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

On narrow displays, the weekly calendar is wider than the screen. You can side-scroll within this table to view events and reservations for the whole week.

Time	Sun (2/09)	Mon (2/10)	Tue (2/11)	Wed (2/12)	Thu (2/13)	Fri (2/14)	Sat (2/15)
All Day	This event is in the "All Ages" group. Katie Kitterman: Capturing Nature's Beauty Through Lens All Day 2/1 - 2/28 All Ages This event is in the "All Ages" group. Library Branch: Main Branch Room: Lobby Display Case Age Group: All Ages Program Type: Exhibit Event Details: Katie Kitterman: Capturing Nature's Beauty Through Lens
9 am		This event is in the "Babies" group. Lapsit Storytime 9:30am - 10:00am Babies This event is in the "Babies" group. Library Branch: Main Branch Room: StoryRoom Age Group: Babies Program Type: Storytime Event Details: Using puppets, rhymes, songs, and short stories, we will engage baby and caregiver in language-rich activities designed for pre-walking babies.	This event is in the "Babies" group. This event is in the "Toddlers" group. Toddler Storytime 9:30am - 10:00am Babies, Toddlers This event is in the "Babies" group. This event is in the "Toddlers" group. Library Branch: Main Branch Room: StoryRoom Age Group: Babies, Toddlers Program Type: Storytime Event Details: Simple stories, gentle tunes, flannel boards, and nursery rhymes.	This event is in the "Toddlers" group. This event is in the "Preschool" group. Baby Doll Storytime 9:30am - 10:00am Toddlers, Preschool This event is in the "Toddlers" group. This event is in the "Preschool" group. Library Branch: Main Branch Room: StoryRoom Age Group: Toddlers, Preschool Program Type: Storytime 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 "Babies" group. This event is in the "Toddlers" group. This event is in the "Preschool" group. Saturday Storytime 9:30am - 10:00am Babies, Toddlers, Preschool This event is in the "Babies" group. This event is in the "Toddlers" group. This event is in the "Preschool" group. 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.
10 am		This event is in the "Babies" group. Lapsit Storytime 10:30am - 11:00am Babies This event is in the "Babies" group. Library Branch: Main Branch Room: StoryRoom Age Group: Babies Program Type: Storytime Event Details: Using puppets, rhymes, songs, and short stories, we will engage baby and caregiver in language-rich activities designed for pre-walking babies.	This event is in the "Babies" group. This event is in the "Toddlers" group. Toddler Storytime 10:30am - 11:00am Babies, Toddlers This event is in the "Babies" group. This event is in the "Toddlers" group. Library Branch: Main Branch Room: StoryRoom Age Group: Babies, Toddlers Program Type: Storytime Event Details: Simple stories, gentle tunes, flannel boards, and nursery rhymes.	This event is in the "Adults" group. Introduction to Chair Yoga 10:00am - 11:00am Adults Required This event is in the "Adults" group. Library Branch: Main Branch Room: Community Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Program Required Seats Remaining: 25 Event Details: Description: Are you curious about yoga but don’t know where to start? Would you like to incorporate a healthy new habit into your daily routine? This event is in the "Toddlers" group. This event is in the "Preschool" group. Baby Doll Storytime 10:30am - 11:00am Toddlers, Preschool This event is in the "Toddlers" group. This event is in the "Preschool" group. Library Branch: Main Branch Room: StoryRoom Age Group: Toddlers, Preschool Program Type: Storytime 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 "Toddlers" group. This event is in the "Preschool" group. Valentine's Day Storytime (Registration Required) 10:30am - 11:30am Toddlers, Preschool Required This event is in the "Toddlers" group. This event is in the "Preschool" group. Library Branch: Main Branch Room: Community Room Age Group: Toddlers, Preschool Program Type: Storytime Required Seats Remaining: 50 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.	This event is in the "Toddlers" group. This event is in the "Preschool" group. Valentine's Day Storytime (Registration Required) 10:30am - 11:30am Toddlers, Preschool Required This event is in the "Toddlers" group. This event is in the "Preschool" group. Library Branch: Main Branch Room: Community Room Age Group: Toddlers, Preschool Program Type: Storytime Required Seats Remaining: 50 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.	