Ames public library has been a polaris customer since 2014. Check out emagazines and download them to your computer or mobile device. Due to the covid19 outbreak, the ames free library book club and mystery book club are now meeting online. The ames public library bookmobile can be seen driving across town throughout the week, in an effort to bring the library to the community. Find iowa library phone numbers, addresses, and other library info. The bookmobile will park in the turnaround driveway between parks library and morrill hall from 11 a. Ames public library serves both the communities of ames and gilbert through our main branch as well as our bookmobile. Join ames public library s team of passionate staff, engaged volunteers, and diverse partners in the heart of our vibrant community.
Ames public library s used book store and cafe is the perfect place to unwind or to shop for used books that look like new. Parks library is a fantastic academic library, and ames public library is a fantastic public library and through this partnership the isu community now has the offerings of both libraries in easy. New bookmobile arrives saturday news the ames tribune. And if you are like me, this bookmobile will be a new chapter in a years long story of fantastic bookmobile service. If you are having problems logging in please contact customer account services at 5152395646 option 2. The lied bookmobile focuses service delivery to four main areas. County towns and cities youth with emphasis on children at risk seniors areas. Please keep all materials you currently have checked out until the library reopens.
Ames public library, 515 douglas ave, ames, ia 2020. For amazon fire mobile devices, search for the overdrive app. Ames public library board of trustees minutes of the regular meeting september 19, 2019 the ames public library apl board of trustees met in regular session on thursday, september 19, 2019, in the dale h. The bookmobile is your neighborhood branch of the ames public library. Look for ames public library s mascot, smyles, at the library and at special events around town. In celebration of national poetry month, create a haiku of a topic of your choice. A valid library card and pin are required to use overdrive. The proposed design for ames public library s expansion has been unveiled, and library staff are delighted with the results. Click select your library and select ames public library. The new bookmobile, a 2015 model, will feature new art from ames native derek anderson. Ames public library bookmobile 515 douglas ave ames, ia 500106215 ames, iowa public libraries 1 ames, iowa public schools 11 ames, iowa private schools 2 ames, iowa school districts 1 ames, iowa colleges 2. The council on aging book club has been suspended until further notice. The mobile library is a stateoftheart bookmobile that delivers books, music, movies and more to 24 neighborhoods in springfield and greene county each week. This new bookmobile stop is a way for ames public library and parks library to partner together to bring a free community resource onto campus.
Ames public library bookmobile in ames, ia homefacts. Smyles is also a big part of project smyles, the librarys outreach program to children in. Ames public librarys bookmobile may be getting a new set of wheels. Browse, borrow, and enjoy eaudiobooks, ebooks, and videos on your.
In partnership with the university library, the ames public librarys bookmobile added a regular iowa state stop to its weekly route. Watch one of ames public librarys online videos or storytime on facebook live. A record number of vendors have signed up to participate in this years event, and tents will be set up in the city hall parking lot. You can check out, return, and request items from a bookmobile stop near you. After more than a decade of use, the current portable library is aging, and members of the library are looking into the purchase of a new bus to replace the current bookmobile. This design is the result of several months of redrafting the library expansion plan to conform to the input we have received from public forums, oneonone meetings with community leaders, and fundraising research. Patrons of the mobile library may request delivery of materials from other branch libraries and return materials checked out at other libraries. Overdrive is a user friendly platform that the sails library consortium, of which the ames free library is a member, partners with to provide free ebooks, audiobooks and more to our collective patrons. The bookmobile will park in the turnaround between parks library and morrill hall from 11 a. Due to the covid19 outbreak, the lied bookmobiles service is suspended until further notice. Delmar public library bookmobile at the american national exhibition in moscow, 1959 306hvm5920555 the bookmobiles reading materials proved to be all too appealing for the soviet attendees, who ended up taking a majority of them. The bookmobile is a mobile bus where ames public library members can browse, request, pick up, check out and return library materials. Ames police patrol car, ames fire truck, mary greeley ambulance, and ames public library bookmobile. During this time, please take advantage of our ebooks and other online resources.
More info ames public library 515 douglas ames, ia 50010 directions. Sites must have a sizable population of those who face barriers in accessing saint paul public library fixed facilities. Information and location for ames public library bookmobile in ames, ia homefacts story county. About 150 people gathered at the ames public library saturday morning to welcome the new bookmobile. Ames public library board of trustees schofer, and youth. All purchases help support the library through the ames public library friends foundation. The bookmobile program has been around for 50 years. Anyone can check out, return, and request items from our bookmobile, which makes weekly stop all around town. Kara is responsible for bookmobile and circulation services, the library s volunteer program, and public relations and marketing. A new generation of children will find in it a place to connect with books and explore the world around them. Some weeks ames police may surprise us with donuts. Ames public library s bookmobile will not go to its regular stops the week of july 4. Additionally, the ames public library bookmobile will be on site. Northfield public library bookmobile made possible by the ames foundation, the rotary club of northfield, united way of northfield, taylor truck line, friends of the northfield public library, and the city of northfield.
Ames public library is located in their newly renovated building in ames, iowa downtown, not too far from iowa state university. Ames public librarys bookmobile will now stop on campus. Whenever possible, bookmobile customers are provided with the same level of service one would find at a fixed library facility. Apl has a collection of over 231,000 volumes and circulates over 1. A nonprofitc3 organization that helps support ames public library through volunteering, fundraising, and advocacy. Please check back later for an update on the ames free library nonfiction book club.
Ross board room, with barchman, butler, glatz, kluesner, looft, marshall, and myers in attendance. Lincoln city libraries lied bookmobile provides individualized library service to a diverse population throughout lincoln and lancaster county. Type in your library card number and pin or password and click sign in. More info ames public library bookmobile 515 douglas ave ames, ia. Ames is big enough that having just one library can be a problem for people in outlying areas, said lead bookmobile worker cathy van brocklin. Ames public library s bookmobile begins a new chapter with the unveiling of a brand new vehicle saturday. Landing zone for northfield public library outreach. The phone number of the ames public library bookmobile is. Smyles is also a big part of project smyles, the library s outreach program to children in daycare and. The ames public library s bookmobile will drive once again on the iowa state university campus after holding its first session in several months. Ames public library will be closed starting tuesday, march 17 through may 15 for the safety of our visitors, staff, and community. Kara started her career at iowa city public library in 1998 as community and audiovisual services coordinator and later served as adult services coordinator. Library notes new bookmobile comes to town the ames tribune. Ames public library volunteer opportunities volunteermatch.
Ames public library and the bookmobile will be closed through may 15 for the safety of our visitors, staff, and community. Where is the ames public library bookmobile in ames. Find great deals on thousands of used items, including books, movies, music, and more. Look for ames public librarys mascot, smyles, at the library and at special events around town. Check us out to find books, movies, toys, and even video games we connect you to the world of ideas. Share your familyfriendly haiku on our facebook page. The friends of the ames public library bought the totes for the library, so 100 percent of the proceeds go directly to the fund, marner said. Ames public library s mission is to connect people to the world of ideasin our recentlyexpanded building, on our bookmobile, through outreach, and of course digitally. Drop in each week this summer for reading, dancing, singing, and other activities at ames parks.