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Fri, Dec 01
11:00am - 12:00pm
Have you always wanted to research your family tree? Did you have your DNA tested and want help understanding the... Read More
Fri, Dec 01
1:00pm - 5:00pm
Is your pile of holiday gifts already getting bigger? Our gift wrapping station will be open at Queset House this... Read More
Sat, Dec 02
10:00am - 4:00pm
Stop by the Ames Free Library and contribute to our "Bright Lights, Great Reads" display! Decorate and fill out a... Read More
Sat, Dec 02
1:00pm - 5:00pm
The Friends of the Ames Free Library is a nonprofit organization integral to promoting and supporting Library... Read More
Sat, Dec 02
1:00pm - 4:00pm
Share your creativity and love of books by making an ornament for our annual Literary Tree at Queset House. Make an... Read More
Sat, Dec 02
5:30pm - 8:00pm
Carry the Christmas spirit with you beyond the Rockery lighting! On Saturday, December 2 at 5:30 PM, get cozy in the... Read More
Fri, Dec 01
1:00pm - 5:00pm
Is your pile of holiday gifts already getting bigger? Our gift wrapping station will be open at Queset House this... Read More
Fri, Dec 01
3:00pm - 4:45pm
Do you wish to vanquish a five-headed dragon queen, pull off a daring heist in Waterdeep, or reenact schooling as a... Read More
Sat, Dec 02
10:00am - 4:00pm
Stop by the Ames Free Library and contribute to our "Bright Lights, Great Reads" display! Decorate and fill out a... Read More
Sat, Dec 02
1:00pm - 4:00pm
Share your creativity and love of books by making an ornament for our annual Literary Tree at Queset House. Make an... Read More
Sat, Dec 02
5:30pm - 8:00pm
Carry the Christmas spirit with you beyond the Rockery lighting! On Saturday, December 2 at 5:30 PM, get cozy in the... Read More
Tue, Dec 05
10:00am - 11:30am
Join Easton’s House of Possibilities and the Ames Free Library for a social hour every Tuesday morning from 10:15 - 11:... Read More
Sat, Dec 02
10:00am - 4:00pm
“You can’t catch me, I’m the Gingerbread Man!” Visit the Children’s Room at the Ames Free Library at 12:30 PM... Read More
Sat, Dec 02
1:00pm - 4:00pm
Share your creativity and love of books by making an ornament for our annual Literary Tree at Queset House. Make an... Read More
Sat, Dec 02
5:30pm - 8:00pm
Carry the Christmas spirit with you beyond the Rockery lighting! On Saturday, December 2 at 5:30 PM, get cozy in the... Read More
Tue, Dec 05
10:00am - 11:30am
Join Easton’s House of Possibilities and the Ames Free Library for a social hour every Tuesday morning from 10:15 - 11:... Read More
Tue, Dec 05
10:30am - 11:00am
Best for mobile toddlers, Wiggleworms features songs, rhymes, and a story or two to keep little ones engaged. This... Read More
Wed, Dec 06
10:30am - 11:00am
Best for infants and prewalkers, Babytime is storytime for littles - and their grownups! This session is full of songs... Read More
Sat, Dec 02
5:30pm - 8:00pm
Carry the Christmas spirit with you beyond the Rockery lighting! On Saturday, December 2 at 5:30 PM, get cozy in the... Read More
Fri, Dec 08
9:00am - 5:00pm
Calling all nature lovers with a camera.  We invite you to participate in “The Essence of November,” the Ames Free... Read More
Mon, Dec 25
9:00am - 8:00pm
The Ames Free Library will be closed in observance of Christmas.
Fri, Dec 29
10:00am - 12:00pm
5, 4, 3, 2, 1... The countdown has begun to our Epic New Year's Eve Stuffie Sleepover Weekend! Register one lucky... Read More
Mon, Jan 01
9:00am - 8:00pm
The Ames Free Library will be closed on Monday, January 1 in observance of New Year's Day.
Mon, Jan 15
9:00am - 8:00pm
The Ames Free Library will be closed in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Wednesday, September 20
Besides deer, who else visits the library after dark?  Of course, people and pet dogs use the grounds, but our focus is on wildlife.  Unfortunately, my trail cam has detected only a few wild species...
Friday, September 15
On June 29 I installed the trail cam behind Queset Garden and hoped for the best.  My first set of photos included this image which encouraged me to continue.  Can you identify this animal?  Send...
Friday, September 08
No doubt about it!  White-tailed deer dominate the library’s nightlife.  They are the largest mammalian visitors to the library campus and, based on my trail cam’s videos, the most frequent.  Indeed...
Friday, September 01
Who visits the library campus after dark?  Submit your thoughts on the most frequent mammalian visitors to lrubinacci@amesfreelibrary.org. Then, check back next Friday to see what my new trail cam...
Friday, August 25
Last week, several readers correctly pinpointed California as the home of my giant pinecone.   “Terrific!,” I thought, “These folks traveled to the northern Sierras where they saw the same wonderful...