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Central Iowa Community ID card

11:30am - 4:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Ames Public Library
Room: Danfoss Room
Purpose of Meeting

To allow people to apply for a photo identification card and to acquaint them with resources in Story County.

Conversation Circles: Russian

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Adults
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: French

4:00pm - 5:30pm
Adults
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.

Math Minds Unite

1:30pm - 4:30pm
Family, Teens
Library Branch: Ames Public Library
Room: Danfoss Room
Age Group: Family, Teens
Program Type: Class/Workshop
Program Details:


Math Minds Unite is a tutoring program for any child in grades 3-8 who may need a little extra help developing math skills.

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.

SalutING Service Monthly Meeting

1:45pm - 4:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Ames Public Library
Room: Dale H. Ross Board Room

Pokémon Club

2:00pm - 3:30pm
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

2:00pm - 4:00pm
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.

Uranium Derby Screening

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Adults
Library Branch: Ames Public Library
Room: Farwell T. Brown Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Movie
Program Details:

 

Join us for a free screening of Uranium Derby, a feature-length documentary about the role of Ames in the American nuclear experiment.

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 Collegebound Program

3:00pm - 4:30pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Ames Public Library
Room: Rotary Room

Library Closed

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Ames Public Library
Description:

The Library will be closed on Veterans Day.

10 Beautiful Things about Iowa Vestibule Display

All Day 11/12 - 11/27
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Ames Public Library
Room: Vestibule
Purpose of Meeting

Will feature 10 submissions from our state-wide campaign for our Great Reads from Great Places book this year. 

Aging Resources of Central Iowa

9:00am - 12:00pm
Adults
Library Branch: Ames Public Library
Room: Lisa Fawcett Nilsson Study Room - 2nd Floor
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Social Services
Program Details:

 

Staff from Aging Resources of Central Iowa will be available in the Library to provide information about maximizing the quality of life, independence, health, and safety of older adults.

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 Mental Health First Aid

9:30am - 4:15pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Ames Public Library
Room: Danfoss Room
Purpose of Meeting

youth mental health first aid training

Clean Air Connection

9:45am - 11:00am
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Ames Public Library
Room: PEO Room
Purpose of Meeting

Weekly social and community building meeting for people who continue to wear a mask for their health. Discussions about the importance of clean air.

Family Storytime

10:30am - 11:00am
Family
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.

The Bridge Home

11:00am - 2:00pm
Teens, Adults
Library Branch: Ames Public Library
Room: Jonie & John Fitzsimmons Study Room - 1st 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.

Baby Time

1:30pm - 2:00pm
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.

Computer Classes

1:30pm - 3:30pm
Adults
Library Branch: Ames Public Library
Room: PEO Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Class/Workshop
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.

LEGO® Builders

4:00pm - 5:00pm
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.

Youth Action Board

4:30pm - 6:30pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Ames Public Library
Room: Danfoss Room
Purpose of Meeting

Mission: End youth homelessness by involving youth voices and input.

Purpose Statement: The Youth Action Board empowers youth voices to implement and lead initiatives focused on preventing and ending youth homelessness.

Teen Dungeons & Dragons Campaign

6:00pm - 8:00pm
Teens
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Ames Public Library
Room: Rotary Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Class/Workshop, Special Event
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 3
Program Details:

Calling all adventurers in grades 5-8! Join our crew to set off on a daring quest full of unknown hazards and potential treasure.

Registration is required.

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.

AAUW-Ames Branch Monthly Meeting

6:30pm - 8:30pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Ames Public Library
Room: PEO Room
Purpose of Meeting

AAUW Monthly Meeting

Clean Air Connection

7:00pm - 8:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Ames Public Library
Room: Danfoss Room
Purpose of Meeting

Weekly social and community building meeting for people who continue to wear a mask for their health. Discussions about the importance of clean air.

Author Event: Ruth Harkin

7:00pm - 8:30pm
Adults
Library Branch: Ames Public Library
Room: Farwell T. Brown Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Iowa Center for the Book, Author/Writing
Program Details:

 

Join Ruth Harkin, author of the new book When My Husband Ran for President and Other Short Stories, for a talk and book signing.

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.