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Name: Saturday Storytime Special: Dino Days with Liz Bedia
Start: 2024-11-16T10:30:00-06:00
End: 2024-11-16T11:30:00-06:00
Location: West Des Moines Public Library

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Saturday Storytime Special: Dino Days with Liz Bedia

Saturday, November 16, 2024 at 10:30am - 11:30am

Community Room at Main Branch

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Celebrate Dinovember with a very special Saturday Storytime with local author Elizabeth Bedia! Join us for storytime and a craft and a chance to purchase signed copies of Ms. Bedia...

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Library Branch: Main Branch

Room: Community Room

Age Group: Preschool

Program Type: Storytime, Performer

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Celebrate Dinovember with a very special Saturday Storytime with local author Elizabeth Bedia! Join us for storytime and a craft and a chance to purchase signed copies of Ms. Bedia's books from Storyhouse Bookpub.

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9 am		This event is in the "Babies" group. This event is in the "Toddlers" group. Drop-in Mother Goose 9:30am - 10:00am Babies, Toddlers This event is in the "Babies" group. This event is in the "Toddlers" group. 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 Event Details: Simple stories, gentle tunes, flannel boards, and nursery rhymes.	This event is in the "Babies" group. Drop-in Lapsit Lambs 9:30am - 10:15am Babies This event is in the "Babies" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Main Branch Room: StoryRoom Age Group: Babies Event Details: Using puppets, rhymes, songs, and short stories, we will engage baby and caregiver in language-rich activities designed for pre-walking babies. We will spotlight sensory stimulation, animal sounds, fine and gross motor skills, and of course FUN!	This event is in the "Babies" group. This event is in the "Toddlers" group. This event is in the "Preschool" group. Drop-in Family Storytime 9:30am - 10:00am Babies, Toddlers, Preschool This event is in the "Babies" group. This event is in the "Toddlers" group. This event is in the "Preschool" group. 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.	This event is in the "Babies" group. Drop-in Lapsit Lambs 9:30am - 10:15am Babies This event is in the "Babies" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Main Branch Room: StoryRoom Age Group: Babies Event Details: Using puppets, rhymes, songs, and short stories, we will engage baby and caregiver in language-rich activities designed for pre-walking babies. We will spotlight sensory stimulation, animal sounds, fine and gross motor skills, and of course FUN!
10 am		This event is in the "Babies" group. This event is in the "Toddlers" group. Drop-in Mother Goose 10:00am - 10:30am Babies, Toddlers This event is in the "Babies" group. This event is in the "Toddlers" group. 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 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. Drop-in Mother Goose 10:30am - 11:00am Babies, Toddlers This event is in the "Babies" group. This event is in the "Toddlers" group. 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 Event Details: Simple stories, gentle tunes, flannel boards, and nursery rhymes.	This event is in the "Adults" group. Tech One-on-One 10:00am - 10:30am Adults Closed Required This event is in the "Adults" group. Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Main Branch Room: Pond View Room (defunct) Age Group: Adults Program Type: Program Required Seats Remaining: 1 Event Details: Tech One-on-One – Pondview Room. This event is in the "Toddlers" group. This event is in the "Preschool" group. Nature Storytime with Melanie Perry 10:30am - 11:00am Toddlers, Preschool This event is in the "Toddlers" group. This event is in the "Preschool" group. 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: Storytime Event Details: Join Melanie Perry, our very own West Des Moines Naturalist, for a special nature storytime series. Each week will feature fun stories and a special friend from the Nature Lodge! For ages 2-6, no registration required. This event is in the "Adults" group. Tech One-on-One 10:30am - 11:00am Adults Closed Required This event is in the "Adults" group. Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Main Branch Room: Pond View Room (defunct) Age Group: Adults Program Type: Program Required Seats Remaining: 1 Event Details: Tech One-on-One – Pondview Room. This event is in the "Babies" group. Drop-in Lapsit Lambs 10:30am - 11:15am Babies This event is in the "Babies" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Main Branch Room: StoryRoom Age Group: Babies Event Details: Using puppets, rhymes, songs, and short stories, we will engage baby and caregiver in language-rich activities designed for pre-walking babies. We will spotlight sensory stimulation, animal sounds, fine and gross motor skills, and of course FUN!	This event is in the "Babies" group. This event is in the "Toddlers" group. This event is in the "Preschool" group. Drop-in Family Storytime 10:30am - 11:00am Babies, Toddlers, Preschool This event is in the "Babies" group. This event is in the "Toddlers" group. This event is in the "Preschool" group. 