Saturday
April 15
7-10pm
FTB Auditorium
April • 2006
Come to the Library’s first ever DDR
tournament. Every skill level is welcome
and everyone will get a chance to play.
Competitors will have a chance at prizes.
Other Voices / Other Views
Sponsored by Alliance for Global Justice, Ames High Progressive Club, and Ames Public Library
FARMINGVILLE
Wednesday, April 12, 7pm, Farwell T. Brown Auditorium
Winner of the Special Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival, FARMINGVILLE looks
into the ongoing nationwide controversy surrounding a suburban community, its ever
expanding population of illegal immigrants, and the attempted murders of two Mexican day
laborers. (2004, 78 minutes followed by discussion)
The Revolution will not be Televised
Wednesday, April 26, 7pm, Farwell T. Brown Auditorium
This film records what was possibly history's shortest-lived coup d'état in which
Venezuela’s President, Hugo Chavez, was forcibly removed from office on April 11, 2002,
and returned 48 hours later. (2003, 74 minutes followed by discussion)
Cosi Fan Tutte
Friday, April 7:30, 7pm, City Auditorium
Des Moines Metro Opera’s “OPERA
Iowa” presents Mozart’s Cosi Fan Tutte.
This educational touring troupe is bringing
Mozart’s 18th century comedy to Ames.
Ted Kooser Day
Saturday, April 8
Watch for special events throughout the
community celebrating U.S. Poet Laureate
Ted Kooser, who grew up in the Historic
Old Town Neighborhood of Ames.
United Nations Association
Ames Chapter Town Hall Meeting
Tuesday, April 18
7:30pm, FTB Auditorium
Join us for a panel discussion about
global poverty, hunger, and HIV/AIDS.
Members of local faith-based groups will
share their experiences and programs
addressing these issues.
Along the Skunk
Wednesday, April 19
7pm, City Auditorium
Kay Munsen, the author of Lake Comar,
will present stories, many first-hand, about
this former recreation area once located
near Story City.
Confronting the New World Order
Sponsored by the local branch of the John Birch Society and Ames Public Library
Blind Watchmaker? A Skeptical Look at Darwinism
Monday, April 17, 7pm, Farwell T. Brown Auditorium
In this lecture, Professor Phillip E. Johnson discusses Richard Dawkins’
book, The Blind Watchmaker, and conflicts between neo-Darwinian theory
and natural science. (1997, 74 minutes followed by discussion)
An Evening With the Author
Sandy Hoenig
Hector Avalos
Monday, April 24
7:30pm, Farwell T. Brown Auditorium
Dr. Hector Avalos, author and Director
of the Latino/a Studies Program at ISU, will
discuss his newest book, Fighting Words:
The Origins of Religious Violence. Books
will be available for purchase.
Open House en Español
Saturday, April 29
10am-3pm, Farwell T. Brown Auditorium
Come to the Library for an open house
featuring fun and activities in Spanish!
Tuesday, April 25
7pm, Farwell T. Brown Auditorium
Local author Sandy Hoenig will talk
about her book, The Joy of Forgiveness.
She’ll read excerpts, discuss forgiveness,
and lead us in some activities. Books will
be available for purchase.
Sábado De Abril 29
10am-3pm, Farwell T. Brown Auditorium
¡Venido a la biblioteca para la diversión
y actividades en español!
Sunday, April 30, 2pm, Farwell T. Brown Auditorium
Join us for an afternoon of live music by OTTER. This
collective of local music personalities plays original rock that
focuses on melody and tight musicianship and is influenced
by the progressive, blues, jam, and pop rock genres.
OTTER
Library sponsorship of a program does not constitute endorsement of the program’s content or the views expressed by the participants.
If your organization is interested in co-sponsoring a program, please contact Lynne Carey at 239-5640 or [email protected].
Homeschool Program
Using the Internet Responsibly
Wednesday, April 26 at 1pm
Homeschoolers are invited to a program
about using the Library and its resources
for teaching and learning.
This month, we’ll cover internet safety
basics and teach you how to decide which
internet sites have reliable information.
This program is appropriate for anyone old
enough to search on the internet.
Family Fun @ the Bookmobile
Science is Super!
Friday, April 14 at 6:30pm
University Village Laundromat
Ms. Frizzle returns with more
science books on everything
from the weather to how things work. Join
us and discover new things about the world
around you with experiments you can also
do at home on your own!
VEISHEA Parade
Saturday, April 22
10:40am, ISU Campus
Come to the VEISHEA parade and help
the Library celebrate 40 years of
Bookmobile service! Our entry this year will
feature the Bookmobile, Smyles, Mayor
Ann Campbell, and a bookcart drill team.
