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Nov 16 2025 Sun

Iowa Files: Over the Hill to the Poor Farm

3:00pm–4:00pm
Adults
This event is in the "Adults" group
Nov 16 2025 Sun

Iowa Files: Over the Hill to the Poor Farm

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

Poor farms were residential institutions, often operated by counties, that provided basic social services and housing for the poor, disabled, and elderly during the 19th and early 20th centuries.

This event is in the "Babies" group
Nov 17 2025 Mon

Lapsit Storytime

9:30am–10:00am
Babies
This event is in the "Babies" group
Nov 17 2025 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
Nov 17 2025 Mon

Lapsit Storytime

10:30am–11:00am
Babies
This event is in the "Babies" group
Nov 17 2025 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
Nov 17 2025 Mon

In the Stacks: Carol Roh Spaulding

6:30pm–7:30pm
Adults
This event is in the "Adults" group
Nov 17 2025 Mon

In the Stacks: Carol Roh Spaulding

6:30pm–7:30pm
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Author Event
Event Details:

The Library is very happy to welcome author Carol Roh Spaulding! She will talk about how and why she did the research for her historical novel, Helen Button.

This event is in the "Babies" group
This event is in the "Toddlers" group
Nov 18 2025 Tue

Toddler Storytime

9:30am–10:00am
Babies, Toddlers
This event is in the "Babies" group
This event is in the "Toddlers" group
Nov 18 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.

This event is in the "Babies" group
This event is in the "Toddlers" group
Nov 18 2025 Tue

Toddler Storytime

10:30am–11:00am
Babies, Toddlers
This event is in the "Babies" group
This event is in the "Toddlers" group
Nov 18 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 "Adults" group
Nov 18 2025 Tue

Library Board of Trustees Monthly Meeting

5:00pm–7:00pm
Adults
This event is in the "Adults" group
Nov 18 2025 Tue

Library Board of Trustees Monthly Meeting

5:00pm–7:00pm
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Board Meeting
Event Details:

Visit the Library Board of Trustees webpage for the meeting agenda and minutes from past meetings.

Nov 18 2025 Tue

Pheasant Ridge HOA

7:00pm–9:00pm
Nov 18 2025 Tue

Pheasant Ridge HOA

7:00pm–9:00pm
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Community Room
Purpose of Meeting

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

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