Event List

Motivate Dance will stop by to offer a free demo class of their Mini & Me session! This dance class is geared towards ages 1-3 but all ages are welcome! No registration required. 

Sign up at Southview to join us during Flex to eat snacks and chat about this month's book, The Book Thief by Markus Zusak!&

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!

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

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.

Monthly meeting for the Ankeny Genealogy Chapter. Come prepared to share what you have discovered about your family tree at this participatory meeting!

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.

Tom D. Crouch, a Smithsonian veteran of almost 45 years, paints a robust picture of a unique American establishment and its lasting legacies in his book Smithson’s Gamble.

Do you like reading graphic novels? This club is for you! Join us for fun activities and to talk about Drama by Raina Telgemeier. Didn’t finish the book?

Join us during WIN in Mrs. Mertz classroom to do a literacy related craft and talk about books that you are interested in!

Are you a Prairie Ridge student and love to read? Then join us after school in the library to talk about your favorite books, enjoy a delicious snack, and do a fun craft! 

Join us before school in room 2405 (Mrs.

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.

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.

Love chatting with fellow bookworms while supporting a local business? Then check out Young Adult Book Club! Open to teens and adults, this book club meets monthly at Smokey Row and reads a variety of young adult and new adult books.

Join us before school in the library to eat bagels (or other breakfast pastries) and chat about what you're reading!

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!

Join us before school to eat bagels (or other breakfast pastries) and chat about what you're reading!

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."

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."

What is fun, stimulating, and a great way to meet new friends? 

If you are new to the game or a little rusty after years without a fourth, this is the perfect place for you.

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.

Maker Monday is a monthly program for teens to learn more about using the makerspace and utilizing their own creativity to build and create unique items by hand. This month we will be learning how to make planters out of recycled pop bottles!

This volunteer-led program offers English language learners the opportunity to practice their conversational English in a relaxed, fun way to: