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Books & Bagels (Ankeny Centennial High School)

Friday, January 30, 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.
Rows of bagels

Books & Bagels (Ankeny High School)

Monday, February 2, 2026 at 7:45am - 8:15am
Off-Site
Program Type:
Book Clubs
Age Group:
Tween & Teen (Gr. 5-12)

Join us before school 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 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.
Cover of City Spies by James Ponti with the Friends of the Ankeny Library logo and the Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library logo

Tween Book Club

Thursday, February 5, 2026 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Teen Program Room at Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library
Program Type:
Book Clubs
Age Group:
Tween & Teen (Gr. 5-12)

Do you like to read and talk about books? Join our book club for tweens! This month’s book is City Spies by James Ponti.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library
Room: Teen Program Room
Age Group: Tween & Teen (Gr. 5-12)
Program Type: Book Clubs
Registration Required
Event Details:

Do you like to read and talk about books? Join our book club for tweens! This month’s book is City Spies by James Ponti.

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.
Book cover of Foster with a blue background and white library logo in bottom left corner

Afternoon Book Club

Tuesday, February 10, 2026 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Meeting Room C at Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library
Program Type:
Book Clubs
Age Group:
Adult (Ages 18+)

This month's selection: Foster, by Claire Keegan

Library Branch: Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library
Room: Meeting Room C
Age Group: Adult (Ages 18+)
Program Type: Book Clubs
Event Details:

This month's selection: Foster, by Claire Keegan

cover of the love report by beka and maya

Homeschool Book Club

Tuesday, February 10, 2026 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Teen Program Room at Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library
Program Type:
Book Clubs
Age Group:
Tween & Teen (Gr. 5-12)

Join us in the Teen Program Room to enjoy snacks and discuss your favorite books!

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library
Room: Teen Program Room
Age Group: Tween & Teen (Gr. 5-12)
Program Type: Book Clubs
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us in the Teen Program Room to enjoy snacks and discuss 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.
Book cover of The Bookshop Murders: Bitter Pill with a blue background and white library logo in bottom left corner

Mystery Book Club

Wednesday, February 11, 2026 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Meeting Room BC at Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library
Program Type:
Book Clubs
Age Group:
Adult (Ages 18+)

This month's selection: The Bookshop Mysteries: A Bitter Pill, by S. A. Reeves

Library Branch: Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library
Room: Meeting Room BC
Age Group: Adult (Ages 18+)
Program Type: Book Clubs
Event Details:

This month's selection: The Bookshop Mysteries: A Bitter Pill, by S. A. Reeves

Group of teens talking with each other

Northview Book Club

Wednesday, February 11, 2026 at 1:30pm - 2:00pm
Off-Site
Program Type:
Book Clubs
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
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.
cover of Carve the Mark by Veronica Roth with the Ankeny Jaguars logo and the Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library logo

Northview Reading Group

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

Sign up at Northview to join us during Flex to eat snacks and chat about this month's book, Carve the Mark by Veronica Roth.

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

Sign up at Northview to join us during Flex to eat snacks and chat about this month's book, Carve the Mark by Veronica Roth.

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 bookshelves filled with book with black text on top reading The Introvert's Book Club

Introvert's Book Club

Thursday, February 12, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Lounge B at Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library
Program Type:
Book Clubs
Age Group:
Adult (Ages 18+)

What is the Introvert's Book Club?

Library Branch: Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library
Room: Lounge B
Age Group: Adult (Ages 18+)
Program Type: Book Clubs
Event Details:

What is the Introvert's Book Club?

Book cover of The Queen's Gambit by Walter Tevis against a green background with black library logo in the bottom left corner

Evening Book Club

Thursday, February 19, 2026 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Meeting Room C at Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library
Program Type:
Book Clubs
Age Group:
Adult (Ages 18+)

This month's selection: The Queen's Gambit, by Walter Tevis

Library Branch: Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library
Room: Meeting Room C
Age Group: Adult (Ages 18+)
Program Type: Book Clubs
Event Details:

This month's selection: The Queen's Gambit, by Walter Tevis

Cover of The Book Thief by Markus Zusak with the Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library Logo and the Ankeny Hawks logo

Southview Book Club (Southview Middle School)

Friday, February 20, 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 this month's book, The Book Thief by Markus Zusak!&

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 this month's book, The Book Thief by Markus Zusak!&

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.
Cover of Drama by Raina Telgemeier with the Friends of the Ankeny Library logo and the Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library logo

Graphic Novel Book Club

Tuesday, February 24, 2026 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Teen Program Room at Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library
Program Type:
Book Clubs
Age Group:
Tween & Teen (Gr. 5-12)

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?

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library
Room: Teen Program Room
Age Group: Tween & Teen (Gr. 5-12)
Program Type: Book Clubs
Registration Required
Event Details:

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?

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.
cover of i'll stop the world by lauren thoman and the ankeny jags logo, the ankeny friends of the library logo, and the ankeny kirkendall public library logo

ACHS Book Club

Thursday, February 26, 2026 at 7:45am - 8:30am
Off-Site
Program Type:
Book Clubs
Age Group:
Tween & Teen (Gr. 5-12)

Join us before school in room 2405 (Mrs.

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.

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.
Cover of Sound the Gong with a man in blue standing in front of a blue building by Joan He and the Ankeny Kirkendall Public library logo and the Friends of the Ankeny Library logo

Young Adult Book Club

Thursday, February 26, 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

Books & Bagels (Ankeny Centennial High School)

Friday, February 27, 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.