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This event is in the "Adults" group.
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Board Meeting
Event Details:
Visit the Library Board of Trustees webpage for the meeting agenda and minutes from past meetings. The City of West Des Moines and the West Des Moines Public Library encourages open access and participation in City government, including virtual ac...
This event is in the "Adults" group.
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Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Craft
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:
Engage your creativity. Relieve stress. Make something beautiful. Learn a new skill. You can do all this at Adult Craft Night! Enjoy a relaxing craft time just for adults!  Join us every 3rd Thursday for a fun and simple...
This event is in the "Adults" group.
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Library Branch: Outreach
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:
Historical fiction is a great way to learn about people and events through stories that bring history to life. Our group discusses titles from a wide variety of time/places/people. Please join us for a discussion of The Known World by Edward P. Jones...
This event is in the "Adults" group.

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...
This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Performer
Event Details:
Do you think all Blues music sounds the same? Think again! Local Blues artist and Drake University professor Tom Buckmiller will be presenting a History of the Blues program at the Library. Not only will you hear some fantastic music, but you’ll also...
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Program
Event Details:
Have you wondered how a book goes from an idea to a published format? Do you wonder what it takes to write and publish a book? Please join us for a presentation by author Mary Seifert.  As she says, "Tell your story. Although they are all d...
This event is in the "Adults" group.
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Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Millie Knee Classroom
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10
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. Come prepared to share with the group a quick review of a few of the...
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Author Event
Event Details:
The Friends Foundation is proud to present local author Beth Hoffman. Beth is the author of “Bet the Farm: The Dollars and Sense of Growing Food in America,” a first-hand account of the perils of farming today and a personal exploration of more just ...
This event is in the "Adults" group.
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Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Program
Event Details:
A regular meditation practice can help you cultivate kindness and inner peace -- two things we desperately need in these stressful times. In these mid-week sessions, you will learn meditations to help de-stress from your week and prepare for a relaxi...
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Performer
Event Details:
Join us for a very special evening of jazz enjoyment and education. Jazz trio The Thankful Band will be here to swing you through different styles of jazz in this family-friendly music appreciation event. With lots of upbeat selections, this will be ...
This event is in the "Adults" group.

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: 2
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...
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.
Library Branch: Main Branch
Age Group: All Ages, Babies, Toddlers, Preschool, School-Age Children, Teens, Adults
Event Details:
Registration begins at 9:00am today for programs at the Library. You may register in person, on the library's online calendar, or by phone. Youth programs - youthservices@wdm.iowa.gov - 515.222.3405 Adult programs - library@wdm.iowa.gov - 515.2...
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.
Library Branch: Main Branch
Age Group: Babies, Toddlers, Preschool, School-Age Children, Teens, Adults
Event Details:
In order to get FREE eclipse glasses from the WDM Public Library, you MUST pick up a ticket between Monday, April 1 and Thursday, April 4. They will be available at all service desks during our normal operating hours while supplies last. We will post...
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Registration
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Program
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 48
Event Details:
Join us as Becky Montgomery, an Alzheimer's Association educator presents a program on how to understand and respond to dementia related behaviors. ...
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.
Library Branch: Main Branch
Age Group: Babies, Toddlers, Preschool, School-Age Children, Teens, Adults
Event Details:
In order to get FREE eclipse glasses from the WDM Public Library, you MUST pick up a ticket between Monday, April 1 and Thursday, April 4. They will be available at all service desks during our normal operating hours while supplies last. We will post...
This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Program
Event Details:
Please join us for a program on Iowa's World War II history given by Chad Timm.  As part of a relatively quiet and under-publicized government program, thousands of enemy soldiers invaded Iowa in 1943. Great Britain, no longer able to accommo...
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.
Library Branch: Main Branch
Age Group: Babies, Toddlers, Preschool, School-Age Children, Teens, Adults
Event Details:
In order to get FREE eclipse glasses from the WDM Public Library, you MUST pick up a ticket between Monday, April 1 and Thursday, April 4. They will be available at all service desks during our normal operating hours while supplies last. We will post...
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Registration
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Program
Event Details:
A regular meditation practice can help you cultivate kindness and inner peace -- two things we desperately need in these stressful times. In these mid-week sessions, you will learn meditations to help de-stress from your week and prepare for a relaxi...
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.
Library Branch: Main Branch
Age Group: Babies, Toddlers, Preschool, School-Age Children, Teens, Adults
Event Details:
In order to get FREE eclipse glasses from the WDM Public Library, you MUST pick up a ticket between Monday, April 1 and Thursday, April 4. They will be available at all service desks during our normal operating hours while supplies last. We will post...
This event is in the "Adults" group.
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.     ...
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.

Eclipse glasses PICKUP

9:00am - 6:00pm
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Babies, Toddlers, Preschool, School-Age Children, Teens, Adults
Event Details:
Eclipse glasses can be claimed only by ticket holders on Friday, April 5 from 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM in the Community Room. You must have a ticket to claim your glasses.   Learn more about eclipse safety and facts here. ...
This event is in the "Adults" group.

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: 2
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 ...
This event is in the "Adults" group.

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 ...