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Ames Public Library
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Ames, IA 50010
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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!
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Want to get involved in the Ames community? Check out these links to local information and public input opportunities.
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City of Ames
Find more information about the City of Ames, including ways to get involved with your community, at www.cityofames.org.
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Policing in Ames: A Path Forward
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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…
Early Literacy
Children are listening and learning in every situation! The best things you can do to help your child’s brain develop is reading, writing, talking, singing and playing with them every day. By focusing on these five simple practices every day, your child will form a strong foundation on which to build when they are ready to enter school…
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Ames Public Library is closed for the safety of our visitors, staff, and community.
We are working with the City of Ames and health officials to plan for a gradual reintroduction of services.
Watch for updates as we approach mid-May.
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…
by Ellen Wanamaker
Library books are free, of course. What’s not free is the trip you take because you read about it in a library book and JUST HAD TO GO THERE.
Last spring I was feeling restless (like everyone else) and picked up a copy of Lonely Planet’s “The Vanlife Companion” by Ed Bartlett and Becky Ohlsen, a book about how to rent a camper van, and how to outfit it for epic rolling adventures. This book also features some ambitious road trip itineraries. Some of those were very cool but…
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…