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Book Club Social: Hybrid Edition

7:00pm - 8:45pm
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Millie Knee Classroom
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 14
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...

Tech One-on-One

10:00am - 10:30am
Closed
Registration
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Study Room A
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Program
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
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

10:30am - 11:00am
Closed
Registration
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Study Room A
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Program
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
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
Closed
Registration
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Study Room A
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Program
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
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 ...

Author Event: Denise Williams

6:45pm - 8:00pm
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 Denise Williams. Denise is the author of "touching, funny, steamy romance novels" including How to Fail at Flirting, Do You Take This Man, and her latest, The Sweetest Connection. The in-pe...

Registration for April Programs

All Day
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...

Drop-in Activity: Poetry Terrariums

All Day 4/1 - 4/8
Library Branch: Main Branch
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Craft
Event Details:
In April, we invite you to make your own Poetry Terrarium. Just what is a Poetry Terrarium? It combines snips of words and poetry in a small, clear box with tiny found objects (like keys or lego pieces). We supply the box, tiny objects and images, al...

New Device Tech Help!

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:
New Device Tech Help Register for a 30 minute session for one-on-one help with your new devices!  Our assistants have been trained to help with a variety of technical questions on smart phones, tablets, and laptops.  Please let us kno...

New Device Tech Help!

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:
New Device Tech Help Register for a 30 minute session for one-on-one help with your new devices!  Our assistants have been trained to help with a variety of technical questions on smart phones, tablets, and laptops.  Please let us kno...

New Device Tech Help!

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:
New Device Tech Help Register for a 30 minute session for one-on-one help with your new devices!  Our assistants have been trained to help with a variety of technical questions on smart phones, tablets, and laptops.  Please let us kno...

Introduction to Bees and Beekeeping

12:00pm - 2:00pm
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Event Details:
Join us for an Introduction to Beekeeping. Julia from Des Moines Backyard Beekeepers will share not only why honey bees are incredibly fascinating, but also the many reasons to become a beekeeper. Beekeeping can become an interesting and rewardi...

Learn how to fight fraud!

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Millie Knee Classroom
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Program
Event Details:
Do you sometimes wonder if an email request is legitimate? Does an insurance offer seem too good to be true? And how do you figure out what’s for real and what’s a scam? The Fraud Fighters are here to help! The Fraud Fighters from United Way are trai...

Dungeons & Dragons: One Shot series

5:30pm - 9:00pm
Waitlist
Registration
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Southwoods Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Program
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:
Have you played D&D before, but need a new group? Are you interested in D&D but don't want to commit to months of playing just yet? Hang out with a fun, open group of people as we adventure our way through a series of one-shots (a self-contai...

Tech One-on-One

1:30pm - 2:00pm
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Study Room A
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Program
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 1
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

2:00pm - 2:30pm
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Study Room A
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Program
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 1
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

2:30pm - 3:00pm
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Study Room A
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Program
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 1
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 ...

Friday Craft for Adults

All Day
Library Branch: Main Branch
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Craft
Event Details:
Give Iowa's backyard birds a treat with a pinecone feeder, then track who comes to your yard with the included identification sheet. We'll also give tips for great bird ID apps to try. On the 1st Friday of each month we will provide a craft projec...

Drop-in Activity: Poetry Terrariums

All Day 4/10 - 4/16
Library Branch: Main Branch
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Craft
Event Details:
In April, we invite you to make your own Poetry Terrarium. Just what is a Poetry Terrarium? It combines snips of words and poetry in a small, clear box with tiny found objects (like keys or lego pieces). We supply the box, tiny objects and images, al...

Family Night at the Library!

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Registration
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Babies, Toddlers, Preschool, School-Age Children, Teens, Adults
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:
Join Nate for a fun family activity! We'll be doing something different each month. For all ages. Please register each person attending (children and adults).  This program is meant to be a family event. Please plan on at least one adult atte...

Club Read: Hybrid Edition

7:00pm - 8:45pm
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Millie Knee Classroom
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:
Join Alana and Amy on Monday, April 10th at 7:00 p.m. for Club Read, a book club for adults. You may join us in the Millie Knee Classroom at the library or through Zoom. We will be discussing The School for Good Mothers by Jessamine...

Tech One-on-One

10:00am - 10:30am
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Study Room A
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Program
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 1
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

10:30am - 11:00am
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Study Room A
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Program
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 1
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: Study Room A
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Program
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 1
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 ...