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Ames Library Notes: Monsters in books and film Ashley Wilson, Ames Public Library Special to the Ames Tribune In either movies or books, a well-presented monster will always win me over. Dragons are my favorite, vampires next, followed by any manifestation of a creature of the deep, then aliens. In my opinion ghosts and paranormal activity do not really count as monsters, and werewolves are just okay; You can try to change my mind on this one, but I have yet to encounter a truly convincing werewolf shapeshifter narrative. Plus, I’m not too keen on the howling. Dragons take the top prize for me because regardless of their assumed or presented size, they never fail to capture the imagination. “Temeraire” by Naomi Novik is a fan favorite alternative history featuring a captain serving in the Royal Aerial Corps with a dragon as his preferred form of flight. The wyverns in Sarah J. Maas’ “Throne of Glass” series are both clever and fierce, but lend a tendern ....
Ames Library Notes: New Play Together program emphasizes music, movement Ben Schrag, Ames Public Library On the last day of 2020, Ames Public Library rang in the new year with our annual family-friendly Noon Year’s Eve celebration. With a countdown ending at noon instead of midnight, families can get all the fun of a New Year’s Eve countdown and still get a good night’s sleep. Unlike previous Noon Year’s Eve celebrations, however, this year we met online. We fired up the cameras in our Storytime Room (which has been temporarily converted into a make-shift sound stage and filming studio) and greeted each other through screens. ....
See photos: Ames residents build snowmen, clean up after snowstorm Ames Public Library opens late The library announced Friday morning that it would open at 1 p.m. Friday due to weather. Ames schools have remote learning day The Ames Community School district is conducting the school day via online learning Friday. Grab and go meals will not be distributed. City says stay home if possible Streets are covered in Ames and wind is causing issues, the city tweeted Friday morning. Parking ordinance in effect The Ames snow ordinance went into effect at 10 p.m. Thursday. Streets marked with red and white signs are designated snow routes. Vehicles must be moved off these streets until the snow has stopped and streets are completely plowed from curb to curb, according to a city news release. ....
Virtual event aims to view his legacy through the eyes of a child Ames Tribune Wayne Clinton was in his second year of teaching in Ames when the news left him in disbelief in April of 1968. Wearing a black suit and tie, his students told him he looked like he was getting ready for a funeral. He told them that civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. had been shot and killed in Memphis, Tennessee, and I said, I thought about not coming to school this morning, but then I thought, no, I need to come and I need to share with you and have you be mindful of what happened at this time. ....
Posted Jan 12, 2021 9:00 am AMES, Iowa Iowa State University and the Ames community will continue annual celebrations of the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. through virtual events in January and February. Isabel Wilkerson, author of Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents. Henson. Iowa State’s spring semester begins Monday, Jan. 25. However, the annual MLK Jr. Legacy Series begins a week prior on the holiday. The MLK Jr. community birthday celebration will take place 6:30-7:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 18, on the Ames/Story County MLK Celebration Facebook page as well as on YouTube. Wayne Clinton, longtime Ames resident, retired teacher and coach, will serve as the keynote speaker. The Ames Human Relations Commission will present its annual Humanitarian Award. ....