Permanent Artwork
Front Courtyard
A World To Teach, 1999
Jane Dedecker
Cast bronze
Donated by Mr. and Mrs. Michael Gartner in memory of their son, Christopher, 1999.
Literary Grounds
Kaleidoscope, 1999
Julie Flemmer-Stratton
Stained glass
Crafted by the Stained Glass Store of Des Moines –donated in honor of Ames resident Jane Johnson by her children.
Youth Services Area
Cover to Cover, 2016
Tim Read
Pencil drawings transferred to digital graphics, then colorized and reproduced as vinyl decals to form an 86 ft. wall mural.
Commissioned by the Ames Public Library Friends Foundation.
WOW Wall
Grand Staircase
Title, 2016
Marny Buck / Jill Guffy
Quilted panels
Dale H. Ross Boardroom
Invocation, 2010
Barbara Walton
Microcrystalline wax and oil paint on canvas
Acquired by APL Art Committee in 2016.
Rotary Room
Untitled, 2017
Eric Sealine
Enameled glass
Donated by Shirley J. Wood in 2017.
Gallery
Deserted House, Highway 20
Mary Lou Wright
Watercolor
Donated by Pat and Judy Kavanaugh in 2017.
G. M. & O., Carlinville, IL
Mary Lou Wright
Watercolor
Donated by Pat and Judy Kavanaugh in 2017.
Heritage Room
Girl with Book, 1971
Isabelle Bloom
Cast concrete with mosaic chips of blue and yellow Venetian glass
Commissioned in memory of Letha Davidson, Library Director from 1929-1963, who passed away in 1968.
School of Emmy Zweybrück-Prochaska, Vienna, 1900s
Helli Fritz
Lithograph reproduction
Formerly a one-piece mural, donated by the LouiseCrawford Elementary School PTO when the school closed in 2001. For ease of transport and hanging, the original work was divided into two pieces, and subsequently framed.
Adult Services, West-facing Wall
Farwell T. Brown Collection, 1860-1990
Photography
From the archives of Farwell T. Brown. Find the complete collection at www.amespl.org
Nilsson Study Room, Adult Services
Untitled
Elisa Racelis Boughner
Oil on canvas
Donated by the family of Lisa Fawcett Nilsson.