Adventure Pass

Use your Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library card to visit local area attractions!

  • Must be in the 50021 or 50023 zip codes and 18 or over. Starting Jan. 1, 2024, residents 18 years or over living in Ankeny or Crocker, Elkhart, or Washington Townships can borrow an Adventure Pass.
  • Library card must have $4.99 or less in fines and cannot be expired.
  • Passes are for general admission only and cannot be used for special events.
  • The person reserving the pass must be the one to redeem it or admission may be denied. Photo ID will be required at the venue.
  • Passes must be printed to be redeemed. Digital copies are not accepted.
  • Each person may reserve one pass per venue every 365 days.

To cancel, call 515-965-6460 opt. 3 so you can use the pass at a later date.

Learn more or reserve your pass here.


The library has the following passes available:

Blank Park Zoo (2 passes)

Up to 2 adults and 2 children ages 2-12; children 1 and under are free.

Botanical Garden Passes (1 pass)

Up to 2 adults and 2 children ages 2-12; children 1 and under are free.

Des Moines Children's Museum (2 passes)

Up to 4 children ages 1-10. No charge for under 1 and over 10.

Reiman Gardens (Ames, Iowa) (1 pass)

Up to 2 adults and 2 children ages 2-12; children 1 and under are free.

Science Center of Iowa (2 passes)

Up to 2 adults and 2 children ages 2-12; children 1 and under are free.


The Adventure Pass program is made possible through the generosity of the 
Friends of the Ankeny Library.

Friends of the Ankeny Library