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City of Ames, IA / Well Read

These are all the meetings we have in "Well Read" (part of the organization "City of Ames, IA"). Click into individual meeting pages to watch the recording and search or read the transcript.

6 May 2019

Learn about programming for teens at the Ames Public Library with Youth Services Director Jerri Heid and Teen Librarian Tanvi Rastogi.
  • 2 participants
  • 19 minutes
ames
teen
hi
interview
librarianship
tom
experiences
came
leaving
volunteer
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12 Mar 2019

No description provided.
  • 4 participants
  • 37 minutes
reading
readers
authors
book
memoir
novels
empathy
hate
widely
discussion
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8 Mar 2019

No description provided.
  • 2 participants
  • 14 minutes
singing
sing
literacy
choir
voices
reading
songwriting
musical
listen
phonological
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11 Feb 2019

No description provided.
  • 2 participants
  • 21 minutes
talkative
talking
conversation
readers
literacy
reading
discussion
having
awareness
helping
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30 Nov 2018

No description provided.
  • 3 participants
  • 17 minutes
iowa
writing
literacy
teaching
helping
interns
kids
granddaughter
hi
elsie
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1 Nov 2018

No description provided.
  • 2 participants
  • 19 minutes
mentoring
literacy
media
library
storytime
youth
discussion
handing
hey
services
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27 Sep 2018

No description provided.
  • 2 participants
  • 18 minutes
reading
literacy
read
book
chapters
teaching
experiences
trying
mother
ames
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29 Aug 2018

No description provided.
  • 2 participants
  • 16 minutes
interns
librarians
interning
internship
ames
iowa
university
interesting
attending
thank
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29 Aug 2018

Sign up for Small Talk and participate in a series of free classes filled with learning, support, and valuable research. A healthy snack or meal and childcare are provided, and your child will receive a free book after each session.

Small Talk is an exciting program to help you, the parent, create an enriching language environment for your child and learn about how to help your baby’s brain grow. There is no cost to participants.


For more information, contact:
(515) 239-5673 or
smalltalk@amespubliclibrary.org
  • 2 participants
  • 19 minutes
literacy
readers
conversation
reading
ames
librarian
helping
telling
collaboration
teaching
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31 May 2018

Jerri and members of the youth staff sit down to discuss the summer reading program at the Ames Public Library.
  • 4 participants
  • 22 minutes
librarians
readers
enjoy
helping
ames
summers
chris
susie
jill
preschoolers
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20 Apr 2018

No description provided.
  • 2 participants
  • 18 minutes
ames
illustrator
illustrators
publisher
book
wrote
stories
comic
college
early
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16 Mar 2018

No description provided.
  • 3 participants
  • 31 minutes
librarians
librarian
read
wonderful
novels
favorite
hi
award
danielle
kids
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2 Feb 2018

The Ames Public Library Youth Staff present their picks for the Best Books of 2017
  • 8 participants
  • 1:12 hours
book
books
novels
librarian
readers
danielle
tales
wonderful
exploring
kids
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27 Dec 2017

No description provided.
  • 4 participants
  • 24 minutes
ames
students
teaching
scientists
ron
semester
discussions
grade
visiting
heck
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22 Dec 2017

No description provided.
  • 2 participants
  • 17 minutes
play
plays
activities
helping
storytime
conversation
teacher
literacy
introduce
young
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30 Oct 2017

No description provided.
  • 2 participants
  • 26 minutes
book
readers
gift
giving
enjoying
great
tale
suggestions
personal
danielle
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1 Sep 2017

No description provided.
  • 3 participants
  • 20 minutes
professors
advisor
university
student
teaching
academic
iowa
educating
degree
community
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7 Jul 2017

No description provided.
  • 3 participants
  • 19 minutes
ames
readers
reading
librarians
book
literacy
favorite
thanks
good
county
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3 Jul 2017

No description provided.
  • 2 participants
  • 18 minutes
publishing
authoring
ames
publisher
authors
reading
manuscripts
book
signing
asked
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26 May 2017

  • 3 participants
  • 22 minutes
librarians
granddaughter
lately
youth
enjoy
afternoons
helping
jerri
storytime
county
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31 Mar 2017

No description provided.
  • 2 participants
  • 17 minutes
librarians
danielle
readers
nice
hi
sharing
discussed
tutoring
manager
preschooler
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2 Mar 2017

No description provided.
  • 2 participants
  • 18 minutes
storybooks
readers
reading
experiences
literacy
children
library
going
adopt
volunteering
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29 Nov 2016

No description provided.
  • 4 participants
  • 14 minutes
talking
readers
teaching
literacy
raising
small
interviewed
trying
introduce
home
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24 Oct 2016