The Bookmobile
Storytimes and More
Together is Better
Pair Up and Read!
This family reading program runs April
1-30. Pick up your reading folder at the
Library’s Youth Desk or the Bookmobile.
Baby Talk
Tuesdays and Wednesdays
11am, Davidson Storytelling Room
This 15-minute program for the
pre-walker (newborn to around a year old)
and adult features various emergent
literacy skills, music, nursery rhymes,
reading aloud, sign language, and more.
Toddler Time
Mon: 9:30, 10, or 10:30am
Tues-Wed: 9:30, 10, 10:30am, or 1pm
Thurs: 9:30, 10, 10:30am, or 6:30pm
Davidson Storytelling Room
Fri: 9:30am, FTB Auditorium
In this program for the walker to 3-yearold child and an adult, Youth Services staff
share ways to use action rhymes, songs,
and books with young children.
Preschool Storytime
Spring’s Story
Mondays and Thursdays: 11am
Tuesdays and Wednesdays: 1:30pm
Davidson Storytelling Room
Fridays: 10 or 10:45am
Farwell T. Brown Auditorium
This 30-minute program for children
ages 3-6 includes stories, activities, and
songs. Parents are welcome to attend with
their child but are not required.
Art Around the World
Wednesday, April 5
2:30-3:30pm, Teen Space (Mezzanine)
First, second, and third graders can
celebrate National Kite Month with stories
and a snack. Then we’ll make some simple
kites to fly outside. Please register at the
Youth Desk or by calling (515) 239-5644.
Chattin’ With Cathy
Wednesday, April 12
2:30-3:30pm, Community Room
First, second, and third graders, come
chat about books, enjoy snacks, and
participate in fun activities. All spring long,
we’ll read about penguins and polar bears.
Please register at the Youth Desk or by
calling (515) 239-5644.
Parent-Child Craft Storytime
Thursday, April 13
11:00-11:45am or 1:30-2:15pm
Farwell T. Brown Auditorium
Parents and children ages 3-6 are
invited to a storytime and related craft
activity on the theme of “April Showers.”
Parents may browse the Library before
returning to help with the craft activity.
Saturday Storybreak
Saturday, April 15
10:30-10:50 or 11:30-11:50am
Davidson Storytelling Room
This 20-minute program of songs,
stories, and fingerplays on the theme of
“Quacking Ducks” is planned for parents
and children ages 2-5.
Month of the Young Child
Your
Neighborhood Branch
Bookmobile Schedule
MONDAY
Edwards School, 1:30 - 4:00pm
Sawyer School, 4:30 - 8:30pm
TUESDAY
Mitchell School, 6:00 - 8:00pm
WEDNESDAY
Old Orchard Laundromat, 5:30 - 8:00pm
THURSDAY
Gilbert Elementary School, 3:30 - 7:30pm
FRIDAY
St. Cecilia School, 1:30 - 4:00pm
University Village Laundromat, 4:30 - 8:30pm
Read to Your Baby
Saturday, April 15
2pm, Farwell T. Brown Auditorium
Come learn about using books and
music with children under the age of two.
Month of the Young Child Picnic
Thursday, April 27
10am-Noon, Brookside Park
Celebrate the Month of the Young Child
with Smyles, fun activities, and more!
Family Night @ the Library
Learn Spanish: Animales
Thursday, April 6
7pm, Davidson Storytelling Room
Learn the names of different animals in
Spanish and pet live chickens and ducks!
Movie Night @ the Library: Wallace &
Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Thursday, April 20
6:30pm, Farwell T. Brown Auditorium
(2005, 94 minutes, rated G)
Egg Hunt @ the Library
Thursday, April 13
7pm, Farwell T. Brown Auditorium
Celebrate spring with an egg hunt.
Don’t Open Your Umbrella
Thursday, April 27
7pm, Farwell T. Brown Auditorium
Bring your favorite umbrella from home!
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Page One is a monthly
publication by the
Friends of the Ames
Public Library
•
Dawn Hayslett & Lynne Carey,
Interim Co-Directors
Jillian Duggan,
Community Relations
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Ames Public Library
515 Douglas Avenue
Ames, IA 50010-6215
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amespubliclibrary.org
Friends Board:
Lisa Hill, President
Susan Jasper
Lynn Pike
Keith Landon
Wayne Beal
Michale Hansen
Sally Lapan
Chanda Mwanza
Barbara Weber
Book Groups & Meetings
Great Books
Sunday, April 9, 2pm, Board Room
YAK About Books
Sunday, April 9, 2-3pm and
Saturday, April 22, 5-6pm
Café Diem, 229 Main Street
Middle and high schoolers, come
hang out and chat about books.