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.	This event is in the "Babies" group. Drop-in Lapsit Lambs 10:30am - 11:15am Babies This event is in the "Babies" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Main Branch Room: StoryRoom Age Group: Babies Event Details: Using puppets, rhymes, songs, and short stories, we will engage baby and caregiver in language-rich activities designed for pre-walking babies. We will spotlight sensory stimulation, animal sounds, fine and gross motor skills, and of course FUN! This event is in the "Babies" group. This event is in the "Toddlers" group. This event is in the "Preschool" group. Drop-in Oliver's Puppy Tales 10:30am - 11:15am Babies, Toddlers, Preschool This event is in the "Babies" group. This event is in the "Toddlers" group. This event is in the "Preschool" group. 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: Join puppy Oliver in the Community Room for this class featuring stories, songs, and rhymes followed by gross and fine motor play all with an early literacy focus! For ages 0-6 w/adult. No registration.	This event is in the "Babies" group. This event is in the "Toddlers" group. This event is in the "Preschool" group. Drop-in Oliver's Puppy Tales 10:30am - 11:15am Babies, Toddlers, Preschool This event is in the "Babies" group. This event is in the "Toddlers" group. This event is in the "Preschool" group. 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: Join puppy Oliver in the Community Room for this class featuring stories, songs, and rhymes followed by gross and fine motor play all with an early literacy focus! For ages 0-6 w/adult. No registration.
11 am			This event is in the "Adults" group. Tech One-on-One 11:00am - 11:30am Adults Closed Required This event is in the "Adults" group. Closed Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Main Branch Room: Pond View Room (defunct) Age Group: Adults Program Type: Program Required Seats Remaining: 1 Event Details: Tech One-on-One – Pondview Room.
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2 pm	This event is in the "Adults" group. Music 792 & You: Blues Series -- Scott Davis 2:30pm - 4:00pm Adults This event is in the "Adults" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Main Branch Room: Community Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Program, Performer Event Details: Featuring the history of the blues with Scott Davis. Facilitated by Central Iowa Blues Society Music Education.						Reservation Lego League World Championship Meeting 2:00pm - 4:00pm Library Branch: Main Branch Room: Community Room
3 pm				This event is in the "Teens" group. Word 3:00pm - 5:00pm Teens Closed Required This event is in the "Teens" group. 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: 30 Event Details: Word is a space for you to do homework, hang out with your friends, talk, watching movies, or maybe even make something. It’ll be low-key, and you don’t need to register.
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5 pm			This event is in the "Adults" group. WDM Library Friends Foundation Meeting 5:30pm - 6:30pm Adults This event is in the "Adults" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Main Branch Room: Community Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Meeting		Reservation Jordan Creek Condos HOA Annual Meeting 5:30pm - 7:30pm Library Branch: Main Branch Room: Community Room
6 pm		This event is in the "All Ages" group. Drop-in Chess Club with Ben Munson 6:30pm - 9:00pm All Ages This event is in the "All Ages" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. 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. Drop-in Family Storytime 6:45pm - 7:15pm Babies, Toddlers, Preschool This event is in the "Babies" group. This event is in the "Toddlers" group. This event is in the "Preschool" group. 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.	This event is in the "Adults" group. Medicare Basics 6:00pm - 7:00pm Adults This event is in the "Adults" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Main Branch Room: Pond View Room (defunct) Age Group: Adults Program Type: Program Event Details: If you are turning 65 or approaching retirement, you are invited to a FREE Medicare Education seminar. This seminar will provide you with the following: This event is in the "Adults" group. Author Event: Chef Terrie Kohl 6:30pm - 8:00pm Adults This event is in the "Adults" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Main Branch Room: Community Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Author Event Event Details: Country Club Market founder Chef Terrie Kohl presents her cookbook Bringing Friends and Family Back Around the Table featuring 171 recipes. There may even be a cooking demonstration!	Reservation Greenbrier Estates 6:00pm - 9:00pm Library Branch: Main Branch Room: Community Room Purpose of Meeting Annual HOA meeting		This event is in the "Adults" group. Holiday Cards CANCELLED 6:30pm - 8:30pm Adults This event is in the "Adults" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Main Branch Age Group: Adults Program Type: Craft, Program Event Details: Make three love-ly handmade Valentine cards for special friends or family. Sponsored by the WDM Library Friends Foundation. Registration required.

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