Library Notes

by Sheila Schofer

For the last several years the Ames Public Library has partnered with Iowa State University on its programming for First Amendment Days, a weeklong celebration of our First Amendment freedoms – religion, speech, press, assembly, petition. 

Now in its 24th year, ...

Spring cleaning always brings surprises. While sorting through a stack of boxes left behind as my kids launch out of the house, I uncovered a familiar stack of children’s poetry collections by Jack Prelutsky. The fun covers and whimsical titles instantly brought back memorie...

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...

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...

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...