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This event is in the "Toddlers" group
This event is in the "Preschool" group
Dec 10 2025 Wed

Baby Doll Storytime

9:30am–10:00am
Toddlers, Preschool
This event is in the "Toddlers" group
This event is in the "Preschool" group
Dec 10 2025 Wed

Baby Doll Storytime

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

Bring a favorite doll/stuffed animal or use one of ours and join us for Baby Doll Storytime. This program is inspired by Dr.

This event is in the "Toddlers" group
This event is in the "Preschool" group
Dec 10 2025 Wed

Baby Doll Storytime

10:30am–11:00am
Toddlers, Preschool
This event is in the "Toddlers" group
This event is in the "Preschool" group
Dec 10 2025 Wed

Baby Doll Storytime

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

Bring a favorite doll/stuffed animal or use one of ours and join us for Baby Doll Storytime. This program is inspired by Dr.

This event is in the "Toddlers" group
This event is in the "Preschool" group
Dec 10 2025 Wed

Family Storytime in StoryRoom

6:30pm–7:00pm
Toddlers, Preschool
This event is in the "Toddlers" group
This event is in the "Preschool" group
Dec 10 2025 Wed

Family Storytime in StoryRoom

6:30pm–7:00pm
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: StoryRoom
Age Group: Toddlers, Preschool
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

Join us in the Community Room for this class featuring stories, songs, and rhymes!

For ages 2-6 w/adult. 

 

Dec 11 2025 Thu

Library Closed for Tech Install

All Day
Closing
Dec 11 2025 Thu
Closing

Library Closed for Tech Install

All Day
Branches:
Main Branch
Description:

The Library will be closed today to transition to our new Library System, Polaris.  Holds and due dates will be moved back to allow for the closure.  

This event is in the "Toddlers" group
This event is in the "Preschool" group
Dec 11 2025 Thu

Family Storytime

10:30am–11:30am
Toddlers, Preschool
Cancelled
This event is in the "Toddlers" group
This event is in the "Preschool" group
Dec 11 2025 Thu

Cancelled

Family Storytime

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

Join us in the Community Room for this class featuring stories, songs, and rhymes followed by gross and fine motor play all with an early literacy focus!

For ages 2-6 w/adult. 

 

This event is in the "Adults" group
Dec 12 2025 Fri

English With Friends

10:00am–11:00am
Adults
This event is in the "Adults" group
Dec 12 2025 Fri

English With Friends

10:00am–11:00am
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Southwoods Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Program
Event Details:

Join us at the West Des Moines Public Library for English with Friends, a welcoming and informal conversation program.

This event is in the "Toddlers" group
This event is in the "Preschool" group
Dec 12 2025 Fri

Family Storytime in StoryRoom

10:30am–11:00am
Toddlers, Preschool
This event is in the "Toddlers" group
This event is in the "Preschool" group
Dec 12 2025 Fri

Family Storytime in StoryRoom

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

Join us in the StoryRoom for this class featuring stories, songs, and rhymes!

For ages 2-6 w/adult. 

 

This event is in the "Babies" group
This event is in the "Toddlers" group
This event is in the "Preschool" group
Dec 13 2025 Sat

Saturday Storytime

9:30am–10:00am
Babies, Toddlers, Preschool
This event is in the "Babies" group
This event is in the "Toddlers" group
This event is in the "Preschool" group
Dec 13 2025 Sat

Saturday Storytime

9:30am–10:00am
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.

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