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This event is in the "All Ages" group.
This event is in the "All Ages" group.
Library Card Sign-Up Month Display
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Library Branch:
Main Branch
Room:
Lobby Display Case
Age Group:
All Ages
Program Type:
Exhibit
Event Details:
September is Library Card Sign-Up Month!
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This event is in the "All Ages" group.
This event is in the "All Ages" group.
2023 Constitution Week Display
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Library Branch:
Main Branch
Room:
Lobby Display Case
Age Group:
All Ages
Program Type:
Exhibit
Event Details:
The display by the local Children of the American Revolution (C.A.R.) society and the Jean Marie Cardinell DAR Chapter continues the commitment to encourage study, celebrate, inspire and educate the public about this founding document. The C
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This event is in the "Babies" group.
This event is in the "Babies" group.
Sep
11
2023
Mon
Lapsit Storytime (Registration Required)
Closed
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Library Branch:
Main Branch
Room:
StoryRoom
Required
Seats Remaining:
1
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.
Sep
12
2023
Tue
Toddler Storytime (Registration Required)
Closed
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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 "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.
Sep
13
2023
Wed
Baby Doll Storytime (Registration Required)
Closed
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Library Branch:
Main Branch
Room:
StoryRoom
Age Group:
Toddlers,
Preschool
Program Type:
Storytime
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
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 "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.
Sep
16
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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10 am |
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This event is in the "Babies" group.
This event is in the "Babies" group.
Sep
11
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: 0
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.
Sep
12
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.
Sep
13
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: 0
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.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Sep
13
2023
Wed
Mindfulness and Meditation for Seniors
Closed
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Library Branch:
Main Branch
Room:
Community Room
Age Group:
Adults
Program Type:
Program
Required
Seats Remaining:
5
Event Details:
A regular meditation practice can help you cultivate kindness and inner peace -- two things we desperately need in these stressful times.
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This event is in the "Toddlers" group.
This event is in the "Preschool" group.
This event is in the "Toddlers" group.
This event is in the "Preschool" group.
Sep
14
2023
Thu
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 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!
For ages 2-6 w/adult.
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This event is in the "Toddlers" group.
This event is in the "Preschool" group.
This event is in the "Toddlers" group.
This event is in the "Preschool" group.
Sep
15
2023
Fri
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 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!
For ages 2-6 w/adult.
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This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Sep
16
2023
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:
Program
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
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.
Sep
16
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.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Sep
16
2023
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:
Program
Required
Seats Remaining:
3
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11 am |
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This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Sep
16
2023
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:
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.
Sep
12
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 "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Sep
16
2023
Sat
Cancelled
Reading Nature: A Forest Therapy Walk and Book Discussion
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Library Branch:
Main Branch
Room:
Community Room
Age Group:
Adults
Program Type:
Program
Event Details:
Are you looking to reconnect with the natural world while sharing some readings about time spent in the outdoors?
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2 pm |
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Sep
10
2023
Sun
How To: Divide and Transplant Perennials
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Library Branch:
Main Branch
Room:
Community Room
Age Group:
Adults
Program Type:
Program
Event Details:
Have your irises slowly taken over your garden? Do you have day lilies that are crowding out their neighbors?
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3 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.
Sep
13
2023
Wed
After School Adventures - Lego Club!
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:
10
Event Details:
Join us in the Community Room after school to embark on an adventure! Sign up these month and participate in a building challenge using everyone’s favorite interlocking brick system. For ages 5-12, registration required.
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4 pm |
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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.
Toddlers,
Preschool,
School-Age Children,
Teens,
Adults
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.
Sep
11
2023
Mon
Welcoming Week book talk with WDMCS and author Erlin Kakkanad
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Main Branch
Room:
Community Room
Age Group:
Toddlers,
Preschool,
School-Age Children,
Teens,
Adults
Program Type:
Author Event
Event Details:
The West Des Moines Community Schools, with the cooperation of West Des Moines Public Library as host site, is hosting a book talk about "Happy in Your Skin: Is Rafa Different?," Erlin's award-winning debut children's book.
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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.
Sep
12
2023
Tue
Kids Club Read - Dragons and Marshmallows (#1 Zoey and Sassafras series)
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: 0
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 Dragons and Marshmallows (#1 Zoey and Sassafras) by Asia Citro.
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5 pm |
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6 pm |
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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.
Toddlers,
Preschool,
School-Age Children,
Teens,
Adults
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.
Sep
11
2023
Mon
Welcoming Week book talk with WDMCS and author Erlin Kakkanad
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Main Branch
Room:
Community Room
Age Group:
Toddlers,
Preschool,
School-Age Children,
Teens,
Adults
Program Type:
Author Event
Event Details:
The West Des Moines Community Schools, with the cooperation of West Des Moines Public Library as host site, is hosting a book talk about "Happy in Your Skin: Is Rafa Different?," Erlin's award-winning debut children's book.
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Sep
12
2023
Tue
Iowa Malayalee Association
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.
This event is in the "Toddlers" group.
This event is in the "Preschool" group.
Sep
13
2023
Wed
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 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!
For ages 2-6 w/adult.
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This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
Sep
14
2023
Thu
Teen Zinemaking Workshop
Closed
Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened.
Library Branch:
Main Branch
Room:
Teen Center
Age Group:
Teens
Program Type:
Craft
Required
Seats Remaining:
15
Event Details:
For this program, attendees may work individually or collaboratively to create their own zine (short for magazine). Materials will be provided, but attendees are welcome to bring their own favorite crafting supplies as well!
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Sep
14
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: 0
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.
Sep
11
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, September 11th 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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