Name: Outreach: Jingle in the Junction
Start: 2024-12-05T17:00:00-06:00
End: 2024-12-05T20:00:00-06:00
Location: Valley Junction

Outreach: Jingle in the Junction

Thursday, December 5, 2024 at 5:00pm - 8:00pm

Outreach

Program Type:

Outreach

Age Group:

All Ages, Babies, Toddlers, Preschool, School-Age Children, Teens, Adults

Event Details:

The West Des Moines Public Library is excited to bring our Words on Wheels vehicle out to Jingle in the Junction in Valley Junction! Our parking spot has not been finalized yet, bu...

Offsite Event

Library Branch: Outreach

Age Group: All Ages, Babies, Toddlers, Preschool, School-Age Children, Teens, Adults

Program Type: Outreach

Event Details:

The West Des Moines Public Library is excited to bring our Words on Wheels vehicle out to Jingle in the Junction in Valley Junction! Our parking spot has not been finalized yet, but once we know more, we will update this listing.

image of man playing xylophone; date/time of program

Holiday music presented by the Central Iowa Wind Ensemble

Thursday, December 5, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Community Room at Main Branch

Program Type:

Program

Age Group:

Adults

Event Details:

We are very excited to welcome the Central Iowa Wind Ensemble to the Library to perform some holiday music. Their group is an adult symphonic band with musicians drawn from the gre...

Library Branch: Main Branch

Room: Community Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Program

Event Details:

We are very excited to welcome the Central Iowa Wind Ensemble to the Library to perform some holiday music.

Friday Craft for Adults

All Day

Main Branch

Program Type:

Craft

Age Group:

Adults

Event Details:

On the 1st Friday of each month we will provide a craft project for adults to take home and enjoy. Available at the Adult Services Desk during library hours while suppli...

Library Branch: Main Branch

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Craft

Event Details:

On the 1st Friday of each month we will provide a craft project for adults to take home and enjoy. Available at the Adult Services Desk during library hours while supplies last.

Tech One-on-One

Saturday, December 7, 2024 at 10:00am - 10:30am

Millie Knee Classroom at Main Branch

Program Type:

Program

Age Group:

Adults

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 privat...

Open

Required

Open

Library Branch: Main Branch

Room: Millie Knee Classroom

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Program

Required

Seats Remaining: 2

Event Details:

Tech One-on-One

Adult Craft Day - Desk Calendar EARLY REGISTRATION

Saturday, December 7, 2024 at 10:00am - 12:00pm

Community Room at Main Branch

Program Type:

Craft

Age Group:

Adults

Event Details:

Engage your creativity. Relieve stress. Make something beautiful. Learn a new skill. You can do all this at Adult Craft Day! Enjoy a relaxing craft time just fo...

Waitlist

Required

Waitlist

Library Branch: Main Branch

Room: Community Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Craft

Required

Seats Remaining: 0

Event Details:

Engage your creativity.

Relieve stress.

Make something beautiful.

Learn a new skill.

You can do all this at Adult Craft Day!

Tech One-on-One

Saturday, December 7, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am

Millie Knee Classroom at Main Branch

Program Type:

Program

Age Group:

Adults

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 privat...

Open

Required

Open

Library Branch: Main Branch

Room: Millie Knee Classroom

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Program

Required

Seats Remaining: 1

Event Details:

Tech One-on-One

Tech One-on-One

Saturday, December 7, 2024 at 11:00am - 11:30am

Millie Knee Classroom at Main Branch

Program Type:

Program

Age Group:

Adults

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 privat...

Open

Required

Open

Library Branch: Main Branch

Room: Millie Knee Classroom

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Program

Required

Seats Remaining: 2

Event Details:

Tech One-on-One

Book Club Social - Holiday Edition!

Monday, December 9, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:30pm

Community Room at Main Branch

Program Type:

Book Club

Age Group:

Adults

Event Details:

Book Club Social- Holiday Edition!Join us for this special holiday book club social event in the Community Room.First we'll play a trivia style game based on the books Club R...

Open

Required

Open

Library Branch: Main Branch

Room: Community Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Book Club

Required

Seats Remaining: 23

Event Details:

Book Club Social- Holiday Edition!

Join us for this special holiday book club social event in the Community Room.

YA Not Club Read

Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm

Community Room at Main Branch

Program Type:

Book Club

Age Group:

Adults

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...

Open

Required

Open

Library Branch: Main Branch

Room: Community Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Book Club

Required

Seats Remaining: 15

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!

WDM Writer's Group

Saturday, December 14, 2024 at 10:00am - 1:00pm

Southwoods Room at Main Branch

Program Type:

Program

Age Group:

Adults

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. Fello...

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.

Family Night at the Library! - Lego Derby!

Monday, December 16, 2024 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Community Room at Main Branch

Program Type:

Program

Age Group:

Toddlers, Preschool, School-Age Children, Teens, Adults

Event Details:

Get your family together and build the fastest (Funniest? Most creative?) Lego car you can! Build one car as a family or have everyone build their own car. We’ll race them down the...

Open

Required

Open

Library Branch: Main Branch

Room: Community Room

Age Group: Toddlers, Preschool, School-Age Children, Teens, Adults

Program Type: Program

Required

Seats Remaining: 4

Event Details:

Get your family together and build the fastest (Funniest? Most creative?) Lego car you can! Build one car as a family or have everyone build their own car.

