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Tiny Art Gallery Registration

Tiny Art Gallery Canvas Registration & Pickup

All Day 3/24 - 4/4
Lobby at Grimes Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Special Event
Age Group:
All Ages
Event Details:

Let your inner artist shine by creating a tiny masterpiece for our first ever Tiny Art Show.Our Tiny Art Show will be during National Library Week and celebrating the theme, "Drawn...

Closed
Required
Library Branch: Grimes Public Library
Room: Lobby
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Special Event
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:

Let your inner artist shine by creating a tiny masterpiece for our first ever Tiny Art Show.

Our Tiny Art Show will be during National Library Week and celebrating the theme, "Drawn to Your library."

Baby Storytime

Baby Storytime

Tuesday, April 1, 2025 at 9:00am - 9:30am
Meeting Room C/D at Grimes Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Birth to Pre-K
Baby Storytime:

Songs, rhymes, books, and activities designed to be developmentally appropriate for ages birth-24 months, but older children are welcome to attend. 

Library Branch: Grimes Public Library
Room: Meeting Room C/D
Age Group: Birth to Pre-K
Program Type: Storytime

Songs, rhymes, books, and activities designed to be developmentally appropriate for ages birth-24 months, but older children are welcome to attend. 

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adult Required

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Girl Scout Training Meeting

Tuesday, April 1, 2025 at 9:00am - 4:00pm
Meeting Room A/B at Grimes Public Library
Purpose of Meeting:

Training for Girl Scout Staff members.

This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Grimes Public Library
Room: Meeting Room A/B
Purpose of Meeting

Training for Girl Scout Staff members.

Baby & Toddler Open Play

Baby & Toddler Open Play

Tuesday, April 1, 2025 at 9:30am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room C/D at Grimes Public Library
Program Type:
Open Play
Age Group:
Birth to Pre-K
Baby and Toddler Open Play:

Unstructured time for children to socialize and play with a variety of toys and sensory items. All toys will be age appropriate for ages 0-3 but older children are welcome to atten...

Library Branch: Grimes Public Library
Room: Meeting Room C/D
Age Group: Birth to Pre-K
Program Type: Open Play

Unstructured time for children to socialize and play with a variety of toys and sensory items. All toys will be age appropriate for ages 0-3 but older children are welcome to attend.

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adult Required

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Tutoring

Tuesday, April 1, 2025 at 5:15pm - 6:15pm
Study Room 5 at Grimes Public Library
Purpose of Meeting:

Tutoring

This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Grimes Public Library
Room: Study Room 5
Purpose of Meeting

Tutoring

study session

Tuesday, April 1, 2025 at 5:15pm - 6:30pm
Study Room 3 at Grimes Public Library
Purpose of Meeting:

studying for school purposes

This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Grimes Public Library
Room: Study Room 3
Purpose of Meeting

studying for school purposes

Anxious Generation

Adult Book Club

Tuesday, April 1, 2025 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Meeting Room A/B at Grimes Public Library
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults
Adult Book Club:

Multiple copies of the month's book are available to check out at the circulation desk or the drive-through.  This book club is for ages 18+ and no registration is required.&n...

Event Details:

Book this month: The Anxious Generation : How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Caused an Epidemic of Mental Illness by Jonathan HaidtAbout the book:After more than a decade of stabi...

Library Branch: Grimes Public Library
Room: Meeting Room A/B
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Event Details:

Multiple copies of the month's book are available to check out at the circulation desk or the drive-through.  This book club is for ages 18+ and no registration is required. 

Book this month: The Anxious Generation : How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Caused an Epidemic of Mental Illness by Jonathan Haidt

About the book:

Friends of the Grimes Public Library

Tuesday, April 1, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Meeting Room C at Grimes Public Library
Purpose of Meeting:

Meeting of the Friends of the Grimes Public Library.

This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Grimes Public Library
Room: Meeting Room C
Purpose of Meeting

Meeting of the Friends of the Grimes Public Library.

Cub Scout Pack 171 Leader Meeting

Tuesday, April 1, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Meeting Room D at Grimes Public Library
Purpose of Meeting:

Plan Cub Scout Events

This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Grimes Public Library
Room: Meeting Room D
Purpose of Meeting

Plan Cub Scout Events

Business Meeting

Wednesday, April 2, 2025 at 9:00am - 11:00am
Meeting Room A at Grimes Public Library
Purpose of Meeting:

Discuss business.

This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Grimes Public Library
Room: Meeting Room A
Purpose of Meeting

Discuss business.

D&A Leadership Offsite | FY26 Commitments - Offsite

Wednesday, April 2, 2025 at 9:00am - 5:00pm
Meeting Room B at Grimes Public Library
Purpose of Meeting:

Casey's Data & Analytics Leadership Fiscal Year Planning

This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Grimes Public Library
Room: Meeting Room B
Purpose of Meeting

Casey's Data & Analytics Leadership Fiscal Year Planning

Homeschool

Wednesday, April 2, 2025 at 9:30am - 11:30am
Study Room 4 at Grimes Public Library
Purpose of Meeting:

meeting

This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Grimes Public Library
Room: Study Room 4
Purpose of Meeting

meeting

Bear reading a book surrounded by woodland animals

Storytime

Wednesday, April 2, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Meeting Room C/D at Grimes Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Birth to Pre-K
Storytime:

Songs, rhymes, books, and activities designed to be developmentally appropriate for ages 2-5, but any age is welcome to attend. 

Library Branch: Grimes Public Library
Room: Meeting Room C/D
Age Group: Birth to Pre-K
Program Type: Storytime

Songs, rhymes, books, and activities designed to be developmentally appropriate for ages 2-5, but any age is welcome to attend. 

