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Ames Public Library
515 Douglas Avenue
Ames, IA 50010
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Upcoming Events

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Jun-Aug 2025

Summer Reading Challenge 2025

All Day 6/1 - 8/24
Family, Teens, Adults
This event is in the "Family" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
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Jun-Aug 2025

Summer Reading Challenge 2025

All Day 6/1 - 8/24
Library Branch: Ames Public Library
Room: Ames Public Library
Age Group: Family, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Summer at the Library
Program Details:

 

LEVEL UP your summer fun with Ames Public Library!

Do you love free stuff? Are you between the ages of 0 and 120?


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.

This event is in the "Adults" group.
Jun 2
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29
2025

Juneteenth Exhibit

All Day 6/2 - 6/29
Adults
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Jun 2
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29
2025

Juneteenth Exhibit

All Day 6/2 - 6/29
Library Branch: Ames Public Library
Room: Vestibule
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Exhibit
Program Details:

Stop by the Library and participating businesses in Downtown Ames to see posters featuring local and national African American history. 

Bring your completed scavenger hunt card to the Library's Welcome Desk for a free prize!


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.

This event is in the "Adults" group.
Jun 7 2025 Sat

COA Iowa Human Relations Commission Meetup

9:00am - 4:00pm
Adults
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Jun 7 2025 Sat

COA Iowa Human Relations Commission Meetup

9:00am - 4:00pm
Library Branch: Ames Public Library
Room: Rotary Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Meetup


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.

This event is in the "Family" group.
Jun 7 2025 Sat

Family Storytime

10:30am - 11:00am
Family
This event is in the "Family" group.
Jun 7 2025 Sat

Family Storytime

10:30am - 11:00am
Library Branch: Ames Public Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Storytime
Program Details:

 

Children of all ages and their grown-ups are invited to this storytime to build listening, language, and literacy skills through music, movement, song and action rhymes. Each week will feature a new theme.

 


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.

This event is in the "Adults" group.
Jun 7 2025 Sat

Genealogy Help

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Adults
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Jun 7 2025 Sat

Genealogy Help

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Library Branch: Ames Public Library
Room: Danfoss Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: History/Genealogy
Program Details:

Run into a brick wall? Not sure where to start researching your roots? 

Stop by this meetup of local genealogists to get help with research, software and writing your family story.

 


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.

This event is in the "Adults" group.
Jun 7 2025 Sat

Conversation Circles: Russian

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Adults
Cancelled
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Jun 7 2025 Sat

Cancelled

Conversation Circles: Russian

3:00pm - 4:00pm
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.

This event is in the "Adults" group.
Jun 7 2025 Sat

Conversation Circles: French

4:00pm - 5:30pm
Adults
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Jun 7 2025 Sat

Conversation Circles: French

4:00pm - 5:30pm
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.

This event is in the "Family" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
Jun 8 2025 Sun

Pokémon Club

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Family, Teens
This event is in the "Family" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
Jun 8 2025 Sun

Pokémon Club

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Library Branch: Ames Public Library
Room: Farwell T. Brown Auditorium
Age Group: Family, Teens
Program Type: Class/Workshop, Meetup
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.

This event is in the "Family" group.
Jun 9 2025 Mon

Toddler Storytime

10:30am - 11:00am
Family
This event is in the "Family" group.
Jun 9 2025 Mon

Toddler Storytime

10:30am - 11:00am
Library Branch: Ames Public Library
Room: Storytime Room
Age Group: Family
Program Type: Storytime
Program Details:

 

Families with toddlers are invited for a storytime filled with music, stories, and fun! Mondays and Wednesdays are the same presentation.

 


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.

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