Gather (in person or online) for casual conversations in Chinese. Chat in your native language or get comfortable speaking in another language.
Bring your pre-walker to the Library for stories, songs, and baby sign language. Join with other caregivers and older siblings for 20 minutes of fun and learning. Feel free to bring a stuffed animal or doll for the older sibling to learn along with you. Babies and caregivers are welcome to stay and play after the event!
A vividly illustrated family memoir told in two voices, father and daughter, The Art of Being a Stranger explores the impact of displacement and historical memory across generations. Karen Bermann is professor emerita of architecture at Iowa State University. She worked on sweat equity rehabilitation in her native New York and taught first-year design in Ames and fourth-year design in Rome, where she now lives.
Hear from Susan Benner, who has worked with the immigrant community in Ames for 20 years.
A Reiman Gardens holiday tradition is back! Visitors of all ages will be enchanted by the RG Express Train from Sat., Nov. 8, 2025, through Sun., Jan. 18, 2026. This detailed garden scale display was created by Applied Imagination, an internationally recognized company whose train displays merge botanical design and architecture.
Families are invited to enjoy a short storytime and get hands-on with a fun related STEM activity for all ages! Farwell T. Brown Auditorium
The Farm House Museum, the oldest building on the campus of Iowa State University, is now decked for the holidays with the opening of its latest exhibition, Yuletide: Glad Tidings. The exhibition will continue through December 18, 2025.
Staff from Optimae Life Services will be available in the Library to connect visitors with resources for mental health, home health, and community integration services.
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!
Sign up your team (or yourself) to play ten rounds of trivia covering a range of topics from nature to sports and everything in between. Bring your own snacks and beverages and compete for silly prizes and bragging rights. The room opens at 6:30 p.m., trivia starts promptly at 7 p.m.