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This event is in the "All Ages" group.
This event is in the "All Ages" group.
Jun-Jul
2025
Central Iowa Textile Artists Display
Library Branch:
Main Branch
Room:
Lobby Display Case
Age Group:
All Ages
Program Type:
Exhibit
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9 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.
Jul
22
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.
Jul
22
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 "School-Age Children" group.
This event is in the "School-Age Children" group.
Jul
22
2025
Tue
Library Branch:
Main Branch
Room:
Community Room
Age Group:
School-Age Children
Program Type:
Program
Required
Seats Remaining:
30
Event Details:
You have probably heard of a pinewood derby, but have you ever participated in a LEGO derby? It’s basically the same thing except we’ll use a special car base and weighted bricks to race on our track.
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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.
Jul
24
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.
Jul
24
2025
Thu
Traveling Tales in the Park @ Peony 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.
Jul
25
2025
Fri
Library Branch:
Main Branch
Room:
Millie Knee Classroom
Age Group:
Adults
Program Type:
Program
Required
Seats Remaining:
12
Event Details:
Do you embroider, cross-stitch, crochet, or knit?
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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
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.
Jul
26
2025
Sat
Library Branch:
Main Branch
Room:
Community Room
Age Group:
Babies,
Toddlers,
Preschool,
School-Age Children,
Teens,
Adults
Event Details:
Come and celebrate your reading with our family-friendly Summer Reading Finale!
[insert year-specific details]
For all ages, no registration required.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Jul
26
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.
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11 am |
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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.
Jul
21
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 "Preschool" group.
This event is in the "School-Age Children" group.
Preschool,
School-Age Children
This event is in the "Preschool" group.
This event is in the "School-Age Children" group.
Jul
21
2025
Mon
Endangered Species with Polk County Conservation
Library Branch:
Main Branch
Room:
Community Room
Age Group:
Preschool,
School-Age Children
Program Type:
Performer
Required
Seats Remaining:
75
Event Details:
Join a Polk County Conservation Naturalist to identify the factors that cause animals to become an endangered species. For ages 4-12, registration required.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
Jul
21
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 "Teens" group.
School-Age Children,
Teens
This event is in the "School-Age Children" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
Jul
22
2025
Tue
Library Branch:
Main Branch
Room:
Community Room
Age Group:
School-Age Children,
Teens
Program Type:
Program
Required
Seats Remaining:
30
Event Details:
You have probably heard of a pinewood derby, but have you ever participated in a LEGO derby? It’s basically the same thing except we’ll use a special car base and weighted bricks to race on our track.
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2 pm |
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3 pm |
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4 pm |
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5 pm |
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6 pm |
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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.
Preschool,
School-Age Children,
Teens,
Adults
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.
Jul
21
2025
Mon
Family Night at the Library! - Lego Derby!
Library Branch:
Main Branch
Room:
Community Room
Age Group:
Preschool,
School-Age Children,
Teens,
Adults
Program Type:
Program
Required
Seats Remaining:
30
Event Details:
You have probably heard of a pinewood derby, but have you ever participated in a LEGO derby? It’s basically the same thing except we’ll use a special car base and weighted bricks to race on our track.
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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.
Jul
23
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.
Jul
26
2025
Sat
Adult Summer Reading Party
Library Branch:
Main Branch
Room:
Community Room
Age Group:
Adults
Program Type:
Program
Required
Seats Remaining:
30
Event Details:
Join us for our adults-only, after-hours, end of summer celebration! We will play BINGO! Prizes and refreshments will be provided.
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