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Jul
7
2019
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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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.
Jul
9
2019
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 "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.
Jul
8
2019
Mon
Des Moines Children's Museum
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
Event Details:
The Des Moines Children’s Museum will provide a fun, safe, and educational environment for young children and their families to explore the arts, nature, and the world around them.
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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.
Jul
9
2019
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.
Jul
9
2019
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.
Jul
10
2019
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 "Babies" group.
This event is in the "Babies" group.
Jul
11
2019
Thu
Babies on the Move- Water Playtime!
Closed
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Main Branch
Room:
Community Room
Age Group:
Babies
Program Type:
Program
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:
Join us for a special playtime just for ages 1month-18 months. We will be outside exploring water through multiple stations for active and sensory play. Wear appropriate clothing. Program may be held indoors depending on weather conditions.
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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.
Jul
12
2019
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 Fancy Nancy.
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This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Jul
13
2019
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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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.
Jul
8
2019
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
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:
Join us for a fun afternoon in outerspace! Put your crafting skills to the test and make a rocket that's out of this world! 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.
Jul
9
2019
Tue
Life Around the Pond
Closed
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Library Branch:
Main Branch
Room:
Community Room
Age Group:
School-Age Children
Program Type:
Program,
Performer
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:
For ages 5-12. Registration required. Join Melanie Perry, West Des Moines naturalist as we discover all the mysteries of the library pond.
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This event is in the "Preschool" group.
This event is in the "School-Age Children" group.
Preschool,
School-Age Children
Closed
This event is in the "Preschool" group.
This event is in the "School-Age Children" group.
Jul
11
2019
Thu
Reptiles of Iowa with Polk County Conservation
Closed
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Library Branch:
Main Branch
Room:
Community Room
Age Group:
Preschool,
School-Age Children
Program Type:
Performer
Required
Seats Remaining:
5
Event Details:
Join a Polk County Conservation Naturalist to learn more about these scaly creatures people love to hate. We'll discuss characteristics and types of Iowa reptiles and even meet a live reptile. For ages 3-12. 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.
Jul
12
2019
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 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (PG; 142 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.
Jul
9
2019
Tue
Color Connection: Adult Coloring Club
Closed
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Library Branch:
Main Branch
Room:
Millie Knee Classroom
Age Group:
Adults
Program Type:
Craft,
Program
Required
Seats Remaining:
18
Event Details:
Guaranteed to cure rheumatism, chill blains, and toothache! Okay, not really, but it IS relaxing and F-U-N! We’ll have markers, colored pencils, and coloring sheets (or you can bring your own supplies). Make the color connection!
This event is in the "School-Age Children" group.
School-Age Children
Closed
This event is in the "School-Age Children" group.
Jul
9
2019
Tue
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:
For ages 5-12. Registration required. Join Melanie Perry, West Des Moines naturalist as we discover all the mysteries of the library pond.
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This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
Jul
10
2019
Wed
Stranger Things Shrinky Dinks
Closed
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Main Branch
Room:
Community Room
Age Group:
Teens
Program Type:
Program
Required
Seats Remaining:
2
Event Details:
For ages 12-18. Registration required. Turn our Stranger Things-inspired artwork into a necklace or keychain with the awe-inspiring shrinking plastic.
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Library Branch:
Main Branch
Room:
Community Room
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3 pm |
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4 pm |
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5 pm |
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6 pm |
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This event is in the "All Ages" group.
This event is in the "All Ages" group.
Jul
8
2019
Mon
Drop-in Chess Club with Ben Munson
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Library Branch:
Main Branch
Room:
Community Room
Age Group:
All Ages
Program Type:
Program
Event Details:
A non-competitive environment for playing chess, learning chess or discussing all things chess. This is a drop-in event. No registration is required. Program is not monitored by Library staff.
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.
Jul
8
2019
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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Jul
9
2019
Tue
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network
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.
Jul
11
2019
Thu
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Main Branch
Room:
Community Room
Age Group:
Adults
Program Type:
Book Club
Required
Seats Remaining:
7
Event Details:
Are you a "Grown Up" but you like to read and talk about Young Adult books? Are you looking for a book club that doesn’t take itself too seriously? Then join us for the Library’s newest book club – YA Not Club Read!
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