Week Calendar

Volunteer to help with Stuffie Day Camp! Join us to help the youth department with crafts in the morning! This event is for tweens and teens, grades 6-12.

Bring a stuffie to library camp!

Drop in from 9:30-11 AM to pick up your stuffie and their bag!

This event is only for those who attended our Stuffie Camp on Tuesday, March 18.

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.

Volunteer to help with Stuffie Day Camp! Join us to help the youth department with taking pictures of the stuffies in the afternoon! This event is for tweens and teens, grades 6-12. Registration 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

Join us for a transformative conversation with award-winning journalist and author, Clara Bingham, as she chats with us about her new book, The Movement: How Women’s Liberation Transformed America, 1963-1973. 

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!

Come play bingo and try to win books! No registration required. 

Learn the dance moves to “We’re All in This Together" right at 2 PM, followed by a showing of High School Musical! No registration required.

Want to test your Harry Potter knowledge? Join us for Harry Potter Trivia! Tweens (grades 4 - 8) are invited to attend from 2 - 3 PM. Registration required.

Join us for a showing of The Wild Robot. Runtime is 1 hour 42 minutes. Feel free to bring pillows, blankets, snacks, and drinks with covered lids. No registration required. 

Want to test your Harry Potter knowledge? Join us for Harry Potter Trivia! Teens (grades 9-12) are invited to attend from 4-5 PM. Registration required.

Bring your cards to trade or play the Pokémon Trading Card Game with others, play Pokémon Go on your device, do themed crafts and activities, or just hang out and chat with other Pokémon fans.

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.

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: Under the Whispering Door, by TJ Klune