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Rock Painting

Teen Rock Painting

Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 2:30pm - 4:00pm

Community Room at Main Branch

Event Details:

Join us for a rockin' afternoon of rock painting and a short walk to follow! Each participant will receive two rocks to paint - one to take home and one to leave behind! After pain...

Open

Library Branch: Main Branch

Room: Community Room

Age Group: Teens

Program Type: Craft, Program

Registration Required

Event Details:

Join us for a rockin' afternoon of rock painting and a short walk to follow! Each participant will receive two rocks to paint - one to take home and one to leave behind!

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10 am						This event is in the "Adults" group English With Friends 10:00am–11:00am Adults This event is in the "Adults" group 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 "Adults" group Tech One-on-One 10:00am–10:30am Adults Open Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group Open Library Branch: Main Branch Room: Millie Knee Classroom Age Group: Adults Program Type: Program Registration Required Event Details: Tech One-on-One Reservation Iowa Fibers and Beyond 10:00am–4:00pm Library Branch: Main Branch Room: Community Room Purpose of Meeting This program is not sponsored by or affiliated with the West Des Moines Public Library. This event is in the "Adults" group Tech One-on-One 10:30am–11:00am Adults Open Registration Required* This event is in the "Adults" group Open Library Branch: Main Branch Room: Millie Knee Classroom Age Group: Adults Program Type: Program Registration Required Event Details: Tech One-on-One
11 am				This event is in the "Preschool" group Preschool Playtime with Heartland AEA 11:00am–11:45am Preschool Upcoming Registration Required This event is in the "Preschool" group Upcoming Library Branch: Main Branch Room: Community Room Age Group: Preschool Program Type: Program Registration Required Event Details: Join us for a special playtime.			This event is in the "Adults" group Tech One-on-One 11:00am–11:30am Adults Open Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group Open Library Branch: Main Branch Room: Millie Knee Classroom Age Group: Adults Program Type: Program Registration Required Event Details: Tech One-on-One
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2 pm							This event is in the "Adults" group Crafting 101: Pour Painting 2:00pm–4:00pm Adults Upcoming Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group Upcoming Library Branch: Main Branch Room: Millie Knee Classroom Age Group: Adults Program Type: Craft Registration Required Event Details: Unleash your inner artist with this fun and easy introduction to pour painting! Learn the basics of this colorful, fluid art technique as we explore how to mix and pour acrylic paint to create unique abstract designs.
3 pm
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5 pm
6 pm					This event is in the "Adults" group YA Not Club Read 6:30pm–8:00pm Adults Open Registration Required This event is in the "Adults" group 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 "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 Iowa Cubs Homerun Reader Game 6:30pm–9:30pm 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 Library Branch: Outreach Age Group: All Ages, Babies, Toddlers, Preschool, School-Age Children, Teens, Adults Event Details: When you finish the summer reading goal of 30 days of reading, you will receive a general admission ticket to the Iowa Cubs game on Thursday, August 14 at 6:38. Bring your reading logs to the library before Aug.
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