This event is in the "All Ages" group. Sep-Oct 2024 Banned Books Week Display All Day 9/23 - 10/31 All Ages This event is in the "All Ages" group. Sep-Oct 2024 Banned Books Week Display All Day 9/23 - 10/31 Library Branch: Main Branch Room: Lobby Display Case Age Group: All Ages Program Type: Exhibit Event Details: Banned Books Week is September 22-28, 2024. Enjoy a staff display celebrating the uniting power of books.
This event is in the "Babies" group. This event is in the "Toddlers" group. Oct 22 2024 Tue Toddler Storytime 9:30am - 10:00am Babies, Toddlers This event is in the "Babies" group. This event is in the "Toddlers" group. Oct 22 2024 Tue Toddler Storytime 9:30am - 10:00am Library Branch: Main Branch Room: StoryRoom Age Group: Babies, Toddlers Program Type: Storytime Event Details: Simple stories, gentle tunes, flannel boards, and nursery rhymes.
This event is in the "All Ages" group. This event is in the "Babies" group. This event is in the "Toddlers" group. This event is in the "Preschool" group. This event is in the "School-Age Children" group. This event is in the "Teens" group. This event is in the "Adults" group. Oct 22 2024 Tue Outreach: Words on Wheels at Raccoon River Park 10:00am - 11:30am All Ages, Babies, Toddlers, Preschool, School-Age Children, Teens, Adults Offsite Event This event is in the "All Ages" group. This event is in the "Babies" group. This event is in the "Toddlers" group. This event is in the "Preschool" group. This event is in the "School-Age Children" group. This event is in the "Teens" group. This event is in the "Adults" group. Oct 22 2024 Tue Outreach: Words on Wheels at Raccoon River Park 10:00am - 11:30am Library Branch: Outreach Age Group: All Ages, Babies, Toddlers, Preschool, School-Age Children, Teens, Adults Event Details: Find the library at the park! Our Words on Wheels truck will be parked near the playground at Raccoon River Park on four Tuesday mornings in October (1, 8, 15, 22) from 10:00AM until 11:30AM.
This event is in the "Babies" group. This event is in the "Toddlers" group. Oct 22 2024 Tue Toddler Storytime 10:30am - 11:00am Babies, Toddlers This event is in the "Babies" group. This event is in the "Toddlers" group. Oct 22 2024 Tue Toddler Storytime 10:30am - 11:00am Library Branch: Main Branch Room: StoryRoom Age Group: Babies, Toddlers Program Type: Storytime Event Details: Simple stories, gentle tunes, flannel boards, and nursery rhymes.
This event is in the "Adults" group. Oct 22 2024 Tue West Des Moines Library Friends Foundation Meeting 5:30pm - 6:30pm Adults This event is in the "Adults" group. Oct 22 2024 Tue West Des Moines Library Friends Foundation Meeting 5:30pm - 6:30pm Library Branch: Main Branch Age Group: Adults Program Type: Board Meeting Event Details: Visit the West Des Moines Library Friends Foundation webpage for more information.
This event is in the "Toddlers" group. This event is in the "Preschool" group. Oct 23 2024 Wed Baby Doll Storytime 9:30am - 10:00am Toddlers, Preschool This event is in the "Toddlers" group. This event is in the "Preschool" group. Oct 23 2024 Wed Baby Doll Storytime 9:30am - 10:00am Library Branch: Main Branch Room: StoryRoom Age Group: Toddlers, Preschool Program Type: Storytime Event Details: Bring a favorite doll/stuffed animal or use one of ours and join us for Baby Doll Storytime. This program is inspired by Dr.
This event is in the "Toddlers" group. This event is in the "Preschool" group. Oct 23 2024 Wed Baby Doll Storytime 10:30am - 11:00am Toddlers, Preschool This event is in the "Toddlers" group. This event is in the "Preschool" group. Oct 23 2024 Wed Baby Doll Storytime 10:30am - 11:00am Library Branch: Main Branch Room: StoryRoom Age Group: Toddlers, Preschool Program Type: Storytime Event Details: Bring a favorite doll/stuffed animal or use one of ours and join us for Baby Doll Storytime. This program is inspired by Dr.