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adult Required

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Bible Study

Wednesday, April 2, 2025 at 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Meeting Room A at Grimes Public Library
Purpose of Meeting:

Summitcreek Women’s Bible Study

This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Grimes Public Library
Room: Meeting Room A
Purpose of Meeting

Summitcreek Women’s Bible Study

Early Out

Wednesday, April 2, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Meeting Room C/D at Grimes Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Open Play, Other
Age Group:
School-Aged, Teens
Early Out:

Stay busy at the Library during early dismissals. Virtual Reality, Nintendo Switch, and computers are available for play, as well as crafts and activities for kids in Meeting Room ...

Library Branch: Grimes Public Library
Room: Meeting Room C/D
Age Group: School-Aged, Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Open Play, Other

Stay busy at the Library during early dismissals. Virtual Reality, Nintendo Switch, and computers are available for play, as well as crafts and activities for kids in Meeting Room C/D and for teens on the Mezzanine. 

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adult Not Required

Children and teens aged 6 and older may be left unattended at library activities, however we encourage parents to attend with children who may need additional assistance with the activity. 

Bear reading a book surrounded by woodland animals

Storytime

Thursday, April 3, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Meeting Room C/D at Grimes Public Library
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Birth to Pre-K
Storytime:

Songs, rhymes, books, and activities designed to be developmentally appropriate for ages 2-5, but any age is welcome to attend. 

Library Branch: Grimes Public Library
Room: Meeting Room C/D
Age Group: Birth to Pre-K
Program Type: Storytime

Songs, rhymes, books, and activities designed to be developmentally appropriate for ages 2-5, but any age is welcome to attend. 

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adult Required

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Grimes Area Democrats Monthly Meeting

Thursday, April 3, 2025 at 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Meeting Room C/D at Grimes Public Library
Purpose of Meeting:

Monthly community meeting

This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Grimes Public Library
Room: Meeting Room C/D
Purpose of Meeting

Monthly community meeting

Sara Klaessy

Friday, April 4, 2025 at 9:00am - 1:00pm
Meeting Room A at Grimes Public Library
Purpose of Meeting:

Work discussion. Please include a white board. Thank you!

This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Grimes Public Library
Room: Meeting Room A
Purpose of Meeting

Work discussion.

Please include a white board. Thank you!

the words "kids play" with multicolored squiggles and toys

Kids Play: Shapes & Colors

Friday, April 4, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Meeting Room C/D at Grimes Public Library
Program Type:
Arts & Crafts, Open Play
Age Group:
Birth to Pre-K
Kids Play:

Hands-on, guided experiments, crafts, and play designed to be developmentally appropriate for ages 2-5, but any age is welcome to attend. 

Library Branch: Grimes Public Library
Room: Meeting Room C/D
Age Group: Birth to Pre-K
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Open Play

Hands-on, guided experiments, crafts, and play designed to be developmentally appropriate for ages 2-5, but any age is welcome to attend. 

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adult Required

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Two therapy dogs with the text "Tail Waggin Readers"

Tail Waggin Readers

Saturday, April 5, 2025 at 9:00am - 11:00am
Meeting Room C/D at Grimes Public Library
Program Type:
Reading Skills
Age Group:
School-Aged
Tail Waggin' Readers:

Strengthen your reading skills! Register for 15 minutes of reading aloud and 5 minutes of play with a therapy dog. Your child may bring their own book to read or come a few minutes...

Event Details:

REGISTER HERE

Library Branch: Grimes Public Library
Room: Meeting Room C/D
Age Group: School-Aged
Program Type: Reading Skills
Event Details:

Strengthen your reading skills! Register for 15 minutes of reading aloud and 5 minutes of play with a therapy dog. Your child may bring their own book to read or come a few minutes early to choose a library book. If your child is able, we encourage them to attend this program on their own. Parents are free to wait in the Library. Registration is required. 

REGISTER HERE

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adult Not Required

Children and teens aged 6 and older may be left unattended at library activities, however we encourage parents to attend with children who may need additional assistance with the activity. 

GTGL Garden Bells

Growing the Good Life

Saturday, April 5, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Meeting Room A/B at Grimes Public Library
Program Type:
Other, Workshop
Age Group:
Adults
Growing the Good Life:

This ongoing series provides opportunities to learn about crafts, food, and gardening while also allowing for hands-on practice. 

Event Details:

Add some music to your garden with a colorful garden bell.  We will create a small bell that can be hung from a tree, planter or on your deck. 

Open
Required
Library Branch: Grimes Public Library
Room: Meeting Room A/B
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Other, Workshop
Required
Seats Remaining: 5
Event Details:

This ongoing series provides opportunities to learn about crafts, food, and gardening while also allowing for hands-on practice. 

Add some music to your garden with a colorful garden bell.  We will create a small bell that can be hung from a tree, planter or on your deck. 

Power Pauses Breakout Session - Rehearsal

Saturday, April 5, 2025 at 12:30pm - 2:45pm
Meeting Room A at Grimes Public Library
Purpose of Meeting:

Power Pauses Breakout Session - Rehearsal

This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Grimes Public Library
Room: Meeting Room A
Purpose of Meeting

Power Pauses Breakout Session - Rehearsal

Bible Study

Sunday, April 6, 2025 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Study Room 4 at Grimes Public Library
Purpose of Meeting:

Bible Study

This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Grimes Public Library
Room: Study Room 4
Purpose of Meeting

Bible Study

Dance Practice

Sunday, April 6, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:30pm
Meeting Room A/B at Grimes Public Library
Purpose of Meeting:

Dance practice for a non profit organization

This is not a library sponsored event.
Library Branch: Grimes Public Library
Room: Meeting Room A/B
Purpose of Meeting

Dance practice for a non profit organization