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Apr
9
2023
Sun
Closing
Library Closed - Easter
Description:
We will be closed on Sunday, April 9 in observance of Easter. We will reopen at 9AM on Monday.
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This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Drop-in Activity: Poetry Terrariums
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Main Branch
Age Group:
Adults
Program Type:
Craft
Event Details:
In April, we invite you to make your own Poetry Terrarium. Just what is a Poetry Terrarium? It combines snips of words and poetry in a small, clear box with tiny found objects (like keys or lego pieces).
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9 am |
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This event is in the "Babies" group.
This event is in the "Babies" group.
Apr
10
2023
Mon
Lapsit Storytime (Registration Required)
Closed
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Main Branch
Room:
StoryRoom
Required
Seats Remaining:
8
Event Details:
Using puppets, rhymes, songs, and short stories, we will engage baby and caregiver in language-rich activities designed for pre-walking babies.
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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.
Apr
11
2023
Tue
Toddler Storytime (Registration Required)
Closed
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.
Apr
11
2023
Tue
Senior Living training - Jaybird Senior Living / Edencrest Senior Living
Library Branch:
Main Branch
Room:
Community Room
Purpose of Meeting
Training meeting for Senior Living staff on assisting seniors with the Assisted Living, Memory Care process and how best to assist them.
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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.
Apr
12
2023
Wed
Baby Doll Storytime (Registration Required)
Closed
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Main Branch
Room:
StoryRoom
Age Group:
Toddlers,
Preschool
Program Type:
Storytime
Required
Seats Remaining:
4
Event Details:
Bring a favorite doll/stuffed animal or use one of ours and join us for Baby Doll Storytime. This program is inspired by Dr.
Apr
12
2023
Wed
Newcomers Compass Club of Des Moines
Library Branch:
Main Branch
Room:
Community Room
Purpose of Meeting
Monthly Board of Directors Meeting - Newcomers Compass Club 501c non profit
*This program is not sponsored by or affiliated with the West Des Moines Public Library.
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Library Branch:
Main Branch
Room:
Community Room
Purpose of Meeting
Cultural Awareness
*This program is not sponsored by or affiliated with the West Des Moines Public Library.
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10 am |
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This event is in the "Babies" group.
This event is in the "Babies" group.
Apr
10
2023
Mon
Lapsit Storytime (Registration Required)
Closed
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Main Branch
Room:
StoryRoom
Required
Seats Remaining:
9
Event Details:
Using puppets, rhymes, songs, and short stories, we will engage baby and caregiver in language-rich activities designed for pre-walking babies.
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This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Apr
11
2023
Tue
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
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Apr
11
2023
Tue
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
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.
Apr
11
2023
Tue
Toddler Storytime (Registration Required)
Closed
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:
1
Event Details:
Simple stories, gentle tunes, flannel boards, and nursery rhymes.
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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.
Apr
12
2023
Wed
Baby Doll Storytime (Registration Required)
Closed
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Main Branch
Room:
StoryRoom
Age Group:
Toddlers,
Preschool
Program Type:
Storytime
Required
Seats Remaining:
7
Event Details:
Bring a favorite doll/stuffed animal or use one of ours and join us for Baby Doll Storytime. This program is inspired by Dr.
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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.
Apr
13
2023
Thu
Family Storytime (Registration Required)
Closed
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
Required
Seats Remaining:
20
Event Details:
Join us 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!
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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.
Apr
14
2023
Fri
Family Storytime (Registration Required)
Closed
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
Required
Seats Remaining:
13
Event Details:
Join us 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!
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This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Apr
15
2023
Sat
New Device Tech Help!
Closed
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:
3
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Apr
15
2023
Sat
New Device Tech Help!
Closed
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:
3
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.
Apr
15
2023
Sat
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:
Drop in and join us in the storyroom for Saturday Storytime! Build a lifetime love of books and reading 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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11 am |
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This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Apr
11
2023
Tue
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
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This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Apr
15
2023
Sat
New Device Tech Help!
Closed
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:
3
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12 pm |
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1 pm |
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This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Apr
11
2023
Tue
Color Connection: Adult Coloring Club
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:
Craft
Event Details:
Relax, unwind and color your stress away! Studies show that coloring can have a calming effect on the mind and help promote wellness. It's also a way to connect with others, even if it's in a quiet environment.
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This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Apr
15
2023
Sat
Learn to play the harmonica with Blues musician Malcolm Wells
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Main Branch
Room:
Community Room
Age Group:
Teens,
Adults
Program Type:
Performer
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2 pm |
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3 pm |
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This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
Apr
12
2023
Wed
Teen Advisory Board (TAB)
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Library Branch:
Main Branch
Room:
Teen Center
Age Group:
Teens
Program Type:
Program
Event Details:
Are you in grades 6-12, and interested in making the library a better place for teens? Then the WDM Public Library’s Teen Advisory Board (TAB) is for you!
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Apr
15
2023
Sat
Iowa Tamil Association Yogeshwari Ramraj
Library Branch:
Main Branch
Room:
Community Room
Purpose of Meeting
Kids dance practice
*This program is not sponsored by or affiliated with the West Des Moines Public Library.
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4 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.
Apr
11
2023
Tue
Kids Club Read - Lola Levine is Not Mean
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:
Book Club
Required
Seats Remaining:
2
Event Details:
If you like to read and talk about books, this club is for you. Join us for discussion and activities related to this month's book, Lola Levine is Not Mean! by Monica Brown.
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5 pm |
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This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
Apr
14
2023
Fri
RESCHEDULED DATE: Nerf Night - Teens
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:
3
Event Details:
RESCHEDULED DATE! You do NOT have to register again. This program was originally scheduled for 2/10/23.
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6 pm |
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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.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Babies,
Toddlers,
Preschool,
School-Age Children,
Teens,
Adults
Closed
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.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Apr
10
2023
Mon
Family Night at the Library! - Sensory Crafts!
Closed
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,
Teens,
Adults
Required
Seats Remaining:
7
Event Details:
Join Nate for a fun family activity! We'll be doing something different each month. This month, we'll be making fun crafts that you and your kids can squish, mold, and play with. For all ages.
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Apr
11
2023
Tue
Iowa Malayalee Association cultural activity
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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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.
Apr
12
2023
Wed
Family Storytime (Registration Required)
Closed
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
Required
Seats Remaining:
14
Event Details:
For the month of April, join us in the Story Room for this class featuring stories, songs, and rhymes followed by gross and fine motor play all with an early literacy focus in the Community Room!
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This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Apr
13
2023
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 Young Adult books? Are you looking for a book club that doesn’t take itself too seriously? Then YA Not join us for YA Not Club Read!
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7 pm |
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This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Apr
10
2023
Mon
Club Read: Hybrid Edition
Closed
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:
Book Club
Required
Seats Remaining: Unlimited
Event Details:
Join Alana and Amy on Monday, April 10th at 7:00 p.m. for Club Read, a book club for adults. You may join us in the Millie Knee Classroom at the library or through Zoom.
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This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Apr
14
2023
Fri
RESCHEDULED DATE: Nerf Night - Adults
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:
Program
Required
Seats Remaining:
3
Event Details:
RESCHEDULED DATE! You do NOT have to register again. This program was originally scheduled for 2/10/23.
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