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Children are listening to music at a library concert.

Children's Concert featuring Wendy & DB

Saturday, November 22, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:45am
Meeting Room ABC at Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library

Program Type:

Special Events

Age Group:

Early Learners (Birth - Age 5), School-Age (Gr. K-5)
Library Branch: Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library
Room: Meeting Room ABC
Age Group: Early Learners (Birth - Age 5), School-Age (Gr. K-5)
Program Type: Special Events
Event Details:

Join us for a concert from Grammy-nominated music duo Wendy and DB. Get ready to sing and dance at their interactive children's concert.

Two hands holding purple slime with beads in it

Slime Creation

Saturday, November 22, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Teen Program Room at Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library

Program Type:

Special Events, Craft

Age Group:

Tween & Teen (Gr. 5-12)
Library Branch: Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library
Room: Teen Program Room
Age Group: Tween & Teen (Gr. 5-12)
Program Type: Special Events, Craft
Registration Required
Event Details:

Do you love to fidget with soft and squishy materials? Then join us to learn how to make stretchy and gooey slime! With unique colors, beads, and mixtures, you can make your slime your own at Slime Creation!

a hand pushing a miniature golf club to hit a miniature ball into a hole on the green of a miniature golf course. The Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library logo is in the bottom left corner.

Maker Monday - Mini Golf

Monday, December 1, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Teen Program Room at Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library

Program Type:

Special Events, Craft

Age Group:

Tween & Teen (Gr. 5-12)
Library Branch: Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library
Room: Teen Program Room
Age Group: Tween & Teen (Gr. 5-12)
Program Type: Special Events, Craft
Registration Required
Event Details:

Maker Monday is a monthly program for teens to learn more about using the makerspace and utilizing their own creativity to build and create unique items by hand. This month we will be making mini golf courses with cardboard!

Two people working together to build a gingerbread house

Snack Attack - Gingerbread Houses

Tuesday, December 2, 2025 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Teen Program Room at Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library

Program Type:

Special Events, Craft

Age Group:

Tween & Teen (Gr. 5-12)
Library Branch: Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library
Room: Teen Program Room
Age Group: Tween & Teen (Gr. 5-12)
Program Type: Special Events, Craft
Registration Required
Event Details:

Work together or alone to build and decorate your own Ginger Bread Houses! These houses will be on display in the teen room throughout the month of December. This program is for tweens and teens, grades 5 - 12.

Stack of felt blankets

Tie and Tassel Blankets

Saturday, December 13, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Meeting Room A at Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library

Program Type:

Special Events, Craft

Age Group:

Tween & Teen (Gr. 5-12)
Library Branch: Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library
Room: Meeting Room A
Age Group: Tween & Teen (Gr. 5-12)
Program Type: Special Events, Craft
Registration Required
Event Details:

Celebrate the season by making warm tie or tassel blankets! This no-sew method to making warm and cozy fleece blankets is easy, fun, and will leave you with the perfect gift for yourself or someone else for the holidays.

white snow globe with an evergreen tree and yellow sparkles in the background

Snow Globe Craft

Tuesday, December 30, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Teen Program Room at Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library

Program Type:

Craft

Age Group:

Tween & Teen (Gr. 5-12)
Library Branch: Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library
Room: Teen Program Room
Age Group: Tween & Teen (Gr. 5-12)
Program Type: Craft
Registration Required
Event Details:

Do you love making miniature keepsakes? Join us to design and create your own unique snow globe! Your miniature winter scene will let you keep the wintery season throughout the year without the cold.

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