Week Calendar

Simple stories, gentle tunes, flannel boards, and nursery rhymes.

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!

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!

Simple stories, gentle tunes, flannel boards, and nursery rhymes.

Simple stories, gentle tunes, flannel boards, and nursery rhymes.

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. 

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!

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!

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.

Join us for a panel of local, self-published authors for a moderated discussion on their work, their processes, and their road to self-publication.  With authors from a variety of genres and interests, it's sure to be a fasci