This event is in the "Teens" group. Oct 23 2024 Wed Group Service Project (GSP) 3:00pm - 5:00pm Teens Open Registration This event is in the "Teens" group. Oct 23 2024 Wed Group Service Project (GSP) 3:00pm - 5:00pm Open Library Branch: Main Branch Room: StoryRoom Age Group: Teens Program Type: Program Registration Required Seats Remaining: 5 Event Details: Are you looking for a few Silver Cord, Community Service, or other volunteer hours? The Library is looking for volunteers to help with a monthly group service project. We will perform a variety of tasks.
This event is in the "Toddlers" group. This event is in the "Preschool" group. Oct 23 2024 Wed Family Storytime 6:30pm - 7:00pm Toddlers, Preschool This event is in the "Toddlers" group. This event is in the "Preschool" group. Oct 23 2024 Wed Family Storytime 6:30pm - 7:00pm Library Branch: Main Branch Room: StoryRoom Age Group: Toddlers, Preschool Program Type: Storytime Event Details: Join us in the Story Room for this class featuring stories, songs, and rhymes. We invite you to stay and play in our children's department after story time as we will not be having our usual center play time afterwards.
This event is in the "Toddlers" group. This event is in the "Preschool" group. Oct 24 2024 Thu Family Storytime 10:30am - 11:00am Toddlers, Preschool This event is in the "Toddlers" group. This event is in the "Preschool" group. Oct 24 2024 Thu Family Storytime 10:30am - 11:00am Library Branch: Main Branch Room: StoryRoom Age Group: Toddlers, Preschool Program Type: Storytime Event Details: Join us in the Story Room for this class featuring stories, songs, and rhymes. We invite you to stay and play in our children's department after story time as we will not be having our usual center play time afterwards.
This event is in the "Teens" group. Oct 24 2024 Thu Teen Collage and Chat 5:30pm - 7:00pm Teens This event is in the "Teens" group. Oct 24 2024 Thu Teen Collage and Chat 5:30pm - 7:00pm Library Branch: Main Branch Room: Teen Center Age Group: Teens Program Type: Program Event Details: Join us in the Teen Center to collage and chat! Collaging materials will be provided. Program intended for grades 6-12. No registration required.
This event is in the "Adults" group. Oct 25 2024 Fri Final Friday Fiber Club 10:00am - 11:30am Adults Open Registration This event is in the "Adults" group. Oct 25 2024 Fri Final Friday Fiber Club 10:00am - 11:30am Open Library Branch: Main Branch Room: Millie Knee Classroom Age Group: Adults Program Type: Program Registration Required Seats Remaining: 7 Event Details: Do you embroider, cross-stitch, crochet, or knit?
This event is in the "Toddlers" group. This event is in the "Preschool" group. Oct 25 2024 Fri Family Storytime 10:30am - 11:00am Toddlers, Preschool This event is in the "Toddlers" group. This event is in the "Preschool" group. Oct 25 2024 Fri Family Storytime 10:30am - 11:00am Library Branch: Main Branch Room: StoryRoom Age Group: Toddlers, Preschool Program Type: Storytime Event Details: Join us in the Story Room for this class featuring stories, songs, and rhymes. We invite you to stay and play in our children's department after story time as we will not be having our usual center play time afterwards.
This event is in the "Babies" group. This event is in the "Toddlers" group. This event is in the "Preschool" group. Oct 26 2024 Sat Saturday Storytime 9:30am - 10:00am Babies, Toddlers, Preschool This event is in the "Babies" group. This event is in the "Toddlers" group. This event is in the "Preschool" group. Oct 26 2024 Sat Saturday Storytime 9:30am - 10:00am 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.
This event is in the "Adults" group. Oct 26 2024 Sat WDM Writer's Group 10:00am - 1:00pm Adults This event is in the "Adults" group. Oct 26 2024 Sat WDM Writer's Group 10:00am - 1:00pm 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.
