Sunday, February 13, 2011

Feb. 13 Ames Public Library calendar - Ames Tribune

Feb. 13 Ames Public Library calendar - Ames Tribune

Feb. 13 Ames Public Library calendar - Ames Tribune

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Monday, Feb. 14

 • Toddler Time, 10:30 a.m., Farwell T. Brown Auditorium.

 • Teen Anime & Manga Club, 4-5 p.m., Farwell T. Brown Auditorium.

Tuesday, Feb. 15

 • Toddler Time, 10 a.m., 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m., Davidson Storytelling Room.

 • BabyTalk, 1:30 p.m., Davidson Storytelling Room.

 • Winter Wonderings: Who's Gonna Care for Grandpa? 6:30 p.m., Farwell T. Brown Auditorium. Family caregiving specialist Kay Vanags will talk about long-term care options, including in-home services by home health agencies, adult day care, assisted living facilities and intermediate care facilities (nursing homes).

  • Let's Talk About It, 7 p.m., Community Room. Join Let's Talk About It to read and discuss works chosen from the theme "Nordic Mysteries and Thrillers." We'll start the spring series with "Smilla's Sense of Snow" by Peter Hoeg. Please call (515) 239-5656 or visit the library's Information Desk to register for this book group.

Wednesday, Feb. 16

 • Toddler Time, 9:30 and 10 a.m., Davidson Storytelling Room.

 • BabyTalk, 11:05 a,m, Davidson Storytelling Room.

 • Books @ Noon, noon, Founders Suite. Drop in to share what you've read and hear about what others are reading. Be prepared to give a brief description and your opinion about one or two books.

 • Booklets, 2:45 p.m., Farwell T. Brown Auditorium. 

 • Chapters, 2:45 p.m., Founders Suite. 

 • Reel Connections: Other Voices/Other Views: "Quién Dijo Miedo/We Are Not Afraid," 7 p.m., Farwell T. Brown Auditorium. This feature-length documentary film is about the 2009 military coup d'etat in Honduras and the resistance movement that has risen up. (2010; 108 minutes)

Thursday, Feb. 17

 • Family Craft Storytime, 10 a.m., Farwell T. Brown Auditorium.

 • BabyTalk, 6 p.m., Davidson Storytelling Room.

 • Toddler Time, 6:30 p.m., Davidson Storytelling Room.

 • Family Movie Night: "Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole," 6:30 p.m., Farwell T. Brown Auditorium. All ages are invited to a free showing of "Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole" on the big screen. (2010; 97 minutes; MPAA Rating PG)

 • Ames Public Library Board of Trustees, 7 p.m., City Hall Council Chambers.

Friday, Feb. 18

 • Toddler Time, 9:30 a.m., Farwell T. Brown Auditorium.

 • Teen Writing Club, 4 p.m., Community Room.

Saturday, Feb. 19

 • Smyles 5-Year Anniversary Party, 10-11:30 a.m., Farwell T. Brown Auditorium. Celebrate five years of Project Smyles with crafts, music, literacy information and a visit from Smyles.

 • Other World Language Storytime: Japanese, 10:15-10:45 a.m., Davidson Storytelling Room.

 • Teen Advisory Group, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Community Room.

 • Russian Storytime, noon, Davidson Storytelling Room.

 • Other World Language Storytime: Italian, 1-1:30 p.m., Davidson Storytelling Room.

 • Teen Roleplaying and Magic Club, 1-5 p.m., Community Room.

 • Reel Connections: And the Nominees Are ... 2-6 p.m., Farwell T. Brown Auditorium. Come to the library for a free afternoon of back-to-back 2011 Academy Award Nominated films on our big screen. We'll show "Alice in Wonderland at 2 p.m. and "The Social Network" at 4 p.m.

Sunday, Feb. 20

 • Great Books, 2 p.m., Community Room. Discuss literary classics with materials from the Great Books Foundation. This month, we will discuss "The Darling" by Anton Chekhov from "Great Conversations 4." To sign up for this series, visit the Information Desk or call (515) 239-5656.

 • Readers' Theater: Leaders of Our Story! 2 p.m., Farwell T. Brown Auditorium. Join us for a readers' theater that brings to life famous leaders that made an impact on the black community.

For more information on events at Ames Public Library, call (515) 239-5656 or visit www.amespubliclibrary.org.

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