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Jan 10 2026 Sat

MUFON Iowa

10:00am–12:00pm
Jan 10 2026 Sat

MUFON Iowa

10:00am–12:00pm
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Community Room
Purpose of Meeting

UFO/UAP Education and current events
*This program is not sponsored by or affiliated with the West Des Moines Public Library.

This event is in the "Adults" group
Jan 10 2026 Sat

WDM Writer's Group

10:00am–2:00pm
Adults
This event is in the "Adults" group
Jan 10 2026 Sat

WDM Writer's Group

10:00am–2:00pm
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Southwoods Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Program
Event Details:

This in-person group is open to aspiring authors of all experience levels. Each participant brings an approximately 1500-word excerpt of their work-in-progress to read aloud.

This event is in the "Babies" group
This event is in the "Toddlers" group
This event is in the "Preschool" group
Jan 10 2026 Sat

Saturday Storytime

10:30am–11:00am
Babies, Toddlers, Preschool
This event is in the "Babies" group
This event is in the "Toddlers" group
This event is in the "Preschool" group
Jan 10 2026 Sat

Saturday Storytime

10:30am–11:00am
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: StoryRoom
Age Group: Babies, Toddlers, Preschool
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Drop in and join us in the storyroom for Saturday Storytime! Build a lifetime love of books and reading as we share stories, songs, and interactive rhymes with an early literacy focus. For ages 0-6 w/adult. No registration.

Jan 10 2026 Sat

Chinese Association of Iowa

1:00pm–4:00pm
Jan 10 2026 Sat

Chinese Association of Iowa

1:00pm–4:00pm
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Community Room
Purpose of Meeting

Community service seminar.

(1) Chang to VISA application.

(2) Visiting China - Notes from recent visitors.

(3) Social time.

*This program is not sponsored by or affiliated with the West Des Moines Public Library.

This event is in the "Adults" group
Jan 11 2026 Sun

Iowa Files: Iowans in Andersonville Prison

3:00pm–4:00pm
Adults
This event is in the "Adults" group
Jan 11 2026 Sun

Iowa Files: Iowans in Andersonville Prison

3:00pm–4:00pm
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Program
Event Details:

214 Billy Yanks from Iowa were Starved, Fevered or Shot to Death At Andersonville Prison Camp by Johnny Reb in 1864-1865.

This event is in the "Babies" group
Jan 12 2026 Mon

Lapsit Storytime

9:30am–10:00am
Babies
This event is in the "Babies" group
Jan 12 2026 Mon

Lapsit Storytime

9:30am–10:00am
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: StoryRoom
Age Group: Babies
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Using puppets, rhymes, songs, and short stories, we will engage baby and caregiver in language-rich activities designed for pre-walking babies.

This event is in the "Babies" group
Jan 12 2026 Mon

Lapsit Storytime

10:30am–11:00am
Babies
This event is in the "Babies" group
Jan 12 2026 Mon

Lapsit Storytime

10:30am–11:00am
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: StoryRoom
Age Group: Babies
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Using puppets, rhymes, songs, and short stories, we will engage baby and caregiver in language-rich activities designed for pre-walking babies.

This event is in the "Adults" group
Jan 12 2026 Mon

Club Read: Hybrid Edition

7:00pm–8:45pm
Adults
Open
Registration Required
This event is in the "Adults" group
Jan 12 2026 Mon

Club Read: Hybrid Edition

7:00pm–8:45pm
Open
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join Alana and Amy on Monday, January 12th at 7p.m. for Club Read, a book club for adults. You may join us in the Community Room at the library or through Zoom.

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