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Dungeons & Dragons

Sunday, February 8, 2026 at 2:00pm - 7:00pm
Meeting Room BC at Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library
Program Type:
Games
Age Group:
Adult (Ages 18+)

All adult players are welcome! Games start at 3:30pm. For help with character creation or any questions please arrive between 2:00pm and 3:30pm, walk-ins are also welcome during this time!

Library Branch: Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library
Room: Meeting Room BC
Age Group: Adult (Ages 18+)
Program Type: Games
Event Details:

All adult players are welcome! Games start at 3:30pm. For help with character creation or any questions please arrive between 2:00pm and 3:30pm, walk-ins are also welcome during this time!

Babies, toddlers, and caregivers laugh during a baby lap-sit event in the library.

Babies & Books

Monday, February 9, 2026 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Children's Program Room at Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library
Program Type:
Storytimes
Age Group:
Early Learners (Birth - Age 5)

Books, rhymes, scarves, songs, and bubbles for babies. Older siblings are welcome to attend and may bring a stuffed animal to use as their "baby."

Library Branch: Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Early Learners (Birth - Age 5)
Program Type: Storytimes
Event Details:

Books, rhymes, scarves, songs, and bubbles for babies. Older siblings are welcome to attend and may bring a stuffed animal to use as their "baby."

Babies, toddlers, and caregivers laugh during a baby lap-sit event at the library.

Babies & Books

Monday, February 9, 2026 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Children's Program Room at Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library
Program Type:
Storytimes
Age Group:
Early Learners (Birth - Age 5)

Books, rhymes, scarves, songs, and bubbles for babies. Older siblings are welcome to attend and may bring a stuffed animal to use as their "baby."

Library Branch: Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Early Learners (Birth - Age 5)
Program Type: Storytimes
Event Details:

Books, rhymes, scarves, songs, and bubbles for babies. Older siblings are welcome to attend and may bring a stuffed animal to use as their "baby."

Close up photo of a cribbage board with playing cards in the bottom right corner

Social Cribbage

Monday, February 9, 2026 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room B at Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library
Program Type:
Games
Age Group:
Adult (Ages 18+)

Bring your favorite cribbage board or use one of ours. Come for the fun!

Library Branch: Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library
Room: Meeting Room B
Age Group: Adult (Ages 18+)
Program Type: Games
Event Details:

Bring your favorite cribbage board or use one of ours. Come for the fun!

A woman's hands crocheting blue yarn with a red needle

Fiber & Friends - Teen Craft & Chat

Monday, February 9, 2026 at 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Teen Program Room at Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library
Program Type:
Craft
Age Group:
Tween & Teen (Gr. 5-12)

Drop-in and bring a craft you are working on and join fellow crafters to work on projects and get tips from other creative people. All crafts are welcome, including sewing, knitting, crocheting, scrapbooking, paper crafts, and so on.

Library Branch: Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library
Room: Teen Program Room
Age Group: Tween & Teen (Gr. 5-12)
Program Type: Craft
Event Details:

Drop-in and bring a craft you are working on and join fellow crafters to work on projects and get tips from other creative people. All crafts are welcome, including sewing, knitting, crocheting, scrapbooking, paper crafts, and so on.

Photo of a wire basket full of different colored yarn and a set of knitting needles sitting on a table with a white brick background

Craft & Chat

Monday, February 9, 2026 at 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Meeting Room B at Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library
Program Type:
Craft
Age Group:
Adult (Ages 18+)

Join fellow crafters to work on projects and get tips with other creative people. All crafts are welcome, including sewing, knitting, crocheting, scrapbooking, paper crafts and so on.

Library Branch: Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library
Room: Meeting Room B
Age Group: Adult (Ages 18+)
Program Type: Craft
Event Details:

Join fellow crafters to work on projects and get tips with other creative people. All crafts are welcome, including sewing, knitting, crocheting, scrapbooking, paper crafts and so on.

kids and caregivers are dancing to music in the Children's Program Room

Sing & Shake

Tuesday, February 10, 2026 at 9:15am - 9:45am
Children's Program Room at Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library
Program Type:
Storytimes
Age Group:
Early Learners (Birth - Age 5)

Singing, shaking, dancing, and bubbles! Adult participation is required.

Library Branch: Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Early Learners (Birth - Age 5)
Program Type: Storytimes
Event Details:

Singing, shaking, dancing, and bubbles! Adult participation is required.

kids and caregivers are dancing to music in the Children's Program Room

Sing & Shake

Tuesday, February 10, 2026 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Children's Program Room at Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library
Program Type:
Storytimes
Age Group:
Early Learners (Birth - Age 5)

Singing, shaking, dancing, and bubbles! Adult participation is required.

Library Branch: Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Early Learners (Birth - Age 5)
Program Type: Storytimes
Event Details:

Singing, shaking, dancing, and bubbles! Adult participation is required.

