Notary Service Suspended for May

Due to staffing changes, Notary service will not be available at the Library for the month of May, 2024.

West Des Moines City Hall offers free Notary services – please contact them ahead of time to arrange an appointment.

You can also search for Notaries in your area through the State’s Notary Search tool.

Library of Things

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Audience

Spike the Fine Motor Hedgehog

Spike the Fine Motor Hedgehog
Give Spike back his quills to build fine motor skills! Recommended for ages 18 months+.
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Sprat Fishing 1-30

Sprat Fishing 1-30
Fishing game with numbered fish promotes motor and counting skills. Recommended for ages 2+.
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Squeeze, Scoop & Count Ice Cream Shop

Squeeze, Scoop & Count Ice Cream Shop
Counting practice and dramatic play come together with this set of ice cream balls, scoops, and numbered trays. Recommended for ages 3-5.
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Steggy the Fine Motor Dino

Steggy the Fine Motor Dino
Develop fine motor, color matching, and number recognition skills with Steggy's pullable scales. Recommended for ages 18 months+.
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Survive the Quake Engineering Kit

Survive the Quake Engineering Kit
Building bricks and an earthquake simulator create an engineering challenge. Recommended for ages 4-11.  
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Tower Builders

Tower Builders
Large, colorful building blocks for motor skill development. Recommended for ages 1+.
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Tractor

Tractor
Toy tractor with trailer. Recommended for ages 1+.
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Train

Train
Toy train with two conductor figures. Recommended for ages 2+.
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Trainimo Jungle

Trainimo Jungle
Pull-along train with animal figures. Recommended for ages 18 months+.
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Vinyl Dinosaurs

Vinyl Dinosaurs
11 dinosaur figures for pretend play. Recommended for ages 3+.
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Wood Stackers

Wood Stackers
Build and stack with 20 geometric blocks inspired by prehistoric building blocks. Recommended for ages 2+.
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Wooden Building Blocks Rainbow

Wooden Building Blocks Rainbow
Stackable blocks that can be arranged into a rainbow, tunnel, etc. Includes 2 balls. Recommended for ages 1+.
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