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. Aug 28 2025 Thu Outreach: Valley Junction Farmers Market 4:00pm - 8:00pm All Ages, Babies, Toddlers, Preschool, School-Age Children, Teens, Adults Offsite Event 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. Aug 28 2025 Thu Outreach: Valley Junction Farmers Market 4:00pm - 8:00pm Library Branch: Outreach Age Group: All Ages, Babies, Toddlers, Preschool, School-Age Children, Teens, Adults Program Type: Outreach Event Details: We will be at the Valley Junction Farmers Market on Thursday, August 28 from 4:00 - 8:00 PM. Stop by our booth to check out a book, get a temporary tattoo, and get your library card!
This event is in the "Adults" group. Aug 29 2025 Fri Final Friday Fiber Club 10:00am - 11:30am Adults Upcoming Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group. Aug 29 2025 Fri Final Friday Fiber Club 10:00am - 11:30am Upcoming Library Branch: Main Branch Room: Millie Knee Classroom Age Group: Adults Program Type: Program Registration Required Event Details: Do you embroider, cross-stitch, crochet, or knit?
Sep 1 2025 Mon Library Closed - Labor Day All Day Closing Sep 1 2025 Mon Closing Library Closed - Labor Day All Day Branches: Main Branch, Outreach Description: The Library is Closed on Monday for Labor Day. We will reopen at 9am on Tuesday. Have a good holiday!
This event is in the "School-Age Children" group. This event is in the "Teens" group. Sep 2 2025 Tue Tween Club Read - Maizy Chen's Last Chance 4:15pm - 5:00pm School-Age Children, Teens Upcoming Registration Required This event is in the "School-Age Children" group. This event is in the "Teens" group. Sep 2 2025 Tue Tween Club Read - Maizy Chen's Last Chance 4:15pm - 5:00pm Upcoming Library Branch: Main Branch Room: Community Room Age Group: School-Age Children, Teens Program Type: Book Club Registration Required Event Details: 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 Maizy Chen's Last Chance by Lisa Yee!
This event is in the "Adults" group. Sep 2 2025 Tue The Smart Money Series: Your Path to Financial Confidence – Be a Savvy Borrower: Navigating the Mortgage Process with Confidence 6:30pm - 7:30pm Adults Upcoming Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group. Sep 2 2025 Tue The Smart Money Series: Your Path to Financial Confidence – Be a Savvy Borrower: Navigating the Mortgage Process with Confidence 6:30pm - 7:30pm Upcoming Library Branch: Main Branch Room: Community Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Program Registration Required Event Details: Do you dream about buying a house but have no idea how you can do it financially? Are you interested in learning how you can boost your credit score to secure a better loan? Come learn how to do that and more in The Smart Money Series.
This event is in the "Adults" group. Sep 5 2025 Fri English With Friends 10:00am - 11:00am Adults This event is in the "Adults" group. Sep 5 2025 Fri English With Friends 10:00am - 11:00am Library Branch: Main Branch Room: Southwoods Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Program Event Details: Join us at the West Des Moines Public Library for English with Friends, a welcoming and informal conversation program.
This event is in the "Babies" group. This event is in the "Toddlers" group. This event is in the "Preschool" group. Sep 6 2025 Sat Saturday Storytime 9:30am - 10:00am Babies, Toddlers, Preschool This event is in the "Babies" group. This event is in the "Toddlers" group. This event is in the "Preschool" group. Sep 6 2025 Sat 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.
This event is in the "Babies" group. This event is in the "Toddlers" group. This event is in the "Preschool" group. Sep 6 2025 Sat Saturday Storytime 10:30am - 11:00am Babies, Toddlers, Preschool This event is in the "Babies" group. This event is in the "Toddlers" group. This event is in the "Preschool" group. Sep 6 2025 Sat 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.
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. Sep 7 2025 Sun Sensory Spaces 2:00pm - 3:00pm Babies, Toddlers, Preschool, School-Age Children, Teens, Adults 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. Sep 7 2025 Sun Sensory Spaces 2:00pm - 3:00pm Library Branch: Main Branch Room: Community Room Age Group: Babies, Toddlers, Preschool, School-Age Children, Teens, Adults Program Type: Program Event Details: Sensory Spaces are Metro area libraries offering special activities and spaces for members of the public who appreciate a sensory friendly environment.
This event is in the "Babies" group. Sep 8 2025 Mon Lapsit Storytime 9:30am - 10:00am Babies This event is in the "Babies" group. Sep 8 2025 Mon Lapsit Storytime 9:30am - 10:00am Library Branch: Main Branch Room: StoryRoom Age Group: Babies Program Type: Storytime Event Details: Using puppets, rhymes, songs, and short stories, we will engage baby and caregiver in language-rich activities designed for pre-walking babies.
This event is in the "Babies" group. Sep 8 2025 Mon Lapsit Storytime 10:30am - 11:00am Babies This event is in the "Babies" group. Sep 8 2025 Mon Lapsit Storytime 10:30am - 11:00am Library Branch: Main Branch Room: StoryRoom Age Group: Babies Program Type: Storytime Event Details: Using puppets, rhymes, songs, and short stories, we will engage baby and caregiver in language-rich activities designed for pre-walking babies.
This event is in the "Adults" group. Sep 8 2025 Mon Club Read: Hybrid Edition 7:00pm - 8:45pm Adults Upcoming Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group. Sep 8 2025 Mon Club Read: Hybrid Edition 7:00pm - 8:45pm Upcoming Library Branch: Main Branch Room: Community Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Book Club Registration Required Event Details: Join Alana and Amy on Monday, September 8th at 7 p.m. for Club Read, a book club for adults. You may join us in the Community Room at the library or through Zoom.
