Event List

Join us in the Community Room after school to embark on an adventure! This month we’ll decorate a cotton tote to carry your library books, go trick-or-treating, or put whatever else you want inside! For ages 5-12, registration required.

Our Words on Wheels truck will be out at the Jordan House Heritage Jubilee checking out books and making library cards! 

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 Elixir Fixers: Sasha and Puck and the Potion of Luck by Daniel Nayeri.

If you like to read and talk about graphic novels, this club is for you. Join us for discussion and activities related to this month’s book, This Was Our Pact by Ryan Andrews.

If you like to read and talk about books (but you’re getting too old for our other book clubs), this club is for you. Join us for discussion and activities related to this month’s book The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill!

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 Trouble with Chickens by Doreen Cronin.

This month we'll be making bracelets! Nate will show you how to make two, simple knotted bracelets, and he'll have out all sorts of beads for making beaded bracelets. For ages 5-12, registration required.

If you like to read and talk about graphic novels, this club is for you. Join us for discussion and activities related to this month’s book, DnDoggos: Get the Party Started by Scout Underhill.

If you like to read and talk about books (but you’re getting too old for our other book clubs), this club is for you. Join us for discussion and activities related to this month’s book Posted by John David Anderson!

Sensory Spaces are Metro area libraries offering special activities and spaces for members of the public who appreciate a sensory friendly environment.

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 The Littles by John Peterson.

Join us in the Community Room after school to embark on an adventure! With the holidays just around the corner, we’ll make some cards to share with family and friends! For ages 5-12, registration required.

If you like to read and talk about graphic novels, this club is for you. Join us for discussion and activities related to this month’s book, Anzu and the Realm of Darkness by Mai K. Nguyen.

This month, we want you to bring your own book to talk about! Bring your favorite book. Bring the book you're currently reading. Bring your LEAST favorite book. Just bring a book and be ready to tell us a little bit about it!

This month, we want you to bring your own book to talk about! Bring your favorite book. Bring the book you're currently reading. Bring your LEAST favorite book. Just bring a book and be ready to tell us a little bit about it!

Join us in the Community Room after school to embark on an adventure! For ages 5-12, registration required.

This month, we want you to bring your own book to talk about! Bring your favorite book. Bring the book you're currently reading. Bring your LEAST favorite book. Just bring a book and be ready to tell us a little bit about it!

Stop by the West Des Moines Library from 9:30AM-5PM to see the DesMoinNTrak's N-scale working layout. This event is open to adults and children of all ages.

Stop by the West Des Moines Library from 2-4PM to see the DesMoinNTrak's N-scale working layout. This event is open to adults and children of all ages. Make sure to stop by the Children's Department for a fun train craft before you leave!

If you like to read and talk about books (but you’re getting too old for our other book clubs), this club is for you. Join us for discussion and activities related to this month’s book X by Y!