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Jun
17
2018
Sun
Closing
Library Closed - Summer Sundays
Description:
The Library is Closed on Sundays in the Summer. We reopen at 9am on Monday.
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9 am |
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This event is in the "Babies" group.
This event is in the "Toddlers" group.
This event is in the "Babies" group.
This event is in the "Toddlers" group.
Jun
19
2018
Tue
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Main Branch
Room:
StoryRoom
Age Group:
Babies,
Toddlers
Program Type:
Storytime
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:
Simple stories, gentle tunes, flannel boards, and nursery rhymes.
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10 am |
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This event is in the "School-Age Children" group.
School-Age Children
Closed
This event is in the "School-Age Children" group.
Jun
18
2018
Mon
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Main Branch
Room:
Community Room
Age Group:
School-Age Children
Program Type:
Craft
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:
Do your current pets not rock hard enough? Make your own pet! Join us as we make pet rocks that are already house trained and will always obey your commands (as long as you tell it to "stay"). For ages 7-12. Registration required.
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This event is in the "Babies" group.
This event is in the "Toddlers" group.
This event is in the "Babies" group.
This event is in the "Toddlers" group.
Jun
19
2018
Tue
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Main Branch
Room:
StoryRoom
Age Group:
Babies,
Toddlers
Program Type:
Storytime
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:
Simple stories, gentle tunes, flannel boards, and nursery rhymes.
This event is in the "Babies" group.
This event is in the "Toddlers" group.
This event is in the "Babies" group.
This event is in the "Toddlers" group.
Jun
19
2018
Tue
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Main Branch
Room:
StoryRoom
Age Group:
Babies,
Toddlers
Program Type:
Storytime
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:
Simple stories, gentle tunes, flannel boards, and nursery rhymes.
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This event is in the "Babies" group.
This event is in the "Toddlers" group.
This event is in the "Preschool" group.
Babies,
Toddlers,
Preschool
This event is in the "Babies" group.
This event is in the "Toddlers" group.
This event is in the "Preschool" group.
Jun
20
2018
Wed
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Main Branch
Room:
Community Room
Age Group:
Babies,
Toddlers,
Preschool
Program Type:
Storytime
Event Details:
Build a lifetime love of books and reading. Join us as we share stories, songs, and interactive rhymes with an early literacy focus. For ages 0-6 w/adult. No registration.
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This event is in the "Toddlers" group.
This event is in the "Preschool" group.
Toddlers,
Preschool
Closed
This event is in the "Toddlers" group.
This event is in the "Preschool" group.
Jun
21
2018
Thu
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Main Branch
Room:
Community Room
Age Group:
Toddlers,
Preschool
Program Type:
Program
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:
Enjoy some "sneaky learning" with a fun morning of block play at the library! We will provide a variety of block stations for you and your young child to explore. For ages 1-6. Registration required.
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This event is in the "Babies" group.
This event is in the "Toddlers" group.
This event is in the "Preschool" group.
This event is in the "School-Age Children" group.
Babies,
Toddlers,
Preschool,
School-Age Children
This event is in the "Babies" group.
This event is in the "Toddlers" group.
This event is in the "Preschool" group.
This event is in the "School-Age Children" group.
Jun
22
2018
Fri
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Main Branch
Room:
Community Room
Age Group:
Babies,
Toddlers,
Preschool,
School-Age Children
Program Type:
Film
Event Details:
Join us on Friday mornings for shorter movies (approx. 40 minutes). No registration is needed, though space is limited. Today's showing will feature Thomas & Friends.
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Jun
23
2018
Sat
Catholic Schoolhouse Homeschool Group
Library Branch:
Main Branch
Room:
Community Room
Purpose of Meeting
Informational meeting for upcoming school year
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Jun
23
2018
Sat
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Main Branch
Room:
Millie Knee Classroom
Age Group:
Adults
Program Type:
Meeting
Event Details:
For accomplished or aspiring writers...informal meetings, writing exercises, share writing, and constructive criticism. Any form of writing is encouraged. Questions? Call 515-222-3413
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11 am |
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12 pm |
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Library Branch:
Main Branch
Room:
Millie Knee Classroom
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1 pm |
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This event is in the "School-Age Children" group.
School-Age Children
Closed
This event is in the "School-Age Children" group.
Jun
18
2018
Mon
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Main Branch
Room:
Community Room
Age Group:
School-Age Children
Program Type:
Program
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:
Build an enclosure for Humpty Dumpty and see if you can keep him from breaking! Construction begins at 1:00PM and we will move outdoors to test our creations starting at 1:30PM. For ages 5-12. Registration required.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
Jun
18
2018
Mon
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Main Branch
Room:
Millie Knee Classroom
Age Group:
Teens
Program Type:
Program
Required
Seats Remaining:
6
Event Details:
Build an enclosure for Humpty Dumpty and see if you can keep him from breaking! Construction begins at 1:00PM and we will move outdoors to test our creations starting at 1:30PM. For ages 12-18. Registration required.
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This event is in the "School-Age Children" group.