It's never to early to think about gift giving for the holidays. Jerri and Danielle offer a few suggestions on some great gifts, books!
  • 2 participants
  • 24 minutes
librarians
book
readers
reading
danielle
taking
gift
wonderful
rowling
present
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26 Sep 2016

No description provided.
  • 4 participants
  • 22 minutes
readers
literacy
book
collaboration
welcoming
outreach
asking
people
mentors
assistant
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29 Aug 2016

A new program at Ames Public Library, every 4th Saturday from 2-5 pm in the Farwell T. Brown Auditorium. Experienced board gamers will be on hand to teach you how to play a variety of games. All ages are welcome to play, chat, or to just observe!
  • 3 participants
  • 21 minutes
games
game
gaming
play
ames
boardgamegeek
conversation
interaction
having
patrons
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27 Jun 2016

Learn from home with these great opportunities through www.amespubliclibrary.org
  • 2 participants
  • 19 minutes
library
manager
users
readers
services
guide
personal
public
home
alyssa
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25 May 2016

No description provided.
  • 4 participants
  • 20 minutes
kindergartners
reading
librarian
readers
literacy
books
summer
kids
enjoying
slide
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27 Apr 2016

Ames Public Library is holding a series of Harry Potter Battles of the Books! Get your team together, read the books, and prepare yourselves for the ultimate Harry Potter trivia contest.

There will be one battle for each of three categories:
Family: August 18, 2016 at 5:30pm
Teen: August 20, 2016 at 2pm
Adult: August 20, 2016 at 6pm

The two top-scoring teams from each battle will go on to compete in the Ultimage Tri-Wizard Trivia Tournament August 27, 2016 at 2pm.
  • 4 participants
  • 22 minutes
harry
dumbledore
wizardry
rowling
reading
triwizard
librarian
quizzing
enjoy
sarah
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1 Apr 2016

Join Jerri as she discusses a summer program at the library that will help fight hunger in our community.
  • 3 participants
  • 16 minutes
hungry
eating
lunches
feeding
helpers
citizens
students
having
shelter
planning
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4 Mar 2016

Learn about the All Species One Earth being held at Bandshell Park and Ames Public Library on Saturday April 23.
  • 3 participants
  • 20 minutes
marlene
earth
ames
naturalist
having
afternoon
parks
aims
partnerships
announce
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8 Jan 2016

No description provided.
  • 4 participants
  • 22 minutes
conversation
readers
literacy
small
comprehension
visiting
people
library
raising
ames
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4 Dec 2015

Looking for a suggestion of a good book to give as a gift? The Ames Public Library's youth librarians can help with that.
  • 2 participants
  • 23 minutes
readers
librarians
enjoy
having
thanking
gifts
december
danielle
advisory
ames
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29 Oct 2015

Library Director Lynne Carey and Adult Services Manager Mary Logsdon guest on the show and discuss the future of the Library as well as some of the highlights of the new space.
  • 4 participants
  • 25 minutes
visiting
welcomed
grandmas
readerships
thank
having
home
library
public
mary
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29 Sep 2015

No description provided.
  • 2 participants
  • 27 minutes
ames
visit
iowa
readers
counties
librarianship
campus
stories
susan
boston
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1 Sep 2015

No description provided.
  • 3 participants
  • 18 minutes
ames
carol
theater
iowa
creativity
stories
children
outreach
bless
speaking
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30 Jul 2015

Don’t go brain dead…Support literacy! Jerri and guests discuss a zombie-themed 5K (or 1K).

Stop by Ames Public Library to register today!
  • 3 participants
  • 18 minutes
tag
librarians
having
teen
mystery
question
people
advisory
friends
lucas
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8 Jul 2015

Wondering if screen time is good or bad for your family? Jerri and Anastasia discuss technology's role in early childhood development.
  • 2 participants
  • 21 minutes
librarians
literacy
read
learning
book
discussed
information
technology
kids
thanks
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29 May 2015

Learn about all of the Libraries summer reading programs.
  • 4 participants
  • 28 minutes
librarians
adults
readers
literacy
visiting
conversation
teachers
ames
daycares
summer
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29 Apr 2015

No description provided.
  • 2 participants
  • 24 minutes
storytellers
people
united
sponsoring
helping
county
readers
ways
library
great
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31 Mar 2015

No description provided.
  • 3 participants
  • 23 minutes
ames
wildlife
iowa
volunteering
residents
thank
fascinating
having
organizations
marlene
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10 Mar 2015