Book cover of Foster with a blue background and white library logo in bottom left corner

Afternoon Book Club

Tuesday, February 10, 2026 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Meeting Room C at Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library
Program Type:
Book Clubs
Age Group:
Adult (Ages 18+)

This month's selection: Foster, by Claire Keegan

Library Branch: Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library
Room: Meeting Room C
Age Group: Adult (Ages 18+)
Program Type: Book Clubs
Event Details:

This month's selection: Foster, by Claire Keegan

cover of the love report by beka and maya

Homeschool Book Club

Tuesday, February 10, 2026 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Teen Program Room at Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library
Program Type:
Book Clubs
Age Group:
Tween & Teen (Gr. 5-12)

Join us in the Teen Program Room to enjoy snacks and discuss your favorite books!

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library
Room: Teen Program Room
Age Group: Tween & Teen (Gr. 5-12)
Program Type: Book Clubs
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us in the Teen Program Room to enjoy snacks and discuss your favorite books!

Disclaimer(s)

Food Allergies

We cannot guarantee that food served at this program has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy, or other allergens.
Group of teens trading pokemon cards

Pokémon Club - 30th Anniversary Party

Tuesday, February 10, 2026 at 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Teen Program Room at Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library
Program Type:
Special Events, Games
Age Group:
Tween & Teen (Gr. 5-12)

February is Pokémon Month! Celebrate the 30th Anniversary of Pokémon by trading cards, playing the game, and testing your knowledge of all things Pokémon! 

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library
Room: Teen Program Room
Age Group: Tween & Teen (Gr. 5-12)
Program Type: Special Events, Games
Registration Required
Event Details:

February is Pokémon Month! Celebrate the 30th Anniversary of Pokémon by trading cards, playing the game, and testing your knowledge of all things Pokémon! 

Disclaimer(s)

Food Allergies

We cannot guarantee that food served at this program has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy, or other allergens.
kids and caregivers are dancing to music in the Children's Program Room

Terrace Tot Time

Wednesday, February 11, 2026 at 9:15am - 9:45am
Children's Program Room at Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library
Program Type:
Storytimes
Age Group:
Early Learners (Birth - Age 5)

A warm, welcoming experience for families with children 0–3. Join the preschool teachers from Terrace Learning Center for upbeat sessions that invite little ones to move, create, and explore.

Library Branch: Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Early Learners (Birth - Age 5)
Program Type: Storytimes
Event Details:

A warm, welcoming experience for families with children 0–3. Join the preschool teachers from Terrace Learning Center for upbeat sessions that invite little ones to move, create, and explore.

kids and caregivers are dancing to music in the Children's Program Room

Terrace Tot Time

Wednesday, February 11, 2026 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Children's Program Room at Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library
Program Type:
Storytimes
Age Group:
Early Learners (Birth - Age 5)

A warm, welcoming experience for families with children 0–3. Join the preschool teachers from Terrace Learning Center for upbeat sessions that invite little ones to move, create, and explore.

Library Branch: Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Early Learners (Birth - Age 5)
Program Type: Storytimes
Event Details:

A warm, welcoming experience for families with children 0–3. Join the preschool teachers from Terrace Learning Center for upbeat sessions that invite little ones to move, create, and explore.

sKids and caregivers are dancing to music in the Children's Program Room.

Terrace Tot Time

Wednesday, February 11, 2026 at 10:45am - 11:15am
Children's Program Room at Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library
Program Type:
Storytimes
Age Group:
Early Learners (Birth - Age 5)

A warm, welcoming experience for families with children 0–3. Join the preschool teachers from Terrace Learning Center for upbeat sessions that invite little ones to move, create, and explore.

Library Branch: Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Early Learners (Birth - Age 5)
Program Type: Storytimes
Event Details:

A warm, welcoming experience for families with children 0–3. Join the preschool teachers from Terrace Learning Center for upbeat sessions that invite little ones to move, create, and explore.

Book cover of The Bookshop Murders: Bitter Pill with a blue background and white library logo in bottom left corner

Mystery Book Club

Wednesday, February 11, 2026 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Meeting Room BC at Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library
Program Type:
Book Clubs
Age Group:
Adult (Ages 18+)

This month's selection: The Bookshop Mysteries: A Bitter Pill, by S. A. Reeves

Library Branch: Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library
Room: Meeting Room BC
Age Group: Adult (Ages 18+)
Program Type: Book Clubs
Event Details:

This month's selection: The Bookshop Mysteries: A Bitter Pill, by S. A. Reeves

Group of teens talking with each other

Northview Book Club

Wednesday, February 11, 2026 at 1:30pm - 2:00pm
Off-Site
Program Type:
Book Clubs
Age Group:
Tween & Teen (Gr. 5-12)

Sign up at Northview to join us during Flex to eat snacks and chat about what you're reading! 

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off-Site
Age Group: Tween & Teen (Gr. 5-12)
Program Type: Book Clubs
Event Details:

Sign up at Northview to join us during Flex to eat snacks and chat about what you're reading! 

Disclaimer(s)

Food Allergies

We cannot guarantee that food served at this program has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy, or other allergens.
Librarians read a picture book.

