Small Talk Reading List: Week 10
Food and Eating
0-6 Months:
Eating the Rainbow by Star Bright Books
Each page in this book features a different baby eating a different type of food. This would be a great book to introduce foods to your baby, and for the baby to see that other babies are eating these foods too.
Let’s Eat! by Tina Jo Breindel
his board book is actually a…
After a national recruitment, the Ames Public Library Board of Trustees has named Iowa native Sheila Schofer as the new director of the Ames Public Library. Schofer, who has worked for the Brooklyn, N.Y., library system for more than 20 years, will begin her tenure in Ames on May 31.
“We are delighted to welcome Sheila to this leadership role in Ames,” said Charles Glatz, Library Board President. “We are confident her previous experience and commitment to community-wide collaboration will…
Records Retention Policy
Section: Administration
Approved: 3/19/2009
Reviewed: 3/17/2011
Revised: 4/19/2012, 10/24/2013, 3/17/2016, 3/28/2019, 4/21/2022
Library records consist of information documented in performance of the Library’s official business. The Records Retention Policy exists in order to:
provide appropriate records to staff and the public;
comply with laws on privacy, confidentiality, and open…
by Cathy Cooney
I think most of us associate November with election season, which may leave you wondering why I’m writing about it in June. The filing deadlines for candidates come much earlier than the election itself, so those interested in running for office need to think ahead. In fact, the filing period for the fall election on November 7, 2023 is August 28 to September 21.
The upcoming November election will include several school board directors, DMACC board members, city council…
Display and Exhibit Spaces Policy
Section: Library Resources
Approved: 5/21/2009
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Revised: 10/21/2010, 03/21/2013, 08/21/2014, 09/17/2015, 03/23/2017, 09/17/2020, 8/18/2022
Ames Public Library offers display and exhibit spaces to connect Library visitors to the world of ideas.
Materials displayed or distributed in the Library do not constitute Library endorsement of the ideas, issues, or events promoted by…
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Small Talk Reading List: Week 4
Songs, Rhymes, and Fingerplays
0-6 Months:
The Itsy Bitsy Spider by John Reasoner
Cute book that shows the itsy bitsy spider song. Features cute illustrations with a friendly spider. There are very colorful and playful illustrations that young eyes would love to admire
Hickory Dickory Dock by Charles Reasoner
Short book that…
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Strategic Plan
About the Strategic Plan
In the fall of 2019, Ames Public Library staff began a year-long process of developing a Strategic Plan to guide us through the next several years. We gathered staff and community input, analyzed data, reviewed library best practices, and looked at overall societal trends.
Although the pandemic has forced us to think creatively about how we connect and serve our…
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