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 "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 7 2024 Mon Family Night at the Library! 6:30pm - 7:30pm Toddlers, Preschool, School-Age Children, Teens, Adults Open Registration 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 7 2024 Mon Family Night at the Library! 6:30pm - 7:30pm Open Library Branch: Main Branch Room: Community Room Age Group: Toddlers, Preschool, School-Age Children, Teens, Adults Program Type: Program Registration Required Seats Remaining: 8 Event Details: School has started. It’s (hopefully) cooler outside. Let’s take some time to explore the library’s resources. Did you know that we have Learning Kits that area available for checkout?
This event is in the "Babies" group. This event is in the "Toddlers" group. Oct 8 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 8 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 8 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 8 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 8 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 8 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 "School-Age Children" group. Oct 8 2024 Tue Kids Club Read - Ugly Cat and Pablo by Isabel Quintero 4:15pm - 5:00pm School-Age Children Open Registration This event is in the "School-Age Children" group. Oct 8 2024 Tue Kids Club Read - Ugly Cat and Pablo by Isabel Quintero 4:15pm - 5:00pm Open Library Branch: Main Branch Room: Community Room Age Group: School-Age Children Program Type: Book Club Registration Required Seats Remaining: 1 Event Details: 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 Ugly Cat and Pablo by Isabel Quintero .
This event is in the "Adults" group. Oct 8 2024 Tue "Freedom Will Be Theirs by the Sword:" The Battle of New Market Heights 7:00pm - 8:00pm Adults This event is in the "Adults" group. Oct 8 2024 Tue "Freedom Will Be Theirs by the Sword:" The Battle of New Market Heights 7:00pm - 8:00pm Library Branch: Main Branch Room: Community Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Program Event Details: On September 29, 1864, two brigades of United States Colored Troops charged Confederate earthworks outside Richmond, Virginia, driving the Confederates from their lines, leaving hundreds of their own dead and wounded on the field.
This event is in the "Toddlers" group. This event is in the "Preschool" group. Oct 9 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 9 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.
Oct 9 2024 Wed Newcomers compass Club 9:30am - 12:00pm Oct 9 2024 Wed Newcomers compass Club 9:30am - 12:00pm Library Branch: Main Branch Room: Community Room Purpose of Meeting Nonprofit - board meeting *This program is not sponsored by or affiliated with the West Des Moines Public Library.
This event is in the "Toddlers" group. This event is in the "Preschool" group. Oct 9 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 9 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 "School-Age Children" group. Oct 9 2024 Wed After School Adventures 3:45pm - 4:30pm School-Age Children Open Registration This event is in the "School-Age Children" group. Oct 9 2024 Wed After School Adventures 3:45pm - 4:30pm Open Library Branch: Main Branch Room: Community Room Age Group: School-Age Children Program Type: Program Registration Required Seats Remaining: 9 Event Details: Come to the library for a spooky fun craft! We'll be making easy lanterns that will cast an eerie glow for Halloween (or any occasion). For ages 5-12, registration required.
This event is in the "Toddlers" group. This event is in the "Preschool" group. Oct 9 2024 Wed Family Storytime 6:30pm - 7:30pm Toddlers, Preschool This event is in the "Toddlers" group. This event is in the "Preschool" group. Oct 9 2024 Wed Family Storytime 6:30pm - 7:30pm 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 followed by gross and fine motor play all with an early literacy focus! For ages 2-6 w/adult.
This event is in the "Toddlers" group. This event is in the "Preschool" group. Oct 10 2024 Thu Family Storytime 10:30am - 11:30am Toddlers, Preschool This event is in the "Toddlers" group. This event is in the "Preschool" group. Oct 10 2024 Thu Family Storytime 10:30am - 11:30am 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 followed by gross and fine motor play all with an early literacy focus! For ages 2-6 w/adult.
This event is in the "Adults" group. Oct 10 2024 Thu YA Not Club Read 6:30pm - 8:00pm Adults Open Registration This event is in the "Adults" group. Oct 10 2024 Thu YA Not Club Read 6:30pm - 8:00pm Open Library Branch: Main Branch Room: Community Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Book Club Registration Required Seats Remaining: 23 Event Details: Are you a "Grown Up" but you like to read Young Adult books? Are you looking for a book club that doesn’t take itself too seriously? Then YA Not join us for YA Not Club Read!
This event is in the "Toddlers" group. This event is in the "Preschool" group. Oct 11 2024 Fri Family Storytime 10:30am - 11:30am Toddlers, Preschool This event is in the "Toddlers" group. This event is in the "Preschool" group. Oct 11 2024 Fri Family Storytime 10:30am - 11:30am 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 followed by gross and fine motor play all with an early literacy focus! For ages 2-6 w/adult.
Oct 12 2024 Sat Abigail Adams Daughters of the American Revolution 9:00am - 1:00pm Oct 12 2024 Sat Abigail Adams Daughters of the American Revolution 9:00am - 1:00pm Library Branch: Main Branch Room: Community Room Purpose of Meeting Monthly meeting with members and speaker *This program is not sponsored by or affiliated with the West Des Moines Public Library.
This event is in the "Babies" group. This event is in the "Toddlers" group. This event is in the "Preschool" group. Oct 12 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 12 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 12 2024 Sat WDM Writer's Group 10:00am - 1:00pm Adults This event is in the "Adults" group. Oct 12 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 12 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 12 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 12 2024 Sat IAIC club meeting 2:00pm - 4:45pm Oct 12 2024 Sat IAIC club meeting 2:00pm - 4:45pm Library Branch: Main Branch Room: Community Room Purpose of Meeting Indo American Investment Club monthly meeting where we discuss current economy and market conditions and educate ourself on financial topics like different retirement funds etc...
Oct 13 2024 Sun Aheinz57 Transport & Pet Rescue 2:00pm - 4:15pm Oct 13 2024 Sun Aheinz57 Transport & Pet Rescue 2:00pm - 4:15pm Library Branch: Main Branch Room: Community Room Purpose of Meeting Kitten event where we will be adoptable kittens that are kept in kennels or tents. Will serve cookies. *This program is not sponsored by or affiliated with the West Des Moines Public Library.
Oct 14 2024 Mon Library In-Service Training - Library Closed All Day Closing Oct 14 2024 Mon Closing Library In-Service Training - Library Closed All Day Branches: Main Branch Description: The Library will be closed Monday for a Staff In-Service Training Day. We will reopen at 9am on Tuesday.
This event is in the "Adults" group. Oct 14 2024 Mon Club Read: Hybrid Edition 7:00pm - 8:45pm Adults Cancelled Registration This event is in the "Adults" group. Oct 14 2024 Mon Cancelled Club Read: Hybrid Edition 7:00pm - 8:45pm Library Branch: Main Branch Room: Millie Knee Classroom Age Group: Adults Program Type: Book Club Event Details: Join Alana and Amy on Monday, October 14th for Club Read, a book club for adults. You may join us in the Community Room at the library or through Zoom.
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 15 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 15 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.