Upcoming Events

Sensory Spaces are Metro area libraries offering special activities and spaces for members of the public who appreciate a sensory friendly environment.

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 The Littles by John Peterson.

Join us in the Community Room after school to embark on an adventure! With the holidays just around the corner, we’ll make some cards to share with family and friends! For ages 5-12, registration required.

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, Anzu and the Realm of Darkness by Mai K. Nguyen.

Welcome in the new year with us at the library! We'll have a celebratory dance party starting at 11:30AM and we'll finish with a countdown and a balloon drop right at noon.

This month, we want you to bring your own book to talk about! Bring your favorite book. Bring the book you're currently reading. Bring your LEAST favorite book. Just bring a book and be ready to tell us a little bit about it!

This month, we want you to bring your own book to talk about! Bring your favorite book. Bring the book you're currently reading. Bring your LEAST favorite book. Just bring a book and be ready to tell us a little bit about it!

Get your engineering hat on and build the fastest (Funniest? Most creative?) Lego car you can! Build a car on your own or work with a team. We’ll race them down the library’s new track and see who can cross the finish line first!

This month, we want you to bring your own book to talk about! Bring your favorite book. Bring the book you're currently reading. Bring your LEAST favorite book. Just bring a book and be ready to tell us a little bit about it!

Stop by the West Des Moines Library from 9:30AM-5PM to see the DesMoinNTrak's N-scale working layout. This event is open to adults and children of all ages.

Stop by the West Des Moines Library from 2-4PM to see the DesMoinNTrak's N-scale working layout. This event is open to adults and children of all ages. Make sure to stop by the Children's Department for a fun train craft before you leave!

If you like to read and talk about books (but you’re getting too old for our other book clubs), this club is for you. Join us for discussion and activities related to this month’s book Dungeon Club: Roll Call by Molly Knox Ostertag!

Join us in the Community Room after school to embark on an adventure! For ages 5-12, registration required.

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 Orris and Timble : the Beginning by Kate DiCamillo.

Sensory Spaces are Metro area libraries offering special activities and spaces for members of the public who appreciate a sensory friendly environment.

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, Monkey King and the World of Myth: The Monster and the Maze by Maple Lam.

If you like to read and talk about books (but you’re getting too old for our other book clubs), this club is for you. Join us for discussion and activities related to this month’s book The Immortal Games by Annaliese Avery!

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 Flat Stanley by Jeff Brown.

Join us in the Community Room after school to embark on an adventure! For ages 5-12, registration required.

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, Pearl by Sherri L. Smith.