Try ALSC blogger Pamela Groseclose’s Harry Potter themed reading lists based on your house.  For those of you who are Ravenclaws, this month’s post is for you! Find Slytherine’s book list here: http://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/2018/04/a-hogwarts-reading-list-slytherin/ Here’s Gryffindor’s list: http://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/2018/07/a-hogwarts-reading-list-gryffindor/ I’m looking forward to the next month when she’ll focus on books all Hufflepuffs should read! (That’s my house!)

11am on Friday, August 3rd in the Community Room!  The next in our Parent Quest series. A registered dietician from HyVee will present on healthy lunches in anticipation of the start of the school year. Registration is required and opens July 1.  Go here to register:  http://wdmlibrary.librarymarket.com/parent-quest-back-school Parent Quest is a program of the WDMCS Community […]

Due to the weather forecast for Saturday, we’re moving the Final Party Carnival to Jordan Creek elementary school campus (4105 Fuller Road, West Des Moines, Iowa 50265). Same time 10-12. Lots of fun! Magician, Isiserettes drum corp, air brush tattoos, games, cotton candy, popcorn, and more!

Here’s a preview of what we’ve been up to! Want to join in and rock out at the library? Check out our calendar to see what we are up to the rest of the month!

Welcome to Summer Reading 2018! Register for your reading log on our summer reading website and print your log at home or track your reading online (new for 2018). You can also stop by the library anytime we are open to register and pick up a paper reading log. Prizes begin on June 18!

It’s time to R-O-C-K in the USA! The WDM Library invites ALL AGES (0-adult) to join our 2018 Summer Reading Club: Libraries Rock! Enter jam (excellent) contests to win prizes. Hit the high note when you meet your reading goals then score (earn) an invitation to our final party on Sat, Jul 28. Pick up […]

Come check out our new book, Little Home Bird by Jo Empson, in our Tale Trail!  You can start at the south side of the library, facing Mills Civic Parkway, and make your way to the tunnel and towards ASHAWA PARK to read the story.  Celebrate spring and the upcoming Earth Day celebration with us!

Last night we hosted our second annual WDM Writes Poetry Night, and it was a lovely event! Congratulations to all the winners, whose entries are published below.   Alice Roos (K-3): “H3N2” This winter there is a flu We just don’t know what to do People can die This is not a myth or a […]

The West Des Moines Library is proud to announce the winners of our 2018 West Des Moines WRITES Poetry Contest! K-3: Alice Roos David Dehner Celeste Brown 4-6: Satya Iyer Adelyn Porter Lily Dahlen 7-8: Kauai Cua Reagan Mann Christina Arbs 9: Abby Bishop Penny Duran Vidya Iyer 10-12: Manar Yaseen Alana Scherer Mekhia Hillgren […]

Take a look at some of these brand-new titles, just in time for spring break reading!