Name: Social Bridge
Start: 2025-01-20T13:00:00-06:00
End: 2025-01-20T15:00:00-06:00
Location: Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library

Photo of hands shuffling a deck of cards

Social Bridge

Monday, January 20, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm

Meeting Room B at Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library

Program Type:

Games

Age Group:

Adult (Ages 18+)

Event Details:

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...

Open

Required

Open

Library Branch: Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library

Room: Meeting Room B

Age Group: Adult (Ages 18+)

Program Type: Games

Required

Seats Remaining: 40

Event Details:

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.

Photo of colored pencils in a green cup against a white background

Coloring @ Uptown Garage Brewing Co.

Monday, January 20, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Off-Site

Program Type:

Craft

Age Group:

All Ages

Event Details:

Join us at Uptown Garage Brewing Company to experience the stress-reducing benefits and creative self-discovery of adult coloring. Supplies will be provided, but feel free to...

Offsite Event

Library Branch: Off-Site

Age Group: All Ages

Program Type: Craft

Event Details:

Join us at Uptown Garage Brewing Company to experience the stress-reducing benefits and creative self-discovery of adult coloring. Supplies will be provided, but feel free to bring your own coloring utensils and prints if you prefer.

Zoning Board of Adjustment

Wednesday, January 22, 2025 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm

Council Chambers at Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library

This is not a library sponsored event.

Library Branch: Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library

Room: Council Chambers

Plan and Zoning Commission

Wednesday, January 22, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Council Chambers at Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library

This is not a library sponsored event.

Library Branch: Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library

Room: Council Chambers

Photo of a chess board with a hand moving a pawn

Social Chess

Thursday, January 23, 2025 at 6:00pm - 9:00pm

Makerspace (Full Room) at Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library

Program Type:

Games

Age Group:

All Ages, Tween & Teen (Gr. 4-12), Adult (Ages 18+)

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 inform...

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.

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

Social Cribbage

Monday, January 27, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm

Meeting Room B at Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library

Program Type:

Games

Age Group:

Adult (Ages 18+)

Event Details:

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!

Social Bridge

Monday, February 3, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm

Meeting Room B at Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library

Program Type:

Games

Age Group:

Adult (Ages 18+)

Event Details:

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...

Open

Required

Open

Library Branch: Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library

Room: Meeting Room B

Age Group: Adult (Ages 18+)

Program Type: Games

Required

Seats Remaining: 40

Event Details:

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.

Chair Yoga

Tuesday, February 4, 2025 at 9:30am - 10:30am

Meeting Room A at Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library

Program Type:

, Special Events

Age Group:

Adult (Ages 18+)

Event Details:

Kerry Walter-Ashby will lead you in a chair yoga class. Chair yoga is a general term for practices that modify yoga poses so they can be done while seated in a chair. Thes...

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.

Plan and Zoning Commission

Tuesday, February 4, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Council Chambers at Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library

This is not a library sponsored event.

Library Branch: Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library

Room: Council Chambers

A pile of playing cards, all black suites

Social Canasta

Wednesday, February 5, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm

Meeting Room B at Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library

Program Type:

Games

Age Group:

Adult (Ages 18+)

Event Details:

Canasta is a card game of the rummy family, invented in Uruguay in 1939 that quickly took the world by storm and became an American craze through the 50’s, 60’s, and 70’s. If...

Library Branch: Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library

Room: Meeting Room B

Age Group: Adult (Ages 18+)

Program Type: Games

Event Details:

Canasta is a card game of the rummy family, invented in Uruguay in 1939 that quickly took the world by storm and became an American craze through the 50’s, 60’s, and 70’s. If you haven’t played in several years or missed out on the craze ent

Chair Yoga

Thursday, February 6, 2025 at 9:30am - 10:30am

Meeting Room A at Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library

Program Type:

, Special Events

Age Group:

Adult (Ages 18+)

Event Details:

Kerry Walter-Ashby will lead you in a chair yoga class. Chair yoga is a general term for practices that modify yoga poses so they can be done while seated in a chair. Thes...

