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This event is in the "All Ages" group.
This event is in the "All Ages" group.
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Library Branch:
Main Branch
Room:
Lobby Display Case
Age Group:
All Ages
Program Type:
Exhibit
Event Details:
Banned Books Week is October 1-7, 2023. Enjoy a staff display celebrating the uniting power of books.
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10 am |
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Library Branch:
Main Branch
Room:
Community Room
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Library Branch:
Main Branch
Room:
Community Room
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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.
Oct
26
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
Required
Seats Remaining:
10
Event Details:
Put on your favorite costume and join us in the Community Room for not-too-scary stories and Halloween fun at the library. We'll start the program by showing off our costumes with a short parade around the first floor of the library.
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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.
Oct
27
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
Required
Seats Remaining:
25
Event Details:
Put on your favorite costume and join us in the Community Room for not-too-scary stories and Halloween fun at the library. We'll start the program by showing off our costumes with a short parade around the first floor of the library.
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This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Oct
28
2023
Sat
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
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.
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11 am |
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12 pm |
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1 pm |
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This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Oct
28
2023
Sat
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Main Branch
Room:
Community Room
Age Group:
Adults
Program Type:
Film
Event Details:
It’s long been the subject of debate – was the book better than the movie?
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2 pm |
Library Branch:
Main Branch
Room:
Community Room
Purpose of Meeting
Bible Study
*This program is not sponsored by or affiliated with the West Des Moines Public Library.
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3 pm |
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This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
Oct
25
2023
Wed
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Main Branch
Room:
StoryRoom
Age Group:
Teens
Program Type:
Program
Required
Seats Remaining:
4
Event Details:
Are you looking for a few Silver Cord, Community Service, or other volunteer hours? The Library is looking for volunteers to help with a monthly group service project. We will perform a variety of tasks.
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4 pm |
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This event is in the "School-Age Children" group.
This event is in the "School-Age Children" group.
Oct
26
2023
Thu
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Main Branch
Room:
Community Room
Age Group:
School-Age Children
Program Type:
Book Club
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
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, Red Scare by Liam Francis Walsh.
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5 pm |
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This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Oct
24
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
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6 pm |
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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 "School-Age Children" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" 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.
Oct
23
2023
Mon
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Main Branch
Room:
Community Room
Age Group:
Babies,
Toddlers,
Preschool,
School-Age Children,
Teens,
Adults
Required
Seats Remaining:
11
Event Details:
Join Nate for a fun family activity! This month, we’ll be showing Hocus Pocus, and everyone is invited to sing, play, and hex along with us. There will be fun activities (and snacks!) throughout the movie!
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This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Oct
24
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:
Author Event
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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.
Oct
25
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
Required
Seats Remaining:
37
Event Details:
Put on your favorite costume and join us in the Community Room for not-too-scary stories and Halloween fun at the library. We'll start the program by showing off our costumes with a short parade around the first floor of the library.
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This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Oct
26
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:
Program
Event Details:
Have you ever been in a cemetery and wondered about some of the people buried there? Curious about why there are obelisks in some cemeteries?
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7 pm |
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This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Oct
23
2023
Mon
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Main Branch
Room:
Millie Knee Classroom
Age Group:
Adults
Program Type:
Book Club
Required
Seats Remaining:
14
Event Details:
Please join Alana and Amy to discuss what everyone has been reading and watching this month. You may join us in the Millie Knee Classroom upstairs at the library or in Zoom.
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