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The Bookmobile will be closed June 29-July 3. Be sure to stock up this week before the break!
06/22/2026

The Bookmobile will be closed June 29-July 3. Be sure to stock up this week before the break!

Join authors Quinlan and Quentin Riser as they share their journey to financial freedom at a Juneteenth Lecture:📆 Saturd...
06/21/2026

Join authors Quinlan and Quentin Riser as they share their journey to financial freedom at a Juneteenth Lecture:

📆 Saturday, June 27
11:30am, Auditorium

Working in finance and higher education, their individual career paths converged in writing the children's book, "Eden's Money Magic: Learning About Finances."

Financial literacy creates stability, leads to generational impacts, and creates stronger communities. Learn how to build wealth intentionally at any age to create a financial legacy for your family and beyond.

Is your home overflowing with books? 📚 You may be able to donate them to the Library!Donated books can be sold at Litera...
06/21/2026

Is your home overflowing with books? 📚 You may be able to donate them to the Library!

Donated books can be sold at Literary Grounds or in our book sales to raise money for more Library books, events, and services.

Speaking of book sales, we'll be changing from 3 book sales a year to 4 sales in 2027! That means your donated books will have even more chances to find a new home.

The next book sale is coming up July 9-12, so now's the time to clear out some old books and make room for the new! ♻️

Find out what you can donate, and how, at www.AmesPL.org/get-involved/donate

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Hey teens, take a front row seat in the ultimate showdown: book vs. movie! ⚔️Every month, we'll feature a teen book that...
06/20/2026

Hey teens, take a front row seat in the ultimate showdown: book vs. movie! ⚔️

Every month, we'll feature a teen book that's been made into a movie. Come to the book club to chat about the book and eat snacks. OR come to movie night to watch the movie version and eat snacks. OR, come to both!

📕 Book Club: 2pm
🎬 Movie: 3pm
After the movie, you can vote on your fav.

Stop by the Teen Space or Youth Services Desk to let us know if you need a copy of the next book.

🐦‍🔥 We're kicking off a whole summer of "The Hunger Games" on Friday, June 26. We'll talk about the first book and watch the 2012 movie (MPAA rating PG-13)

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Caring for someone with dementia can bring challenging moments. Ames Public Library is hosting a new Dementia Caregiver ...
06/20/2026

Caring for someone with dementia can bring challenging moments.

Ames Public Library is hosting a new Dementia Caregiver Support Group to connect with others who understand your experiences.

Join us on the third Thursday of each month, and leave with practical, confidence-building tools you can use right away.

📆 On Thursday, June 25, at 6pm we'll talk about ambiguous loss, role changes, and maintaining emotional connection.

Brighten your wardrobe at our tie dye party! 🎨👕📆 Thursday, June 251:30pm, Bandshell Park (125 E. 5th St.)The Teen Adviso...
06/19/2026

Brighten your wardrobe at our tie dye party! 🎨👕

📆 Thursday, June 25
1:30pm, Bandshell Park (125 E. 5th St.)

The Teen Advisory Group (TAG) invites all 1st-12th graders to a free tie dye party at Bandshell Park for Teen Tie Dye and this week's Kids Summer Blast.

Learn how to make different patterns and experiment with colors and designs.

We'll provide everyone with a free white bandana to dye, but participants are also welcome to bring one white cotton clothing item of their own. Color, rubber gloves, and rubber bands are provided.

Members of the Teen Advisory Group will be on hand to assist younger participants as well.

Let's get colorful! 🌈

Ames Public Library Friends Foundation

Grab your next book club book for a weekend of rainy day reading! 📚🪟🌧️Then, drop into next week's book groups at the Lib...
06/18/2026

Grab your next book club book for a weekend of rainy day reading! 📚🪟🌧️

Then, drop into next week's book groups at the Library:

🌳 Deep Roots Book Group
Tuesday, June 23, at 7pm
"Wedding of Foxes: Essays" by Katherine Larson

🗺️ View from the Margins Book Group
Wednesday, June 24, at 7pm
"Death of the Author" by Nnedi Okorafor

Celebrate the resilience of LGBTQ+ Americans with a film and discussion series putting interpersonal, intergenerational ...
06/17/2026

Celebrate the resilience of LGBTQ+ Americans with a film and discussion series putting interpersonal, intergenerational and LGBTQ+ experiences in historical context. 🏳️‍🌈

The Echoes of Resilience series continues on Tuesday, June 23, at 6pm. This week's film is about a college student whose parents enroll him in a conversion therapy program to change his sexuality.

For movie titles and more, visit https://www.AmesPL.org/event/echoes2026

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06/17/2026

Planning a visit to the Bookmobile at Fareway on Stange tonight? Make sure to follow the detour signs North - it can't be accessed via Bloomington Rd.

Family fun is at the Library! 👇On Tuesdays throughout the summer, we feature a free show filled with excitement, enterta...
06/17/2026

Family fun is at the Library! 👇

On Tuesdays throughout the summer, we feature a free show filled with excitement, entertainment, and education.

📆 This week:
Absolute Science Big Bang Bubble Show
Tuesday, June 23
10am in the Library Auditorium
Repeated at 1:30pm at Meeker Elementary School

Experience bubble amazement as Absolute Science demonstrates a variety of tricks and bubble feats. You'll be fascinated by the science behind the bubbles. 🫧🫧🫧

Pop in!

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