Grimes Public Library

9:00am-5:00pm

(515) 986-3551

Grimes Public Library
200 NE Beaverbrooke Blvd
Grimes, IA 50111
United States

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Sun: 1:00pm-5:00pm

Mon-Thu: 9:00am-8:00pm

Fri: 9:00am-6:00pm

Sat: 9:00am-5:00pm

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Featured Events

Hooks & Needles

Saturday, December 20, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am

Meeting Room B at Grimes Public Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts

Age Group:

Teens, Adults

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Library Branch: Grimes Public Library

Room: Meeting Room B

Age Group: Teens, Adults

Program Type: Arts & Crafts

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Be part of our continuing Community Crochet! Create a granny square and contribute to our growing blanket. Each square you contribute will put you in the drawing to win the blanket once it is completed.

Growing the Good Life

Saturday, January 10, 2026 at 11:00am - 12:00pm

Meeting Room A/B at Grimes Public Library

Program Type:

Other, Workshop

Age Group:

Adults

Open

Library Branch: Grimes Public Library

Room: Meeting Room A/B

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Other, Workshop

Registration Required

Event Details:

This Month's Topic: Houseplant Help

We will discuss what to look for and keep your houseplants happy in the middle of winter.

Read & Reflect Book Club

Wednesday, January 14, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Meeting Room B at Grimes Public Library

Program Type:

Book Club

Age Group:

Adults

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Library Branch: Grimes Public Library

Room: Meeting Room B

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Book Club

Event Details:

Join us for a welcoming monthly book club in partnership with Pink Couch Wellness! Together, we’ll explore fiction and nonfiction books that inspire connection, reflection, and growth.

Hooks & Needles

Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 10:00am - 11:00am

Meeting Room A at Grimes Public Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts

Age Group:

Teens, Adults

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Library Branch: Grimes Public Library

Room: Meeting Room A

Age Group: Teens, Adults

Program Type: Arts & Crafts

Event Details:

DesMoiNTrak Train Exhibit

Saturday, February 7, 2026 at 9:00am - 5:00pm

Meeting Room A/B at Grimes Public Library

Program Type:

Other

Age Group:

All Ages

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Library Branch: Grimes Public Library

Room: Meeting Room A/B

Age Group: All Ages

Program Type: Other

Event Details:

DesMoiNTrak is an N scale T-TRAK modular railroad club located in Des Moines, Iowa. Come see the model railroad and villages set up in our meeting room.

Open during library hours.

No Registration required.

DesMoiNTrak Train Exhibit

Sunday, February 8, 2026 at 1:00pm - 3:00pm

Meeting Room A/B at Grimes Public Library

Program Type:

Other

Age Group:

All Ages

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Library Branch: Grimes Public Library

Room: Meeting Room A/B

Age Group: All Ages

Program Type: Other

Event Details:

DesMoiNTrak is an N scale T-TRAK modular railroad club located in Des Moines, Iowa. Come see the model railroad and villages set up in our meeting room.

No Registration required.

