Event List

Tech One-on-One

Saturday, June 7, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am

Millie Knee Classroom at Main Branch

Program Type:

Program

Age Group:

Adults

Tech One-on-One

Full

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Full

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 7, 2025 at 11:00am - 11:30am

Millie Knee Classroom at Main Branch

Program Type:

Program

Age Group:

Adults

Tech One-on-One

Full

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Registration Required

Full

Library Branch: Main Branch

Room: Millie Knee Classroom

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Program

Registration Required

Event Details:

Tech One-on-One

Outreach: Words on Wheels at Legion Park

Monday, June 9, 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.

Egg Drop

Monday, June 9, 2025 at 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Community Room at Main Branch

Program Type:

Program

Age Group:

School-Age Children

Build an enclosure for Humpty Dumpty and see if you can keep him from breaking! Construction begins at 1:30PM and we will move outdoors to test our creations starting at 2:00PM. For ages 5-12. Registration required.

Upcoming

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Registration Required

Upcoming

Library Branch: Main Branch

Room: Community Room

Age Group: School-Age Children

Program Type: Program

Registration Required

Event Details:

Build an enclosure for Humpty Dumpty and see if you can keep him from breaking! Construction begins at 1:30PM and we will move outdoors to test our creations starting at 2:00PM. For ages 5-12. Registration required.

Teen Nintendo Switch Free-Play

Monday, June 9, 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.

Club Read: Hybrid Edition

Monday, June 9, 2025 at 7:00pm - 8:45pm

Community Room at Main Branch

Program Type:

Book Club

Age Group:

Adults

Join Alana and Amy on Monday, June 9th at 7p.m. for Club Read, a book club for adults. You may join us in the Community Room at the library or through Zoom.

Open

Register Now

Registration Required

Open

Library Branch: Main Branch

Room: Community Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Book Club

Registration Required

Event Details:

Join Alana and Amy on Monday, June 9th at 7p.m. for Club Read, a book club for adults. You may join us in the Community Room at the library or through Zoom.

Toddler Storytime

Tuesday, June 10, 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.

Toddler Storytime

Tuesday, June 10, 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.

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Understanding Healthcare.Gov and your Health Plans

Tuesday, June 10, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:30am

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

Kids and Tween Club Read Mash-Up! (early registration)

Tuesday, June 10, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Community Room at Main Branch

Program Type:

Book Club

Age Group:

School-Age Children, Teens

Join us this summer as our three book clubs join forces! Instead of us telling you which book to read, we decide on a theme, and you get to read ANY book that fits.

Open

Register Now

Registration Required

Open

Library Branch: Main Branch

Room: Community Room

Age Group: School-Age Children, Teens

Program Type: Book Club

Registration Required

Event Details:

Join us this summer as our three book clubs join forces! Instead of us telling you which book to read, we decide on a theme, and you get to read ANY book that fits.

Tech One-on-One

Tuesday, June 10, 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 10, 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 10, 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

Newcomers Compass Club

Wednesday, June 11, 2025 at 9:30am - 11:30am

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.

Life Around the Pond

Wednesday, June 11, 2025 at 1:30pm - 2:15pm

Community Room at Main Branch

Program Type:

Program, Performer

Age Group:

School-Age Children

Join Jess Lancial, West Des Moines naturalist as we discover all the mysteries of the library pond. Please be sure to wear sunscreen and be ready to go outside! Shoes that can get wet and/or muddy are advised.

Upcoming

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Registration Required

Upcoming

Library Branch: Main Branch

Room: Community Room

Age Group: School-Age Children

Program Type: Program, Performer

Registration Required

Event Details:

Join Jess Lancial, West Des Moines naturalist as we discover all the mysteries of the library pond. Please be sure to wear sunscreen and be ready to go outside! Shoes that can get wet and/or muddy are advised.

Life Around the Pond

Wednesday, June 11, 2025 at 2:30pm - 3:15pm

Community Room at Main Branch

Program Type:

Program, Performer

Age Group:

School-Age Children

Join Jess Lancial, West Des Moines naturalist as we discover all the mysteries of the library pond. Please be sure to wear sunscreen and be ready to go outside! Shoes that can get wet and/or muddy are advised.

Upcoming

View Details

Registration Required

Upcoming

Library Branch: Main Branch

Room: Community Room

Age Group: School-Age Children

Program Type: Program, Performer

Registration Required

Event Details:

Join Jess Lancial, West Des Moines naturalist as we discover all the mysteries of the library pond. Please be sure to wear sunscreen and be ready to go outside! Shoes that can get wet and/or muddy are advised.

Pizza character walking with pizza box. Text underneath says "Pizza Taste Test"

Teen Pizza Taste Test (early registration)

Wednesday, June 11, 2025 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Community Room at Main Branch

Program Type:

Program

Age Group:

Teens

Teens! Enjoy an afternoon full of pizza, pizza, pizza. We will provide attendees with numerous pizza-inspired snacks and a scoring sheet to help figure out what the BEST pizza-flavored snack is.

Open

Register Now

Registration Required

Open

Library Branch: Main Branch

Room: Community Room

Age Group: Teens

Program Type: Program

Registration Required

Event Details:

Teens! Enjoy an afternoon full of pizza, pizza, pizza. We will provide attendees with numerous pizza-inspired snacks and a scoring sheet to help figure out what the BEST pizza-flavored snack is.

Family Storytime

Wednesday, June 11, 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.

Family Storytime

Thursday, June 12, 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.

View Details

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.

Traveling Tales in the Park @ Crossroads Park

Thursday, June 12, 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 12, 2025 at 6:00pm - 9:00pm

Community Room at Main Branch

Purpose of Meeting:

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

Photo of a paper depicting 5 green and speckled frogs on a log.

Friday Craft for Kids - 5 Green and Speckled Frogs

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!

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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!

Outreach : Words on Wheels at Rose Farm

Friday, June 13, 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:

Outreach : Words on Wheels at Rose Farm

Friday, June 13, 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:

View Details

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:

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