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Ames Free Library will be closed on Saturday, January 29 due to inclement weather. We will reopen on Monday, January 31, for our normal hours (10 a.m. - 8 p.m.).

Kids Homepage

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NEW! Interactive and educational database for pre-K and elementary students!
Online Learning Resources

Follow the links in these three categories to get extra support when learning at home!
Brainfuse HelpNow

Live homework help is now available!
1,000 Books Before Kindergarten

Gives your child a foundation for future learning!
NoveList K-8 Plus

Try this easy-to-use guide to sort by age, reading level, or genre!

Welcome to the Youth Services Department

We are committed to giving you, children birth through fifth grade, and your parents and caregivers of all ages personalized attention.

Books, magazines, and multi-media materials selected for ages birth through fifth grade can be found in the William Hadwen Ames Memorial Room. Puzzles for pre-schoolers, and personal computers for children’s use can also be found in this area.

Kids Blogs

Winter Storytime update

Wednesday, January 26

Now that we're a couple of months into winter storytimes, we are really getting into our routines! We're still looking ahead to lovely weather and to moving back outside, but in the meantime, please...

Community Art project

Monday, January 10

There's nothing better than working together! Last month, we put out a huge sticker mosaic in Youth Services for everyone to work on. It took up our entire central work table, and everyone who came...

Book Share: Great Reads for grades K-3

Friday, December 31

Do you like hot cocoa, snuggly kittens, new friends, and dragonfruit? OF COURSE you do! How about frozen boogers, being told "no", stinky ghost burps, and even stinkier durian fruit? Maybe not so...

Indoor Storytimes for Winter

Monday, November 08

Winter is coming! As the weather gets colder, storytimes must move inside. We’ll continue to run our weekly storytimes on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays at 10:30 AM, but there will be a few...

MCBA Book Club : NEW DATE

Thursday, October 28

Halloween sure is a spoooooky time! But don't be scared that you've missed out on our new kids' MCBA book club! We have rescheduled our first meeting to Wednesday, November 3 at 3:30 PM. There's even...