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West Des Moines Library Friends Foundation Meeting

Tuesday, October 28, 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.  

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.  

illustration of raven; date/time of program

Nevermore: A Night of Poe & Craft

Tuesday, October 28, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Community Room at Main Branch
Program Type:
Program
Age Group:
Adults

Join us for a hauntingly creative evening as we celebrate Edgar Allan Poe’s iconic poem “The Raven” along with a few other selections from his body of work.

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

Join us for a hauntingly creative evening as we celebrate Edgar Allan Poe’s iconic poem “The Raven” along with a few other selections from his body of work.

Halloween Storytime image

Halloween Storytime (Registration required)

Wednesday, October 29, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:15pm
Community Room at Main Branch
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Toddlers, Preschool

Put on your favorite costume and join us in the Community Room for not-too-scary stories and Halloween fun at the library.  We'll start the program by showing off our costumes with a short parade around the first floor of the library.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Toddlers, Preschool
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

Put on your favorite costume and join us in the Community Room for not-too-scary stories and Halloween fun at the library.  We'll start the program by showing off our costumes with a short parade around the first floor of the library.

Halloween Storytime image

Halloween Storytime (Registration required)

Thursday, October 30, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:15am
Community Room at Main Branch
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Toddlers, Preschool

Put on your favorite costume and join us in the Community Room for not-too-scary stories and Halloween fun at the library.  We'll start the program by showing off our costumes with a short parade around the first floor of the library.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Toddlers, Preschool
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

Put on your favorite costume and join us in the Community Room for not-too-scary stories and Halloween fun at the library.  We'll start the program by showing off our costumes with a short parade around the first floor of the library.

English With Friends

English With Friends

Friday, October 31, 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.

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, October 31, 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
Registration Required
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?

Halloween Storytime image

Halloween Storytime (Registration required)

Friday, October 31, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:15am
Community Room at Main Branch
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Toddlers, Preschool

Put on your favorite costume and join us in the Community Room for not-too-scary stories and Halloween fun at the library.  We'll start the program by showing off our costumes with a short parade around the first floor of the library.

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Toddlers, Preschool
Program Type: Storytime
Registration Required
Event Details:

Put on your favorite costume and join us in the Community Room for not-too-scary stories and Halloween fun at the library.  We'll start the program by showing off our costumes with a short parade around the first floor of the library.

Original artwork of Hawaiian Flowers

Holly Majerus Art Display

All Day 11/1 - 11/30
Lobby Display Case at Main Branch
Program Type:
Exhibit
Age Group:
All Ages

Holly Majerus is a local artist whose work celebrates the beauty of nature and still-life through detailed pencil drawings and vibrant canvas paintings.

Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Lobby Display Case
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Exhibit
Event Details:

Holly Majerus is a local artist whose work celebrates the beauty of nature and still-life through detailed pencil drawings and vibrant canvas paintings.

Saturday Storytime with special guests from the Tallgrass Theatre Company

Saturday, November 1, 2025 at 9:30am - 10:00am
StoryRoom at Main Branch
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Babies, Toddlers, Preschool

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.

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 poster

Tech One-on-One

Saturday, November 1, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Millie Knee Classroom at Main Branch
Program Type:
Program
Age Group:
Adults

Tech One-on-One 

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

Tech One-on-One 

Saturday Storytime with special guests from the Tallgrass Theatre Company

Saturday, November 1, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
StoryRoom at Main Branch
Program Type:
Storytime
Age Group:
Babies, Toddlers, Preschool

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.

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 poster

Tech One-on-One

Saturday, November 1, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Millie Knee Classroom at Main Branch
Program Type:
Program
Age Group:
Adults

Tech One-on-One 

Open
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 saturday poster

Tech One-on-One

Saturday, November 1, 2025 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Millie Knee Classroom at Main Branch
Program Type:
Program
Age Group:
Adults

Tech One-on-One 

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

Tech One-on-One 

Boone Progressors 4-H Club

Sunday, November 2, 2025 at 2:00pm - 4:30pm
Community Room at Main Branch
Purpose of Meeting:

Monthly Club 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

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

The Townhomes at Silver Oak

Monday, November 3, 2025 at 5:15pm - 7:30pm
Community Room at Main Branch
Purpose of Meeting:

HOA Annual 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

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

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How Dementia Impacts Communication and Communicating Effectively

Monday, November 3, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Millie Knee Classroom at Main Branch
Program Type:
Program
Age Group:
Adults

Join us to learn about how dementia affects communication and how to use a person centered communication approach.

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

Join us to learn about how dementia affects communication and how to use a person centered communication approach.

Outreach: Nature Storytime in the Park

Tuesday, November 4, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am
Outreach
Program Type:
Outreach
Age Group:
Babies, Toddlers, Preschool

Spend some time with the Naturalist at Raccoon River Park's Coneflower Shelter! We'll enjoy nature stories and a kid-friendly craft or activity. Bring a blanket and dress for the weather.

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

Spend some time with the Naturalist at Raccoon River Park's Coneflower Shelter! We'll enjoy nature stories and a kid-friendly craft or activity. Bring a blanket and dress for the weather.

cover for "The Girl Who Drank the Moon"

Tween Club Read - The Girl Who Drank The Moon

Tuesday, November 4, 2025 at 4:15pm - 5:00pm
Community Room at Main Branch
Program Type:
Book Club
Age Group:
School-Age Children, Teens

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!

Open
Registration Required
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Community Room
Age Group: School-Age Children, Teens
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Event Details:

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!

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Holiday ornament workshop

Tuesday, November 4, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Community Room at Main Branch
Program Type:
Craft
Age Group:
Adults

Please join us for a holiday ornament workshop with Artfull! Registrants may make one or two ornaments.

Registration is requested, please.

Waitlist
Registration Required
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Craft
Registration Required
Event Details:

Please join us for a holiday ornament workshop with Artfull! Registrants may make one or two ornaments.

Registration is requested, please.

Teen Beading Crafts

Wednesday, November 5, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Teen Center at Main Branch
Program Type:
Program
Age Group:
Teens

Join us in the Teen Center to make bracelets, necklaces, or other beaded creations of your choice! Materials will be provided. Program intended for grades 6-12. Registration is not required.

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

Join us in the Teen Center to make bracelets, necklaces, or other beaded creations of your choice! Materials will be provided. Program intended for grades 6-12. Registration is not required.

Iowa Tamil association

Wednesday, November 5, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:45pm
Community Room at Main Branch
Purpose of Meeting:

Dance

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

Dance

Villas of Berkshire Hills HOA

Wednesday, November 5, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Community Room at Main Branch
Purpose of Meeting:

Annual 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

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

HFA PM Meeting

Thursday, November 6, 2025 at 10:00am - 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.

Crafting 101: Pour Painting

Crafting 101: Pour Painting

Thursday, November 6, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Millie Knee Classroom at Main Branch
Program Type:
Craft
Age Group:
Adults

Unleash your inner artist with this fun and easy introduction to pour painting! Learn the basics of this colorful, fluid art technique as we explore how to mix and pour acrylic paint to create unique abstract designs.

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

Unleash your inner artist with this fun and easy introduction to pour painting! Learn the basics of this colorful, fluid art technique as we explore how to mix and pour acrylic paint to create unique abstract designs.