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Time	Sun (7/27)	Mon (7/28)	Tue (7/29)	Wed (7/30)	Thu (7/31)	Fri (8/01)
All Day	Reservation Reserved for Summer Reading All Day 7/1–7/31 This is not a library sponsored event. Library Branch: Grimes Public Library Room: Meeting Room C/D Purpose of Meeting Reserved for Summer Reading
9 am		Reservation Heather Caron 9:00am–11:00am This is not a library sponsored event. Library Branch: Grimes Public Library Room: Study Room 3 Purpose of Meeting Tutoring	Reservation tutoring 9:00am–10:00am This is not a library sponsored event. Library Branch: Grimes Public Library Room: Study Room 4 Purpose of Meeting tutoring	Reservation Heather Caron 9:00am–11:00am This is not a library sponsored event. Library Branch: Grimes Public Library Room: Study Room 4 Purpose of Meeting Tutoring Reservation Friends Use 9:00am–8:00pm This is not a library sponsored event. Library Branch: Grimes Public Library Room: Meeting Room A Purpose of Meeting GPL Friends use.	Reservation tutoring 9:00am–10:00am This is not a library sponsored event. Library Branch: Grimes Public Library Room: Study Room 4 Purpose of Meeting Tutor Reservation STEM Scale-Up Training BAROBO 9:00am–5:00pm This is not a library sponsored event. Library Branch: Grimes Public Library Room: Meeting Room C/D Purpose of Meeting This is a training for the Iowa STEM Scale-Up Program, Barobo. Attendees will be Iowa educators who were awarded this program through the Iowa Governor's STEM Advisory Council. The training is two consecutive days, July 31st and August 1st.	Reservation Test review 9:00am–1:00pm This is not a library sponsored event. Library Branch: Grimes Public Library Room: Study Room 4 Purpose of Meeting Test review Reservation STEM Scale-Up Program: Barobo 9:00am–5:00pm This is not a library sponsored event. Library Branch: Grimes Public Library Room: Meeting Room C/D Purpose of Meeting This is a training for the STEM Scale-Up Program, Barobo. Participants will be educators who were awarded this program from the Iowa Governor's STEM Advisory Council. The training runs two consecutive days, July 31-August 1st. Thank you!
10 am		Reservation Guardian Care of Iowa 10:00am–1:00pm This is not a library sponsored event. Library Branch: Grimes Public Library Room: Meeting Room A Purpose of Meeting Guardian Care meeting.	Reservation Nancy 10:30am–11:30am This is not a library sponsored event. Library Branch: Grimes Public Library Room: Study Room 4 Purpose of Meeting Planning Meeting	Reservation Work Meeting 10:00am–12:00pm This is not a library sponsored event. Library Branch: Grimes Public Library Room: Study Room 5 Purpose of Meeting Work	Reservation Ethan 10:00am–11:00am This is not a library sponsored event. Library Branch: Grimes Public Library Room: Study Room 5 Purpose of Meeting work Reservation Tutoring - Timmerman 10:00am–11:00am This is not a library sponsored event. Library Branch: Grimes Public Library Room: Study Room 4 Purpose of Meeting Tutoring
11 am			Reservation Tutoring - Timmerman 11:00am–1:00pm This is not a library sponsored event. Library Branch: Grimes Public Library Room: Study Room 3 Purpose of Meeting Tutoring Reservation Meredith Davidson - Tutoring 11:15am–12:15pm This is not a library sponsored event. Library Branch: Grimes Public Library Room: Study Room 5 Purpose of Meeting Tutoring	Reservation Tutoring - Timmerman 11:00am–1:00pm This is not a library sponsored event. Library Branch: Grimes Public Library Room: Study Room 4 Purpose of Meeting Tutoring
12 pm				Reservation Heather S. 12:45pm–2:45pm This is not a library sponsored event. Library Branch: Grimes Public Library Room: Study Room 5 Purpose of Meeting Work Space Reservation Working 12:45pm–2:45pm This is not a library sponsored event. Library Branch: Grimes Public Library Room: Study Room 3 Purpose of Meeting working	Reservation Heather S. 12:45pm–2:45pm This is not a library sponsored event. Library Branch: Grimes Public Library Room: Study Room 3 Purpose of Meeting Work Space
1 pm		Reservation Tutoring 1:00pm–2:00pm This is not a library sponsored event. Library Branch: Grimes Public Library Room: Study Room 4 Purpose of Meeting Tutoring
2 pm
3 pm				Reservation American Heart Association 3:30pm–5:00pm This is not a library sponsored event. Library Branch: Grimes Public Library Room: Meeting Room B Purpose of Meeting CPR
4 pm
5 pm
6 pm				Reservation Meeting 6:00pm–7:00pm This is not a library sponsored event. Library Branch: Grimes Public Library Room: Study Room 4 Purpose of Meeting reading math

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