Week Calendar

Join us before school to eat bagels (or other breakfast pastries) and chat about what you're reading!

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.

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

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

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

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.

What is fun, stimulating, and a great way to meet new friends? 

If you are new to the game or a little rusty after years without a fourth, this is the perfect place for you.

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

Canasta is a card game of the rummy family, invented in Uruguay in 1939 that quickly took the world by storm and became an American craze through the 50’s, 60’s, and 70’s.  If you haven’t played in several years or missed out on the craze ent

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!

Drop-in and enjoy various crafts & activities with us. Each month there will be a new theme. This month we will have Thanksgiving activities! **Must be ages 5+ to attend

Learn skills to relieve stress related to school, grades, peers, etc. and build resilience to face struggles and stressors in life. Participants will gain practical skills to manage pressures of being a teen! Dinner will be provided.

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?

Adults: come get crafty and make a jar of your favorite books! We're taking book ornaments to a whole new level. You'll leave this event with a jar of books that you can display anywhere you like!

You’re invited to join us as Mona Susan Power chats about her newest novel A Council of Dolls.

Get ready for a new movie to hit theaters by enjoying crafts and activities surrounding a princess who loves the ocean. Come as you are, in a fun costume, or pajamas are fine too!

Monthly meeting for the Library Board of Trustees. Everyone is welcome and all meetings are open to the public.

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. 

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.

This month's selection: Such a Fun Age, by Kiley Reid