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This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Main Branch
Age Group:
Adults
Program Type:
Craft
Event Details:
In April, we invite you to make your own Poetry Terrarium. Just what is a Poetry Terrarium? It combines snips of words and poetry in a small, clear box with tiny found objects (like keys or lego pieces). We supply the box, tiny objects and images, al...
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This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Main Branch
Age Group:
Adults
Program Type:
Craft
Event Details:
In April, we invite you to make your own Poetry Terrarium. Just what is a Poetry Terrarium? It combines snips of words and poetry in a small, clear box with tiny found objects (like keys or lego pieces). We supply the box, tiny objects and images, al...
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This event is in the "Babies" group.
This event is in the "Babies" group.
Apr
17
2023
Mon
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Main Branch
Room:
StoryRoom
Registration Required
Seats Remaining:
3
Event Details:
Using puppets, rhymes, songs, and short stories, we will engage baby and caregiver in language-rich activities designed for pre-walking babies. We will spotlight sensory stimulation, fine and gross motor skills, early literacy skills and of course FU...
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This event is in the "Babies" group.
This event is in the "Toddlers" group.
This event is in the "Babies" group.
This event is in the "Toddlers" group.
Apr
18
2023
Tue
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Main Branch
Room:
StoryRoom
Age Group:
Babies,
Toddlers
Program Type:
Storytime
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:
Simple stories, gentle tunes, flannel boards, and nursery rhymes. Each week we will incorporate activities that emphasize and reinforce body part identification, counting, rhythm, sensory stimulation, fine and gross motor skills, and animal sounds. A...
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This event is in the "Toddlers" group.
This event is in the "Preschool" group.
This event is in the "Toddlers" group.
This event is in the "Preschool" group.
Apr
19
2023
Wed
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Main Branch
Room:
StoryRoom
Age Group:
Toddlers,
Preschool
Program Type:
Storytime
Registration Required
Seats Remaining:
1
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. Becky Bailey and Elizabeth Montero-Cefalo's work "Baby Doll Circle Time". Children will participate in songs, rhym...
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This event is in the "Babies" group.
This event is in the "Babies" group.
Apr
17
2023
Mon
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Main Branch
Room:
StoryRoom
Registration Required
Seats Remaining:
7
Event Details:
Using puppets, rhymes, songs, and short stories, we will engage baby and caregiver in language-rich activities designed for pre-walking babies. We will spotlight sensory stimulation, fine and gross motor skills, early literacy skills and of course FU...
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This event is in the "Babies" group.
This event is in the "Toddlers" group.
This event is in the "Babies" group.
This event is in the "Toddlers" group.
Apr
18
2023
Tue
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Main Branch
Room:
StoryRoom
Age Group:
Babies,
Toddlers
Program Type:
Storytime
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:
Simple stories, gentle tunes, flannel boards, and nursery rhymes. Each week we will incorporate activities that emphasize and reinforce body part identification, counting, rhythm, sensory stimulation, fine and gross motor skills, and animal sounds. A...
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This event is in the "Toddlers" group.
This event is in the "Preschool" group.
This event is in the "Toddlers" group.
This event is in the "Preschool" group.
Apr
19
2023
Wed
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Main Branch
Room:
StoryRoom
Age Group:
Toddlers,
Preschool
Program Type:
Storytime
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
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. Becky Bailey and Elizabeth Montero-Cefalo's work "Baby Doll Circle Time". Children will participate in songs, rhym...
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This event is in the "Toddlers" group.
This event is in the "Preschool" group.
This event is in the "Toddlers" group.
This event is in the "Preschool" group.
Apr
20
2023
Thu
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Main Branch
Room:
Community Room
Age Group:
Toddlers,
Preschool
Program Type:
Storytime
Registration Required
Seats Remaining:
12
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. Registration required, please register for each week of Family Storytim...
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This event is in the "Toddlers" group.
This event is in the "Preschool" group.
This event is in the "Toddlers" group.
This event is in the "Preschool" group.
Apr
21
2023
Fri
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Main Branch
Room:
Community Room
Age Group:
Toddlers,
Preschool
Program Type:
Storytime
Registration Required
Seats Remaining:
16
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. Registration required, please register for each week of Family Storytim...
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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 "Babies" group.
This event is in the "Toddlers" group.
This event is in the "Preschool" group.
Apr
22
2023
Sat
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
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.
