Week Calendar

Singing, shaking, dancing, and bubbles! Adult participation is required.

Join us for books, songs, rhymes, fingerplays, bubbles, and more, geared toward toddlers & pre-k.

Join us for books, songs, rhymes, fingerplays, bubbles, and more, geared toward toddlers & pre-k.

Books, rhymes, scarves, songs, and bubbles for babies.

Buddy the elf has been entrusted with a very important job - keeping the key to Santa’s sleigh safe. But the other elves have decided to play a trick on Buddy, and they’ve hidden the key somewhere!

Singing, shaking, dancing, and bubbles! Adult participation is required.

Singing, shaking, dancing, and bubbles! Adult participation is required.

Join us for books, songs, rhymes, fingerplays, bubbles, and more, geared toward toddlers & pre-k.

Join us for books, songs, rhymes, fingerplays, bubbles, and more, geared toward toddlers & pre-k.

Join us for books, songs, rhymes, fingerplays, bubbles, and more, geared toward toddlers & pre-k.

Come try a Tippi Toes dance class for FREE! Be ready to move and have fun! No registration necessary. We will host this event in the large meeting rooms, ABC. *This program is geared towards ages 2-6. 

Join Ms. Blanca for stories, songs, and rhymes in English and Spanish!

Buddy the elf has been entrusted with a very important job - keeping the key to Santa’s sleigh safe. But the other elves have decided to play a trick on Buddy, and they’ve hidden the key somewhere!

Join us for an assortment of holiday crafts!

Bring your favorite cribbage board or use one of ours. Come for the fun!

This month's selection: The Lager Queen of Minnesota, by J. Ryan Stradal

Books will be available November 14 after 2 PM at the Circulation Desk.

You’re invited to an afternoon chat with New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Land as she talks to us about her new memoir, Class: A Memoir of Motherhood, Hunger, and Higher Education.

This month, we will not have an assigned book, but will have a holiday party!

Bring a wrapped mystery book if you would like to participate in a book exchange.

Bring a treat to share if you would like. Not everyone needs to!

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.

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!

Buddy the elf has been entrusted with a very important job - keeping the key to Santa’s sleigh safe. But the other elves have decided to play a trick on Buddy, and they’ve hidden the key somewhere!

Buddy the elf has been entrusted with a very important job - keeping the key to Santa’s sleigh safe. But the other elves have decided to play a trick on Buddy, and they’ve hidden the key somewhere!

Come play BINGO and try to win books! 

Looking for a change of scenery and a space to connect with fellow writers? Join our Writer’s Café!

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 Conversation Circle is a monthly gathering of adults who practice everyday conversational English and get to know the public library.

Meet once a month for 2 hours. 

Why join?

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.

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.