This event is in the "Babies" group This event is in the "Toddlers" group This event is in the "Preschool" group Sep 12 2026 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 12 2026 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 "All Ages" group Sep 13 - 28 2026 2026 Constitution Week Display All Day 9/13–9/28 All Ages This event is in the "All Ages" group Sep 13 - 28 2026 2026 Constitution Week Display All Day 9/13–9/28 Library Branch: Main Branch Room: Lobby Display Case Age Group: All Ages Program Type: Exhibit Event Details: The display by the local Children of the American Revolution (C.A.R.) society and the Jean Marie Cardinell DAR Chapter continues the commitment to encourage study, celebrate, inspire and educate the public about this founding document. The C
This event is in the "Adults" group Sep 15 2026 Tue Library Board of Trustees Monthly Meeting 5:00pm–7:00pm Adults This event is in the "Adults" group Sep 15 2026 Tue Library Board of Trustees Monthly Meeting 5:00pm–7:00pm 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.
This event is in the "Adults" group Sep 16 2026 Wed Legacies - A Discussion Group About Timeless Authors 6:30pm–8:00pm Adults This event is in the "Adults" group Sep 16 2026 Wed Legacies - A Discussion Group About Timeless Authors 6:30pm–8:00pm Library Branch: Main Branch Room: Millie Knee Classroom Age Group: Adults Program Type: Book Club Event Details: Do you have a yearn to read some of the great classics with others? Have you always wondered why some authors’ works seem to endure? Join us for Legacies, a program where we focus on a different timeless author each month.
This event is in the "Adults" group Sep 17 2026 Thu Step Back in Time: Historical Fiction book group 7:00pm–8:00pm Adults Upcoming Registration Required Offsite Event This event is in the "Adults" group Sep 17 2026 Thu Step Back in Time: Historical Fiction book group 7:00pm–8:00pm Upcoming Library Branch: Outreach Age Group: Adults Program Type: Book Club Registration Required 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.
This event is in the "Babies" group This event is in the "Toddlers" group This event is in the "Preschool" group Sep 19 2026 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 19 2026 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 19 2026 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 19 2026 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 "Adults" group Sep 22 2026 Tue West Des Moines Library Friends Foundation Meeting 5:30pm–6:30pm Adults This event is in the "Adults" group Sep 22 2026 Tue West Des Moines Library Friends Foundation Meeting 5:30pm–6:30pm Library Branch: Main Branch Room: Community Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Board Meeting Event Details: Visit the West Des Moines Library Friends Foundation webpage for more information.
This event is in the "Adults" group Sep 25 2026 Fri Final Friday Fiber Club 10:00am–11:30am Adults Upcoming Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group Sep 25 2026 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?
This event is in the "Babies" group This event is in the "Toddlers" group This event is in the "Preschool" group Sep 26 2026 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 26 2026 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 "Adults" group Sep 26 2026 Sat WDM Writer's Group 10:00am–2:00pm Adults This event is in the "Adults" group Sep 26 2026 Sat WDM Writer's Group 10:00am–2:00pm 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.
This event is in the "Babies" group This event is in the "Toddlers" group This event is in the "Preschool" group Sep 26 2026 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 26 2026 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 "Adults" group Oct 1 2026 Thu Otherworlds: Book Discussion: Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury 6:30pm–8:00pm Adults This event is in the "Adults" group Oct 1 2026 Thu Otherworlds: Book Discussion: Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury 6:30pm–8:00pm Library Branch: Main Branch Room: Community Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Book Club, Program Event Details: This month, step into the world of Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury’s haunting vision of a future where books are banned and independent thought is dangerous.
This event is in the "Babies" group This event is in the "Toddlers" group This event is in the "Preschool" group Oct 3 2026 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 Oct 3 2026 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 Oct 3 2026 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 Oct 3 2026 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 "Adults" group Oct 6 2026 Tue Inner Child: Curious, Creepy, and Clever: The Eerie Charm of Edward Gorey 6:30pm–8:00pm Adults This event is in the "Adults" group Oct 6 2026 Tue Inner Child: Curious, Creepy, and Clever: The Eerie Charm of Edward Gorey 6:30pm–8:00pm Library Branch: Main Branch Room: Community Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Book Club, Program Event Details: This month, we invite you to step into the delightfully dark and whimsical world of Edward Gorey, the master of Victorian-inspired absurdity and gothic humor.
This event is in the "Adults" group Oct 8 2026 Thu YA Not Club Read 6:30pm–8:00pm Adults Open Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group Oct 8 2026 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 "Babies" group This event is in the "Toddlers" group This event is in the "Preschool" group Oct 10 2026 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 Oct 10 2026 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 "Adults" group Oct 10 2026 Sat WDM Writer's Group 10:00am–2:00pm Adults This event is in the "Adults" group Oct 10 2026 Sat WDM Writer's Group 10:00am–2:00pm 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.
This event is in the "Babies" group This event is in the "Toddlers" group This event is in the "Preschool" group Oct 10 2026 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 Oct 10 2026 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.
Oct 12 2026 Mon Library In-Service Training - Library Closed All Day Closing Oct 12 2026 Mon Closing Library In-Service Training - Library Closed All Day Branches: Main Branch Description: The Library will be closed Monday for a Staff In-Service Training Day. We will reopen at 9am on Tuesday.
This event is in the "Adults" group Oct 15 2026 Thu Step Back in Time: Historical Fiction book group 7:00pm–8:00pm Adults Upcoming Registration Required Offsite Event This event is in the "Adults" group Oct 15 2026 Thu Step Back in Time: Historical Fiction book group 7:00pm–8:00pm Upcoming Library Branch: Outreach Age Group: Adults Program Type: Book Club Registration Required 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.
This event is in the "Babies" group This event is in the "Toddlers" group This event is in the "Preschool" group Oct 17 2026 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 Oct 17 2026 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 Oct 17 2026 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 Oct 17 2026 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.