Events

Students in grades 7-12 are invited to participate on the library’s Teen Advisory Board (TAB). TAB meets weekly to help plan teen programs, sign up for library volunteer opportunities, build leadership skills and suggest teen books to be purchased...

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Tweens & teens, learn to make your own single-serving Rice Krispie Treat! For students in grades 6-9. Registration is required.

Parents and care-givers should be prepared to pick up their student promptly at the end of the program if the student ...

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This month pick up a kit to make your own tie-dye tote. For youth in grades 6-12. Registration is required.

Packs may be picked up during regular library hours between April 1-7.

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Bring your friends and learn and make your own phone charm, key chain or friendship bracelet. For older teens in grades 10-12. Registration is required.

Parents and care-givers should be prepared to pick up their student promptly at the end of th...

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"Folding Cranes, Enfolding Community" - Pamela Douglas

April 4 - May 30, 2023

Exhibition Description:

This intricate, three-dimensional memorial exhibit features hand-folded origami paper cranes. Each handmade crane honors the memory of an...

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Calling all crafty engineers! Register to drop in any time during this event to get creative with the library's Lego collection or to make a perler bead design. Lego creations may be put on temporary display in the library after the event, and per...

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The Library will be closed on Easter Sunday.

Tweens & teens, bring a friend and make your own phone charm, key chain or friendship bracelet. For students in grades 6-9. Registration is required.

Parents and care-givers should pick up their student promptly at the end of the program if the s...

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Join our Earth Day celebration with a special story or presentation and activities with staff from Ankeny Sanitation. After the presentation, venture outside and see a trash or recycling truck up close! This event is open to all ages. Registration...

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Cherry blossom festivals, also known as “hanami” (花見), are a centuries old spring celebration held throughout Japan and in many other places around the world. In this live Zoom talk, intercultural consultant Yvonne Wolf will give a brief o...

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