Upcoming Events

Name: Virtual Author Talk: Smithsonian Curator Sabrina Sholts
Start: 2025-02-04T13:00:00-06:00
End: 2025-02-04T14:00:00-06:00
Location: Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library

Featured Events

Photo of the author next to the cover of the book The Human Disease: How We Create Pandemics, From Our Bodies to Our Beliefs

Virtual Author Talk: Smithsonian Curator Sabrina Sholts

Tuesday, February 4, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library

Program Type:

Special Events, Virtual

Age Group:

Adult (Ages 18+)

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Library Branch: Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library

Age Group: Adult (Ages 18+)

Program Type: Special Events, Virtual

Event Details:

Join us for this enlightening presentation with Smithsonian curator Sabrina Sholts as she talks about how the very fact of being human increases our pandemic risks—and gives us the power to save ourselves.

Cover of Holes with two boys looking down a hole with a lizard in it

Tween Book Club

Thursday, February 6, 2025 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm

Teen Program Room at Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library

Program Type:

Book Clubs

Age Group:

Tween & Teen (Gr. 4-12)

Open

Library Branch: Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library

Room: Teen Program Room

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

Program Type: Book Clubs

Required

Seats Remaining: 7

Event Details:

Do you like to read and talk about books? Join our book club for tweens and teens!

Photo of the author next to the book Moon of the Crusted Snow

Virtual Author Talk: Waubgeshig Rice

Tuesday, February 11, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library

Program Type:

Special Events, Virtual

Age Group:

Adult (Ages 18+)

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Library Branch: Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library

Age Group: Adult (Ages 18+)

Program Type: Special Events, Virtual

Event Details:

You’re invited to a riveting conversation with bestselling author Waubgeshig Rice to chat about his newest book Moon of the Turning Leaves, the hotly anticipated sequel to the bestselling novel Moon of the Crusted Snow.

Group of teens talking around a table in a library

Teen Advisory Group

Tuesday, February 11, 2025 at 7:00pm - 7:30pm

Teen Program Room at Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library

Program Type:

Special Events, Meeting

Age Group:

Tween & Teen (Gr. 4-12)

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Library Branch: Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library

Room: Teen Program Room

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

Program Type: Special Events, Meeting

Event Details:

Do you have a passion for books and planning fun library events? Are you looking for leadership opportunities? Do you need Silver Cord hours? Join us in the Teen Program Room to participate in our Teen Advisory Group!

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.

Organize Me! NYC Present What Stays & What Goes?

Wednesday, February 12, 2025 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm

Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library

Program Type:

Special Events, Virtual

Age Group:

All Ages, Adult (Ages 18+)

Open

Library Branch: Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library

Age Group: All Ages, Adult (Ages 18+)

Program Type: Special Events, Virtual

Required

Seats Remaining: Unlimited

Event Details:

As professional organizers and co-authors of the self-help book Beyond Tidy, Marie Limpert & Annmarie Brogan will teach you techniques on how to make well thought-out decisions on what to keep in their spaces and what to let go.

Get Lit Book Club

Thursday, February 13, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Off-Site

Program Type:

Book Clubs

Age Group:

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

Open

Library Branch: Off-Site

Age Group: Tween & Teen (Gr. 4-12), Adult (Ages 18+)

Program Type: Book Clubs

Required

Seats Remaining: 9

Event Details:

Love chatting with fellow bookworms while supporting a local business? Then check out Get Lit! Open to teens and adults, this book club meets every other month 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.

Photo of the author next to the book I Am Nobody's Slave: How Uncovering My Family’s History Set Me Free

Virtual Author Talk: Lee Hawkins

Tuesday, February 18, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library

Program Type:

Special Events, Virtual

Age Group:

Adult (Ages 18+)

View Details

Library Branch: Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library

Age Group: Adult (Ages 18+)

Program Type: Special Events, Virtual

Event Details:

We welcome you to our conversation with journalist and author Lee Hawkins as he talks to us about the examination of his family’s legacy of post-enslavement trauma and resilience in this riveting memoir, I Am Nobody's Slave: How Uncovering My

someone writing in cursive in a blue ink pen

I Wish I Learned: Cursive

Tuesday, February 25, 2025 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Teen Program Room at Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library

Program Type:

Special Events, Writing

Age Group:

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

Open

Library Branch: Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library

Room: Teen Program Room

Age Group: Tween & Teen (Gr. 4-12), Adult (Ages 18+)

Program Type: Special Events, Writing

Required

Seats Remaining: 19

Event Details:

Whether for signing documents and checks, or reading handwritten documents, cursive is an important skill that you are never too young or old to start learning!

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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Dungeons & Dragons

2:00pm - 7:00pm

Adult (Ages 18+)

Games

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!

Craft & Chat

6:30pm - 8:30pm

Adult (Ages 18+)

Craft

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.

Closing Early for New Years Eve

5:00pm - 9:15pm

Closing

Branches:

Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library, Off-Site

Closed for New Years

All Day

Closing

Branches:

Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library, Off-Site

Chair Yoga

9:30am - 10:30am

Adult (Ages 18+)

Special Events

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.

Write on Thursdays

6:00pm - 7:30pm

Adult (Ages 18+)

Workshop, Writing

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.

Alzheimer's Caregiver Support Group

1:00pm - 3:00pm

Adult (Ages 18+)

Meeting

Open

Registration

Open

Library Branch: Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library

Room: Meeting Room BC

Age Group: Adult (Ages 18+)

Program Type: Meeting

Registration 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

2:00pm - 7:00pm

Adult (Ages 18+)

Games

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!

Craft & Chat

6:30pm - 8:30pm

Adult (Ages 18+)

Craft

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

9:30am - 10:30am

Adult (Ages 18+)

Special Events

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

1:00pm - 3:00pm

Adult (Ages 18+)

Craft

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.

D-Hopeful Mama Foundation Support Group

6:00pm - 8:00pm

Adult (Ages 18+)

Meeting

Library Branch: Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library

Room: Conference Room D

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.

Social Chess

6:00pm - 8:00pm

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

Games

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

2:00pm - 7:00pm

Adult (Ages 18+)

Games

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!

Craft & Chat

6:30pm - 8:30pm

Adult (Ages 18+)

Craft

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

6:00pm - 7:30pm

Adult (Ages 18+)

Workshop, Writing

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

6:00pm - 8:00pm

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

Games

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:

Dungeons & Dragons

2:00pm - 7:00pm

Adult (Ages 18+)

Games

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!

Closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day

All Day

Closing

Branches:

Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library, Off-Site

Social Chess

6:00pm - 8:00pm

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

Games

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:

Dungeons & Dragons

2:00pm - 7:00pm

Adult (Ages 18+)

Games

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!

Craft & Chat

6:30pm - 8:30pm

Adult (Ages 18+)

Craft

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.

Social Chess

6:00pm - 8:00pm

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

Games

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:

Dungeons & Dragons

2:00pm - 7:00pm

Adult (Ages 18+)

Games

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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