Teen Advisory Group (TAG)
Saturday, April 15, 11am, Community Room
Help the Library plan events for teens and
choose books, movies, and music for teens!
Let’s Talk About It
Tuesday, April 18
7pm, Board Room
This month’s selection, Flashman
by George MacDonald Fraser, comes
from the Adventure/Historical Fiction
genre. Contact Dawn at
[email protected]
or (515) 239-5633 to register.
Books @ Noon
AM E S
The Ames Public Library
is a department of the City of Ames
Library Hours
239-5645
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Renewals/Fines
239-5646
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Information/Reference
Services
239-5656
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Meeting Rooms
239-5631
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Computer Lab
239-5646
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Youth Services
239-5644
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Home Delivery
Bookmobile
239-5641
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Administration
239-5630
Wednesday, April 19, 12pm, Founders Suite
Chick Lit
Monday, April 24
7pm, Founders Suite
Come talk about the “chick lit” you
love to read! This month, read any
book from Sophie Kinsella’s
Shopaholic series.
Storytime Workshop
Reading – Fun for All
Saturday, May 6
This all-day, hands-on workshop will give the
training you need to become competent and
confident with planning and implementing
storytimes for children.
We’ll cover everything—from how to pick out
books to effective reading aloud strategies to
including other supportive elements. This workshop
is open to any interested adult.
Registration is required. Space is limited, so sign
up early! To register or find out more, contact us at
[email protected] or (515) 239-5641.
Volunteers
Needed
Urgent Volunteer Request: Several two-hour
shifts in our coffee shop (Literary Grounds) need to
be filled. Call Sarah at (515) 239-5663 if interested.
DEAR
FRIENDS
As I sit here I am listening to a March
thunderstorm. It feels almost like spring which will
be with us before long. The Friends Board is
looking ahead to our spring book sale and our
annual meeting.
The Board met on Monday, March 6th and we
did a lot of administrative business. The President
appointed a nominating committee to develop a list
of board members for open positions and a slate of
officers for the May annual meeting. All Friends
members are invited to the annual meeting which
will be Monday, May 1st.
The Friends Board also appointed a liaison
between the Friends Board and the Foundation
Board, which is required in the Foundation bylaws.
Friends Board member Lynn Pike has graciously
agreed to fill that post. The Board also appointed a
bylaws review committee. The bylaws haven’t been
reviewed in several years, so some changes need
to be made to reflect how the organization does
business. The committee will report on
recommended changes at the April Board meeting
and bring the changes to a vote of the membership
at the annual meeting.
Nancy Schroeder, Friends Book Sale
Coordinator, reported that things are going
smoothly for the upcoming sale. She is training
Joan Van Norman to be a “co-coordinator,” and
Joan has made lots of the phone calls to schedule
book sale volunteers. Thank you so much Nancy
and Joan! We are looking forward to another great
book sale.
Melody Warnick, Board of Trustees Liaison,
reported that the deadline for Library Director
applications is March 31st. The search committee
plans to conduct interviews in late April and the
Board of Trustees hopes to make an offer at their
May meeting.
Whether spring for you means garden planning
or mapping out that special summer trip, remember
to do your research at the Library.
See you at the Library.
Dawn Hayslett, Editor
GIFTS TO THE LIBRARY
š From Carol J. Lamb in memory of her grandchildren:
Claire Hockerman and Nathan Hockerman
š From John and Patricia Ball in memory of Margaret
Lucille Kennedy Smith for the youth department
š From Dane 207 Questers in memory of David Stone
š From Mary Whiting
š From John and Elizabeth Mayfield in memory of
Levinah Morrow for film programming
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SUNDAY
Spring Book Sale
Come to the Library for great deals on
used books, movies, music, and more!
2 Library Open
1-5pm
Daylight Savings
Time Begins
3 Toddler Time
2006
The purpose of this annual celebration is to focus public attention
on the needs of young children, their families, and to support the
early childhood programs and services that meet their needs.
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TUESDAY
MONDAY
April
April is the Month of the Young Child.