This event is in the "Babies" group. This event is in the "Toddlers" group. Sep 9 2025 Tue Toddler Storytime 9:30am - 10:00am Babies, Toddlers This event is in the "Babies" group. This event is in the "Toddlers" group. Sep 9 2025 Tue Toddler Storytime 9:30am - 10:00am Library Branch: Main Branch Room: StoryRoom Age Group: Babies, Toddlers Program Type: Storytime Event Details: Simple stories, gentle tunes, flannel boards, and nursery rhymes.
This event is in the "Babies" group. This event is in the "Toddlers" group. Sep 9 2025 Tue Toddler Storytime 10:30am - 11:00am Babies, Toddlers This event is in the "Babies" group. This event is in the "Toddlers" group. Sep 9 2025 Tue Toddler Storytime 10:30am - 11:00am Library Branch: Main Branch Room: StoryRoom Age Group: Babies, Toddlers Program Type: Storytime Event Details: Simple stories, gentle tunes, flannel boards, and nursery rhymes.
This event is in the "School-Age Children" group. Sep 9 2025 Tue Kids Club Read 4:15pm - 5:00pm School-Age Children Upcoming Registration Required This event is in the "School-Age Children" group. Sep 9 2025 Tue Kids Club Read 4:15pm - 5:00pm Upcoming Library Branch: Main Branch Room: Community Room Age Group: School-Age Children Program Type: Book Club Registration Required Event Details: 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_______.
This event is in the "Adults" group. Sep 9 2025 Tue Swedish Death Cleaning 101 7:00pm - 8:00pm Adults Upcoming Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group. Sep 9 2025 Tue Swedish Death Cleaning 101 7:00pm - 8:00pm Upcoming Library Branch: Main Branch Room: Community Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Program Registration Required Event Details: Swedish death cleaning is the thoughtful and effective method of organizing and decluttering, made popular by Margareta Magnusson's best-selling book and television series, "The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning".
This event is in the "Toddlers" group. This event is in the "Preschool" group. Sep 10 2025 Wed Baby Doll Storytime 9:30am - 10:00am Toddlers, Preschool This event is in the "Toddlers" group. This event is in the "Preschool" group. Sep 10 2025 Wed Baby Doll Storytime 9:30am - 10:00am Library Branch: Main Branch Room: StoryRoom Age Group: Toddlers, Preschool Program Type: Storytime Event Details: Bring a favorite doll/stuffed animal or use one of ours and join us for Baby Doll Storytime. This program is inspired by Dr.
This event is in the "Toddlers" group. This event is in the "Preschool" group. Sep 10 2025 Wed Baby Doll Storytime 10:30am - 11:00am Toddlers, Preschool This event is in the "Toddlers" group. This event is in the "Preschool" group. Sep 10 2025 Wed Baby Doll Storytime 10:30am - 11:00am Library Branch: Main Branch Room: StoryRoom Age Group: Toddlers, Preschool Program Type: Storytime Event Details: Bring a favorite doll/stuffed animal or use one of ours and join us for Baby Doll Storytime. This program is inspired by Dr.
This event is in the "School-Age Children" group. Sep 10 2025 Wed After School Adventures 3:45pm - 4:30pm School-Age Children Upcoming Registration Required This event is in the "School-Age Children" group. Sep 10 2025 Wed After School Adventures 3:45pm - 4:30pm Upcoming Library Branch: Main Branch Room: Community Room Age Group: School-Age Children Program Type: Program Registration Required Event Details: Join us in the Community Room after school to embark on an adventure! For ages 5-12, registration required.
This event is in the "Toddlers" group. This event is in the "Preschool" group. Sep 10 2025 Wed Family Storytime 6:30pm - 7:30pm Toddlers, Preschool This event is in the "Toddlers" group. This event is in the "Preschool" group. Sep 10 2025 Wed Family Storytime 6:30pm - 7:30pm 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.
This event is in the "Toddlers" group. This event is in the "Preschool" group. Sep 11 2025 Thu Family Storytime 10:30am - 11:30am Toddlers, Preschool This event is in the "Toddlers" group. This event is in the "Preschool" group. Sep 11 2025 Thu 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.
This event is in the "Adults" group. Sep 11 2025 Thu YA Not Club Read 6:30pm - 8:00pm Adults Open Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group. Sep 11 2025 Thu YA Not Club Read 6:30pm - 8:00pm Open Library Branch: Main Branch Room: Community Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Book Club Registration Required Event Details: Are you a "Grown Up" but you like to read Young Adult books? Are you looking for a book club that doesn’t take itself too seriously? Then YA Not join us for YA Not Club Read!
This event is in the "Adults" group. Sep 12 2025 Fri English With Friends 10:00am - 11:00am Adults This event is in the "Adults" group. Sep 12 2025 Fri English With Friends 10:00am - 11:00am Library Branch: Main Branch Room: Southwoods Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Program Event Details: Join us at the West Des Moines Public Library for English with Friends, a welcoming and informal conversation program.
This event is in the "Toddlers" group. This event is in the "Preschool" group. Sep 12 2025 Fri Family Storytime 10:30am - 11:30am Toddlers, Preschool This event is in the "Toddlers" group. This event is in the "Preschool" group. Sep 12 2025 Fri 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.