This event is in the "Adults" group. Jul 1 2025 Tue Tech One-on-One 4:00pm - 4:30pm Adults Open Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group. Jul 1 2025 Tue Tech One-on-One 4:00pm - 4:30pm Open Library Branch: Main Branch Room: Millie Knee Classroom Age Group: Adults Program Type: Program Registration Required Event Details: Tech One-on-One
This event is in the "Babies" group. Jul 2 2025 Wed Babies on the Move- Water Play! 10:00am - 11:00am Babies Upcoming Registration Required This event is in the "Babies" group. Jul 2 2025 Wed Babies on the Move- Water Play! 10:00am - 11:00am Upcoming Library Branch: Main Branch Age Group: Babies Program Type: Program Registration Required Event Details: Join us for a special outdoor playtime with water. Great for sensory exploration, fine motor development and open-ended play. Each baby/adult group will be provided materials to use. Please bring a blanket or towel.
Jul 3 2025 Thu Iowa Department of Education 9:30am - 3:30pm Jul 3 2025 Thu Iowa Department of Education 9:30am - 3:30pm Library Branch: Main Branch Room: Community Room Purpose of Meeting Learning about systems thinking *This program is not sponsored by or affiliated with the West Des Moines Public Library.
Jul 4 2025 Fri Independence Day - Library Closed All Day Closing Jul 4 2025 Fri Closing Independence Day - Library Closed All Day Branches: Main Branch Description: The Library will be closed on July 4th for the Independence Day holiday. We will reopen on Saturday at 10am.
This event is in the "Adults" group. Jul 5 2025 Sat Tech One-on-One 10:00am - 10:30am Adults Open Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group. Jul 5 2025 Sat Tech One-on-One 10:00am - 10:30am Open Library Branch: Main Branch Room: Millie Knee Classroom Age Group: Adults Program Type: Program Registration Required Event Details: Tech One-on-One
This event is in the "Babies" group. This event is in the "Toddlers" group. This event is in the "Preschool" group. Jul 5 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. Jul 5 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 "Adults" group. Jul 5 2025 Sat Tech One-on-One 10:30am - 11:00am Adults Open Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group. Jul 5 2025 Sat Tech One-on-One 10:30am - 11:00am Open Library Branch: Main Branch Room: Millie Knee Classroom Age Group: Adults Program Type: Program Registration Required Event Details: Tech One-on-One
This event is in the "Adults" group. Jul 5 2025 Sat Tech One-on-One 11:00am - 11:30am Adults Open Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group. Jul 5 2025 Sat Tech One-on-One 11:00am - 11:30am Open Library Branch: Main Branch Room: Millie Knee Classroom Age Group: Adults Program Type: Program Registration Required Event Details: Tech One-on-One
This event is in the "All Ages" group. This event is in the "Toddlers" group. This event is in the "Preschool" group. This event is in the "School-Age Children" group. Jul 7 2025 Mon Outreach: Words on Wheels at Legion Park 11:00am - 12:30pm All Ages, Toddlers, Preschool, School-Age Children Offsite Event This event is in the "All Ages" group. This event is in the "Toddlers" group. This event is in the "Preschool" group. This event is in the "School-Age Children" group. Jul 7 2025 Mon Outreach: Words on Wheels at Legion Park 11:00am - 12:30pm Library Branch: Outreach Age Group: All Ages, Toddlers, Preschool, School-Age Children Program Type: Outreach Event Details: Visit the library at Legion Park! We'll have the WoW Truck there to sign up for library cards and check out library materials.
This event is in the "Teens" group. Jul 7 2025 Mon Teen Nintendo Switch Free-Play 1:30pm - 4:30pm Teens This event is in the "Teens" group. Jul 7 2025 Mon Teen Nintendo Switch Free-Play 1:30pm - 4:30pm Library Branch: Main Branch Room: Teen Center Age Group: Teens Program Type: Program Event Details: Teens! Spend time in the air conditioning with friends. We're bringing out the Nintendo Switch for free-play on Mondays during June and July. Enjoy a selection of games, and space to relax! No registration required.