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Toddler Time
9:30, 10, 10:30am 9:30, 10, 10:30am,
Story Room
1pm, Story Room
Preschool Storytime
Baby Talk
11am, Story Room 11am, Story Room
Friends Board
Preschool Storytime
7pm, Board Room 1:30pm, Story Room
Foundation Board
7pm, Board Room
National Library Week
9 Library Open 10Toddler Time 11Toddler Time
1-5pm
See Above
See Above
Spring Book Sale Preschool Storytime
Baby Talk
1-5pm
11am, Story Room 11am, Story Room
Free Admission
Preschool Storytime
Fill a Box for $5
1:30pm, Story Room
YAK About Books
2pm, Café Diem
Great Books
2pm, Board Room
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
Saturday, April 8
Friday, April 7
5:30pm - 8:30pm 9:00am - 6:00pm
FREE Admission
$2 Admission
(Free for Friends)
FRIDAY
Sunday, April 9
1:00pm - 5:00pm
FREE Admission
Fill a box for $5
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SATURDAY
Library Open
9am-6pm
Family Reading
Program Begins
7Spring Book Sale 8 Library Open
5 Toddler Time
6
12Toddler Time
13Toddler Time
14Toddler Time
15Library Open
9:30, 10, 10:30am,
1pm, Story Room
Baby Talk
11am, Story Room
Preschool Storytime
1:30pm, Story Room
Art Around the World
2:30pm, Teen Space
See Above
Baby Talk
11am, Story Room
Preschool Storytime
1:30pm, Story Room
Chattin’ With Cathy
2:30pm, Community
Room
Reel Connections
Other Voices/Views
7pm, Auditorium
Drop Everything
and Read Day
Toddler Time
9:30, 10, 10:30am,
6:30pm, Story Room
Preschool Storytime
11am, Story Room
Family Night
@ the Library
7pm, Story Room
See Above
Parent-Child
Craft Storytime
11am or 1:30pm
Auditorium
Family Night
@ the Library
7pm, Auditorium
5:30pm-8:30pm
$2 Admission
(Free for Friends)
Cosi Fan Tutte
7:30pm, City
Auditorium
9am-6pm
Ted Koozer Day
Spring Book Sale
9am-6pm
Free Admission
9:30am, Auditorium
9am-6pm
Preschool Storytime
Saturday
10 or 10:45am
Storybreak
Auditorium
10:30 or 11:30am
Story Room
Family Fun
@ the Bookmobile
TAG Meeting
6:30pm, University 11am, Community
Village Laundromat
Room
Read to Your Baby
2pm, Auditorium
DDR-a-thon
7pm, Auditorium
16 Library &
17Toddler Time
18Toddler Time
19Toddler Time
20Toddler Time
21Toddler Time
22Library Open
23Library Open
24Toddler Time
25Toddler Time
26Toddler Time
27Toddler Time
28Toddler Time
29Library Open
Bookmobile
CLOSED
1-5pm
30Library Open
1-5pm
APL Unplugged:
Otter
2pm, Auditorium
Family Reading
Program Ends
See Above
See Above
See Above
Baby Talk
Baby Talk
Preschool Storytime
11am, Story Room 11am, Story Room 11am, Story Room
Reel Connections Preschool Storytime
Books @ Noon
1:30pm, Story Room
Board Room
Confronting the
New World Order
Let’s Talk About It
Inkspots, 1:30pm
7pm, Auditorium
7pm, Board Room Community Room
UNA Town Hall
Preschool Storytime
Meeting
1:30pm, Story Room
7:30pm, Auditorium
Along the Skunk
7pm, City Auditorium
See Above
See Above
Preschool Storytime
Baby Talk
11am, Story Room 11am, Story Room
Chick Lit, 7pm
Preschool Storytime
Founders Suite
1:30pm, Story Room
An Evening with
An Evening with
the Author:
the Author:
Sandy Hoenig
Hector Avalos
7:30pm, Auditorium
7pm, Auditorium
9am-6pm
See Above
9:30am, Auditorium
Bookmobile in
Preschool Storytime Preschool Storytime
VEISEA Parade
11am, Story Room
10 or 10:45am
10:40am, ISU
Auditorium
Movie Night
Campus
@ the Library
YAK About Books
6:30pm, Auditorium
5pm, Café Diem
Board of Trustees
7pm, Board Room
See Above
See Above
9:30am, Auditorium
Baby Talk
Month of the Young Preschool Storytime
11am, Story Room
10 or 10:45am
Child Picnic
10am-Noon
Auditorium
Homeschool
Brookside Park
Program
1pm, Location TBA Preschool Storytime
Preschool Storytime 11am, Story Room
1:30pm, Story Room
Family Night
@ the Library
Reel Connections
7pm, Auditorium
Other Voices/Views
7pm, Auditorium
Library sponsorship of a program does not constitute endorsement of the program’s content or the views expressed by the participants.
9am-6pm
Open House en
Español
10am-3pm,
Auditorium