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MAKEUP DATE: Unlazy River (*weather dependent)

Monday, June 16, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am
Community Room at Main Branch
Program Type:
Program
Age Group:
Babies, Toddlers, Preschool, School-Age Children

*THIS IS OUR MAKEUP DATE FROM JUNE 3*

* Due to the recent water restrictions enacted by the Central Iowa Water Works department there will no longer be water activities at this event. * 

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Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Babies, Toddlers, Preschool, School-Age Children
Program Type: Program
Event Details:

*THIS IS OUR MAKEUP DATE FROM JUNE 3*

* Due to the recent water restrictions enacted by the Central Iowa Water Works department there will no longer be water activities at this event. * 

Outreach: Words on Wheels at Legion Park

Monday, June 16, 2025 at 11:00am - 12:30pm
Outreach
Program Type:
Outreach
Age Group:
All Ages, Toddlers, Preschool, School-Age Children

Visit the library at Legion Park! We'll have the WoW Truck there to sign up for library cards and check out library materials.

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Offsite Event
Library Branch: Outreach
Age Group: All Ages, Toddlers, Preschool, School-Age Children
Program Type: Outreach
Event Details:

Visit the library at Legion Park! We'll have the WoW Truck there to sign up for library cards and check out library materials.

Teen Nintendo Switch Free-Play

Monday, June 16, 2025 at 1:30pm - 4:30pm
Teen Center at Main Branch
Program Type:
Program
Age Group:
Teens

Teens! Spend time in the air conditioning with friends. We're bringing out the Nintendo Switch for free-play on Mondays during June and July. Enjoy a selection of games, and space to relax! No registration required.

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Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Teen Center
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Program
Event Details:

Teens! Spend time in the air conditioning with friends. We're bringing out the Nintendo Switch for free-play on Mondays during June and July. Enjoy a selection of games, and space to relax! No registration required.

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Music from Ryne Doughty

Monday, June 16, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Community Room at Main Branch
Program Type:
Performer
Age Group:
Adults

The Library is very happy to welcome Ryne Doughty for an evening of music!

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Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Performer
Event Details:

The Library is very happy to welcome Ryne Doughty for an evening of music!

Picture of Mother Goose

Toddler Storytime

Tuesday, June 17, 2025 at 9:30am - 10:00am
StoryRoom at Main Branch
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Babies, Toddlers

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

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Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: StoryRoom
Age Group: Babies, Toddlers
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

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

Summer Survivor

Tuesday, June 17, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Community Room at Main Branch
Program Type:
Program
Age Group:
School-Age Children

For ages 7-12. Registration required. Join us outside for some amazing summer challenges. We'll see if you and your team have what it takes to survive.  

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Registration Required
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Community Room
Age Group: School-Age Children
Program Type: Program
Registration Required
Event Details:

For ages 7-12. Registration required. Join us outside for some amazing summer challenges. We'll see if you and your team have what it takes to survive.  

Picture of Mother Goose

Toddler Storytime

Tuesday, June 17, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
StoryRoom at Main Branch
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Babies, Toddlers

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

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Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: StoryRoom
Age Group: Babies, Toddlers
Program Type: Storytime
Event Details:

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

Summer Survivor

Tuesday, June 17, 2025 at 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Community Room at Main Branch
Program Type:
Program
Age Group:
School-Age Children

For ages 7-12. Registration required. Join us outside for some amazing summer challenges. We'll see if you and your team have what it takes to survive.  

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Register Now
Registration Required
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Community Room
Age Group: School-Age Children
Program Type: Program
Registration Required
Event Details:

For ages 7-12. Registration required. Join us outside for some amazing summer challenges. We'll see if you and your team have what it takes to survive.  

Tech One-on-One

Tuesday, June 17, 2025 at 3:00pm - 3:30pm
Millie Knee Classroom at Main Branch
Program Type:
Program
Age Group:
Adults

Tech One-on-One 

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Registration Required
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Millie Knee Classroom
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Program
Registration Required
Event Details:

Tech One-on-One 

Tech One-on-One

Tuesday, June 17, 2025 at 3:30pm - 4:00pm
Millie Knee Classroom at Main Branch
Program Type:
Program
Age Group:
Adults

Tech One-on-One 

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Registration Required
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Millie Knee Classroom
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Program
Registration Required
Event Details:

Tech One-on-One 

Tech One-on-One

Tuesday, June 17, 2025 at 4:00pm - 4:30pm
Millie Knee Classroom at Main Branch
Program Type:
Program
Age Group:
Adults

Tech One-on-One 

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Registration Required
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Millie Knee Classroom
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Program
Registration Required
Event Details:

Tech One-on-One 

Library Board of Trustees Monthly Meeting

Tuesday, June 17, 2025 at 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Community Room at Main Branch
Program Type:
Board Meeting
Age Group:
Adults

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

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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.

Babies on the Move- Playtime!

Wednesday, June 18, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Community Room at Main Branch
Program Type:
Program
Age Group:
Babies

Join us for a special playtime just for ages 1month-18 months. This program will offer multiple stations for active and sensory play. Crawl, roll, grab, explore- come play with us! Registration required.

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Registration Required
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Babies
Program Type: Program
Registration Required
Event Details:

Join us for a special playtime just for ages 1month-18 months. This program will offer multiple stations for active and sensory play. Crawl, roll, grab, explore- come play with us! Registration required.

Tin Box Diorama

Teen Tin Box Diorama

Wednesday, June 18, 2025 at 2:30pm - 4:00pm
Community Room at Main Branch
Program Type:
Craft, Program
Age Group:
Teens

Want to create a miniature world the size of a tin box? Join us in the Community Room to create your own tin box diorama in an Altoid container! Materials will be provided - the design is up to you!

