room at Ames Public Library
Purpose of Meeting:

Getting interested recorder players together for an afternoon of playing multi-part music

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

Getting interested recorder players together for an afternoon of playing multi-part music

Chinese Traditional Culture Festival

13th Annual Chinese Traditional Culture Festival

Sunday, October 12, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Farwell T. Brown Auditorium at Ames Public Library
Program Type:
Special Event
Age Group:
Family, Teens, Adults

 

All ages are invited to the 13th annual Traditional Chinese Culture Festival. This free event is open to the public and will celebrate Chinese culture through crafts, games, and food.

 

Library Branch: Ames Public Library
Room: Farwell T. Brown Auditorium
Age Group: Family, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Special Event
Program Details:

 

All ages are invited to the 13th annual Traditional Chinese Culture Festival. This free event is open to the public and will celebrate Chinese culture through crafts, games, and 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.

Pokémon Club

Pokémon Club

Sunday, October 12, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Storytime Room at Ames Public Library
Program Type:
Class/Workshop, Meetup
Age Group:
Family, Teens

 

Library Branch: Ames Public Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Family, Teens
Program Type: Class/Workshop, 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.

Swift Youth Writers Group, Ames Writers Collective

Swift Youth Writers Group

Sunday, October 12, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm
PEO Room at Ames Public Library
Program Type:
Class/Workshop, Meetup
Age Group:
Teens

 

Library Branch: Ames Public Library
Room: PEO Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Class/Workshop, 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.

Library Storytimes image with smiling cartoon sun in cloudy sky

Toddler Storytime

Monday, October 13, 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.

Mary Greeley Medical Center at APL

Monday, October 13, 2025 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

 

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, October 13, 2025 at 12:30pm - 1:30pm
Farwell T. Brown Auditorium at Ames Public Library
Program Type:
Language Learning, Meetup
Age Group:
Adults

 

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.

Pollinator Friendly Ames

Monday, October 13, 2025 at 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Rotary Room at Ames Public Library
Purpose of Meeting:

Biannual meeting of the full Pollinator Friendly Ames group to discuss progress for each subcommittee and next steps forward.

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

Biannual meeting of the full Pollinator Friendly Ames group to discuss progress for each subcommittee and next steps forward.

Team Neutrino Awards Meeting

Monday, October 13, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Dale H. Ross Board Room at Ames Public Library
Purpose of Meeting:

Meeting to write awards applications for submission at robotics competitions. Team Neutrino is a Story County 4-H robotics team.

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

Meeting to write awards applications for submission at robotics competitions. Team Neutrino is a Story County 4-H robotics team.

Story County Genealogical Society

Monday, October 13, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Danfoss Room at Ames Public Library
Purpose of Meeting:

Monthly genealogy meeting with speaker giving educational program.

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

Monthly genealogy meeting with speaker giving educational program.

Southdale HOA

Monday, October 13, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
PEO Room at Ames Public Library
Purpose of Meeting:

Board Meeting

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

Board Meeting

Melissa home videos

Monday, October 13, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:30pm
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

Ames climate Action TEam

Monday, October 13, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Rotary Room at Ames Public Library
Purpose of Meeting:

monthly team meeting. topic: learn about City of Ames sustainability programs, process and progress, especially as it relates to climate action,

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

monthly team meeting. topic: learn about City of Ames sustainability programs, process and progress, especially as it relates to climate action,

D3171 Leader connect

Tuesday, October 14, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:30am
Rotary Room at Ames Public Library
Purpose of Meeting:

Connect with team to meet them and get to know them. I will have someone with a library card upon check in. Reserving for my leader who lives in Ames and uses the library for meeti...

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

Connect with team to meet them and get to know them. I will have someone with a library card upon check in. Reserving for my leader who lives in Ames and uses the library for meetings.

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Family Storytime

Tuesday, October 14, 2025 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.

 

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.

Alliance Intercity Visit

Tuesday, October 14, 2025 at 1:00pm - 5:00pm
Farwell T. Brown Auditorium at Ames Public Library
Purpose of Meeting:

Lawrence, KS Chamber of Commerce visit

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

Lawrence, KS Chamber of Commerce visit

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Baby Time

Tuesday, October 14, 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.