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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.    ...

Just Before the Battle, Mother

6:30pm - 8:00pm
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Program
Event Details:
Please join us for a first-person experience of an individual Iowa soldier's Civil War Experience. You'll learn about Iowa's involvement, but will be introduced to a returning Civil War veteran (portrayed by O.J. Fargo) who will detail his experience...

Final Friday Fiber Club

10:00am - 11:30am
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Millie Knee Classroom
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Program
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 8
Event Details:
Do you embroider, cross-stitch, crochet, or knit? All fiber artists are invited to join us for Final Friday Fiber Club, an informal opportunity to get together with other fiber artists to make new friends while creating your own handmade masterpieces...

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.    ...

Friday Flicks: Wonka

1:30pm - 3:30pm
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 Wonka (Rated PG, 1h 52min). Popcorn and water will be provided, or you may bring your own snack and cov...

Words on Wheels Celebration & Ribbon Cutting

2:00pm - 6:00pm
Library Branch: Main Branch
Age Group: All Ages, Babies, Toddlers, Preschool, School-Age Children, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Program
Event Details:
We’re happy to officially introduce the public to our new Words on Wheels vehicle! Stop by the library's front parking lot between 2 – 6 PM on April 26th for vehicle tours and giveaways of library swag. The Kates Kookies Cookie-Mobile will also be in...

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. ...

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. Fellow writers offer constructive critique following each writer's turn. Cu...

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. ...

Girl Scouts of Greater Iowa

2:45pm - 4:15pm
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Community Room
Purpose of Meeting
This is a free community event. We will have pizza and fun activities for the girls! There will be an opportunity for members to renew their membership and new girls to join! *This program is not sponsored by or affiliated with the West Des Moines ...

Managing Money: A Caregiver's Guide to Finances

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Program
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 48
Event Details:
Join us as Keith Piscitello, an Alzheimer's Association educator, presents information on how to manage money as the caregiver of a dementia patient. ...

Girl Scouts Troop 1430

4:30pm - 5:30pm
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. ...

2024 Summer Reading Display

All Day 5/1 - 6/30
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Lobby Display Case
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Exhibit
Event Details:
Find out more information about Summer Escape at the West Des Moines Public Library here.  ...

Creating Theme Gardens

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Program
Event Details:
Ready to get gardening but overwhelmed with ideas and information?  Narrow it down with a Theme Garden! From Culinary to Obscure, Miniature to Sensory, theme gardens are having a revival. Come learn how to tap into your creative sid...

Social Security and Retirement Planning Basics

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Program
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 39
Event Details:
Are you wondering how to figure out when to file for Social Security? Would you like to find ways to avoid higher taxation of your Social Security benefits? Join us for this program on Social Security and Retirement Planning Basics. You'll learn fact...

Friday Craft for Adults - Happy Beads

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.     ...

Tech One-on-One

10:00am - 10:30am
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Millie Knee Classroom
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Program
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 3
Event Details:
Tech One-on-One  Do you have a specific computer, mobile device, or other technology related questions?  We are here to help!  Sign up for a 30 minute private session, walk-in's also welcome.  Staff can help with specific ...

Paint a Watercolor Chicken!

10:00am - 12:00pm
Closed
Registration
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Craft, Program
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:
Chickens are full of personality, strutting their stuff or crowing the morning away. With watercolor paint and easy techniques that simplify feather patterns, participants will capture a colorful chicken that leaves you smiling. No experience necessa...

Tech One-on-One

10:30am - 11:00am
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Millie Knee Classroom
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Program
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 3
Event Details:
Tech One-on-One  Do you have a specific computer, mobile device, or other technology related questions?  We are here to help!  Sign up for a 30 minute private session, walk-in's also welcome.  Staff can help with specific ...

Tech One-on-One

11:00am - 11:30am
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Millie Knee Classroom
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Program
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 3
Event Details:
Tech One-on-One  Do you have a specific computer, mobile device, or other technology related questions?  We are here to help!  Sign up for a 30 minute private session, walk-in's also welcome.  Staff can help with specific ...

MUFON Iowa

2:00pm - 4:30pm
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Community Room
Purpose of Meeting
MUFON UFO Education *This program is not sponsored by or affiliated with the West Des Moines Public Library....

Whisper Ridge HOA

2:00pm - 3:30pm
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....