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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.
Jun
10
2025
Tue
Library Branch:
Main Branch
Room:
StoryRoom
Age Group:
Babies,
Toddlers
Program Type:
Storytime
Event Details:
Simple stories, gentle tunes, flannel boards, and nursery rhymes.
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10 am |
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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.
Jun
10
2025
Tue
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.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Jun
10
2025
Tue
Understanding Healthcare.Gov and your Health Plans
Library Branch:
Main Branch
Room:
Community Room
Age Group:
Adults
Program Type:
Program
Event Details:
Do you feel a bit overwhelmed by the
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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.
Jun
12
2025
Thu
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 all with an early literacy focus! For ages 2-6 w/adult. No registration required.
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.
Jun
12
2025
Thu
Traveling Tales in the Park @ Crossroads Park
Age Group:
Babies,
Toddlers,
Preschool
Program Type:
Outreach,
Storytime
Event Details:
West Des Moines Parks and Recreation is revamping their annual Fairytale Time in the Park program by collaborating with the Library!
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This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Jun
13
2025
Fri
Library Branch:
Main Branch
Room:
Southwoods Room
Age Group:
Adults
Program Type:
Program
Event Details:
Join us at the West Des Moines Public Library for English with Friends, a welcoming and informal conversation program.
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This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Jun
14
2025
Sat
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.
Jun
14
2025
Sat
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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This event is in the "All Ages" group.
This event is in the "Toddlers" group.
This event is in the "Preschool" group.
This event is in the "School-Age Children" group.
All Ages,
Toddlers,
Preschool,
School-Age Children
This event is in the "All Ages" group.
This event is in the "Toddlers" group.
This event is in the "Preschool" group.
This event is in the "School-Age Children" group.
Jun
9
2025
Mon
Outreach: Words on Wheels at Legion Park
Age Group:
All Ages,
Toddlers,
Preschool,
School-Age Children
Program Type:
Outreach
Event Details:
Visit the library at Legion Park! We'll have the WoW Truck there to sign up for library cards and check out library materials.
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12 pm |
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1 pm |
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This event is in the "School-Age Children" group.
This event is in the "School-Age Children" group.
Jun
9
2025
Mon
Library Branch:
Main Branch
Room:
Community Room
Age Group:
School-Age Children
Program Type:
Program
Required
Seats Remaining:
50
Event Details:
Build an enclosure for Humpty Dumpty and see if you can keep him from breaking! Construction begins at 1:30PM and we will move outdoors to test our creations starting at 2:00PM. For ages 5-12. Registration required.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
Jun
9
2025
Mon
Teen Nintendo Switch Free-Play
Library Branch:
Main Branch
Room:
Teen Center
Age Group:
Teens
Program Type:
Program
Event Details:
Teens! Spend time in the air conditioning with friends. We're bringing out the Nintendo Switch for free-play on Mondays during June and July. Enjoy a selection of games, and space to relax! No registration required.
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This event is in the "School-Age Children" group.
This event is in the "School-Age Children" group.
Jun
11
2025
Wed
Library Branch:
Main Branch
Room:
Community Room
Age Group:
School-Age Children
Program Type:
Program,
Performer
Required
Seats Remaining:
20
Event Details:
Join Jess Lancial, West Des Moines naturalist as we discover all the mysteries of the library pond. Please be sure to wear sunscreen and be ready to go outside! Shoes that can get wet and/or muddy are advised.
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2 pm |
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This event is in the "School-Age Children" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
School-Age Children,
Teens
This event is in the "School-Age Children" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
Jun
10
2025
Tue
Kids and Tween Club Read Mash-Up! (early registration)
Library Branch:
Main Branch
Room:
Community Room
Age Group:
School-Age Children,
Teens
Program Type:
Book Club
Required
Seats Remaining:
40
Event Details:
Join us this summer as our three book clubs join forces! Instead of us telling you which book to read, we decide on a theme, and you get to read ANY book that fits.
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This event is in the "School-Age Children" group.
This event is in the "School-Age Children" group.
Jun
11
2025
Wed
Library Branch:
Main Branch
Room:
Community Room
Age Group:
School-Age Children
Program Type:
Program,
Performer
Required
Seats Remaining:
20
Event Details:
Join Jess Lancial, West Des Moines naturalist as we discover all the mysteries of the library pond. Please be sure to wear sunscreen and be ready to go outside! Shoes that can get wet and/or muddy are advised.
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3 pm |
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This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
Jun
11
2025
Wed
Teen Pizza Taste Test (early registration)
Library Branch:
Main Branch
Room:
Community Room
Age Group:
Teens
Program Type:
Program
Required
Seats Remaining:
25
Event Details:
Teens! Enjoy an afternoon full of pizza, pizza, pizza. We will provide attendees with numerous pizza-inspired snacks and a scoring sheet to help figure out what the BEST pizza-flavored snack is.
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4 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 "Toddlers" group.
This event is in the "Preschool" group.
Jun
11
2025
Wed
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 all with an early literacy focus! For ages 2-6 w/adult. No registration required.
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This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Jun
12
2025
Thu
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!
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7 pm |
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This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Jun
9
2025
Mon
Club Read: Hybrid Edition
Library Branch:
Main Branch
Room:
Community Room
Age Group:
Adults
Program Type:
Book Club
Required
Seats Remaining:
30
Event Details:
Join Alana and Amy on Monday, June 9th at 7p.m. for Club Read, a book club for adults. You may join us in the Community Room at the library or through Zoom.
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