Event List

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Friday Craft for Kids - Pom Pom Bookmark

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! Available at the Children's Desk during library hours while supplies last. This week you can make a pom pom bookmark!

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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! Available at the Children's Desk during library hours while supplies last. This week you can make a pom pom bookmark!

Outreach : Words on Wheels at Rose Farm

Friday, June 20, 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 20, 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:

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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:

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 : Words on Wheels at Rose Farm

Friday, June 20, 2025 at 11:00am - 11:30am

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: 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.

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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.

Friday Flicks: The Garfield Movie

Friday, June 20, 2025 at 1:30pm - 3:30pm

Community Room at Main Branch

Program Type:

Film

Age Group:

Preschool, School-Age Children

All movies are shown at 1:30 p.m. in the Library Community Room. No registration is needed, though space is limited. Today's movie will be Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (Rated PG, 1h 53min).

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Library Branch: Main Branch

Room: Community Room

Age Group: Preschool, School-Age Children

Program Type: Film

Event Details:

All movies are shown at 1:30 p.m. in the Library Community Room. No registration is needed, though space is limited. Today's movie will be Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (Rated PG, 1h 53min).

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

Saturday Storytime

Saturday, June 21, 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.

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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, 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

adult holding small turtle for kids to see and touch

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.

Outreach: Words on Wheels at Legion Park

Monday, June 23, 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.

Teen Nintendo Switch Free-Play

Monday, June 23, 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.

Jordan Creek North Townhome Association

Monday, June 23, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:30pm

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.

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.

Toddler Storytime

Tuesday, June 24, 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 24, 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.

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.

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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.

Storytime with Blue Zoo

Wednesday, June 25, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am

Community Room at Main Branch

Program Type:

Storytime, Performer

Age Group:

Toddlers, Preschool, School-Age Children

Ahoy, all! Join us "under the sea" for this extra special storytime where our librarians will be joined by a pirate and a mermaid from Blue Zoo Aquarium!

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Library Branch: Main Branch

Room: Community Room

Age Group: Toddlers, Preschool, School-Age Children

Program Type: Storytime, Performer

Event Details:

Ahoy, all! Join us "under the sea" for this extra special storytime where our librarians will be joined by a pirate and a mermaid from Blue Zoo Aquarium!

Teen Anime Afternoon

Wednesday, June 25, 2025 at 2:30pm - 4:30pm

Community Room at Main Branch

Program Type:

Program

Age Group:

Teens

Teens! Dress up in your best cosplay and join us in the Community Room for an afternoon of anime appreciation!

Open

Register Now

Registration Required

Open

Library Branch: Main Branch

Room: Community Room

Age Group: Teens

Program Type: Program

Registration Required

Event Details:

Teens! Dress up in your best cosplay and join us in the Community Room for an afternoon of anime appreciation!

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