This event is in the "Babies" group. This event is in the "Toddlers" group. This event is in the "Preschool" group. Oct 26 2024 Sat Saturday Storytime 10:30am - 11:00am Babies, Toddlers, Preschool This event is in the "Babies" group. This event is in the "Toddlers" group. This event is in the "Preschool" group. Oct 26 2024 Sat Saturday Storytime 10:30am - 11:00am 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.
Oct 27 2024 Sun Brooke Jeffus / Villas of Berkshire Hills 2:00pm - 4:00pm Oct 27 2024 Sun Brooke Jeffus / Villas of Berkshire Hills 2:00pm - 4:00pm Library Branch: Main Branch Room: Community Room Purpose of Meeting HOA Annual Community Meeting *This program is not sponsored by or affiliated with the West Des Moines Public Library.
This event is in the "Preschool" group. This event is in the "School-Age Children" group. Oct 28 - 31 2024 Halloween Connect Four! All Day 10/28 - 10/31 Preschool, School-Age Children This event is in the "Preschool" group. This event is in the "School-Age Children" group. Oct 28 - 31 2024 Halloween Connect Four! All Day 10/28 - 10/31 Library Branch: Main Branch Age Group: Preschool, School-Age Children Program Type: Program Event Details: Visit the Children's Department between October 28-31 and pick up a card full of eerie activities. Connect four and then stop by the desk, and you'll get a Halloween treat!
This event is in the "Adults" group. Oct 28 2024 Mon How to "read" a Cemetery 6:30pm - 7:30pm Adults This event is in the "Adults" group. Oct 28 2024 Mon How to "read" a Cemetery 6:30pm - 7:30pm Library Branch: Main Branch Room: Community Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Program Event Details: Have you ever been in a cemetery and wondered about some of the people buried there? Curious about why there are obelisks in some cemeteries?
This event is in the "Adults" group. Oct 28 2024 Mon Book Club Social: Hybrid Edition 7:00pm - 8:45pm Adults Open Registration This event is in the "Adults" group. Oct 28 2024 Mon Book Club Social: Hybrid Edition 7:00pm - 8:45pm Open Library Branch: Main Branch Room: Millie Knee Classroom Age Group: Adults Program Type: Book Club Registration Required Seats Remaining: 15 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.
Oct 29 2024 Tue Pheasant Ridge HOA 7:00pm - 9:00pm Oct 29 2024 Tue Pheasant Ridge HOA 7:00pm - 9:00pm 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.
Oct 30 2024 Wed Food & Water Watch 5:00pm - 7:30pm Oct 30 2024 Wed Food & Water Watch 5:00pm - 7:30pm Library Branch: Main Branch Room: Community Room Purpose of Meeting Food & Water Watch is hosting a Clean Water Forum on October 30th. This event will include a panel of 2-3 speakers who will share their stories, which will be followed by a community forum and discussion.
This event is in the "School-Age Children" group. Oct 31 2024 Thu Kids Graphic Novel Club Read - My Aunt Is a Monster 4:15pm - 5:00pm School-Age Children Waitlist Registration This event is in the "School-Age Children" group. Oct 31 2024 Thu Kids Graphic Novel Club Read - My Aunt Is a Monster 4:15pm - 5:00pm Waitlist Library Branch: Main Branch Room: Community Room Age Group: School-Age Children Program Type: Book Club Registration Required Seats Remaining: 0 Event Details: 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, My Aunt Is a Monster by Reimena Yee.
This event is in the "Adults" group. Nov 1 2024 Fri Friday Craft for Adults All Day Adults This event is in the "Adults" group. Nov 1 2024 Fri Friday Craft for Adults All Day Library Branch: Main Branch Age Group: Adults Program Type: Craft Event Details: On the 1st Friday of each month we will provide a craft project for adults to take home and enjoy. Available at the Adult Services Desk during library hours while supplies last.