Ames Public Library

Hey adults, do you love Halloween? 🎃 Do you enjoy puzzles?🧩 How about fun? 🎉

Then sign up for our October That's Fun: Trick-or-Treat Puzzle Competition!
📆 Monday, October 12
6:30-8:30pm, Library Auditorium

Grab your team of up to four and race to complete a 750-piece puzzle.

But watch out … other teams can TRICK 👻 you with sneaky sabotages or SHIELD 🛡️ themselves from your tricks.

Will your team be the Trick Masters or the Treat Champions? There’s only one way to find out.

Everyone will do the same puzzle, with prizes for the three fastest teams. Each team will keep their puzzle.

This event is for ages 18 and older.

Registration is required. See amespubliclibrary.org/events or call 515-239-5646 ext. 4 for more details.

Ames Public Library Friends Foundation

Calling all school-aged Poké-Kids! ⚡🐹🔴

Come learn how to play the Pokémon Trading Card Game and use a Library-supplied deck to battle other players.

📅 2nd and 4th Sunday of Each Month
October 11 and 25
2-4pm, Ames Public Library

You can bring your decks to talk and strategize with other players, but card trading will not be allowed.

Don't want to play? Come to watch others, enjoy Poké-art activities, chat with other kids, and build a supportive community of friends! Kids ages 8 and under need to bring a caregiver along to help.


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All ages are invited to the annual Chinese Traditional Culture Festival at Ames Public Library Sunday, October 11, from 2-4pm!

This free event is open to the public and will celebrate Chinese culture through crafts, games, and food.

Presented in partnership with Ames Chinese Language Academy.

Celebrate your freedom to read during Banned Books Week! 📚

Since 1982, Banned Books Week has shed light on attempts to censor books in libraries, schools, and bookstores.

Learn about challenges and attempts to ban books on the American Library Association's website at https://www.ala.org/bbooks

Stop by the Library and see our displays of books that have been challenged. You can even check them out and read freely!

Banned Books Week
American Library Association

Grab your yarn, needles, or embroidery hoops and join us for a meetup at the Ames Public Library. 🧶🧵

Knit, crochet, cross stitch, embroidery, macramé, or any other fiber craft is welcome at Fiber Arts Meetup, and so are artists of all ages. Please bring your own materials and get ready to craft!

📅 2nd Saturday of Each Month
Next meetup: October 10
10am-12pm, Rotary Room

Ames Pridefest is coming up on October 10! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

Check out these related events at the Library:

🧵 Pridefest Exhibit: Trans Day of Remembrance Quilt
October 2-30, Library Vestibule

❓ Pridefest Trivia Night
Monday, October 5, from 6:30-8:30pm

🎨 Chalk the Walk
Friday, October 9, from 5-6pm

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Supporting Your LGBTQ+ Child
Saturday, October 10, at 10am

🌈 Rainbow Storytime
Saturday, October 10, at 10:30am

🎨 Kids Crafting & Parade
Saturday, October 10, Crafting at 11am, Parade at 12pm

📖 L.T. Thompson: Q***r Authorship in Iowa
Saturday, October 10, at 11am

🍭 Crafting & Candy for Teens
Saturday, October 10, from 12-2pm

🎲 Post Pridefest: Board Games
Saturday, October 10, from 6-8pm

Stop by the Library and to learn, participate, and celebrate! 🎉

Ames Pride

Families experiencing pregnancy, postpartum, or life with babies or toddlers are invited to the Mothering Circle at the Library! 🧸🍼💞

Make new friends and find support, resources, and answers:

📅 2nd Friday of Each Month
(October 9)
9:30-10:30am, Teen Space

Join us for a monthly movie screening with Mainstream Living Community! 🎞️

This month, we'll watch everybody’s favorite little yellow mischief makers as they make a monster movie in 1920s Hollywood.

📅 Thursday, October 8
10am, Library's Auditorium

This program is open to all ages. Selected movies are appropriate for adults who are neurodivergent and/or have an intellectual disability. Visit www.amespl.org/events for more information.

Join heating and cooling experts for a Heat Pump Open House at the Ames Public Library. 🔥❄️🔌

Thursday, October 8
4-6pm, Library Auditorium

This event will provide participants the opportunity to ask questions and get information about energy-efficient heat pumps.

City of Ames - City Government

Spend some rainy days reading up for your next book club! 🌧️📚🛋️

🕵️‍♂️ Mystery Lovers Book Group
Wednesday, October 7, at 12pm
Mysteries by LGBTQ+ Mysteries

📖 028: Real Reads Book Group
Thursday, October 8, at 7pm
"The Light Eaters: How the Unseen World of Plant Intelligence Offers a New Understanding of Life on Earth" by Zoë Schlanger

Find all of our book groups and much more at www.AmesPL.org/events

Ames Public Library Friends Foundation