Library Board of Trustees Monthly Meeting

Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at 5:00pm - 7:00pm

Community Room at Main Branch

Program Type:

Board Meeting

Age Group:

Adults

Event Details:

Visit the Library Board of Trustees webpage for the meeting agenda and minutes from past meetings. The City of West Des Moines and the West Des Moines Public Library encourages ...

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.

graphics of a piggy bank, calculator and coins; date/time of program

Learn to Control Your Money

Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Community Room at Main Branch

Program Type:

Program

Age Group:

Adults

Event Details:

Do you wonder how you’re going to pay for your holiday spending? Do you have a new job and now want to figure out if you can afford a new apartment/house or car? This workshop is a...

Library Branch: Main Branch

Room: Community Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Program

Event Details:

Do you wonder how you’re going to pay for your holiday spending? Do you have a new job and now want to figure out if you can afford a new apartment/house or car?

RESCHEDULED Adult Craft Night

All Day

Main Branch

Program Type:

Craft

Age Group:

Adults

Event Details:

PLEASE NOTE: This program has been rescheduled to Saturday, December 7 at 10:00am. Relieve stress. Make something beautiful. Learn a new skill. You can...

Library Branch: Main Branch

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Craft

Event Details:

PLEASE NOTE: This program has been rescheduled to Saturday, December 7 at 10:00am.

Relieve stress.

Step Back in Time: Historical Fiction book group

Thursday, December 19, 2024 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Outreach

Program Type:

Book Club

Age Group:

Adults

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....

Open

Required

Offsite Event

Open

Library Branch: Outreach

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Book Club

Required

Seats Remaining: 19

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.

Tech One-on-One - CANCELLED

Saturday, December 21, 2024 at 10:00am - 10:30am

Millie Knee Classroom at Main Branch

Program Type:

Program

Age Group:

Adults

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 se...

Cancelled

Cancelled

Library Branch: Main Branch

Room: Millie Knee Classroom

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Program

Event Details:

Tech One-on-One

Tech One-on-One - Cancelled

Saturday, December 21, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:00am

Millie Knee Classroom at Main Branch

Program Type:

Program

Age Group:

Adults

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 se...

Cancelled

Cancelled

Library Branch: Main Branch

Room: Millie Knee Classroom

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Program

Event Details:

Tech One-on-One

Tech One-on-One - CANCELLED

Saturday, December 21, 2024 at 11:00am - 11:30am

Millie Knee Classroom at Main Branch

Program Type:

Program

Age Group:

Adults

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 se...

Cancelled

Cancelled

Library Branch: Main Branch

Room: Millie Knee Classroom

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Program

Event Details:

Tech One-on-One

WDM Writer's Group

Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 10:00am - 1:00pm

Southwoods Room at Main Branch

Program Type:

Program

Age Group:

Adults

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. Fello...

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.

Winter Reading 2025 begins!

All Day

Main Branch

Program Type:

Program

Age Group:

All Ages, Babies, Toddlers, Preschool, School-Age Children, Teens, Adults

Event Details:

Ready, set, READ! We encourage readers of all ages to challenge themselves to become reading machines this winter. From January 1-31, West Des Moines Library is participating in “B...

Library Branch: Main Branch

Age Group: All Ages, Babies, Toddlers, Preschool, School-Age Children, Teens, Adults

Program Type: Program

Event Details:

Ready, set, READ! We encourage readers of all ages to challenge themselves to become reading machines this winter.

Tech One-on-One

Saturday, January 4, 2025 at 10:00am - 10:30am

Study Room G at Main Branch

Program Type:

Program

Age Group:

Adults

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 se...

Open

Required

Open

Library Branch: Main Branch

Room: Study Room G

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Program

Required

Seats Remaining: 2

Event Details:

Tech One-on-One

Tech One-on-One

Saturday, January 4, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:00am

Study Room G at Main Branch

Program Type:

Program

Age Group:

Adults

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 se...

Open

Required

Open

Library Branch: Main Branch

Room: Study Room G

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Program

Required

Seats Remaining: 1

Event Details:

Tech One-on-One

Tech One-on-One

Saturday, January 4, 2025 at 11:00am - 11:30am

Study Room G at Main Branch

Program Type:

Program

Age Group:

Adults

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 se...

Open

Required

Open

Library Branch: Main Branch

Room: Study Room G

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Program

Required

Seats Remaining: 2

Event Details:

Tech One-on-One

Family Night at the Library! - Interactive Movie Night Featuring Labyrinth!

Monday, January 6, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:30pm

Community Room at Main Branch

Program Type:

Program

Age Group:

Preschool, School-Age Children, Teens, Adults

Event Details:

Say the magic words and get lost in the magical world of Jim Henson's Labyrinth (PG 1h 25m)! We'll be popping some popcorn, showing the movie, and doing actions (with props!) with ...

Required

Library Branch: Main Branch

Room: Community Room

Age Group: Preschool, School-Age Children, Teens, Adults

Program Type: Program

Required

Seats Remaining: 25

Event Details:

Say the magic words and get lost in the magical world of Jim Henson's Labyrinth (PG 1h 25m)! We'll be popping some popcorn, showing the movie, and doing actions (with props!) with everything happening on screen.

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