More Than Monoliths: Jill Wells
Jill Wells
Artist Talk
Thursday, May 27 at 7pm, via Zoom
Iowa based artist Jill Wells is best known for her dynamic and colorful narrative paintings investigating race, history, stereotypes, accessibility and the human condition.
Born in 1980 in Des Moines, Iowa, Wells was raised in Indianola, Iowa. She studied at Drake University (BFA 2005). An award-winning painter, Wells has been…
Teens
Teen Space
Did you know there's a room in the Library just for teens? Hang out, play some games, or do some reading in the Teen Space.
The Teen Space is open:
Monday-Thursday: 4-8pm
Friday: 4-6pm
Saturday: 1-6pm
Sunday: 1-5
Teen Advisory Group
The Teen Advisory Group (TAG) helps the Library plan…
Small Talk Reading List: Week 2
Body Awareness, Clothes, Getting Dressed
0-6 Months:
Clothes
Great book to help children learn words of the different clothing items. Each page is a colorful picture of a new clothing item.
Noses are Not for Picking by Elizabeth Verdick This is a great book about all of the different things that noses are able to do, and how they should not be…
Celebrate the Holidays with the Library
Get some holiday shopping done at the Library, spend time together at our holiday events, or get recommendations for great gift books!
Books that Make Great Gifts
Fiction Books
Mysteries…
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Running for Office
Are you thinking of running for an elected office?
These websites and information can help you get started!
Filing Deadlines & Information
The candidate filing period for city and school offices begins on Monday, August 28th .
City candidates file with the city clerk.
School candidates file with…
Ames Public Library has entered into a new Strategic Plan.
The process of creating this plan began in the fall of 2019. Library staff gathered community input, analyzed data, reviewed library best practices, and looked at overall societal trends.
“Our goal was to have an open and inclusive process,” said Ames Public Library Director Sheila Schofer. Library staff read the results of 1,000 completed surveys, held staff and board input sessions, and hosted six community stakeholder…
Join Ames Public Library for free special activities and a reading challenge for all ages this summer!
Everyone from babies to adults can earn prizes just for tracking their reading in the Summer Reading Challenge. Pick up a game board or sign up online starting June 1.
Once again this summer, children and teens can eat a nutritious free lunch at Ames Public Library. Lunch is available weekdays form Monday, June 5, through Friday, August 18 (except July 4).
Check the Library's calendar for…
by Megan Klein-Hewett
The acclaimed American author, Willa Cather, would have been 150 years old on December 7, 2023. On February 28, from 7-8 pm, join the Ames Writers Collective, the National Willa Cather Center, and Ames Public Library to honor Cather’s great life and works in the Library’s Auditorium, or on Zoom.
Some of Cather’s most popular works, like “My Antonia” and “O Pioneers!” were heavily influenced by her time spent in Red Cloud, Nebraska, now the home…
by Danielle Ziegler
Yesterday was Martin Luther King Jr. Day and here are some books for you and your kids to read! But wait. Why would I write an article about books to read with your children about Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, and publish it the day after? Simply put, reading diverse books and thinking about antiracism are activities that should happen all year long, not just in January. This is one very small way that we can carry on Dr. King’s work throughout the year…