School-Age Children
Closed
This event is in the "School-Age Children" group.
Jun
19
2018
Tue
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Main Branch
Room:
Community Room
Age Group:
School-Age Children
Program Type:
Craft
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:
Do your current pets not rock hard enough? Make your own pet! Join us as we make pet rocks that are already house trained and will always obey your commands (as long as you tell it to "stay"). For ages 7-12. Registration required.
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This event is in the "School-Age Children" group.
School-Age Children
Closed
This event is in the "School-Age Children" group.
Jun
20
2018
Wed
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Main Branch
Room:
Community Room
Age Group:
School-Age Children
Program Type:
Program
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:
I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream! Join us for a fun afternoon of mixing up our favorite summer treat. For ages 7-12. Registration required.
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This event is in the "School-Age Children" group.
School-Age Children
Closed
This event is in the "School-Age Children" group.
Jun
21
2018
Thu
Life Around the Pond
Closed
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Main Branch
Room:
Community Room
Age Group:
School-Age Children
Program Type:
Program,
Performer
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:
Join Melanie Perry, West Des Moines naturalist as we discover all the mysteries of the library pond. For ages 5-12. Registration required.
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This event is in the "Preschool" group.
This event is in the "School-Age Children" group.
Preschool,
School-Age Children
This event is in the "Preschool" group.
This event is in the "School-Age Children" group.
Jun
22
2018
Fri
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Main Branch
Room:
Community Room
Age Group:
Preschool,
School-Age Children
Program Type:
Film
Event Details:
All movies are shown at 1:30 p.m. in the Library Community Room. No registration is needed, though space is limited. Today's movie will be Captain Underpants (PG; 99 minutes).
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2 pm |
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This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Jun
19
2018
Tue
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Main Branch
Room:
Millie Knee Classroom
Age Group:
Adults
Program Type:
Program
Required
Seats Remaining:
17
Event Details:
In keeping with this year's Summer Reading Club theme -- Libraries Rock! -- train your brain with music-related cross-word puzzles, word searches, and other challenges…or just bring your coloring book along! Ages 18 & up.
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This event is in the "School-Age Children" group.
School-Age Children
Closed
This event is in the "School-Age Children" group.
Jun
20
2018
Wed
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Main Branch
Room:
Community Room
Age Group:
School-Age Children
Program Type:
Program
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:
I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream! Join us for a fun afternoon of mixing up our favorite summer treat. For ages 7-12. Registration required.
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This event is in the "School-Age Children" group.
School-Age Children
Closed
This event is in the "School-Age Children" group.
Jun
21
2018
Thu
Life Around the Pond
Closed
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Main Branch
Room:
Community Room
Age Group:
School-Age Children
Program Type:
Program,
Performer
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:
Join Melanie Perry, West Des Moines naturalist as we discover all the mysteries of the library pond. For ages 5-12. Registration required.
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3 pm |
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4 pm |
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This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Jun
19
2018
Tue
WDM Library Board of Trustees Meeting
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Main Branch
Room:
Millie Knee Classroom
Age Group:
Adults
Program Type:
Meeting
Event Details:
Monthly meeting of the WDM Library Board of Trustees.
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Jun
22
2018
Fri
Transcendental Meditation
Library Branch:
Main Branch
Room:
Millie Knee Classroom
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5 pm |
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Library Branch:
Main Branch
Room:
Community Room
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This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Jun
22
2018
Fri
Papercrafts C.L.U.B.
Closed
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Main Branch
Room:
Community Room
Age Group:
Adults
Program Type:
Craft,
Program
Required
Seats Remaining:
20
Event Details:
Scrapbooks, greeting cards, book folding, or coloring...we wecome all adult papercrafters! Bring a project and your own supplies (no sales at the event). We'll provide space, snacks, and cutting tools.
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6 pm |
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Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Main Branch
This event is in the "Babies" group.
This event is in the "Toddlers" group.
This event is in the "Preschool" group.
Babies,
Toddlers,
Preschool
This event is in the "Babies" group.
This event is in the "Toddlers" group.
This event is in the "Preschool" group.
Jun
18
2018
Mon
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Main Branch
Room:
StoryRoom
Age Group:
Babies,
Toddlers,
Preschool
Program Type:
Storytime
Event Details:
Build a lifetime love of books and reading. Join us as we share stories, songs, and interactive rhymes with an early literacy focus. For ages 0-6 w/adult. No registration.
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Jun
19
2018
Tue
WDMCS Community Education
Library Branch:
Main Branch
Room:
Community Room
Purpose of Meeting
Strong communities actively include and engage people of all backgrounds. The “Meet Your Neighbors” series offers opportunities to understand why people from all around the world are making West Des Moines and surrounding communities their new home.
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Jun
21
2018
Thu
First Time Home Buyer Seminar
Library Branch:
Main Branch
Room:
Millie Knee Classroom
Purpose of Meeting
Buying a home is one of the biggest decisions you will ever make. If you have been thinking about purchasing it is important to be well educated about the process.
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