GRIMES PUBLIC LIBRARY
Events Calendar

July 2018

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1	2 Mondays at the Movies 2:00 pm Mondays at the Movies Jul 2 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm Tickets Join us each Monday throughout June and July at 2pm for a free movie and popcorn!See below for movie schedule: June 4 Monsters University (95 min) G June 11 CoCo (120 min) PG June 18[...]	3 Toddler Time 10:00 am Toddler Time Jul 3 @ 10:00 am – 10:30 am Tickets Sing songs, listen to stories, and make a simple craft with friends at the library! Recommended for ages 18 months to 3 years old, with a caregiver. No registration required.	4 Library Closed Library Closed Jul 4 all-day Tickets The Library is closed for a holiday.	5 Storytime 6:30 pm Storytime Jul 5 @ 6:30 pm – 7:00 pm Tickets Bring your family and join us to listen to stories, sing songs, and make a craft. For all ages. No registration required.	6 Baby Lapsit 9:00 am Baby Lapsit Jul 6 @ 9:00 am – 9:30 am Tickets Bring your baby and sing songs, play games, and socialize with other babies and their caregivers. Recommended for birth through 18 months. No registration required. NEW TIME 9AM! Storytime 10:00 am Storytime Jul 6 @ 10:00 am – 10:30 am Tickets All ages are welcome to come and share stories, songs and a simple craft with other library friends.	7 Tail Waggin’ Readers 9:00 am Tail Waggin’ Readers Jul 7 @ 9:00 am – 11:00 am Tickets Improve your reading skills and make a new friend by reading aloud to a therapy dog! Students in 1st through 5th grade may sign up for a 20 minute time slot to read to a[...] The Science of Sound 1:00 pm The Science of Sound Jul 7 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Tickets Saturday, July 7th @1-2pm Join us as we learn and perform experiments about sound waves, vibrations and frequency. We will also perform some experiments that allow us to see sound! Ages 10+
8	9 Mondays at the Movies 2:00 pm Mondays at the Movies Jul 9 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm Tickets Join us each Monday throughout June and July at 2pm for a free movie and popcorn!See below for movie schedule: June 4 Monsters University (95 min) G June 11 CoCo (120 min) PG June 18[...]	10 Toddler Time 10:00 am Toddler Time Jul 10 @ 10:00 am – 10:30 am Tickets Sing songs, listen to stories, and make a simple craft with friends at the library! Recommended for ages 18 months to 3 years old, with a caregiver. No registration required. Macaroni Soup Family Concert! 6:30 pm Macaroni Soup Family Concert! Jul 10 @ 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm Tickets Macaroni Soup with Miss Carole and Clarence is sneakily educational and active fun for the whole family! Concert will be held outside if weather allows. All ages.	11 Preschool Storytime 9:30 am Preschool Storytime Jul 11 @ 9:30 am – 10:00 am Tickets Preschoolers ages 3 to 5 years are invited to join us as we share stories, rhymes, songs, games and crafts. No registration required. Preschool Storytime 10:00 am Preschool Storytime Jul 11 @ 10:00 am – 10:30 am Tickets Preschoolers ages 3 to 5 years are invited to join us as we share stories, rhymes, songs, games and crafts. No registration required. Food Preservation 101 6:00 pm Food Preservation 101 Jul 11 @ 6:00 pm – 7:15 pm Tickets Join us for this exploratory class on basic food preservation including preservation methods, food safety, and required equipment. This class is designed to start preservation beginners off on the right foot. Class by health and[...]	12 Red Cross Babysitting Course 9:00 am Red Cross Babysitting Course Jul 12 @ 9:00 am – 3:30 pm Tickets Red Cross Babysitting Course Ages 11-15 $35 fee for class materials required Thursday, July 12th 9am- 3:30pm (please bring a sack lunch) Register Here This course gives youth ages 11 to 15 years old the[...] Global Soundscapes 12:00 pm Global Soundscapes Jul 12 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Tickets What do vibrations look like in slow motion? How do animals use sound to survive? What do sounds tell us about the health of our planet? Join the Science Center of Iowa to meet a[...] Storytime 6:30 pm Storytime Jul 12 @ 6:30 pm – 7:00 pm Tickets Bring your family and join us to listen to stories, sing songs, and make a craft. For all ages. No registration required.	13 Baby Lapsit 9:00 am Baby Lapsit Jul 13 @ 9:00 am – 9:30 am Tickets Bring your baby and sing songs, play games, and socialize with other babies and their caregivers. Recommended for birth through 18 months. No registration required. NEW TIME 9AM! Storytime 10:00 am Storytime Jul 13 @ 10:00 am – 10:30 am Tickets All ages are welcome to come and share stories, songs and a simple craft with other library friends.	14 Anime Club 1:00 pm Anime Club Jul 14 @ 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Tickets Saturday, July 14th @1-2:30pm Join us for anime episodes, crafts and snacks! Episodes rated TV13+
