Week Calendar

Books, rhymes, scarves, songs, and bubbles for babies, geared towards birth - 18 months. 

We're taking Sing & Shake outside for the summer! Join us at AMP under the shaded pavilion for singing, dancing, and bubbles! 

Come learn all about Santa's brother, Hugo! Hugo will play musical instruments and has lots of stories to share. All ages are welcome. 

Join us for a community plant swap. Just bring one or more plants, plant accessories (pots, planters, scissors, hangers) or cuttings (the most popular ones) and you can exchange them with the other event participants.

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

Join us for an animated movie about a bunch of bad animals, based on the hilarious book series. Feel free to bring blankets, snacks, and drinks with covered lids. 2022 movie, rated PG, 1 hour 40 min. 

Use your creativity to create pottery with quick-dry clay and decorate it using the splatter-paint method, or any other design you'd like! This event is for tweens and teens. 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

Kids in K-5th grade are invited to come play a hilarious game show. *Kids must be at least 5 year old to attend.

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

Registration required.

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

Join Happy Faces Entertainment and become a passenger on the S.S. Carnage to help find the killer (or maybe be the killer yourself!). Pack your thinking cap, keen eye, and good memory to solve the mystery in Waves of Danger.

Bring your device and/or log in to play Minecraft on your device, do themed crafts and activities, or just hang out and chat with other Minecraft fans.

Bring a craft you are working on and join fellow crafters to work on projects and get tips from 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.

Why join?

--Improve your English conversation and pronunciation.

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.

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!

Come play a real-life game show as a family!

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.

Show off your driving skills and enjoy some snacks while playing Mario Kart on Nintendo Switches or Wiis! This event is for tweens and teens. Registration recommended.