Name: Chair Yoga
Start: 2026-01-01T09:30:00-06:00
End: 2026-01-01T10:30:00-06:00
Location: Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library

Closing Early for New Years Eve

Wednesday, December 31, 2025 at 5:00pm - 9:15pm

Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library, Off-Site

Closing

Branches:

Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library, Off-Site

Closed for New Years

All Day

Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library, Off-Site

Closing

Branches:

Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library, Off-Site

Chair Yoga

Thursday, January 1, 2026 at 9:30am - 10:30am

Meeting Room A at Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library

Program Type:

, Special Events

Age Group:

Adult (Ages 18+)

Kerry Walter-Ashby will lead you in a chair yoga class.

Library Branch: Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library

Room: Meeting Room A

Age Group: Adult (Ages 18+)

Program Type: , Special Events

Event Details:

Kerry Walter-Ashby will lead you in a chair yoga class.

Photo taken from above of someone at a desk writing in a notebook with coffee, a laptop glasses and photos

Write on Thursdays

Thursday, January 1, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm

Meeting Room A at Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library

Program Type:

Workshop, Writing

Age Group:

Adult (Ages 18+)

Join us for our new writer's workshop! Come and share your own work, get advice from others and make connections with other local authors.

Library Branch: Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library

Room: Meeting Room A

Age Group: Adult (Ages 18+)

Program Type: Workshop, Writing

Event Details:

Join us for our new writer's workshop! Come and share your own work, get advice from others and make connections with other local authors.

Photo of people sitting in chairs in a circle in a white room

Alzheimer's Caregiver Support Group

Friday, January 2, 2026 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm

Meeting Room BC at Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library

Program Type:

Meeting

Age Group:

Adult (Ages 18+)

Support group meetings are a family caregiver's opportunity to learn more about Alzheimer's disease and care-giving from peers who have had similar experiences or have the same questions and concerns

Open

Required

Open

Library Branch: Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library

Room: Meeting Room BC

Age Group: Adult (Ages 18+)

Program Type: Meeting

Required

Seats Remaining: 75

Event Details:

Support group meetings are a family caregiver's opportunity to learn more about Alzheimer's disease and care-giving from peers who have had similar experiences or have the same questions and concerns

Dungeons & Dragons

Sunday, January 4, 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!

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

Fabric & Friends - Teen Craft & Chat

Monday, January 5, 2026 at 5:00pm - 7:30pm

Teen Program Room at Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library

Program Type:

Craft

Age Group:

Tween & Teen (Gr. 4-12)

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. 4-12)

Program Type: Craft

Event Details:

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, January 5, 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.

Chair Yoga

Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at 9:30am - 10:30am

Meeting Room A at Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library

Program Type:

, Special Events

Age Group:

Adult (Ages 18+)

Kerry Walter-Ashby will lead you in a chair yoga class.

Library Branch: Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library

Room: Meeting Room A

Age Group: Adult (Ages 18+)

Program Type: , Special Events

Event Details:

Kerry Walter-Ashby will lead you in a chair yoga class.

Craft & Chat

Thursday, January 8, 2026 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm

Makerspace (Full Room) 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 (Full Room)

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.

Hopeful Mama Foundation Support Group

Thursday, January 8, 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, January 8, 2026 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Makerspace (Full Room) at Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library

Program Type:

Games

Age Group:

All Ages, Tween & Teen (Gr. 4-12), 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: Makerspace (Full Room)

Age Group: All Ages, Tween & Teen (Gr. 4-12), 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.

Dungeons & Dragons

Sunday, January 11, 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!

Fabric & Friends - Teen Craft & Chat

Monday, January 12, 2026 at 5:00pm - 7:30pm

Teen Program Room at Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library

Program Type:

Craft

Age Group:

Tween & Teen (Gr. 4-12)

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. 4-12)

Program Type: Craft

Event Details:

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.

Craft & Chat

Monday, January 12, 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.

Write on Thursdays

Thursday, January 15, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm

Meeting Room A at Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library

Program Type:

Workshop, Writing

Age Group:

Adult (Ages 18+)

Join us for our new writer's workshop! Come and share your own work, get advice from others and make connections with other local authors.

Library Branch: Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library

Room: Meeting Room A

Age Group: Adult (Ages 18+)

Program Type: Workshop, Writing

Event Details:

Join us for our new writer's workshop! Come and share your own work, get advice from others and make connections with other local authors.

Social Chess

Thursday, January 15, 2026 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Makerspace (Full Room) at Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library

Program Type:

Games

Age Group:

All Ages, Tween & Teen (Gr. 4-12), 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: Makerspace (Full Room)

Age Group: All Ages, Tween & Teen (Gr. 4-12), 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.

Dungeons & Dragons

Sunday, January 18, 2026 at 2:00pm - 7:00pm

Meeting Room BC at Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library

Program Type:

Games

Age Group:

Adult (Ages 18+)

Thursday, January 29, 2026 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Makerspace (Full Room) at Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library

Program Type:

Games

Age Group:

All Ages, Tween & Teen (Gr. 4-12), 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: Makerspace (Full Room)

Age Group: All Ages, Tween & Teen (Gr. 4-12), 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.

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