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Social Chess

Thursday, May 14, 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.

Group of teens talking around a table in a library with the ankeny hawks logo and the ankeny kirkendall public library logo

Southview Book Club

Friday, May 15, 2026 at 1:30pm - 2:00pm
Off-Site
Program Type:
Book Clubs
Age Group:
Tween & Teen (Gr. 5-12)

Sign up at Southview 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 Southview 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.
Dungeons and Dragon Game Board

Dungeons & Dragons

Sunday, May 17, 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!

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Craft & Chat

Monday, May 18, 2026 at 6:30pm - 8:30pm
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.

Group of teens talking around a table in a library with the ankeny jaguars logo and the ankeny kirkendall public library logo

WIN Wednesdays at Prairie Ridge

Wednesday, May 20, 2026 at 8:30am - 9:00am
Off-Site
Program Type:
Book Clubs, Craft
Age Group:
Tween & Teen (Gr. 5-12)

Sign up for WIN in Mrs. Mertz classroom to make a fun craft, enjoy a snack, and talk about your favorite books!

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

Sign up for WIN in Mrs. Mertz classroom to make a fun craft, enjoy a snack, and talk about 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.
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Prairie Ridge Book Club

Wednesday, May 20, 2026 at 3:45pm - 4:45pm
Off-Site
Program Type:
Book Clubs, Craft
Age Group:
Tween & Teen (Gr. 5-12)

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! 

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

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! 

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 talking around a table in a library with the ankeny jaguars logo and the ankeny kirkendall public library logo

ACHS Book Club

Thursday, May 21, 2026 at 7:45am - 8:15am
Off-Site
Program Type:
Book Clubs
Age Group:
Tween & Teen (Gr. 5-12)

Join us before school in room 2405 (Mrs. Eklund's Classroom) to enjoy snacks and discuss this month's book club book! You can pick up copies of our book from Mrs. Eklund!

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

Join us before school in room 2405 (Mrs. Eklund's Classroom) to enjoy snacks and discuss this month's book club book! You can pick up copies of our book from Mrs. Eklund!

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.

Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library Board of Trustees Meeting

Thursday, May 21, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Council Chambers at Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library
Program Type:
Meeting
Age Group:
All Ages
Library Branch: Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library
Room: Council Chambers
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Meeting
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Write on Thursdays

Thursday, May 21, 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. 

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Social Chess

Thursday, May 21, 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.

cover of shield of sparrows by devney perry and the ankeny kirkendall public library logo and the friends of the ankeny library logo

Young Adult Book Club

Thursday, May 21, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Off-Site
Program Type:
Book Clubs
Age Group:
Tween & Teen (Gr. 5-12), Adult (Ages 18+)

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.

Open
Registration Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Off-Site
Age Group: Tween & Teen (Gr. 5-12), Adult (Ages 18+)
Program Type: Book Clubs
Registration Required
Event Details:

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.

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.
Rows of bagels with the ankeny kirkendall public library logo

Books & Bagels (Ankeny Centennial High School)

Friday, May 22, 2026 at 7:45am - 8:15am
Off-Site
Program Type:
Book Clubs
Age Group:
Tween & Teen (Gr. 5-12)

Join us before school in the library to eat bagels (or other breakfast pastries) 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:

Join us before school in the library to eat bagels (or other breakfast pastries) 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.
Dungeons and Dragon Game Board

Dungeons & Dragons

Sunday, May 24, 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!

Library Closed - Memorial Day

All Day
Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library
Closing
Branches:
Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library
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Social Cribbage

Monday, May 25, 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!

Cancelled
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-English Conversation Circle

Monday, May 25, 2026 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Conference Room A at Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library
Program Type:
Bilingual
Age Group:
Adult (Ages 18+)

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

Cancelled
Library Branch: Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library
Room: Conference Room A
Age Group: Adult (Ages 18+)
Program Type: Bilingual
Event Details:

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

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, May 25, 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.

Cancelled
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.

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Social Chess

Thursday, May 28, 2026 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Makerspace 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: Makerspace
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.

Dungeons and Dragon Game Board

Dungeons & Dragons

Sunday, May 31, 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!

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, June 1, 2026 at 6:30pm - 8:30pm
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.

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Chair Yoga

Tuesday, June 2, 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. 

Cancelled
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 of people doing chair yoga in a small room

Chair Yoga

Thursday, June 4, 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, June 4, 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 a chess board with a hand moving a pawn

Social Chess

Thursday, June 4, 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.