Event List

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

Open

Register Now

Registration Required

Open

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

Open

Register Now

Registration Required

Open

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

Open

Register Now

Registration Required

Open

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.

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.

Open

Register Now

Registration Required

Offsite Event

Open

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.

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.

Outreach: Mayor Tom Becker Park (Cumming)

Friday, June 20, 2025 at 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Outreach

Program Type:

Outreach

Age Group:

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

Visit the library's Words on Wheels Truck at Mayor Tom Becker Park in Cumming! Create a new library card while you're there and check out some fun library materials.

View Details

Offsite Event

Library Branch: Outreach

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

Program Type: Outreach

Event Details:

Visit the library's Words on Wheels Truck at Mayor Tom Becker Park in Cumming! Create a new library card while you're there and check out some fun library materials.

Tech One-on-One

Saturday, June 21, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:30am

Millie Knee Classroom at Main Branch

Program Type:

Program

Age Group:

Adults

Tech One-on-One

Open

Register Now

Registration Required

Open

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

Saturday, June 21, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am

Millie Knee Classroom at Main Branch

Program Type:

Program

Age Group:

Adults

Tech One-on-One

Open

Register Now

Registration Required

Open

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

Saturday, June 21, 2025 at 11:00am - 11:30am

Millie Knee Classroom at Main Branch

Program Type:

Program

Age Group:

Adults

Tech One-on-One

Open

Register Now

Registration Required

Open

Library Branch: Main Branch

Room: Millie Knee Classroom

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Program

Registration Required

Event Details:

Tech One-on-One

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Spock's Sanctuary Animal Hour

Monday, June 23, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am

Community Room at Main Branch

Age Group:

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

Spock's Sanctuary is an Exotic Animal Rescue, Sanctuary, and Service Provider in the Des Moines, Iowa area with a focus on being a more sustainable future for exotic pets.

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Library Branch: Main Branch

Room: Community Room

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

Event Details:

Spock's Sanctuary is an Exotic Animal Rescue, Sanctuary, and Service Provider in the Des Moines, Iowa area with a focus on being a more sustainable future for exotic pets.

Book Club Social: Hybrid Edition

Monday, June 23, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm

Millie Knee Classroom at Main Branch

Program Type:

Book Club

Age Group:

Adults

Please join Alana and Amy to discuss what everyone has been reading and watching this month. You may join us in the Millie Knee Classroom upstairs at the library or in Zoom.

Open

Register Now

Registration Required

Open

Library Branch: Main Branch

Room: Millie Knee Classroom

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Book Club

Registration Required

Event Details:

Please join Alana and Amy to discuss what everyone has been reading and watching this month. You may join us in the Millie Knee Classroom upstairs at the library or in Zoom.

Tech One-on-One

Tuesday, June 24, 2025 at 3:00pm - 3:30pm

Millie Knee Classroom at Main Branch

Program Type:

Program

Age Group:

Adults

Tech One-on-One

Open

Register Now

Registration Required

Open

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 24, 2025 at 3:30pm - 4:00pm

Millie Knee Classroom at Main Branch

Program Type:

Program

Age Group:

Adults

Tech One-on-One

Open

Register Now

Registration Required

Open

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 24, 2025 at 4:00pm - 4:30pm

Millie Knee Classroom at Main Branch

Program Type:

Program

Age Group:

Adults

Tech One-on-One

Open

Register Now

Registration Required

Open

Library Branch: Main Branch

Room: Millie Knee Classroom

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Program

Registration Required

Event Details:

Tech One-on-One

West Des Moines Library Friends Foundation Meeting

Tuesday, June 24, 2025 at 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Community Room at Main Branch

Program Type:

Board Meeting

Age Group:

Adults

Visit the West Des Moines Library Friends Foundation webpage for more information.

View Details

Library Branch: Main Branch

Room: Community Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Board Meeting

Event Details:

Visit the West Des Moines Library Friends Foundation webpage for more information.

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Understanding Healthcare.Gov and your Health Plans

Thursday, June 26, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Community Room at Main Branch

Program Type:

Program

Age Group:

Adults

Do you feel a bit overwhelmed by the

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Library Branch: Main Branch

Room: Community Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Program

Event Details:

Do you feel a bit overwhelmed by the

English With Friends

Friday, June 27, 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.

View Details

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.

Final Friday Fiber Club

Friday, June 27, 2025 at 10:00am - 11:30am

Millie Knee Classroom at Main Branch

Program Type:

Program

Age Group:

Adults

Do you embroider, cross-stitch, crochet, or knit?

Open

Register Now

Registration Required

Open

Library Branch: Main Branch

Room: Millie Knee Classroom

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Program

Registration Required

Event Details:

Do you embroider, cross-stitch, crochet, or knit?

Outreach: Mayor Tom Becker Park (Cumming)

Friday, June 27, 2025 at 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Outreach

Program Type:

Outreach

Age Group:

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

Visit the library's Words on Wheels Truck at Mayor Tom Becker Park in Cumming! Create a new library card while you're there and check out some fun library materials.

View Details

Offsite Event

Library Branch: Outreach

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

Program Type: Outreach

Event Details:

Visit the library's Words on Wheels Truck at Mayor Tom Becker Park in Cumming! Create a new library card while you're there and check out some fun library materials.

WDM Writer's Group

Saturday, June 28, 2025 at 10:00am - 2:00pm

Southwoods Room at Main Branch

Program Type:

Program

Age Group:

Adults

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.

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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.

Outreach: Valley Junction Pride Festival

Sunday, June 29, 2025 at 10:00am - 4:00pm

Outreach

Program Type:

Outreach

Age Group:

All Ages, Babies, Toddlers, Preschool, School-Age Children, Teens, Adults

The Words on Wheels will be out at Valley Junction Pride Festival from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM on Sunday, June 29!

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Offsite Event

Library Branch: Outreach

Age Group: All Ages, Babies, Toddlers, Preschool, School-Age Children, Teens, Adults

Program Type: Outreach

Event Details:

The Words on Wheels will be out at Valley Junction Pride Festival from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM on Sunday, June 29!

Registration for July Programs

All Day

Main Branch

Age Group:

All Ages, Babies, Toddlers, Preschool, School-Age Children, Teens, Adults

Registration begins at 9:00am today for programs at the Library. You may register in person, on the library's online calendar, or by phone.

Youth programs - youthservices@wdm.iowa.gov - 515.222.3405

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Library Branch: Main Branch

Age Group: All Ages, Babies, Toddlers, Preschool, School-Age Children, Teens, Adults

Event Details:

Registration begins at 9:00am today for programs at the Library. You may register in person, on the library's online calendar, or by phone.

Youth programs - youthservices@wdm.iowa.gov - 515.222.3405

Tech One-on-One

Tuesday, July 1, 2025 at 3:00pm - 3:30pm

Millie Knee Classroom at Main Branch

Program Type:

Program

Age Group:

Adults

Tech One-on-One

Open

Register Now

Registration Required

Open

Library Branch: Main Branch

Room: Millie Knee Classroom

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Program

Registration Required

Event Details:

Tech One-on-One

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