Name: Winter Reading 2025 begins!
Start: 2025-01-01
End: 2025-01-01
Location: West Des Moines Public Library

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Time	Sun (7/03)	Mon (7/04)	Tue (7/05)	Wed (7/06)	Fri (7/08)
All Day	This event is in the "All Ages" group. Invasive Plants Display All Day 7/1 - 7/30 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: Lobby Display Case Age Group: All Ages Program Type: Exhibit Event Details: Valley High School Senior, Nate Connolly, presents his honors project - a display of invasive plants in the West Des Moines prairies and woodlands.
		Closing Library Closed - Independence Day All Day Branches: Main Branch Description: The Library will be Closed for Independence Day. We will reopen at 9am on Tuesday.			This event is in the "Adults" group. Friday Craft for Adults - Folded Letter All Day 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 Event Details: Each 1st and 2nd Friday we will provide a craft project for adults to take home and enjoy. Available at the Adult Services Desk during library hours while supplies last.
					This event is in the "Toddlers" group. This event is in the "Preschool" group. This event is in the "School-Age Children" group. Friday Craft for Kids - Nature Rubbings All Day Toddlers, Preschool, School-Age Children This event is in the "Toddlers" group. This event is in the "Preschool" group. This event is in the "School-Age Children" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. 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.
10 am			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: Study Room A Age Group: Adults Program Type: Program Required Seats Remaining: 1 Event Details: Tech One-on-One This event is in the "School-Age Children" group. Summer Survivor 10:00am - 11:00am School-Age Children Closed Required This event is in the "School-Age Children" group. 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 Required Seats Remaining: 12 Event Details: For ages 7-12. Registration required. Join us outside for some amazing summer challenges. We'll see if you and your team have what it takes to survive. 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: Study Room A Age Group: Adults Program Type: Program Required Seats Remaining: 0 Event Details: Tech One-on-One
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: Study Room A Age Group: Adults Program Type: Program Required Seats Remaining: 0 Event Details: Tech One-on-One
12 pm
1 pm			This event is in the "School-Age Children" group. Summer Survivor 1:30pm - 2:30pm School-Age Children Closed Required This event is in the "School-Age Children" group. 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 Required Seats Remaining: 14 Event Details: For ages 7-12. Registration required. Join us outside for some amazing summer challenges. We'll see if you and your team have what it takes to survive.	This event is in the "School-Age Children" group. Learn to Hoop with Sparkle Hoop Dance 1:30pm - 2:30pm School-Age Children Closed Required This event is in the "School-Age Children" group. 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: Performer Required Seats Remaining: 0 Event Details: Join us for a fun afternoon of learning to hula hoop with Mary Boyvey of Sparkle Hoop Dance! Each participant will receive a hoop to take home, courtesy of the Friends of the Library Foundation.	This event is in the "Teens" group. Friday Flicks : Ghostbusters: Afterlife 1:30pm - 3:45pm Teens This event is in the "Teens" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Main Branch Room: Community Room Age Group: Teens 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 Ghostbusters: Afterlife (PG-13, 2h 4m).
2 pm
3 pm				This event is in the "School-Age Children" group. Learn to Hoop with Sparkle Hoop Dance 3:00pm - 4:00pm School-Age Children Closed Required This event is in the "School-Age Children" group. 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: Performer Required Seats Remaining: 2 Event Details: Join us for a fun afternoon of learning to hula hoop with Mary Boyvey of Sparkle Hoop Dance! Each participant will receive a hoop to take home, courtesy of the Friends of the Library Foundation.
4 pm
5 pm
6 pm			This event is in the "Adults" group. Dungeons & Dragons 6:00pm - 8:30pm 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: Southwoods Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Program Required Seats Remaining: 0 Event Details: Are you curious about the game Dungeons and Dragons? Have you played D&D before, but need a new group? Reservation WDM firefighters 6:15pm - 9:00pm Library Branch: Main Branch Room: Community Room Purpose of Meeting *This program is not sponsored by or affiliated with the West Des Moines Public Library.

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Winter Reading 2025 begins!

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Winter Reading 2025 begins!

Invasive Plants Display

Invasive Plants Display

Library Closed - Independence Day

Closing

Library Closed - Independence Day

Friday Craft for Adults - Folded Letter

Friday Craft for Adults - Folded Letter

Friday Craft for Kids - Nature Rubbings

Friday Craft for Kids - Nature Rubbings

Tech One-on-One

Tech One-on-One

Summer Survivor

Summer Survivor

Tech One-on-One

Tech One-on-One

Tech One-on-One

Tech One-on-One

Summer Survivor

Summer Survivor

Learn to Hoop with Sparkle Hoop Dance

Learn to Hoop with Sparkle Hoop Dance

Friday Flicks : Ghostbusters: Afterlife

Friday Flicks : Ghostbusters: Afterlife

Learn to Hoop with Sparkle Hoop Dance

Learn to Hoop with Sparkle Hoop Dance

Dungeons & Dragons

Dungeons & Dragons

WDM firefighters

WDM firefighters

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