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Oct 11 2025 Sat

Outreach: Jordan House Heritage Jubilee

1:00pm–4:00pm
Babies, Toddlers, Preschool, School-Age Children, Teens, Adults
Offsite Event
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Oct 11 2025 Sat

Outreach: Jordan House Heritage Jubilee

1:00pm–4:00pm
Library Branch: Outreach
Age Group: Babies, Toddlers, Preschool, School-Age Children, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Outreach
Event Details:

Our Words on Wheels truck will be out at the Jordan House Heritage Jubilee checking out books and making library cards! 

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Oct 11 2025 Sat

Music with Matt Woods

2:00pm–3:00pm
Teens, Adults
This event is in the "Teens" group
This event is in the "Adults" group
Oct 11 2025 Sat

Music with Matt Woods

2:00pm–3:00pm
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Performer
Event Details:

The Library is very happy to welcome local musician Matt Woods for an afternoon of music.

Oct 13 2025 Mon

Library In-Service Training - Library Closed

All Day
Closing
Oct 13 2025 Mon
Closing

Library In-Service Training - Library Closed

All Day
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Main Branch
Description:

The Library will be closed Monday for a Staff In-Service Training Day.  We will reopen at 9am on Tuesday.  

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Oct 14 2025 Tue

Toddler Storytime

9:30am–10:00am
Babies, Toddlers
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Oct 14 2025 Tue

Toddler Storytime

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

Simple stories, gentle tunes, flannel boards, and nursery rhymes.

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Oct 14 2025 Tue

Outreach: Nature Storytime in the Park

10:30am–11:00am
Babies, Toddlers, Preschool
Offsite Event
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Oct 14 2025 Tue

Outreach: Nature Storytime in the Park

10:30am–11:00am
Library Branch: Outreach
Age Group: Babies, Toddlers, Preschool
Program Type: Outreach
Event Details:

Spend some time with the Naturalist at Raccoon River Park's Coneflower Shelter! We'll enjoy nature stories and a kid-friendly craft or activity. Bring a blanket and dress for the weather.

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Oct 14 2025 Tue

Toddler Storytime

10:30am–11:00am
Babies, Toddlers
This event is in the "Babies" group
This event is in the "Toddlers" group
Oct 14 2025 Tue

Toddler Storytime

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

Simple stories, gentle tunes, flannel boards, and nursery rhymes.

This event is in the "School-Age Children" group
Oct 14 2025 Tue

Kids Club Read - Elixer Fixers: Sasha and Puck and the Potion of Luck

4:15pm–5:00pm
School-Age Children
Open
Registration Required
This event is in the "School-Age Children" group
Oct 14 2025 Tue

Kids Club Read - Elixer Fixers: Sasha and Puck and the Potion of Luck

4:15pm–5:00pm
Open
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Community Room
Age Group: School-Age Children
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Event Details:

If you like to read and talk about books, this club is for you. Join us for discussion and activities related to this month's book Elixir Fixers: Sasha and Puck and the Potion of Luck by Daniel Nayeri.

Oct 14 2025 Tue

Above + Beyond Cancer YA Survivors

6:15pm–8:30pm
Oct 14 2025 Tue

Above + Beyond Cancer YA Survivors

6:15pm–8:30pm
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Community Room
Purpose of Meeting

We offer a healing art therapy class and are looking for a location on October 14 and November 11 from 6-8 pm or 6:30 - 8:30 pm. We would provide all items and have a small group of cancer survivors and an art therapist.

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We've heard your questions, and we're excited to announce that we are participating in the Ballet Des Moines Community Ticketing Program! This collaboration with the Iowa Library Association and Ballet Des Moines connects communities and lowers barriers for engaging in the arts. 

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