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Conference Room, Queset House
Official Capacity: 30
Booking Period: Between 1 hour and 5 hours
Ideal for workshops, classroom-style activities, or theater seating, this room provides a professional and private setting. Up to eight task tables may be configured as needed, providing classroom or conference seating for 12. By removing the tables, rows of chairs can accommodate 30 people. Equipped with a 70” high-definition TV screen, DVD/Blu-ray, and data network. By special arrangement, presentations may be simulcast to or from the first floor Presentation Commons.
Queset House is an extension of the library and for the use of the library. The rooms within Queset House are designated for specific purposes, some with related computer equipment. The rooms provide workspaces for informational meetings, presentations, and small group discussions. All rooms have wireless internet connectivity. These spaces are open and available to all for quiet study if no prior reservation has been made by either the library or an outside entity. Selected rental times may be discussed with library staff for appropriate activities and if other space is not available.
- Room rentals are limited to days that the Ames Free Library is open, and as such cannot be accommodated on Sundays, holidays, or other days when the Library is closed to the public.
- Rentals can extend past the Library’s operating hours, or start before the Library’s operating hours, with prior approval, determined by staff availability and other considerations.
- Rooms are reserved in full hour increments; any fraction of an hour, requested or used, will be rounded up to the next full hour.
- Meeting Room use by more than 30 people cannot be accommodated; for events of that size, please inquire into a Private Event Rental.
Fee is based on hours reserved per room (open hours/after hours) by tier.
- Tier I – Government agency $0/$25
- Tier II – Non-profit $25/50
- Tier III – Business or private use $50/$100
Information Cafe, Queset House
Official Capacity: 8
Booking Period: Between 1 hour and 5 hours
This intimate space is ideal for smaller groups of six to eight people. Three smaller tables can be used for one on one discussions, or brought together to seat up to eight people.
Queset House is an extension of the library and for the use of the library. The rooms within Queset House are designated for specific purposes, some with related computer equipment. The rooms provide workspaces for informational meetings, presentations, and small group discussions. All rooms have wireless internet connectivity. These spaces are open and available to all for quiet study if no prior reservation has been made by either the library or an outside entity. Selected rental times may be discussed with library staff for appropriate activities and if other space is not available.
- Room rentals are limited to days that the Ames Free Library is open, and as such cannot be accommodated on Sundays, holidays, or other days when the Library is closed to the public.
- Rentals can extend past the Library’s operating hours, or start before the Library’s operating hours, with prior approval, determined by staff availability and other considerations.
- Rooms are reserved in full hour increments; any fraction of an hour, requested or used, will be rounded up to the next full hour.
- Meeting Room use by more than 30 people cannot be accommodated; for events of that size, please inquire into a Private Event Rental.
Fee is based on hours reserved per room (open hours/after hours) by tier.
- Tier I – Government agency $0/$25
- Tier II – Non-profit $25/50
- Tier III – Business or private use $50/$100
Library Room, Queset House
Official Capacity: 4
Booking Period: Between 1 hour and 5 hours
The historic Library Room is a cozy study perfect for four people to meet, either relaxed around a coffee table, or seated at the table in the windowed alcove.
Queset House is an extension of the library and for the use of the library. The rooms within Queset House are designated for specific purposes, some with related computer equipment. The rooms provide workspaces for informational meetings, presentations, and small group discussions. All rooms have wireless internet connectivity. These spaces are open and available to all for quiet study if no prior reservation has been made by either the library or an outside entity. Selected rental times may be discussed with library staff for appropriate activities and if other space is not available.
- Room rentals are limited to days that the Ames Free Library is open, and as such cannot be accommodated on Sundays, holidays, or other days when the Library is closed to the public.
- Rentals can extend past the Library’s operating hours, or start before the Library’s operating hours, with prior approval, determined by staff availability and other considerations.
- Rooms are reserved in full hour increments; any fraction of an hour, requested or used, will be rounded up to the next full hour.
- Meeting Room use by more than 30 people cannot be accommodated; for events of that size, please inquire into a Private Event Rental.
Fee is based on hours reserved per room (open hours/after hours) by tier.
- Tier I – Government agency $0/$25
- Tier II – Non-profit $25/50
- Tier III – Business or private use $50/$100
Makerspace, Queset House
Official Capacity: 10
Booking Period: Between 1 hour and 5 hours
A bright corner room with space for group activities and instructional meetings for crafts such as knitting, quilting, simple robotics, and beading. Up to ten people can work together at the table provided.
Queset House is an extension of the library and for the use of the library. The rooms within Queset House are designated for specific purposes, some with related computer equipment. The rooms provide workspaces for informational meetings, presentations, and small group discussions. All rooms have wireless internet connectivity. These spaces are open and available to all for quiet study if no prior reservation has been made by either the library or an outside entity. Selected rental times may be discussed with library staff for appropriate activities and if other space is not available.
- Room rentals are limited to days that the Ames Free Library is open, and as such cannot be accommodated on Sundays, holidays, or other days when the Library is closed to the public.
- Rentals can extend past the Library’s operating hours, or start before the Library’s operating hours, with prior approval, determined by staff availability and other considerations.
- Rooms are reserved in full hour increments; any fraction of an hour, requested or used, will be rounded up to the next full hour.
- Meeting Room use by more than 30 people cannot be accommodated; for events of that size, please inquire into a Private Event Rental.
Fee is based on hours reserved per room (open hours/after hours) by tier.
- Tier I – Government agency $0/$25
- Tier II – Non-profit $25/50
- Tier III – Business or private use $50/$100
Presentation Commons, Queset House
Official Capacity: 30
Booking Period: Between 1 hour and 5 hours
This formal wood-paneled, former dining room provides an elegant setting for conference or theater-style seating. It is ideal for presentations and small luncheons or dinners. A banquet table seats 18; row seating accommodates 30 chairs.
Your reservation includes private access to the attached kitchen. An enclosed porch connects the room directly to the House’s walled garden.
Queset House is an extension of the library and for the use of the library. The rooms within Queset House are designated for specific purposes, some with related computer equipment. The rooms provide workspaces for informational meetings, presentations, and small group discussions. All rooms have wireless internet connectivity. These spaces are open and available to all for quiet study if no prior reservation has been made by either the library or an outside entity. Selected rental times may be discussed with library staff for appropriate activities and if other space is not available.
- Room rentals are limited to days that the Ames Free Library is open, and as such cannot be accommodated on Sundays, holidays, or other days when the Library is closed to the public.
- Rentals can extend past the Library’s operating hours, or start before the Library’s operating hours, with prior approval, determined by staff availability and other considerations.
- Rooms are reserved in full hour increments; any fraction of an hour, requested or used, will be rounded up to the next full hour.
- Meeting Room use by more than 30 people cannot be accommodated; for events of that size, please inquire into a Private Event Rental.
Fee is based on hours reserved per room (open hours/after hours) by tier.
- Tier I – Government agency $0/$25
- Tier II – Non-profit $25/50
- Tier III – Business or private use $50/$100