This event is in the "Adults" group. Tech One-on-One 10:00am - 10:30am Adults Open Required This event is in the "Adults" group. Open Library Branch: Main Branch Room: Study Room G Age Group: Adults Program Type: Program Required Seats Remaining: 2 Event Details: Tech One-on-One This event is in the "Babies" group. This event is in the "Toddlers" group. This event is in the "Preschool" group. Saturday Storytime 10:30am - 11:00am Babies, Toddlers, Preschool This event is in the "Babies" group. This event is in the "Toddlers" group. This event is in the "Preschool" group. 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. Tech One-on-One 10:30am - 11:00am Adults Open Required This event is in the "Adults" group. Open Library Branch: Main Branch Room: Study Room G Age Group: Adults Program Type: Program Required Seats Remaining: 2 Event Details: Tech One-on-One
11 am							This event is in the "Adults" group. Tech One-on-One 11:00am - 11:30am Adults Open Required This event is in the "Adults" group. Open Library Branch: Main Branch Room: Study Room G Age Group: Adults Program Type: Program Required Seats Remaining: 2 Event Details: Tech One-on-One
12 pm
1 pm							This event is in the "School-Age Children" group. This event is in the "Teens" group. This event is in the "Adults" group. Iowa Blues Challenge Winners: Cedar County Cobras 1:00pm - 2:00pm School-Age Children, Teens, Adults This event is in the "School-Age Children" group. This event is in the "Teens" group. This event is in the "Adults" group. Library Branch: Main Branch Room: Community Room Age Group: School-Age Children, Teens, Adults Program Type: Performer Event Details: The Library is very happy to welcome The Cedar County Cobras for an afternoon of music!
2 pm	This event is in the "Adults" group. Iowa Files: The Underground Railroad in Iowa 2:30pm - 3:30pm Adults This event is in the "Adults" group. Library Branch: Main Branch Room: Community Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Program Event Details: The Underground Railroad was a series of safe places for Freedom Seekers to receive aid on their journey to escape enslavement.
3 pm							Reservation DAY 3:00pm - 5:00pm 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.
4 pm			This event is in the "School-Age Children" group. Kids Club Read - Dragon Masters: Rise of the Earth Dragon 4:15pm - 5:00pm School-Age Children Required This event is in the "School-Age Children" group. Library Branch: Main Branch Room: Community Room Age Group: School-Age Children Program Type: Book Club Required Seats Remaining: 20 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 Dragon Masters: Rise of the Earth Dragon by Tracey West.
5 pm
6 pm			This event is in the "Adults" group. Introduction to Hand Embroidery 6:30pm - 7:30pm Adults Required This event is in the "Adults" group. Library Branch: Main Branch Room: Community Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Craft Required Seats Remaining: 20 Event Details: Participants will review embroidery basics such as supplies and techniques, then practice a variety of stitch types while creating their own embroidery project to take home. This workshop is open to crafters of all ability levels.	This event is in the "Toddlers" group. This event is in the "Preschool" group. Valentine's Day Storytime (Registration Required) 6:30pm - 7:30pm Toddlers, Preschool Required This event is in the "Toddlers" group. This event is in the "Preschool" group. Library Branch: Main Branch Room: Community Room Age Group: Toddlers, Preschool Program Type: Storytime Required Seats Remaining: 50 Event Details: Join us for a Valentine story time including a puppet show, stories, rhymes, and songs! All you need is love...and stories! For ages 2-6 w/adult. Registration required.	This event is in the "Adults" group. YA Not Club Read 6:30pm - 8:00pm Adults Open Required This event is in the "Adults" group. Open Library Branch: Main Branch Room: Community Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Book Club Required Seats Remaining: 25 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!

Week Calendar

Featured Events

Event Details:

Primary tabs