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Teen Yoga

Friday, June 20, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Meeting Room A at Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library

Program Type:

Workshop

Age Group:

Tween & Teen (Gr. 4-12)
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Library Branch: Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library
Room: Meeting Room A
Age Group: Tween & Teen (Gr. 4-12)
Program Type: Workshop
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Spend your evening relaxing as you learn yoga from Meghan May! You can bring your own yoga mat, or borrow one from the library. For grades 4 - 12. Registration Required.

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Promoting Healthy Hearing & Awareness of Hearing Loss

Saturday, June 21, 2025 at 10:30am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room BC at Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library

Program Type:

Special Events

Age Group:

Adult (Ages 18+)
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Library Branch: Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library
Room: Meeting Room BC
Age Group: Adult (Ages 18+)
Program Type: Special Events
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ACOTAR Book Club

Tuesday, June 24, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Off-Site

Program Type:

Book Clubs

Age Group:

Tween & Teen (Gr. 4-12), Adult (Ages 18+)
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Library Branch: Off-Site
Age Group: Tween & Teen (Gr. 4-12), Adult (Ages 18+)
Program Type: Book Clubs
Registration Required
Event Details:

Fan of the ACOTAR series? Join our ACOTAR Book Club where we meet once a month and discuss one of the books in the series. Open to teens and adults, this book club meets to discuss fantasy, romantasy, and most importantly, the world of ACOTAR!

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Late Night at the Library: Kahoot Trivia Tournament

Friday, June 27, 2025 at 7:30pm - 9:00pm
Meeting Room ABC at Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library

Program Type:

Special Events

Age Group:

Tween & Teen (Gr. 4-12)
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Library Branch: Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library
Room: Meeting Room ABC
Age Group: Tween & Teen (Gr. 4-12)
Program Type: Special Events
Registration Required
Event Details:

Register as a team or sign up as an individual to play Kahoot trivia! We'll cover topics from Entertainment, Art, History, Science, Geography, and Sports. Teams can be up to 6 people. This event is for tweens and teens.

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Virtual Author Talk: Dibuja tu mundo con Raúl the Third

Tuesday, July 8, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library

Program Type:

Bilingual, Storytimes, Virtual

Age Group:

Early Learners (Birth - Age 5), School-Age (Gr. K-5)
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Library Branch: Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library
Age Group: Early Learners (Birth - Age 5), School-Age (Gr. K-5)
Program Type: Bilingual, Storytimes, Virtual
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Acompaña al autor e ilustrador Raúl the Third mientras nos habla de su libro ¡Vamos! ¡A leer! Conoce a Lobito y sus amigos mientras exploran el Festival del Libro Love de su biblioteca.

Photo of the author Raúl The Third next to his book Vamos!

Virtual Author Talk: Drawing Your World with Raúl The Third

Tuesday, July 8, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library

Program Type:

Storytimes, Virtual

Age Group:

Early Learners (Birth - Age 5), School-Age (Gr. K-5)
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Library Branch: Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library
Age Group: Early Learners (Birth - Age 5), School-Age (Gr. K-5)
Program Type: Storytimes, Virtual
Event Details:

Join author and illustrator Raúl The Third as he discusses his book ¡Vamos! Let’s Go Read!. Meet Little Lobo and friends as they explore their library's Libro Love Book Festival!

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Get Lit Book Club

Wednesday, July 9, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Off-Site

Program Type:

Book Clubs

Age Group:

Tween & Teen (Gr. 4-12), Adult (Ages 18+)
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Library Branch: Off-Site
Age Group: Tween & Teen (Gr. 4-12), Adult (Ages 18+)
Program Type: Book Clubs
Registration Required
Event Details:

Love chatting with fellow bookworms while supporting a local business? Then check out Get Lit! Open to teens and adults, this book club meets every other month at Main Street Cafe and Bakery and reads a variety of young adult and new adult books.

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Buff City Soap Party

Tuesday, July 15, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Off-Site

Program Type:

Special Events, Craft

Age Group:

Adult (Ages 18+)
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Library Branch: Off-Site
Age Group: Adult (Ages 18+)
Program Type: Special Events, Craft
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us at Buff City Soap to create your own bath bombs! 

 

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Virtual Author Talk: Katherine Applegate

3:00pm–4:00pm
School-Age (Gr. K-5), Tween & Teen (Gr. 4-12)
Special Events, Virtual
Library Branch: Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library
Age Group: School-Age (Gr. K-5), Tween & Teen (Gr. 4-12)
Program Type: Special Events, Virtual
Event Details:

Join us as award-winning author and summer reading champion Katherine Applegate talks to viewers about her enthusiastically heartwarming novel in verse, Odder. 

Virtual Author Talk: Byron Graves

3:00pm–4:00pm
Tween & Teen (Gr. 4-12)
Special Events, Virtual
Library Branch: Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library
Age Group: Tween & Teen (Gr. 4-12)
Program Type: Special Events, Virtual
Event Details:

Join Byron Graves, author of this  year's Teen All Iowa Reads title, and Janeé Jackson-Doering, State Library of Iowa Youth Services consultant, as they chat about the 2025 selection, "Rez Ball".

Virtual Author Talk: Dibuja tu mundo con Raúl the Third

1:00pm–2:00pm
Early Learners (Birth - Age 5), School-Age (Gr. K-5)
Bilingual, Storytimes, Virtual
Library Branch: Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library
Age Group: Early Learners (Birth - Age 5), School-Age (Gr. K-5)
Program Type: Bilingual, Storytimes, Virtual
Event Details:

Acompaña al autor e ilustrador Raúl the Third mientras nos habla de su libro ¡Vamos! ¡A leer! Conoce a Lobito y sus amigos mientras exploran el Festival del Libro Love de su biblioteca.

Virtual Author Talk: Drawing Your World with Raúl The Third

3:00pm–4:00pm
Early Learners (Birth - Age 5), School-Age (Gr. K-5)
Storytimes, Virtual
Library Branch: Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library
Age Group: Early Learners (Birth - Age 5), School-Age (Gr. K-5)
Program Type: Storytimes, Virtual
Event Details:

Join author and illustrator Raúl The Third as he discusses his book ¡Vamos! Let’s Go Read!. Meet Little Lobo and friends as they explore their library's Libro Love Book Festival!

Virtual Author Talk: Marie Lu

3:00pm–4:00pm
Tween & Teen (Gr. 4-12)
Special Events, Virtual
Library Branch: Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library
Age Group: Tween & Teen (Gr. 4-12)
Program Type: Special Events, Virtual
Event Details:

Explore the intricate world of Legend with Marie Lu as she encourages readers to look beyond the surface and reveal hidden secrets.

Virtual Author Talk: Rex Ogle

3:00pm–4:00pm
School-Age (Gr. K-5), Tween & Teen (Gr. 4-12)
Special Events, Virtual
Library Branch: Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library
Age Group: School-Age (Gr. K-5), Tween & Teen (Gr. 4-12)
Program Type: Special Events, Virtual
Event Details:

You’re invited to join us online with award-winning author Rex Ogle as he talks to viewers about his struggles to navigate sixth grade as written about in his book Free Lunch. 

Virtual Author Talk: Pria Anand

1:00pm–2:00pm
Adult (Ages 18+)
Special Events, Virtual
Library Branch: Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library
Age Group: Adult (Ages 18+)
Program Type: Special Events, Virtual
Event Details:

You’re invited to a fascinating conversation with neurologist and author Pria Anand to chat about her new book The Mind Electric: A Neurologist on the Strangeness and Wonder of Our Brains (forthcoming June 10, 2025).