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Registration Required
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Craft, Program
Registration Required
Event Details:

Want to create a miniature world the size of a tin box? Join us in the Community Room to create your own tin box diorama in an Altoid container! Materials will be provided - the design is up to you!

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Family Storytime

Wednesday, June 18, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Community Room at Main Branch
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Toddlers, Preschool

Join us in the Community Room for this class featuring stories, songs, and rhymes all with an early literacy focus!

For ages 2-6 w/adult. No registration required.

 

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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 all with an early literacy focus!

For ages 2-6 w/adult. No registration required.

 

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Family Storytime

Thursday, June 19, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Community Room at Main Branch
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Toddlers, Preschool

Join us in the Community Room for this class featuring stories, songs, and rhymes all with an early literacy focus!

For ages 2-6 w/adult. No registration required.

 

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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 all with an early literacy focus!

For ages 2-6 w/adult. No registration required.

 

Outreach: Traveling Tales in the Park @ Pearson Park

Thursday, June 19, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:15am
Outreach
Program Type:
Outreach, Storytime
Age Group:
Babies, Toddlers, Preschool

West Des Moines Parks and Recreation is revamping their annual Fairytale Time in the Park program by collaborating with the Library!

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Offsite Event
Library Branch: Outreach
Age Group: Babies, Toddlers, Preschool
Program Type: Outreach, Storytime
Event Details:

West Des Moines Parks and Recreation is revamping their annual Fairytale Time in the Park program by collaborating with the Library!

West Des Moines Democrats

Thursday, June 19, 2025 at 6:30pm - 9:00pm
Community Room at Main Branch
Purpose of Meeting:

panel discussion, impact of Iowa 2025 legislature on the LGBTQ+ community *This program is not sponsored by or affiliated with the West Des Moines Public Library.

Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Community Room
Purpose of Meeting

panel discussion, impact of Iowa 2025 legislature on the LGBTQ+ community
*This program is not sponsored by or affiliated with the West Des Moines Public Library.

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Step Back in Time: Historical Fiction book group

Thursday, June 19, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Outreach
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
Adults

Historical fiction is a great way to learn about people and events through stories that bring history to life. Our group discusses titles from a wide variety of time/places/people.

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Registration Required
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Outreach
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Event Details:

Historical fiction is a great way to learn about people and events through stories that bring history to life. Our group discusses titles from a wide variety of time/places/people.

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Friday Craft for Kids - Pom Pom Bookmark

All Day
Main Branch
Program Type:
Craft
Age Group:
Toddlers, Preschool, School-Age Children

Each Friday we will provide a different fun, hands-on, screen-free craft project or activity to take home and enjoy! Available at the Children's Desk during library hours while supplies last. This week you can make a pom pom bookmark!

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Library Branch: Main Branch
Age Group: Toddlers, Preschool, School-Age Children
Program Type: Craft
Event Details:

Each Friday we will provide a different fun, hands-on, screen-free craft project or activity to take home and enjoy! Available at the Children's Desk during library hours while supplies last. This week you can make a pom pom bookmark!

Words on Wheels at Rose Farm

Outreach : Words on Wheels at Rose Farm

Friday, June 20, 2025 at 9:00am - 9:30am
Outreach
Program Type:
Outreach
Age Group:
Toddlers, Preschool, School-Age Children

Visit the library's Words on Wheels Truck at Rose Farm for their Farm School series each Friday from June 6th-July 25th [Note: Farm School continues through August 8, library visits will end on July 25.]

From Rose Farm:

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Offsite Event
Library Branch: Outreach
Age Group: Toddlers, Preschool, School-Age Children
Program Type: Outreach
Event Details:

Visit the library's Words on Wheels Truck at Rose Farm for their Farm School series each Friday from June 6th-July 25th [Note: Farm School continues through August 8, library visits will end on July 25.]

From Rose Farm:

Words on Wheels at Rose Farm

Outreach : Words on Wheels at Rose Farm

Friday, June 20, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Outreach
Program Type:
Outreach
Age Group:
Toddlers, Preschool, School-Age Children

Visit the library's Words on Wheels Truck at Rose Farm for their Farm School series each Friday from June 6th-July 25th [Note: Farm School continues through August 8, library visits will end on July 25.]

From Rose Farm:

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Offsite Event
Library Branch: Outreach
Age Group: Toddlers, Preschool, School-Age Children
Program Type: Outreach
Event Details:

Visit the library's Words on Wheels Truck at Rose Farm for their Farm School series each Friday from June 6th-July 25th [Note: Farm School continues through August 8, library visits will end on July 25.]

From Rose Farm:

English With Friends

Friday, June 20, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:00am
Southwoods Room at Main Branch
Program Type:
Program
Age Group:
Adults

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

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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.

Words on Wheels at Rose Farm

Outreach : Words on Wheels at Rose Farm

Friday, June 20, 2025 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Outreach
Program Type:
Outreach
Age Group:
Toddlers, Preschool, School-Age Children

Visit the library's Words on Wheels Truck at Rose Farm for their Farm School series each Friday from June 6th-July 25th [Note: Farm School continues through August 8, library visits will end on July 25.]

From Rose Farm:

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Offsite Event
Library Branch: Outreach
Age Group: Toddlers, Preschool, School-Age Children
Program Type: Outreach
Event Details:

Visit the library's Words on Wheels Truck at Rose Farm for their Farm School series each Friday from June 6th-July 25th [Note: Farm School continues through August 8, library visits will end on July 25.]

From Rose Farm: