Name: Saturday Storytime
Start: 2024-10-05T10:30:00-05:00
End: 2024-10-05T11:00:00-05:00
Location: West Des Moines Public Library

Saturday Storytime

Saturday, October 5, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am

StoryRoom at Main Branch

Program Type:

Storytime

Age Group:

Babies, Toddlers, Preschool

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 l...

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.

Tech One-on-One

Saturday, October 5, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am

Millie Knee Classroom at Main Branch

Program Type:

Program

Age Group:

Adults

Event Details:

Tech One-on-One Do you have a specific computer, mobile device, or other technology related questions? We are here to help! Sign up for a 30 minute privat...

Open

Required

Open

Library Branch: Main Branch

Room: Millie Knee Classroom

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Program

Required

Seats Remaining: 2

Event Details:

Tech One-on-One

Tech One-on-One

Saturday, October 5, 2024 at 11:00am - 11:30am

Millie Knee Classroom at Main Branch

Program Type:

Program

Age Group:

Adults

Event Details:

Tech One-on-One Do you have a specific computer, mobile device, or other technology related questions? We are here to help! Sign up for a 30 minute privat...

Open

Required

Open

Library Branch: Main Branch

Room: Millie Knee Classroom

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Program

Required

Seats Remaining: 2

Event Details:

Tech One-on-One

Wiseways Academy - Enas Said

Saturday, October 5, 2024 at 11:30am - 2:00pm

Community Room at Main Branch

Purpose of Meeting:

*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

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

Kristin Sunde - Post Card Writers

Sunday, October 6, 2024 at 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Millie Knee Classroom at Main Branch

Purpose of Meeting:

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

Library Branch: Main Branch

Room: Millie Knee Classroom

Purpose of Meeting

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

Boone Progressors 4-H Club

Sunday, October 6, 2024 at 2:00pm - 4:30pm

Community Room at Main Branch

Purpose of Meeting:

*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

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

Lapsit Storytime

Monday, October 7, 2024 at 9:30am - 10:00am

StoryRoom at Main Branch

Program Type:

Storytime

Age Group:

Babies

Event Details:

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

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.

Lapsit Storytime

Monday, October 7, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am

StoryRoom at Main Branch

Program Type:

Storytime

Age Group:

Babies

Event Details:

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

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.

Family Night at the Library!

Monday, October 7, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Community Room at Main Branch

Program Type:

Program

Age Group:

Toddlers, Preschool, School-Age Children, Teens, Adults

Event Details:

School has started. It’s (hopefully) cooler outside. Let’s take some time to explore the library’s resources. Did you know that we have Learning Kits that area available for checko...

Open

Required

Open

Library Branch: Main Branch

Room: Community Room

Age Group: Toddlers, Preschool, School-Age Children, Teens, Adults

Program Type: Program

Required

Seats Remaining: 11

Event Details:

School has started. It’s (hopefully) cooler outside. Let’s take some time to explore the library’s resources. Did you know that we have Learning Kits that area available for checkout?

Toddler Storytime

Tuesday, October 8, 2024 at 9:30am - 10:00am

StoryRoom at Main Branch

Program Type:

Storytime

Age Group:

Babies, Toddlers

Event Details:

Simple stories, gentle tunes, flannel boards, and nursery rhymes. Each week we will incorporate activities that emphasize and reinforce body part identification, counting, rhythm, ...

Library Branch: Main Branch

Room: StoryRoom

Age Group: Babies, Toddlers

Program Type: Storytime

Event Details:

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

Toddler Storytime

Tuesday, October 8, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am

StoryRoom at Main Branch

Program Type:

Storytime

Age Group:

Babies, Toddlers

Event Details:

Simple stories, gentle tunes, flannel boards, and nursery rhymes. Each week we will incorporate activities that emphasize and reinforce body part identification, counting, rhythm, ...

Library Branch: Main Branch

Room: StoryRoom

Age Group: Babies, Toddlers

Program Type: Storytime

Event Details:

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

Kids Club Read - Ugly Cat and Pablo by Isabel Quintero

Tuesday, October 8, 2024 at 4:15pm - 5:00pm

Community Room at Main Branch

Program Type:

Book Club

Age Group:

School-Age Children

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 Ugly Cat and Pablo by Isabel Quintero . If y...

Open

Required

Open

Library Branch: Main Branch

Room: Community Room

Age Group: School-Age Children

Program Type: Book Club

Required

Seats Remaining: 8

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 Ugly Cat and Pablo by Isabel Quintero .

Photo of Jeff Kleuver; image of Civil War soldiers and American flag; date/time of program

"Freedom Will Be Theirs by the Sword:" The Battle of New Market Heights

Tuesday, October 8, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Community Room at Main Branch

Program Type:

Program

Age Group:

Adults

Event Details:

On September 29, 1864, two brigades of United States Colored Troops charged Confederate earthworks outside Richmond, Virginia, driving the Confederates from their lines, leaving hu...

Library Branch: Main Branch

Room: Community Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Program

Event Details:

On September 29, 1864, two brigades of United States Colored Troops charged Confederate earthworks outside Richmond, Virginia, driving the Confederates from their lines, leaving hundreds of their own dead and wounded on the field.

Baby Doll Storytime

Wednesday, October 9, 2024 at 9:30am - 10:00am

StoryRoom at Main Branch

Program Type:

Storytime

Age Group:

Toddlers, Preschool

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. Becky Bailey and Elizabeth Montero-Cefalo's work "...

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.

Newcomers compass Club

Wednesday, October 9, 2024 at 9:30am - 12:00pm

Community Room at Main Branch

Purpose of Meeting:

Nonprofit - board meeting *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

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

Baby Doll Storytime

Wednesday, October 9, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am

StoryRoom at Main Branch

Program Type:

Storytime

Age Group:

Toddlers, Preschool

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. Becky Bailey and Elizabeth Montero-Cefalo's work "...

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.

After School Adventures

Wednesday, October 9, 2024 at 3:45pm - 4:30pm

Community Room at Main Branch

Program Type:

Program

Age Group:

School-Age Children

Event Details:

Come to the library for a spooky fun craft! We'll be making easy lanterns that will cast an eerie glow for Halloween (or any occasion). For ages 5-12, registration required.

Open

Required

Open

Library Branch: Main Branch

Room: Community Room

Age Group: School-Age Children

Program Type: Program

Required

Seats Remaining: 18

Event Details:

Come to the library for a spooky fun craft! We'll be making easy lanterns that will cast an eerie glow for Halloween (or any occasion). For ages 5-12, registration required.

Family Storytime

Wednesday, October 9, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Community Room at Main Branch

Program Type:

Storytime

Age Group:

Toddlers, Preschool

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.&n...

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.

Family Storytime

Thursday, October 10, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:30am

Community Room at Main Branch

Program Type:

Storytime

Age Group:

Toddlers, Preschool

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.&n...

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.

YA Not Club Read

Thursday, October 10, 2024 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm

Community Room at Main Branch

Program Type:

Book Club

Age Group:

Adults

Event Details:

Are you a "Grown Up" but you like to read Young Adult books? Are you looking for a book club that doesn’t take itself too seriously? Then YA Not join us for YA Not Club...

Open

Required

Open

Library Branch: Main Branch

Room: Community Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Book Club

Required

Seats Remaining: 24

Event Details:

Are you a "Grown Up" but you like to read Young Adult books? Are you looking for a book club that doesn’t take itself too seriously? Then YA Not join us for YA Not Club Read!

Family Storytime

Friday, October 11, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:30am

Community Room at Main Branch

Program Type:

Storytime

Age Group:

Toddlers, Preschool

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.&n...

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.

Saturday Storytime

Saturday, October 12, 2024 at 9:30am - 10:00am

StoryRoom at Main Branch

Program Type:

Storytime

Age Group:

Babies, Toddlers, Preschool

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 l...

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.

WDM Writer's Group

Saturday, October 12, 2024 at 10:00am - 1:00pm

Southwoods Room at Main Branch

Program Type:

Program

Age Group:

Adults

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. Fello...

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.

Saturday Storytime

Saturday, October 12, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am

StoryRoom at Main Branch

Program Type:

Storytime

Age Group:

Babies, Toddlers, Preschool

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 l...

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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