Story Time

Thursday, February 12, 2026 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Children's Program Room at Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library
Program Type:
Storytimes
Age Group:
Early Learners (Birth - Age 5)

Join us for books, songs, rhymes, fingerplays, bubbles, and more, geared toward toddlers & pre-k.

Library Branch: Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: Early Learners (Birth - Age 5)
Program Type: Storytimes
Event Details:

Join us for books, songs, rhymes, fingerplays, bubbles, and more, geared toward toddlers & pre-k.

The author next to her book with a green background and the white library logo in the bottom left corner

Virtual Author Talk: Dr. Lindsey Stewart

Thursday, February 12, 2026 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library
Program Type:
Special Events, Virtual
Age Group:
Adult (Ages 18+)

Feminist philosopher Dr.

Library Branch: Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library
Age Group: Adult (Ages 18+)
Program Type: Special Events, Virtual
Event Details:

Feminist philosopher Dr.

Photo of a wire basket full of different colored yarn and a set of knitting needles sitting on a table with a white brick background

Craft & Chat

Thursday, February 12, 2026 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Makerspace at Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library
Program Type:
Craft
Age Group:
Adult (Ages 18+)

Join fellow crafters to work on projects and get tips with other creative people. All crafts are welcome, including sewing, knitting, crocheting, scrapbooking, paper crafts and so on.

Library Branch: Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library
Room: Makerspace
Age Group: Adult (Ages 18+)
Program Type: Craft
Event Details:

Join fellow crafters to work on projects and get tips with other creative people. All crafts are welcome, including sewing, knitting, crocheting, scrapbooking, paper crafts and so on.

cover of Carve the Mark by Veronica Roth with the Ankeny Jaguars logo and the Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library logo

Northview Reading Group

Thursday, February 12, 2026 at 1:30pm - 2:00pm
Off-Site
Program Type:
Book Clubs
Age Group:
Tween & Teen (Gr. 5-12)

Sign up at Northview to join us during Flex to eat snacks and chat about this month's book, Carve the Mark by Veronica Roth.

Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off-Site
Age Group: Tween & Teen (Gr. 5-12)
Program Type: Book Clubs
Event Details:

Sign up at Northview to join us during Flex to eat snacks and chat about this month's book, Carve the Mark by Veronica Roth.

Disclaimer(s)

Food Allergies

We cannot guarantee that food served at this program has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy, or other allergens.
A group of people work on a craft.

K-5 ASAP: Creative Movement

Thursday, February 12, 2026 at 4:00pm - 4:45pm
Children's Program Room at Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library
Program Type:
Special Events
Age Group:
School-Age (Gr. K-5)

K-5 kids are invited to participate in fun and educational programming, brought to you by the After School Arts Program.

Library Branch: Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library
Room: Children's Program Room
Age Group: School-Age (Gr. K-5)
Program Type: Special Events
Event Details:

K-5 kids are invited to participate in fun and educational programming, brought to you by the After School Arts Program.

Green, yellow, and pink boba tea with blue boba pearls and blueberries on the side

Anime Club

Thursday, February 12, 2026 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Teen Program Room at Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library
Program Type:
Special Events, Meeting
Age Group:
Tween & Teen (Gr. 5-12)

Calling all anime fans! Join us in talking about anime and trying a delicious Japanese snack, Boba Tea!

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library
Room: Teen Program Room
Age Group: Tween & Teen (Gr. 5-12)
Program Type: Special Events, Meeting
Registration Required
Event Details:

Calling all anime fans! Join us in talking about anime and trying a delicious Japanese snack, Boba Tea!

Disclaimer(s)

Food Allergies

We cannot guarantee that food served at this program has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy, or other allergens.
Hopeful Mama Foundation logo with a pink gradient background

Hopeful Mama Foundation Support Group

Thursday, February 12, 2026 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room C at Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library
Program Type:
Meeting
Age Group:
Adult (Ages 18+)

Emily Patel’s experience with infertility started when she was 25 years old and diagnosed with Premature Ovarian Failure.

Library Branch: Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library
Room: Meeting Room C
Age Group: Adult (Ages 18+)
Program Type: Meeting
Event Details:

Emily Patel’s experience with infertility started when she was 25 years old and diagnosed with Premature Ovarian Failure.

Photo of a chess board with a hand moving a pawn

Social Chess

Thursday, February 12, 2026 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Meeting Room B at Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library
Program Type:
Games
Age Group:
All Ages, Tween & Teen (Gr. 5-12), Adult (Ages 18+)

The purpose of this program is to promote the magnificent game of chess in Ankeny by bringing players of all ages and skill levels together at the library for a relaxing and informal evening of chess.

Library Branch: Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library
Room: Meeting Room B
Age Group: All Ages, Tween & Teen (Gr. 5-12), Adult (Ages 18+)
Program Type: Games
Event Details:

The purpose of this program is to promote the magnificent game of chess in Ankeny by bringing players of all ages and skill levels together at the library for a relaxing and informal evening of chess.