Reliable Sources
Working at the Ames Public Library, there are some resources we use occasionally and some we might use only once in a blue moon! Then there are resources we use almost every day! Let’s look at a couple online Library resources that you can use daily too!
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Pausing to Talk About Menopause
According to the Yale School of Medicine, 6,000 people begin menopause every day in the US; That works out to 1.3 million people each year. But while this is something that affects a large percentage of the population, it’s not something that we often talk about.
That’s why A...
Reliable Sources
Working at the Ames Public Library, there are some resources we use occasionally and some we might use only once in a blue moon! Then there are resources we use almost every day! Let’s look at a couple online Library resources that you can use daily too!
To access online Librar...
A Reading Road Trip through Iowa
Ames Public Library is proud to represent Iowa as our state’s official Center for the Book, part of a program from the Library of Congress. Each of the fifty states has an institution designated as their Center for the Book, as well as U.S. territories Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virg...
Spring Break @ Your Library
One of the things I love about working at Ames Public Library is that my job is never the same two days straight. I get to meet new people, read new books, and plan new events all the time. That variety is what makes a community library so incredibly special. If you need a vari...