Storybook S.T.E.M. – Ames Public Library
Ames Public Library 515 Douglas Ave, Ames, IA, United StatesFamilies are invited to enjoy a short storytime and get hands-on with a fun related STEM activity for all ages!
Families are invited to enjoy a short storytime and get hands-on with a fun related STEM activity for all ages!
America 250: Prairie, Plows, and the People’s College will honor the key people, moments and experiences that have been centered within the Farm House Museum, campus’ first building. This exhibition will explore America’s 250th through 250 primary source objects from honoring the land of the original Indigenous people to the plowing of the prairie, campus development and the fostering of generations of democratic and innovative citizens.
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.
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!
Stop by the Teen Space or Youth Services Desk to let us know if you need a copy of the next book.
This Month: White Bird: A Wonder Story (graphic novel) by R. J. Palacio and the 2023 movie (MPAA rating PG-13)
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.
Gather (in person or online) for casual conversations in French. Chat in your native language or get comfortable speaking in another language.
Gather (in person or online) for casual conversations in Russian. Chat in your native language or get comfortable speaking in another language.
Gather (in person or online) for casual conversations in French. Chat in your native language or get comfortable speaking in another language.
Calling all school-aged Poké-Kids! Come learn how to play the Pokémon Trading Card Game and use a Library-supplied deck to battle other players. You can bring your decks to talk and strategize with other players, but card trading will not be allowed.
When the class gets lost on the way to the planetarium, Ms. Frizzle saves the day by blasting into outer space for an epic interplanetary field trip!