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Show off your driving skills and enjoy some snacks while playing in the Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library Mario Kart Tournament! This bracketed tournament will give each competitor multiple opportunities to win and advance in the bracket.

In a delicious blend of cultural criticism and personal narrative that explores our cognitive biases and the power, disadvantages, and highlights of magical thinking, Amanda Montell now turns her erudite eye to the inner workings of the

Join us for an exciting evening of board games! Whether you are a seasoned pro or a curious newcomer, you are invited to participate in a friendly competition. Snacks and games provided. Open to tweens and teens.

You’re writing a book (or thinking about it), but what happens next?

Join us for this enlightening presentation with Smithsonian curator Sabrina Sholts as she talks about how the very fact of being human increases our pandemic risks—and gives us the power to save ourselves. 

Do you like to read and talk about books? Join our book club for tweens and teens!

You’re invited to a riveting conversation with bestselling author Waubgeshig Rice to chat about his newest book Moon of the Turning Leaves, the hotly anticipated sequel to the bestselling novel Moon of the Crusted Snow.

Do you have a passion for books and planning fun library events? Are you looking for leadership opportunities? Do you need Silver Cord hours? Join us in the Teen Program Room to participate in our Teen Advisory Group!