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Fiber & Friends - Teen Craft & Chat

Monday, March 16, 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, March 16, 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.

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

Fiber & Friends - Teen Craft & Chat

Monday, March 23, 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, March 23, 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.

Colorful papeles picados with the Ankeny Jaguars logo and the Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library logo

WIN Wednesdays at Prairie Ridge

Wednesday, March 25, 2026 at 8:30am - 9:00am
Off-Site
Program Type:
Book Clubs, Craft
Age Group:
Tween & Teen (Gr. 5-12)

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

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

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

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.
Plate of cookies with the Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library logo

Prairie Ridge Book Club

Wednesday, March 25, 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?

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?

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.

Craft & Chat

Thursday, March 26, 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.

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

Fiber & Friends - Teen Craft & Chat

Monday, March 30, 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, March 30, 2026 at 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Meeting Room BC 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 BC
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.

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

Fiber & Friends - Teen Craft & Chat

Monday, April 6, 2026 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
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.

Hands drawing comics and the Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library logo

Maker Monday - Zines and Comics with ASAP

Monday, April 6, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Teen Program Room at Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library
Program Type:
Special Events, Workshop, Craft
Age Group:
Tween & Teen (Gr. 5-12)

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 Zines and Comics with ASAP!

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

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 Zines and Comics with ASAP!

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.
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, April 6, 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.

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

Northview Book Club

Wednesday, April 8, 2026 at 1:30pm - 2:00pm
Off-Site
Program Type:
Book Clubs, Craft
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, Craft
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.

Craft & Chat

Thursday, April 9, 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.

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

Fiber & Friends - Teen Craft & Chat

Monday, April 13, 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, April 13, 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.

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

Fiber & Friends - Teen Craft & Chat

Monday, April 20, 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, April 20, 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.

The titanic and the Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library logo and the Ankeny Jaguars logo

WIN Wednesdays at Prairie Ridge

Wednesday, April 22, 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 related to the Titanic, 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 related to the Titanic, 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.
Stacks of cookies with the ankeny jaguar logo and the Ankeny kirkendall public library logo in the corner

Prairie Ridge Book Club

Wednesday, April 22, 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.

Craft & Chat

Thursday, April 23, 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.

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

Fiber & Friends - Teen Craft & Chat

Monday, April 27, 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, April 27, 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.

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 4, 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.