Grimes Public Library

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(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

Week Calendar

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

Event Details:

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.

Crafty Saturday

Saturday, December 20, 2025 at 10:00am - 12:00pm

Meeting Room C/D at Grimes Public Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts

Age Group:

Teens, Adults

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Library Branch: Grimes Public Library

Room: Meeting Room C/D

Age Group: Teens, Adults

Program Type: Arts & Crafts

Registration Required

Event Details:

Come create an ornament filled with tiny books!

Choose your favorite books of all time, make it a keepsake of the books you read this year, or fill it with titles you've read with a loved one.

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 (8/24)	Mon (8/25)	Tue (8/26)	Wed (8/27)	Thu (8/28)	Fri (8/29)
9 am			Reservation Lisa Ortner - Iowa Department for the Blind 9:30am–11:30am This is not a library sponsored event. Library Branch: Grimes Public Library Room: Study Room 4 Purpose of Meeting Client Meeting	Reservation Ann Rolow - NCC luncheon meeting 9:30am–12:00pm This is not a library sponsored event. Library Branch: Grimes Public Library Room: Meeting Room A Purpose of Meeting We are a non-profit group for retired women. We will have a meeting to review our new software for scheduling luncheons.
10 am			Reservation meeting 10:30am–12:30pm This is not a library sponsored event. Library Branch: Grimes Public Library Room: Study Room 2 Purpose of Meeting Record video for job interview and prep for that interview		Reservation Katie J.- Work meeting 10:30am–12:30pm This is not a library sponsored event. Library Branch: Grimes Public Library Room: Study Room 5 Purpose of Meeting Work meeting Reservation Working 10:30am–12:30pm This is not a library sponsored event. Library Branch: Grimes Public Library Room: Study Room 3 Purpose of Meeting Working
11 am
12 pm			Reservation AEA collaboration 12:00pm–4:00pm This is not a library sponsored event. Library Branch: Grimes Public Library Room: Meeting Room A Purpose of Meeting Collaboration space for AEA Early Access team to meet			Reservation LifeWise Academy 12:30pm–2:30pm This is not a library sponsored event. Library Branch: Grimes Public Library Room: Meeting Room A Purpose of Meeting Meeting with potential director and volunteers for school-based program (LifeWise Academy)
1 pm
2 pm
3 pm	Reservation Cub Scout Pack 172 3:15pm–4:45pm This is not a library sponsored event. Library Branch: Grimes Public Library Room: Meeting Room C/D Purpose of Meeting Den meetings for the pack. We will spread out into 6 different dens to work on den specific activities.			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 Certification
4 pm						Reservation Mayurum Dancing Group 4:00pm–5:45pm This is not a library sponsored event. Library Branch: Grimes Public Library Room: Meeting Room A/B Purpose of Meeting Dance group
5 pm		Reservation Brookview Chateau HOA Meeting 5:00pm–7:00pm This is not a library sponsored event. Library Branch: Grimes Public Library Room: Meeting Room A Purpose of Meeting Monthly Board Meeting	Reservation Book Club 5:00pm–7:30pm This is not a library sponsored event. Library Branch: Grimes Public Library Room: Meeting Room B Purpose of Meeting Book Club Reservation Mayurum Dance group 5:45pm–7:30pm This is not a library sponsored event. Library Branch: Grimes Public Library Room: Meeting Room C/D Purpose of Meeting Dance practice	Reservation Library Board 5:00pm–6:00pm This is not a library sponsored event. Library Branch: Grimes Public Library Room: Meeting Room A Purpose of Meeting * Reservation Illuminati kids 5:15pm–7:15pm This is not a library sponsored event. Library Branch: Grimes Public Library Room: Meeting Room C/D Purpose of Meeting Art form practice for small kids	Reservation Illuminti Kids 5:15pm–7:30pm This is not a library sponsored event. Library Branch: Grimes Public Library Room: Meeting Room C/D Purpose of Meeting Art form practice Reservation IMA 5:30pm–7:30pm This is not a library sponsored event. Library Branch: Grimes Public Library Room: Meeting Room A/B Purpose of Meeting Introducing youth to arts and culture
6 pm		Reservation Mayurum Dance group 6:00pm–7:30pm This is not a library sponsored event. Library Branch: Grimes Public Library Room: Meeting Room C/D Purpose of Meeting Dance practice		Reservation Kerala cultural meeting 6:00pm–7:30pm This is not a library sponsored event. Library Branch: Grimes Public Library Room: Meeting Room A/B Purpose of Meeting Encourage youth towards arts and culture.

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