This event is in the "Babies" group. This event is in the "Toddlers" group. Jul 8 2025 Tue Toddler Storytime 9:30am - 10:00am Babies, Toddlers This event is in the "Babies" group. This event is in the "Toddlers" group. Jul 8 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. Jul 8 2025 Tue Toddler Storytime 10:30am - 11:00am Babies, Toddlers This event is in the "Babies" group. This event is in the "Toddlers" group. Jul 8 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 "Adults" group. Jul 8 2025 Tue Tech One-on-One 3:00pm - 3:30pm Adults Open Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group. Jul 8 2025 Tue Tech One-on-One 3:00pm - 3:30pm Open Library Branch: Main Branch Room: Millie Knee Classroom Age Group: Adults Program Type: Program Registration Required Event Details: Tech One-on-One
This event is in the "Adults" group. Jul 8 2025 Tue Tech One-on-One 3:30pm - 4:00pm Adults Open Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group. Jul 8 2025 Tue Tech One-on-One 3:30pm - 4:00pm Open Library Branch: Main Branch Room: Millie Knee Classroom Age Group: Adults Program Type: Program Registration Required Event Details: Tech One-on-One
This event is in the "Adults" group. Jul 8 2025 Tue Tech One-on-One 4:00pm - 4:30pm Adults Open Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group. Jul 8 2025 Tue Tech One-on-One 4:00pm - 4:30pm Open Library Branch: Main Branch Room: Millie Knee Classroom Age Group: Adults Program Type: Program Registration Required Event Details: Tech One-on-One
This event is in the "Adults" group. Jul 8 2025 Tue The Smart Money Series: Your Path to Financial Confidence - Budgeting: Mastering Income, Credit & Cash Flow 6:30pm - 7:30pm Adults Upcoming Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group. Jul 8 2025 Tue The Smart Money Series: Your Path to Financial Confidence - Budgeting: Mastering Income, Credit & Cash Flow 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 "Babies" group. Jul 9 2025 Wed Babies on the Move- Water Play! 10:00am - 11:00am Babies Upcoming Registration Required This event is in the "Babies" group. Jul 9 2025 Wed Babies on the Move- Water Play! 10:00am - 11:00am Upcoming Library Branch: Main Branch Age Group: Babies Program Type: Program Registration Required Event Details: Join us for a special outdoor playtime with water. Great for sensory exploration, fine motor development and open-ended play. Each baby/adult group will be provided materials to use. Please bring a blanket or towel.
This event is in the "Teens" group. Jul 9 2025 Wed Teen Picture (Frame) This! (early registration) 2:30pm - 3:30pm Teens Upcoming Registration Required This event is in the "Teens" group. Jul 9 2025 Wed Teen Picture (Frame) This! (early registration) 2:30pm - 3:30pm Upcoming Library Branch: Main Branch Room: Community Room Age Group: Teens Program Type: Craft, Program Registration Required Event Details: Teens: Join us for a crafternoon in the Community Room. We will be making perler bead picture frames and "maximalist"-style frames.
This event is in the "Toddlers" group. This event is in the "Preschool" group. Jul 9 2025 Wed Family Storytime 6:30pm - 7:00pm Toddlers, Preschool This event is in the "Toddlers" group. This event is in the "Preschool" group. Jul 9 2025 Wed Family Storytime 6:30pm - 7:00pm 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 all with an early literacy focus!For ages 2-6 w/adult. No registration required.
This event is in the "Toddlers" group. This event is in the "Preschool" group. Jul 10 2025 Thu Family Storytime 10:30am - 11:00am Toddlers, Preschool This event is in the "Toddlers" group. This event is in the "Preschool" group. Jul 10 2025 Thu Family Storytime 10:30am - 11:00am 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 all with an early literacy focus!For ages 2-6 w/adult. No registration required.
This event is in the "Babies" group. This event is in the "Toddlers" group. This event is in the "Preschool" group. Jul 10 2025 Thu Traveling Tales in the Park @ Kiwanis Park 10:30am - 11:15am Babies, Toddlers, Preschool Offsite Event This event is in the "Babies" group. This event is in the "Toddlers" group. This event is in the "Preschool" group. Jul 10 2025 Thu Traveling Tales in the Park @ Kiwanis Park 10:30am - 11:15am Library Branch: Outreach Age Group: Babies, Toddlers, Preschool Program Type: Outreach, Storytime Event Details: West Des Moines Parks and Recreation is revamping their annual Fairytale Time in the Park program by collaborating with the Library!
This event is in the "Adults" group. Jul 10 2025 Thu YA Not Club Read 6:30pm - 8:00pm Adults Open Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group. Jul 10 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 "Toddlers" group. This event is in the "Preschool" group. This event is in the "School-Age Children" group. Jul 11 2025 Fri Friday Craft for Kids - Magic Wand Reading Pointer All Day Toddlers, Preschool, School-Age Children This event is in the "Toddlers" group. This event is in the "Preschool" group. This event is in the "School-Age Children" group. Jul 11 2025 Fri Friday Craft for Kids - Magic Wand Reading Pointer All Day Library Branch: Main Branch Age Group: Toddlers, Preschool, School-Age Children Program Type: Craft Event Details: Each Friday we will provide a different fun, hands-on, screen-free craft project or activity to take home and enjoy!
This event is in the "Toddlers" group. This event is in the "Preschool" group. This event is in the "School-Age Children" group. Jul 11 2025 Fri Outreach : Words on Wheels at Rose Farm 9:00am - 9:30am Toddlers, Preschool, School-Age Children Offsite Event This event is in the "Toddlers" group. This event is in the "Preschool" group. This event is in the "School-Age Children" group. Jul 11 2025 Fri Outreach : Words on Wheels at Rose Farm 9:00am - 9:30am Library Branch: Outreach Age Group: Toddlers, Preschool, School-Age Children Program Type: Outreach Event Details: Visit the library's Words on Wheels Truck at Rose Farm for their Farm School series each Friday from June 6th-July 25th [Note: Farm School continues through August 8, library visits will end on July 25.]From Rose Farm: