Upcoming Events

Using puppets, rhymes, songs, and short stories, we will engage baby and caregiver in language-rich activities designed for pre-walking babies.

Using puppets, rhymes, songs, and short stories, we will engage baby and caregiver in language-rich activities designed for pre-walking babies.

Join Alana and Amy on Monday, February 9th at 7p.m. for Club Read, a book club for adults. You may join us in the Community Room at the library or through Zoom.

Simple stories, gentle tunes, flannel boards, and nursery rhymes.

Simple stories, gentle tunes, flannel boards, and nursery rhymes.

Are you going to be eligible for Medicare in the near future?  Have you been on Medicare for awhile and want to better understand what it offers?  Do you have a family member you help with Medicare issues? Please join us for a free

Join us for a Valentine story time including a puppet show, stories, rhymes, and songs!  All you need is love...and stories!

For ages 2-6 w/adult. 

Join us for Empowered Aging: Knowledge for Every Stage, a three-part series designed to help you navigate the many options for aging with confidence.

Join us for a Valentine story time including a puppet show, stories, rhymes, and songs!  All you need is love...and stories!

For ages 2-6 w/adult. 

Join us at the West Des Moines Public Library for English with Friends, a welcoming and informal conversation program.

Join us for a Valentine story time including a puppet show, stories, rhymes, and songs!  All you need is love...and stories!

For ages 2-6 w/adult. 

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 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.

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.

On this Valentine's Day, what better way to celebrate the love of good music than to come hear the Weary Ramblers?

Ako Abdul-Samad has served the community in numerous capacities as an elected official, mediator, and community organizer.  He has witnessed first-hand the challenges facing low income minority communities.

Simple stories, gentle tunes, flannel boards, and nursery rhymes.

Please join us to Discover China: Culture, Wellness, and Everyday Life. This is a 60-minute interactive program designed primarily for adult and senior audiences.