No description provided.
  • 4 participants
  • 38 minutes
novels
literature
book
readers
librarians
understanding
kids
newbery
welcoming
crossover
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19 Jan 2015

In this episode, Jerri, Danielle, Brianne, and Christina discuss the Best Books of 2014 in the Board, Picture, Easy to Read, and Easy to Read nonfiction categories.
  • 4 participants
  • 31 minutes
book
books
reading
readers
kids
illustrations
board
fun
alliteration
beth
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19 Jan 2015

In this episode, Jerri, Tanvi, and Mary Gen Davies, discuss the Best Books of 2014 in the Young Adult, Young Adult Nonfiction, and Young Adult Graphic Novel categories.
  • 3 participants
  • 30 minutes
sisters
sister
novels
chapters
rena
readers
telling
frankie
littlest
heartwarming
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25 Sep 2014

Out first show in the renewed Library and Jerri has three special guests to mark the occasion!
  • 4 participants
  • 29 minutes
tales
book
readers
commemorate
new
kind
having
old
pet
ames
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8 Aug 2014

No description provided.
  • 2 participants
  • 24 minutes
librarianship
iowa
ames
interview
young
experiences
nice
staffed
jersey
exit
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18 Jul 2014

The move back to 515 Douglas is coming soon! There will be a ceremonial book brigade to kick off the move back.
  • 2 participants
  • 9 minutes
book
library
ames
brigade
celebratory
farewell
having
transferring
kind
people
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29 May 2014

Play can help you read! Jerri and Danielle discuss the early literacy skill "play."
  • 2 participants
  • 21 minutes
literacy
teaching
readers
role
help
vocabulary
librarians
trying
penguin
little
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27 Mar 2014

No description provided.
  • 2 participants
  • 25 minutes
literacy
reading
learning
teaching
encouraging
empowering
practices
ames
introductory
grandchildren
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6 Mar 2014

Learn about the upcoming Step Into Story Books program on March 29th.
  • 3 participants
  • 26 minutes
storybooks
readers
ames
literacy
preschoolers
hat
helping
early
step
county
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18 Feb 2014

The awards program from the 2013 Best Books.
  • 2 participants
  • 35 minutes
authors
readers
book
award
librarians
winning
interesting
ames
goodreads
caldecott
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11 Dec 2013

Want to know what would be a good book to give as a gift this holiday season? Jerri and Danielle have you covered!
  • 2 participants
  • 34 minutes
readers
reading
book
reader
librarians
enjoy
gift
greeting
good
hansel
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1 Oct 2013

Jerri and her two guests discuss the upcoming "Let's Talk" series in October at the Ames Public Library.
  • 3 participants
  • 19 minutes
librarian
hi
having
shelter
margaret
uk
community
nursing
kaylene
october
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12 Sep 2013

On this special episode of "Well Read" Jerri interviews the two Grand Prize winners of the Summer Reading program.
  • 2 participants
  • 15 minutes
readers
reading
enjoying
tales
good
hi
attending
ames
boys
years
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2 Aug 2013

Jerri discusses volunteer oportunities at the Ames Public Library
  • 2 participants
  • 13 minutes
librarians
volunteering
volunteer
volunteerism
volunteers
librarian
asking
preschool
thank
assistant
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28 Jun 2013

Jerri talk to two of the people involved with the 'Dig Into Reading' and tutoring program going on this summer.
  • 3 participants
  • 20 minutes
interns
ames
librarian
volunteering
morgan
readers
amy
thanks
staff
helpers
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10 Jun 2013

Jerri has two special guests on the show to discuss how to keep your child's reading level consistent over the summer months.
  • 3 participants
  • 18 minutes
ames
readers
reading
iowa
book
inquiries
helping
raising
professor
assessment
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24 May 2013

Summer is almost hear, Jerri talks about the upcoming summer reading programs at APL.
  • 3 participants
  • 27 minutes
reading
readers
librarian
literacy
ames
thank
visiting
summer
teaching
adults
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4 Apr 2013

Learn about all the events going on in April in conjunction with Ames Literacy Festival.
  • 3 participants
  • 32 minutes
ames
reading
literacy
readers
reader
read
book
iowa
residents
helping
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27 Feb 2013

Episode 1 of the Best Books of 2012, featuring Board books and picture books.
  • 4 participants
  • 39 minutes
book
books
readers
reading
publishers
fascinating
beginner
morris
ames
tales
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27 Feb 2013

Episode 3 of the Best Books of 2012, featuring Young Adult, Graphic Novels, and Non Fiction
  • 4 participants
  • 36 minutes
novels
books
readers
novel
reads
authors
tales
memoir
comic
discussion
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