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German Tutoring

Tuesday, September 24, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Nancy Divine Study Room - 1st Floor at Ames Public Library
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Ames Public Library
Room: Nancy Divine Study Room - 1st Floor

LWV CANDIDATE MEET AND GREET

Tuesday, September 24, 2024 at 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Farwell T. Brown Auditorium at Ames Public Library
Purpose of Meeting:

Meet candidates for Story County

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

Meet candidates for Story County

Author Event: Amy Kolen, author of "Inside Voices: A Prison Choir, My Mother, and Me"

Author Event: Amy Kolen

Tuesday, September 24, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Rotary Room at Ames Public Library
Program Type:
Iowa Center for the Book, Author/Writing
Age Group:
Adults
Program Details:

  Join author Amy Kolen for a discussion of her new memoir: Inside Voices: A Prison Choir, My Mother, and Me. Amy’s essays have been published in several antholog...

Library Branch: Ames Public Library
Room: Rotary Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Iowa Center for the Book, Author/Writing
Program Details:

 

Join author Amy Kolen for a discussion of her new memoir: Inside Voices: A Prison Choir, My Mother, and Me.

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: Spanish

Tuesday, September 24, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Dale H. Ross Board Room at Ames Public Library
Program Type:
Language Learning, Meetup
Age Group:
Adults
Program Details:

  Gather (in person or online) for casual conversations in Spanish. Chat in your native language or get comfortable speaking in another language.   To join via...

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.

YWCA EIS Book Club

Wednesday, September 25, 2024 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Dale H. Ross Board Room at Ames Public Library
Purpose of Meeting:

Weekly book club organized by the YWCA EIS group. The group is primarily composed of the Spouses of International Students and is intended to help build conversation skills and com...

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

Weekly book club organized by the YWCA EIS group. The group is primarily composed of the Spouses of International Students and is intended to help build conversation skills and community connections. The book club will be open to the public.

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Toddler Storytime

Wednesday, September 25, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Storytime Room at Ames Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Family
Program Details:

  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.

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Baby Time

Wednesday, September 25, 2024 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Storytime Room at Ames Public Library
Program Type:
Meetup, Storytime
Age Group:
Family
Program Details:

  Bring your pre-walker to the Library for stories, songs, and baby sign language. Join with other caregivers and older siblings for 20 minutes of fun and learning. Feel ...

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.

APL DEI Team

Wednesday, September 25, 2024 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Dale H. Ross Board Room at Ames Public Library
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Ames Public Library
Room: Dale H. Ross Board Room

German Tutoring

Wednesday, September 25, 2024 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Study Room #3 - 2nd Floor at Ames Public Library
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Ames Public Library
Room: Study Room #3 - 2nd Floor

EA union meeting

Wednesday, September 25, 2024 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Dale H. Ross Board Room at Ames Public Library
Purpose of Meeting:

To discuss setting up a union for the educational assistants in Ames community school district.

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

To discuss setting up a union for the educational assistants in Ames community school district.

FOAS Board meeting

Wednesday, September 25, 2024 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Danfoss Room at Ames Public Library
Purpose of Meeting:

Board meeting

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

Board meeting

Unlocking Brain Fitness - Keys to Dementia Prevention

Wednesday, September 25, 2024 at 5:30pm - 8:30pm
PEO Room at Ames Public Library
Purpose of Meeting:

Dementia prevention course.

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

Dementia prevention course.

Girl Scout 01506 meeting

Wednesday, September 25, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Rotary Room at Ames Public Library
Purpose of Meeting:

regular meeting

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

regular meeting

Conversation Circles

Conversation Circles: German

Wednesday, September 25, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Dale H. Ross Board Room at Ames Public Library
Program Type:
Language Learning, Meetup
Age Group:
Adults
Program Details:

  Gather (in person or online) for casual conversations in German. Chat in your native language or get comfortable speaking in another language.   To join via ...