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This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Apr
20
2023
Thu
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Library Branch:
Main Branch
Room:
Study Room A
Age Group:
Adults
Program Type:
Program
Registration Required
Seats Remaining:
1
Event Details:
Tech One-on-One
Do you have a specific computer, mobile device, or other technology related questions? We are here to help! Sign up for a 30 minute private session, walk-in's also welcome. Staff can help with specific ...
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This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Apr
22
2023
Sat
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Main Branch
Room:
Community Room
Event Details:
Please join Kelly from the Iowa Prairie Network and Pocket Prairies of Des Moines on April 22nd to learn more about gardening with native plants. This program will highlight how adding hardy, low maintenance native plants in our yards can add curb ap...
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This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Apr
16
2023
Sun
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Library Branch:
Main Branch
Room:
Community Room
Age Group:
Adults
Program Type:
Program
Event Details:
Muscatine, Iowa was the primary American manufacturing source for mother-of-pearl buttons made from Mississippi River shellfish, beginning in 1890 and by 1898 The Pearl City (Muscatine) was the largest manufacturer of pearl buttons in the world! Iowa...
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This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Apr
20
2023
Thu
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Main Branch
Room:
Study Room A
Age Group:
Adults
Program Type:
Program
Registration Required
Seats Remaining:
1
Event Details:
Tech One-on-One
Do you have a specific computer, mobile device, or other technology related questions? We are here to help! Sign up for a 30 minute private session, walk-in's also welcome. Staff can help with specific ...
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Apr
20
2023
Thu
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Main Branch
Room:
Study Room A
Age Group:
Adults
Program Type:
Program
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:
Tech One-on-One
Do you have a specific computer, mobile device, or other technology related questions? We are here to help! Sign up for a 30 minute private session, walk-in's also welcome. Staff can help with specific ...
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This event is in the "School-Age Children" group.
This event is in the "School-Age Children" group.
Apr
19
2023
Wed
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Library Branch:
Main Branch
Room:
Community Room
Age Group:
School-Age Children
Program Type:
Program
Registration Required
Seats Remaining:
8
Event Details:
Go on a different adventure every month month after school! Sign up this month and participate in a vehicular building challenge using everyone's favorite interlocking brick system.
Join us in the Community Room to embark on an adventure! For ages...
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This event is in the "School-Age Children" group.
This event is in the "School-Age Children" group.
Apr
20
2023
Thu
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Library Branch:
Main Branch
Room:
Community Room
Age Group:
School-Age Children
Program Type:
Book Club
Registration Required
Seats Remaining:
2
Event Details:
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, Swim Team by Johnnie Christmas. If you need a copy of the book, please come to the Children’s Desk and check ...
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This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Apr
18
2023
Tue
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
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.
If you are interested in attending the meeting but would prefer to attend virtually, Library staff can arrange for virtual access to the meeting.&nb...
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This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Apr
17
2023
Mon
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Main Branch
Room:
Community Room
Age Group:
Adults
Program Type:
Program
Event Details:
We welcome you to join us for a discussion of Genealogy Basics, presented by Kevin Spire. This presentation will provide an overview and guidance in researching your genealogy project. We’ll look at the essential research records, common proble...
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This event is in the "Toddlers" group.
This event is in the "Preschool" group.
This event is in the "Toddlers" group.
This event is in the "Preschool" group.
Apr
19
2023
Wed
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Main Branch
Room:
Community Room
Age Group:
Toddlers,
Preschool
Program Type:
Storytime
Registration Required
Seats Remaining:
12
Event Details:
For the month of April, join us in the Story Room for this class featuring stories, songs, and rhymes followed by gross and fine motor play all with an early literacy focus in the Community Room!
For ages 2-6 w/adult. Registration required, please...
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This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Apr
20
2023
Thu
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Main Branch
Room:
Community Room
Age Group:
Adults
Program Type:
Craft
Registration Required
Seats Remaining:
6
Event Details:
Engage your creativity.
Relieve stress.
Make something beautiful.
Learn a new skill.
You can do all this at Adult Craft Night!
Enjoy a relaxing craft time just for adults! Join us every 3rd Thursday for a fun and simple...
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This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Apr
20
2023
Thu
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Library Branch:
Main Branch
Room:
Off-Site Location
Age Group:
Adults
Program Type:
Book Club
Registration Required
Seats Remaining:
6
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. Please join us for a discussion of Bottomland by Michelle Hoover...
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