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This event is in the "All Ages" group.
This event is in the "All Ages" group.
Banned Books Week Display
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Library Branch:
Main Branch
Room:
Lobby Display Case
Age Group:
All Ages
Program Type:
Exhibit
Event Details:
Banned Books Week is October 1-7, 2023. Enjoy a staff display celebrating the uniting power of books.
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This event is in the "Babies" group.
This event is in the "Babies" group.
Oct
9
2023
Mon
Lapsit Storytime (Registration Required)
Closed
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Library Branch:
Main Branch
Room:
StoryRoom
Required
Seats Remaining:
2
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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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.
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.
Oct
10
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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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.
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.
Oct
11
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:
1
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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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.
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.
Oct
14
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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Library Branch:
Main Branch
Room:
Community Room
This event is in the "Babies" group.
This event is in the "Babies" group.
Oct
9
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:
6
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.
Oct
10
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.
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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.
Oct
11
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.
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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.
Oct
12
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.
Oct
13
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.
Oct
14
2023
Sat
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Library Branch:
Main Branch
Room:
Southwoods Room
Age Group:
Adults
Program Type:
Program
Event Details:
This in-person group is open to aspiring authors of all experience levels. Each participant brings an approximately 1500-word excerpt of their work-in-progress to read aloud.
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.
Oct
14
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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12 pm |
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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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1 pm |
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
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.
Oct
8
2023
Sun
Sensory Spaces @ WDM Library
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Library Branch:
Main Branch
Age Group:
Babies,
Toddlers,
Preschool,
School-Age Children,
Teens,
Adults
Program Type:
Program
Event Details:
Sensory Spaces are Metro area libraries offering special hours for members of the public who appreciate a sensory friendly environment.
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This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Oct
10
2023
Tue
Color Connection: Adult Coloring Club
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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.
Oct
14
2023
Sat
Blues Music from Matt Woods
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Library Branch:
Main Branch
Room:
Community Room
Age Group:
Teens,
Adults
Program Type:
Performer
Event Details:
The Library is very happy to welcome local musician Matt Woods for an afternoon of music.
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2 pm |
Oct
8
2023
Sun
Boone Progressors 4H Club
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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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.
Oct
11
2023
Wed
After School Adventures - Pumpkin Decorating
Closed
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Library Branch:
Main Branch
Room:
Community Room
Age Group:
School-Age Children
Program Type:
Program
Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:
Join us in the Community Room after school to embark on an adventure! This month, we’ll we’ll decorate pumpkins that you can take home or leave with us to decorate the library for fall!
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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.
Oct
10
2023
Tue
Kids Club Read - I Survived: The Great Chicago Fire, 1871
Closed
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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 I Survived the Great Chicago Fire, 1871 by Lauren Tarshis.
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5 pm |
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6 pm |
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This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Oct
9
2023
Mon
The Ground-breaking Men and Women of Fort Des Moines
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Library Branch:
Main Branch
Room:
Community Room
Age Group:
Adults
Program Type:
Program
Event Details:
Did you know that in 1917, 1,250 men came to Des Moines to be part of an experiment? This was the first officer training camp for Black men in United States military history.
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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.
Oct
11
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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Library Branch:
Main Branch
Room:
Community Room
Purpose of Meeting
provide an opportunity to educate and train local community members on how to assist in life threatening emergencies
*This program is not sponsored by or affiliated with the West Des Moines Public Library.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Oct
12
2023
Thu
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:
1
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.
Oct
9
2023
Mon
Club Read: Hybrid Edition
Closed
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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, October 9th 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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Library Branch:
Main Branch
Room:
Community Room
Purpose of Meeting
Annual HOA Meeting
*This program is not sponsored by or affiliated with the West Des Moines Public Library.
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