Grimes Public Library
Our Temporary Location!
410 SE Main Street, at the Grimes Community Complex!
Same phone number 986-3551
New Hours:
Sunday - 1:00pm to 4:00pm
Monday - 9:00am to 7:45pm
Tuesday - 9:00am to 7:45pm
Wednesday - 9:00am to 7:45pm
Thursday - 9:00am to 7:45pm
Friday - 9:00am to 5:45pm
Saturday - 9:00am to 2:45pm
A REMINDER, WE DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO 24 HOUR MATERIALS RETURN UNTIL WE RETURN TO THE JAMES STREET BUILDING.
WE DO APOLOGIZE FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE THIS MAY CAUSE. MATERIALS WILL NEED TO BE RETURNED WHEN WE ARE OPEN.
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Wednesday, July 23rd- 9:30 am Toddler Time 10:00 am and 10:45 am Pre-school Story Time Thursday, July 24th- 2:00 pm To Be A Seed, ages 5-8, must preregister 6:30 pm Evening Story Time Friday, July 25th- 10:00 am Story Time 2:00 pm Awesome Agriculture, all ages. Saturday, July 26th- 1:00 pm D.O.T. Paper Bridges, ages 5+, must preregister Monday, July 28th- 2:00 pm Monday Movie: Young Frankenstein (PG) Tuesday, July 29th- 9:30 am Toddler Time 10:00 am Pre-school Story Time 11:00 am Lapsit Wednesday, July 30th- 9:30 am Toddler Time 10:00 am and 10:45 am Pre-school Story Time Thursday, July 31st- 2:00 pm Board and Card Games 6:30 pm Evening Story Time Friday, August 1st- 1:00-3:00 pm Summer Reading Party (by invitation only) 5:00-8:00 pm Teen Summer Reading Party (please register) Monday, August 4th- Adult Cook Club: "The Wednesday Letters" Thursday, August 21st- 2:00-4:00 pm Free Bingo 5:30 pm Library Board Meeting |
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Freegal REMINDER: A NEW 14 DIGIT CARD IS REQUIRED FOR FREEGAL USAGE. STOP BY TO RENEW YOUR CARD. |
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Zinio (for instructions on setting up your Zinio account, click here) Zinio allows you to read your favorite magazines on your e-reader, tablet, or smartphone. The Library's collection includes: Consumer Reports, Country Living, Men's Health, Popular Science, Seventeen, and US Weekly, along with MANY others. |
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TumbleBooks! TumbleBooks is a website with a collection of talking, animated picture booksfor younger children. TumbleBooks features interactive books that are read aloud to the child. For older children, there are read-along books with narration and sentence highlighting. |
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LearningExpress Library 3.0 features over 770 practice tests, tutorials, and eBooks to help with job preparation, career advancement, college readiness, academic success, and skills mastery in math, reading, writing, grammar, and vocabulary. Please note that Learning |
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Looking for more books like your favorites? Want to find a new author? Can’t remember all the titles in a series? NoveList Plus has the answers! NoveList Plus is part of the EBSCOhost family of databases. It offers readers advisory information about fiction and popular non-fiction for all ages. (Please call or stop by the library to get the password to access this database.) |
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The Grimes Library has expanded its WILBOR services to include eBooks available to download from the library's website. Library card holders can check out and download eBooks anytime, anywhere by visiting the WILBOR website. You may check out a total of 3 eBooks and eAudiobooks at one time. Titles will automatically expire at the end of the 14-day lending period. |
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Keep up with the library online! To find us on Facebook, visit our Facebook page and become a fan. |
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Would you like to receive email notices to remind you when your items are due back? Stop by the circulation desk to make sure we have your current email address and we will send you a reminder when your items are due in two days. |
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Looking for a job? The Iowa Workforce Development's IowaJobs website is a great place to start with 24 hour access to the thousands of jobs listed in the IWD's statewide system. You can create an account and search for jobs based on your unique qualifications, and post an electronic resume that will be searchable by Iowa's employers. Iowa Workforce Development's homepage is where you can file an unemployment insurance claim, register for work opportunities, find the latest information on the labor market in Iowa, and much more. Visit www.iowaworkforce.org for all the information. You may also try these other sites: Indeed: One search. All Jobs. The "For Jobseekers" web page is brought to you by Iowa's Library Service Areas. Find links to other job searching sites, advice for applying and interviewing for jobs, and information on creating resumes. Click on the following links to see some step-by-step guides created by the State Library of Iowa: Filing for unemployment: Step-by-step instructions for filing for unemployment with Iowa Workforce Development. Registration for work: Step-by-step instructions for registering for work with Iowa Workforce Development. E-mail tips for job seekers 10 Reasons your job search isn't working |
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PeopleSmart and OnlineSearches – Free Public Records Databases Contact the library for login information. |