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 German. 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.

View from the Margins Book Group

View from the Margins Book Group

Wednesday, September 25, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Danfoss Room at Ames Public Library
Program Type:
Book Discussion, Meetup
Age Group:
Adults
Program Details:

  Check out this book group for fresh insights and lively discussion about topics relating to society, identity, and culture. Book selections include fiction and non-f...

Library Branch: Ames Public Library
Room: Danfoss Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Discussion, Meetup
Program Details:

 

Check out this book group for fresh insights and lively discussion about topics relating to society, identity, and culture.

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.

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Family Storytime

Thursday, September 26, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Storytime Room at Ames Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Family
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...

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.

Community and Family Resources

Thursday, September 26, 2024 at 11:00am - 1:00pm
Lisa Fawcett Nilsson Study Room - 2nd Floor at Ames Public Library
Program Type:
Social Services
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Program Details:

  Staff from Community and Family Resources will be available in the Library to provide information about addiction, substance abuse treatment, problem gambling treatment...

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 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. 

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.

Staff/Board/Volunteer Engagement Team Meeting

Thursday, September 26, 2024 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Dale H. Ross Board Room at Ames Public Library
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Ames Public Library
Room: Dale H. Ross Board Room

Staff/Board/Volunteer Engagement Team Meeting

Thursday, September 26, 2024 at 12:30pm - 1:30pm
Danfoss Room at Ames Public Library
Purpose of Meeting:

Need a room with screens. Staff/Volunteer/Board Engagement Team meetings

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

Need a room with screens. Staff/Volunteer/Board Engagement Team meetings

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Teen Videogames

Thursday, September 26, 2024 at 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Teen Space at Ames Public Library
Program Type:
Meetup
Age Group:
Teens
Program Details:

  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.  

Library Branch: Ames Public Library
Room: Teen Space
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Meetup
Program Details:

 

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.

 

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.

The Bridge Home. Helping you navigate through life's hardships.

The Bridge Home

Thursday, September 26, 2024 at 4:00pm - 7:00pm
Lisa Fawcett Nilsson Study Room - 2nd Floor at Ames Public Library
Program Type:
Social Services
Age Group:
Teens, Adults
Program Details:

  Ames Public Library is partnering with The Bridge Home to provide easy access to critical services. Staff from The Bridge Home will be available in the Library to assis...

Library Branch: Ames Public Library
Room: Lisa Fawcett Nilsson Study Room - 2nd Floor
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Social Services
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

Baby Time

Thursday, September 26, 2024 at 6:00pm - 6:30pm
Storytime Room at Ames Public Library
Program Type:
Meetup, Storytime
Age Group:
Family
Program Details:

  Bring your pre-walker to the Library for stories, songs, and baby sign language. Join with other caregivers and older siblings for 20 minutes of fun and learning. Feel ...

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.

Join Ames Girl Scouts!

Thursday, September 26, 2024 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Rotary Room at Ames Public Library
Purpose of Meeting:

Now’s the perfect time to start your Girl Scout journey. Get ready to go on epic adventures, try new things, and have a blast! Discover a world of excitement with your Girl Scout f...

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

Now’s the perfect time to start your Girl Scout journey. Get ready to go on epic adventures, try new things, and have a blast! Discover a world of excitement with your Girl Scout friends by your side.

Eco-Eats: Reducing Food Waste with Garden Produce

Eco-Eats: Reducing Food Waste with Garden Produce

Thursday, September 26, 2024 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Farwell T. Brown Auditorium at Ames Public Library
Program Type:
Class/Workshop, Nature/Sustainability
Age Group:
Adults
Program Details:

  Join the Iowa State University Dietetics program to learn how to make the most of your fresh fruits and vegetables! Learn techniques to take full advantage of each bit...

Library Branch: Ames Public Library
Room: Farwell T. Brown Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Class/Workshop, Nature/Sustainability
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.