15	16 Mondays at the Movies 2:00 pm Mondays at the Movies Jul 16 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm Tickets Join us each Monday throughout June and July at 2pm for a free movie and popcorn!See below for movie schedule: June 4 Monsters University (95 min) G June 11 CoCo (120 min) PG June 18[...]	17 Toddler Time 10:00 am Toddler Time Jul 17 @ 10:00 am – 10:30 am Tickets Sing songs, listen to stories, and make a simple craft with friends at the library! Recommended for ages 18 months to 3 years old, with a caregiver. No registration required. Board Meeting 5:00 pm Board Meeting Jul 17 @ 5:00 pm Tickets	18 Hockey Storytime with Crash! 9:30 am Hockey Storytime with Crash! Jul 18 @ 9:30 am – 10:00 am Tickets Join Crash from the Iowa Wild for a special hockey Storytime! Hockey Storytime with Crash! 10:00 am Hockey Storytime with Crash! Jul 18 @ 10:00 am – 10:30 am Tickets Join Crash from the Iowa Wild for a special hockey Storytime!	19 Harmonious Art 4:00 pm Harmonious Art Jul 19 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Tickets Explore how music IS art and how music can INSPIRE art in this hands-on creative program! Ages 9 + Please Register Storytime 6:30 pm Storytime Jul 19 @ 6:30 pm – 7:00 pm Tickets Bring your family and join us to listen to stories, sing songs, and make a craft. For all ages. No registration required.	20 Baby Lapsit 9:00 am Baby Lapsit Jul 20 @ 9:00 am – 9:30 am Tickets Bring your baby and sing songs, play games, and socialize with other babies and their caregivers. Recommended for birth through 18 months. No registration required. NEW TIME 9AM! Storytime 10:00 am Storytime Jul 20 @ 10:00 am – 10:30 am Tickets All ages are welcome to come and share stories, songs and a simple craft with other library friends. Jolly Roger: A Musical Pirate Adventure 3:00 pm Jolly Roger: A Musical Pirate Adventure Jul 20 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm Tickets Sail the seven seas with Jolly Roger and the crew of Jester Puppets! There will be laughter, revelry and the music only pirates can make. Costumes encouraged. All ages.	21 Ice Excavation 3:00 pm Ice Excavation Jul 21 @ 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm Tickets Come ready to get wet outside the library! Use water and tools to break some prehistoric treasures out of ice! All Ages Please Register
22	23 Chess Club 1:00 pm Chess Club Jul 23 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Tickets Come learn how to play or share your skills! For 4th-8th graders Mondays at the Movies 2:00 pm Mondays at the Movies Jul 23 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm Tickets Join us each Monday throughout June and July at 2pm for a free movie and popcorn!See below for movie schedule: June 4 Monsters University (95 min) G June 11 CoCo (120 min) PG June 18[...]	24 Toddler Time 10:00 am Toddler Time Jul 24 @ 10:00 am – 10:30 am Tickets Sing songs, listen to stories, and make a simple craft with friends at the library! Recommended for ages 18 months to 3 years old, with a caregiver. No registration required.	25 Preschool Storytime 9:30 am Preschool Storytime Jul 25 @ 9:30 am – 10:00 am Tickets Preschoolers ages 3 to 5 years are invited to join us as we share stories, rhymes, songs, games and crafts. No registration required. Preschool Storytime 10:00 am Preschool Storytime Jul 25 @ 10:00 am – 10:30 am Tickets Preschoolers ages 3 to 5 years are invited to join us as we share stories, rhymes, songs, games and crafts. No registration required.	26 Storytime 6:30 pm Storytime Jul 26 @ 6:30 pm – 7:00 pm Tickets Bring your family and join us to listen to stories, sing songs, and make a craft. For all ages. No registration required.	27 Baby Lapsit 9:00 am Baby Lapsit Jul 27 @ 9:00 am – 9:30 am Tickets Bring your baby and sing songs, play games, and socialize with other babies and their caregivers. Recommended for birth through 18 months. No registration required. NEW TIME 9AM! Storytime 10:00 am Storytime Jul 27 @ 10:00 am – 10:30 am Tickets All ages are welcome to come and share stories, songs and a simple craft with other library friends. Teen Summer Reading Finale Party 5:00 pm Teen Summer Reading Finale Party Jul 27 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm Tickets Friday, July 27th @5-7pm. Join us as we wrap up the Teen Summer Reading Program with an after hours party with pizza, games and prizes. We will announce Grand Prize winners and the winner of[...]	28 Kids’ Summer Reading Final Party 10:00 am Kids’ Summer Reading Final Party Jul 28 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Tickets Join us to celebrate all your kid’s hard work this summer. Bounce houses, balloons, face painting, games, snacks, and more! Event will be held outside the Library.
29	30 Mondays at the Movies 2:00 pm Mondays at the Movies Jul 30 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm Tickets Join us each Monday throughout June and July at 2pm for a free movie and popcorn!See below for movie schedule: June 4 Monsters University (95 min) G June 11 CoCo (120 min) PG June 18[...]	31 Toddler Time 10:00 am Toddler Time Jul 31 @ 10:00 am – 10:30 am Tickets Sing songs, listen to stories, and make a simple craft with friends at the library! Recommended for ages 18 months to 3 years old, with a caregiver. No registration required.