Grimes Public Library

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

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Sun: Closed

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

Fri: 9:00am-6:00pm

Sat: 9:00am-5:00pm

Week Calendar

Featured Events

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Read & Reflect Book Club

Wednesday, April 8, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm

2nd Floor Fireplace at Grimes Public Library

Program Type:

Book Club

Age Group:

Adults

Library Branch: Grimes Public Library

Room: 2nd Floor Fireplace

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.

Gene part 3

Genealogy 101 (Part 3 of 3)

Thursday, April 9, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm

Meeting Room A/B at Grimes Public Library

Program Type:

Other

Age Group:

Adults

Open

Library Branch: Grimes Public Library

Room: Meeting Room A/B

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Other

Registration Required

Event Details:

Join us for a hands-on, three-part series designed to help you uncover your family’s history. Learn how to begin your research, organize information, and use free online resources.

April 2026 Hooks

Hooks & Needles

Saturday, April 11, 2026 at 10:00am - 11:00am

Meeting Room A at Grimes Public Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts

Age Group:

Teens, Adults

Library Branch: Grimes Public Library

Room: Meeting Room A

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.

Suffs and WW1

Suffrage and World War I: Iowa Connections

Saturday, April 11, 2026 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Meeting Room A/B at Grimes Public Library

Program Type:

Other, Special Event

Age Group:

Adults

Open

Library Branch: Grimes Public Library

Room: Meeting Room A/B

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Other, Special Event

Registration Required

Event Details:

Join Iowa historical fiction author, Ann Hanigan Kotz, as she brings you through Iowa’s Suffrage and WWI years. Ann begins her program with the history of Iowa’s Suffrage movement and continues with the issues surrounding it.

Aging Resources

Adaptive Equipment for Aging

Monday, April 13, 2026 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm

Meeting Room B at Grimes Public Library

Program Type:

Health & Wellness

Age Group:

Adults

Open

Library Branch: Grimes Public Library

Room: Meeting Room B

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Health & Wellness

Registration Required

Event Details:

Led by Drake University occupational therapy student, Jessie Woodyard, this program will give educational guidance to older adults and their caregivers to learn how to maintain safety, independence, and confidence while aging by focusing on adapti

April Crafty Saturday 2026

Crafty Saturday - Make & Take Pick-up

All Day 4/15 - 4/22

Lobby at Grimes Public Library

Program Type:

Arts & Crafts

Age Group:

Teens, Adults

Open

Library Branch: Grimes Public Library

Room: Lobby

Age Group: Teens, Adults

Program Type: Arts & Crafts

Registration Required

Event Details:

Because Jana will be gone on the day of the April Crafty Saturday, this time it will be a Make & Take!

April 2026 COWC

Check Out What's Cooking at the Library

Tuesday, April 21, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Meeting Room C/D at Grimes Public Library

Program Type:

Health & Wellness

Age Group:

Adults

Open

Library Branch: Grimes Public Library

Room: Meeting Room C/D

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Health & Wellness

Registration Required

Event Details:

Mushrooms come in many different shapes, sizes and textures. Learn about fungi and ways to cook with it.

April 2025 GTGL

Growing the Good Life

Sunday, April 26, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm

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: Perennials and Plant Swap

Poetry Zine Workshop

Poetry Zine Workshop

Tuesday, April 28, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Meeting Room A/B at Grimes Public Library

Program Type:

Other

Age Group:

Teens, All Ages

Open

Library Branch: Grimes Public Library

Room: Meeting Room A/B

Age Group: Teens, All Ages

Program Type: Other

Registration Required

Event Details:

Zines are self-published mini magazines that are about any subject you can imagine.

On narrow displays, the weekly calendar is wider than the screen. You can side-scroll within this table to view events and reservations for the whole week.

Time	Sun (8/09)	Mon (8/10)	Tue (8/11)	Wed (8/12)	Thu (8/13)	Fri (8/14)	Sat (8/15)
9 am			Reservation Iowa STEM Scale-Up Training FIRST Tech Challenge 9:00am–5:00pm This is not a library sponsored event. Library Branch: Grimes Public Library Room: Meeting Room C Purpose of Meeting Hi there, I am requesting this room for August 11, 12th and 13th; 9a-5p each day, please.	Reservation Iowa STEM Scale-Up Training FIRST Tech Challenge 9:00am–5:00pm This is not a library sponsored event. Library Branch: Grimes Public Library Room: Meeting Room C Purpose of Meeting Hi there, I am requesting this room for August 11, 12th and 13th; 9a-5p each day, please.	Reservation Iowa STEM Scale-Up Training FIRST Tech Challenge 9:00am–5:00pm This is not a library sponsored event. Library Branch: Grimes Public Library Room: Meeting Room C Purpose of Meeting Hi there, I am requesting this room for August 11, 12th and 13th; 9a-5p each day, please. Reservation University of Iowa MFP team meeting 9:30am–4:30pm This is not a library sponsored event. Library Branch: Grimes Public Library Room: Meeting Room A/B Purpose of Meeting MFP team monthly meeting
10 am
11 am
12 pm
1 pm
2 pm
3 pm				Reservation University of Iowa MFP Supervisors meeting 3:00pm–5:00pm This is not a library sponsored event. Library Branch: Grimes Public Library Room: Meeting Room A Purpose of Meeting meeting for MFP team supervisors
4 pm
5 pm
6 pm				This event is in the "Adults" group Read & Reflect Book Club 6:00pm–7:00pm Adults Book Club This event is in the "Adults" group 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.