Upcoming Events

Name: Sensory Spaces w/ ARL TheraPets
Start: 2025-04-06T14:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-04-06T15:00:00-05:00
Location: West Des Moines Public Library

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Sensory Spaces West Des Moines Public Library

Sensory Spaces w/ ARL TheraPets

Sunday, April 6, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Community Room at Main Branch

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Sensory Spaces are Metro area libraries offering special activities and spaces for members of the public who appreciate a sensory friendly environment. While individuals and famili...

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Library Branch: Main Branch

Room: Community Room

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

Program Type: Program

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Sensory Spaces are Metro area libraries offering special activities and spaces for members of the public who appreciate a sensory friendly environment.

Family Night at the Library! - Buttons!

Monday, April 7, 2025 at 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Community Room at Main Branch

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Come one, come all to a fun family night at the library! This month we’ll be making CUSTOM buttons to personalize your bags, backpacks, and clothes. For all ages. Please register e...

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Library Branch: Main Branch

Room: Community Room

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

Program Type: Program

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Seats Remaining: 10

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Come one, come all to a fun family night at the library! This month we’ll be making CUSTOM buttons to personalize your bags, backpacks, and clothes. For all ages. Please register each person attending (children and adults).

After School Adventures - May Baskets!

Wednesday, April 30, 2025 at 3:45pm - 4:30pm

Community Room at Main Branch

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Join us in the Community Room after school to embark on an adventure! Celebrate spring as we make our own paper May baskets! We’ll have supplies and directions to make several bask...

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Library Branch: Main Branch

Room: Community Room

Age Group: School-Age Children

Program Type: Program

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Seats Remaining: 18

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Join us in the Community Room after school to embark on an adventure! Celebrate spring as we make our own paper May baskets! We’ll have supplies and directions to make several baskets that you can leave for people on May Day.

First day of Summer Escape @ West Des Moines Library!

All Day 5/19

Main Branch

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Registration begins May 19 for our 2025 Summer Escape at the library! Sign up today online or via the Beanstack app (for iOS or Android). For information on registering groups (suc...

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Library Branch: Main Branch

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

Program Type: Program

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Registration begins May 19 for our 2025 Summer Escape at the library!

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Tech One-on-One

4:00pm - 4:30pm

Adults

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Registration

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Library Branch: Main Branch

Room: Millie Knee Classroom

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Program

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Seats Remaining: 2

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Tech One-on-One

Tech One-on-One

10:00am - 10:30am

Adults

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Registration

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Library Branch: Main Branch

Room: Millie Knee Classroom

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Program

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Seats Remaining: 2

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Tech One-on-One

Tech One-on-One

10:30am - 11:00am

Adults

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Registration

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Library Branch: Main Branch

Room: Millie Knee Classroom

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Program

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Seats Remaining: 2

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Tech One-on-One

Tech One-on-One

11:00am - 11:30am

Adults

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Registration

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Library Branch: Main Branch

Room: Millie Knee Classroom

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Program

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Seats Remaining: 2

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Tech One-on-One

Tech One-on-One

3:00pm - 3:30pm

Adults

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Registration

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Library Branch: Main Branch

Room: Millie Knee Classroom

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Program

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Seats Remaining: 2

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Tech One-on-One

Tech One-on-One

3:30pm - 4:00pm

Adults

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Registration

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Library Branch: Main Branch

Room: Millie Knee Classroom

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Program

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 2

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Tech One-on-One

Tech One-on-One

4:00pm - 4:30pm

Adults

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Registration

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Library Branch: Main Branch

Room: Millie Knee Classroom

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Program

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 2

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The Smart Money Series: Your Path to Financial Confidence - Credit Confidence

6:30pm - 7:30pm

Adults

Registration

Library Branch: Main Branch

Room: Community Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Program

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 20

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Do you dream about buying a house but have no idea how you can do it financially? Are you interested in learning how you can boost your credit score to secure a better loan? Come learn how to do that and more in The Smart Money Series.

YA Not Club Read

6:30pm - 8:00pm

Adults

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Registration

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Library Branch: Main Branch

Room: Community Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Book Club

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 25

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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!

Outreach: Mayor Tom Becker Park (Cumming)

1:30pm - 2:30pm

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:

Visit the library's Words on Wheels Truck at Mayor Tom Becker Park in Cumming! Create a new library card while you're there and check out some fun library materials.

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

Registration

Library Branch: Main Branch

Room: Community Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Book Club

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 30

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Join Alana and Amy on Monday, July 14th 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.

Tech One-on-One

3:00pm - 3:30pm

Adults

Open

Registration

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Library Branch: Main Branch

Room: Millie Knee Classroom

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Program

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 2

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Tech One-on-One

Tech One-on-One

3:30pm - 4:00pm

Adults

Open

Registration

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Library Branch: Main Branch

Room: Millie Knee Classroom

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Program

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 2

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Tech One-on-One

Tech One-on-One

4:00pm - 4:30pm

Adults

Open

Registration

Open

Library Branch: Main Branch

Room: Millie Knee Classroom

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Program

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 2

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Tech One-on-One

Library Board of Trustees Monthly Meeting

5:00pm - 7:00pm

Adults

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.

AM Radio Memories and One Hit Wonders

6:30pm - 7:30pm

Teens, Adults

Library Branch: Main Branch

Room: Community Room

Age Group: Teens, Adults

Program Type: Performer

Event Details:

The Library is excited to welcome back Joey Leone and his band for a program this evening!

Outreach: Mayor Tom Becker Park (Cumming)

1:30pm - 2:30pm

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:

Visit the library's Words on Wheels Truck at Mayor Tom Becker Park in Cumming! Create a new library card while you're there and check out some fun library materials.

Tech One-on-One

10:00am - 10:30am

Adults

Open

Registration

Open

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

Open

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

Open

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

Family Night at the Library! - Lego Derby!

6:30pm - 8:00pm

Preschool, School-Age Children, Teens, Adults

Registration

Library Branch: Main Branch

Room: Community Room

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

Program Type: Program

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 30

Event Details:

You have probably heard of a pinewood derby, but have you ever participated in a LEGO derby? It’s basically the same thing except we’ll use a special car base and weighted bricks to race on our track.

Tech One-on-One

3:00pm - 3:30pm

Adults

Open

Registration

Open

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

3:30pm - 4:00pm

Adults

Open

Registration

Open

Library Branch: Main Branch

Room: Millie Knee Classroom

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: Program

Registration Required

Seats Remaining: 2

Event Details:

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