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Preschool Playtime with Heartland AEA

11:00am - 11:45am
Registration
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Toddlers, Preschool
Program Type: Program
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 30
Event Details:

Join us for a special playtime.

YA Not Club Read

6:30pm - 8:00pm
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 11
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!

Friday Craft for Kids - Tissue Paper Flowers

All Day
Library Branch: Main Branch
Age Group: Toddlers, Preschool, School-Age Children
Program Type: Craft
Event Details:

Each Friday we will provide a different fun, hands-on, screen-free craft project or activity to take home and enjoy! Available at the Children's Desk during library hours while supplies last. This week you can make tissue paper flowers.

WDM Writer's Group

10:00am - 1:00pm
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.

Eckankar

10:30am - 12:00pm
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Community Room
Purpose of Meeting

Book Discussion
*This program is not sponsored by or affiliated with the West Des Moines Public Library.

A Journey with the Blues: Music from Matt Woods and Rob Lumbard

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Performer
Event Details:

The Library is very happy to welcome two great musicians, Matt Woods and Rob Lumbard, for a program on August 10th! 

State Fair Scavenger Hunt

All Day 8/12 - 8/17
Library Branch: Main Branch
Age Group: Preschool, School-Age Children
Program Type: Program
Event Details:

During library hours, come solve our state fair themed puzzle in the children's department! 

Grand Woods Townhomes

6:30pm - 8:30pm
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Millie Knee Classroom
Purpose of Meeting

board meeting
*This program is not sponsored by or affiliated with the West Des Moines Public Library.

Club Read: Hybrid Edition

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

Join Alana and Amy on Monday August 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.

Brick by Brick: Building Home Knowledge -- Buying A Home

6:30pm - 8:00pm
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Program
Event Details:

Are you a first-time homebuyer and feeling overwhelmed by how much information is out there?  Maybe you have a house and want to sell, but don’t know what steps to take or how to get the best price.

Brew Your Own Kombucha

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Program
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 25
Event Details:

Do you enjoy drinking store-bought kombucha and ever wished for a different flavor? Or wished you could have something blended just for you? Come learn how to home-brew your own kombucha!

Adult Craft Night - Mini Accordion Folder

6:30pm - 8:00pm
Registration
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Millie Knee Classroom
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Craft
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:

Engage your creativity.

Relieve stress.

Make something beautiful.

Learn a new skill.

You can do all this at Adult Craft Night!

Step Back in Time: Historical Fiction book group

7:00pm - 8:00pm
Registration
Offsite Event
Library Branch: Outreach
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Club
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 22
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.

Adult Craft Day - Mini Accordion Folder

10:00am - 11:30am
Registration
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Millie Knee Classroom
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Craft
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:

Engage your creativity.

Relieve stress.

Make something beautiful.

Learn a new skill.

You can do all this at Adult Craft Night!

Journal Decorating for Teens

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Registration
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Craft
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Interested in starting a journal, planner, or sketchbook? Join us in the Community Room and receive a blank notebook to decorate!

Tech One-on-One

10:00am - 10:30am
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Millie Knee Classroom
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Program
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 3
Event Details:

Tech One-on-One 

Love For Red

10:00am - 2:00pm
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Community Room
Purpose of Meeting

Public Event to spread Awareness about Period Poverty.
*This program is not sponsored by or affiliated with the West Des Moines Public Library.

Tech One-on-One

10:30am - 11:00am
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Millie Knee Classroom
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Program
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 3
Event Details:

Tech One-on-One 

Tech One-on-One

11:00am - 11:30am
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Millie Knee Classroom
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Program
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 3
Event Details:

Tech One-on-One 

Welcome to Medicare presented by SHIIP

6:00pm - 8:00pm
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Community Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Program
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 34
Event Details:

Are you going to be eligible for Medicare in the near future?  Have you been on Medicare for awhile and want to better understand what it offers?  Do you have a family member you help with Medicare issues? Please join us for a free

Geanna Grove HOA

7:30pm - 8:30pm
Library Branch: Main Branch
Room: Community Room
Purpose of Meeting

Annual meeting
*This program is not sponsored by or affiliated with the West Des Moines Public Library.

WDM Writer's Group

10:00am - 1:00pm
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.