Upcoming Events

Featured Events

Author Event: Austin Frerick, author of Barons: Money, Power, and the Corruption of America’s Food Industry

Author Event: Austin Frerick

Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Farwell T. Brown Auditorium at Ames Public Library

Program Type:

Iowa Center for the Book, Author/Writing, Presentation

Age Group:

Adults
Library Branch: Ames Public Library
Room: Farwell T. Brown Auditorium
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Iowa Center for the Book, Author/Writing, Presentation
Program Details:

Come to the Library for a presentation by Austin Frerick, author of Barons: Money, Power, and the Corruption of America’s Food Industry.

12 to Try Reading Challenge for Adults

"12 to Try" Reading Challenge Ends

All Day 8/31
Ames Public Library at Ames Public Library

Program Type:

Special Event

Age Group:

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

 

The 2024-25 "12 to Try" reading challenge ends Sunday, August 31. 

12 to Try Reading Challenge for Adults

"12 to Try" Reading Challenge Begins

All Day 9/1
Ames Public Library at Ames Public Library

Program Type:

Special Event

Age Group:

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

 

Try a reading remix in 2025-26!

Library of Congress National Book Festival

National Book Festival Livestream

Saturday, September 6, 2025 at 10:30am - 5:30pm
Rotary Room at Ames Public Library

Program Type:

Iowa Center for the Book, Author/Writing

Age Group:

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

Stop by the Library to watch livestreamed video from the National Book Festival in Washington D.C.:

Graphic of movie curtain above movie reel and ticket

Movies with Mainstream

Thursday, September 11, 2025 at 10:00am - 1:00pm
Farwell T. Brown Auditorium at Ames Public Library

Program Type:

Movie

Age Group:

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

 

Fiber Arts Meetup

Fiber Arts Meetup

Saturday, September 13, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:00pm
Rotary Room at Ames Public Library

Program Type:

Arts/Crafts

Age Group:

Adults
Library Branch: Ames Public Library
Room: Rotary Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts/Crafts
Program Details:

 

Crafters of all ages are invited to join fellow fiber arts enthusiasts and work on their projects. Knit, crochet, embroidery, or any other fiber craft is welcome! 

Please bring your own materials.

 

Ames Repair Café

Ames Repair Café

Saturday, September 13, 2025 at 10:00am - 2:00pm
Farwell T. Brown Auditorium at Ames Public Library

Program Type:

Class/Workshop, Nature/Sustainability

Age Group:

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


Drop in to a free Repair Café at the Library! Volunteers will help repair broken items to give them a longer life cycle. There is no charge for repairs at the Repair Café. 

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The Bridge Home

4:00pm–7:00pm
Teens, Adults
Cancelled
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.

Big Bluestem Audubon Society

6:30pm–8:30pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Ames Public Library
Room: Dale H. Ross Board Room
Purpose of Meeting

Executive Board meeting for Big Bluestem Audubon Society

Story County Democrats Central Committee Meeting

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

Monthly Committee Meeting

Author Event: Austin Frerick

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, Presentation
Program Details:

Come to the Library for a presentation by Austin Frerick, author of Barons: Money, Power, and the Corruption of America’s Food Industry.

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.

Group study

9:00am–11:00am
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Ames Public Library
Room: Study Room #3 - 2nd Floor
Purpose of Meeting

Studying for remote classes.

Tutoring

9:30am–10:30am
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Ames Public Library
Room: Nancy Divine Study Room - 1st Floor
Purpose of Meeting

English language training

The Bridge Home

11:00am–2:00pm
Teens, Adults
Cancelled
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.

German Tutoring

2:30pm–3:30pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Ames Public Library
Room: Study Room #3 - 2nd Floor
Purpose of Meeting

Help with the German Language

Tutoring Session

10:00am–11:00am
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Ames Public Library
Room: Study Room #3 - 2nd Floor
Purpose of Meeting

Tutor - college student tutoring 9 year old in math & literacy.

Tutoring session

10:00am–12:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Ames Public Library
Room: Nancy Divine Study Room - 1st Floor
Purpose of Meeting

Math tutoring

Study

11:00am–1:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Ames Public Library
Room: Study Room #3 - 2nd Floor
Purpose of Meeting

Study

Amnesty International meeting

12:00pm–2:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Ames Public Library
Room: Dale H. Ross Board Room
Purpose of Meeting

Amnesty International is a global, nonpartisan human rights organization.

Ames Craft & Chat Social Club

2:00pm–4:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Ames Public Library
Room: Danfoss Room
Purpose of Meeting

bi-weekly fiber meetups for 20-30 somethings in the Ames area to make friends and create something beautiful!

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.

"12 to Try" Reading Challenge Ends

All Day
Adults
Library Branch: Ames Public Library
Room: Ames Public Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Special Event
Program Details:

 

The 2024-25 "12 to Try" reading challenge ends Sunday, August 31. 

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.

"12 to Try" Reading Challenge Begins

All Day
Adults
Library Branch: Ames Public Library
Room: Ames Public Library
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Special Event
Program Details:

 

Try a reading remix in 2025-26!

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 Closed

All Day
Closing
Branches:
Ames Public Library
Description:

Ames Public Library and Bookmobile will be closed Monday, September 1.

Work aids

9:00am–11:00am
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Ames Public Library
Room: IDEA Center Scanning Station
Purpose of Meeting

Scanning clinical work aids

1st Five Consultants

9:00am–1:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Ames Public Library
Room: Study Room #3 - 2nd Floor
Purpose of Meeting

1st Five HHS consultants 1/2 day meeting.

Work aids

11:00am–1:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Ames Public Library
Room: IDEA Center Scanning Station
Purpose of Meeting

Scanning of work aids

Cady & Rosenberg

12:00pm–2:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Ames Public Library
Room: Nancy Divine Study Room - 1st Floor
Purpose of Meeting

Settlement conference

Retired Thinkers

1:00pm–3:00pm
This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Ames Public Library
Room: PEO Room
Purpose of Meeting

Discussion group

Conversation Circles: Spanish

7:00pm–8:30pm
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 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.