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

STEM Kit: Microscope

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Use a real microscope to explore your world.
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STEM Kit: Molecular model kit

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Chemistry modeling kit.
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STEM Kit: Motion

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Our ready-to-use kit invites children to discover motion, for ages 3-6.
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STEM Kit: Numbers and Counting

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A fun motion and movement activity game with number learning, for ages 3-7
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STEM Kit: Ramp Set

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Kids explore motion, friction, cause and effect, and more, for ages 18 months - 6 years.
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STEM Kit: Robots

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Children as young as 5 can learn to code with Botley, and with his advanced features, for ages 5-10.
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STEM Kit: Simple Machines

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Discover amazing engineering wonders through scientific exploration with colorful, engaging tools and hands-on activities and experiments. For ages 5-9.
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STEM Kit: Simple Machines Lab

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Develops skills in building and using simple machines, recognizing that machines convert energy to motion, and understanding that tools and machines are used to apply forces to make things move. For age 8-10.
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STEM Kit: Sink or Float

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Our ready-to-use kit invites children to discover buoyancy, for ages 3-6.
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STEM Kit: Sleeping Queens game

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It will take strategy, quick thinking and a bit of luck to wake the Sleeping Queens.   Card game for 2-5 players; playing time: 20 minutes. Ages 8+.
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STEM Kit: Sound

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Our ready-to-use kit invites children to discover sound, for ages 3-6
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STEM Kit: Sushi Go game

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Sushi Go! The Pick and Pass Card Game. Card game for 2 to 5 players; playing time: 15 minutes. Ages 8+.
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