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Iowa Donor Network Display

All Day
All Ages, Adults
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Lobby Display Case
Age Group: All Ages, Adults
Program Type: Exhibit

Iowa Donor Network Display

All Day
All Ages, Adults
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Lobby Display Case
Age Group: All Ages, Adults
Program Type: Exhibit

Iowa Donor Network Display

All Day
All Ages, Adults
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Lobby Display Case
Age Group: All Ages, Adults
Program Type: Exhibit

Iowa Donor Network Display

All Day
All Ages, Adults
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Lobby Display Case
Age Group: All Ages, Adults
Program Type: Exhibit

English With Friends

10:00am - 11:00am
Adults
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.

Iowa Donor Network Display

All Day
All Ages, Adults
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Lobby Display Case
Age Group: All Ages, Adults
Program Type: Exhibit

Tech One-on-One

10:00am - 10:30am
Adults
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Millie Knee Classroom
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Program
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 2
Event Details:

Tech One-on-One 

Tech One-on-One

10:30am - 11:00am
Adults
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Millie Knee Classroom
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Program
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 2
Event Details:

Tech One-on-One 

Tech One-on-One

11:00am - 11:30am
Adults
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Millie Knee Classroom
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Program
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 2
Event Details:

Tech One-on-One 

Iowa Donor Network Display

All Day
All Ages, Adults
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Lobby Display Case
Age Group: All Ages, Adults
Program Type: Exhibit

Iowa Donor Network Display

All Day
All Ages, Adults
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Lobby Display Case
Age Group: All Ages, Adults
Program Type: Exhibit

Iowa Donor Network Display

All Day
All Ages, Adults
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Lobby Display Case
Age Group: All Ages, Adults
Program Type: Exhibit

Outreach: Nature Storytime in the Park

10:30am - 11:15am
Babies, Toddlers, Preschool, School-Age Children, Teens, Adults
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Outreach
Age Group: Babies, Toddlers, Preschool, School-Age Children, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Outreach
Event Details:

Spend some time with the Naturalist at Raccoon River Park's Biddle Shelter! We'll enjoy nature stories and a kid-friendly craft of activity. Bring a blanket and dress for the weather.

Generation Rx

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Adults
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Program
Event Details:

Do you have prescription medication in your home and worry about keeping it safe from children or guests in your home? Did you know that prescription drug misuse causes the largest percentage of deaths from drug overdosing?

Iowa Donor Network Display

All Day
All Ages, Adults
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Lobby Display Case
Age Group: All Ages, Adults
Program Type: Exhibit

Retirement University: Social Security and Medicare

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Adults
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Program
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 29
Event Details:

Are you thinking about retirement but find it a bit overwhelming? We invite you to attend the 3-part Retirement University programs presented by SOFA (The Society for Financial Awareness)!  

Iowa Donor Network Display

All Day
All Ages, Adults
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Lobby Display Case
Age Group: All Ages, Adults
Program Type: Exhibit

YA Not Club Read

6:30pm - 8:00pm
Adults
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 24
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!

Iowa Donor Network Display

All Day
All Ages, Adults
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Lobby Display Case
Age Group: All Ages, Adults
Program Type: Exhibit

English With Friends

10:00am - 11:00am
Adults
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.

Iowa Donor Network Display

All Day
All Ages, Adults
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Lobby Display Case
Age Group: All Ages, Adults
Program Type: Exhibit

WDM Writer's Group

10:00am - 2:00pm
Adults
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.

Club Read: Hybrid Edition

7:00pm - 8:45pm
Adults
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 29
Event Details:

Join Alana and Amy on Monday, May 12th at 7p.m. for Club Read, a book club for adults. You may join us in the Community Room at the library or through Zoom.

Outreach: Nature Storytime in the Park

10:30am - 11:15am
Babies, Toddlers, Preschool, School-Age Children, Teens, Adults
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Outreach
Age Group: Babies, Toddlers, Preschool, School-Age Children, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Outreach
Event Details:

Spend some time with the Naturalist at Raccoon River Park's Biddle Shelter! We'll enjoy nature stories and a kid-friendly craft of activity. Bring a blanket and dress for the weather.