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, February 6, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm

Meeting Room A at Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library

Program Type:

Workshop, Writing

Age Group:

Adult (Ages 18+)

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.

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, February 7, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm

Meeting Room BC at Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library

Program Type:

Meeting

Age Group:

Adult (Ages 18+)

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 que...

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

Social Cribbage

Monday, February 10, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm

Meeting Room B at Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library

Program Type:

Games

Age Group:

Adult (Ages 18+)

Event Details:

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!

Craft & Chat

Thursday, February 13, 2025 at 10:45am - 11:45am

Makerspace (Full Room) at Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library

Program Type:

Craft

Age Group:

Adult (Ages 18+)

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 ...

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.

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 13, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm

Makerspace (Full Room) at Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library

Program Type:

Craft

Age Group:

Adult (Ages 18+)

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 ...

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.

Social Bridge

Monday, February 17, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm

Meeting Room B at Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library

Program Type:

Games

Age Group:

Adult (Ages 18+)

Event Details:

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...

Open

Required

Open

Library Branch: Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library

Room: Meeting Room B

Age Group: Adult (Ages 18+)

Program Type: Games

Required

Seats Remaining: 40

Event Details:

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.

Coloring @ Uptown Garage Brewing Co.

Monday, February 17, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Off-Site

Program Type:

Craft

Age Group:

All Ages

Event Details:

Join us at Uptown Garage Brewing Company to experience the stress-reducing benefits and creative self-discovery of adult coloring. Supplies will be provided, but feel free to...

Offsite Event

Library Branch: Off-Site

Age Group: All Ages

Program Type: Craft

Event Details:

Join us at Uptown Garage Brewing Company to experience the stress-reducing benefits and creative self-discovery of adult coloring. Supplies will be provided, but feel free to bring your own coloring utensils and prints if you prefer.

Plan and Zoning Commission

Tuesday, February 18, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Council Chambers at Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library

This is not a library sponsored event.

Library Branch: Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library

Room: Council Chambers

Social Canasta

Wednesday, February 19, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm

Meeting Room B at Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library

Program Type:

Games

Age Group:

Adult (Ages 18+)

Event Details:

Canasta is a card game of the rummy family, invented in Uruguay in 1939 that quickly took the world by storm and became an American craze through the 50’s, 60’s, and 70’s. If...

Library Branch: Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library

Room: Meeting Room B

Age Group: Adult (Ages 18+)

Program Type: Games

Event Details:

Canasta is a card game of the rummy family, invented in Uruguay in 1939 that quickly took the world by storm and became an American craze through the 50’s, 60’s, and 70’s. If you haven’t played in several years or missed out on the craze ent

Write on Thursdays

Thursday, February 20, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm

Meeting Room A at Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library

Program Type:

Workshop, Writing

Age Group:

Adult (Ages 18+)

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.

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 Cribbage

Monday, February 24, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm

Meeting Room B at Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library

Program Type:

Games

Age Group:

Adult (Ages 18+)

Event Details:

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!

Social Bridge

Monday, March 3, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm

Meeting Room B at Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library

Program Type:

Games

Age Group:

Adult (Ages 18+)

Event Details:

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...

Open

Required

Open

Library Branch: Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library

Room: Meeting Room B

Age Group: Adult (Ages 18+)

Program Type: Games

Required

Seats Remaining: 40

Event Details:

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.

Chair Yoga

Tuesday, March 4, 2025 at 9:30am - 10:30am

Meeting Room A at Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library

Program Type:

, Special Events

Age Group:

Adult (Ages 18+)

Event Details:

Kerry Walter-Ashby will lead you in a chair yoga class. Chair yoga is a general term for practices that modify yoga poses so they can be done while seated in a chair. Thes...

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.

Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library

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