Adventure Pass Ending in 2025

Due to circumstances outside of our control, the Des Moines Public Library’s Iowa Adventure Pass service will no longer be available in 2025. Any reservation already made for 2025 will be honored, but we encourage anyone with a current reservation to print those passes immediately. Customers can make new reservations for passes that must be used by December 31, 2024. We hope to reintroduce the service at a later time, and we apologize for the inconvenience. 

Bug Bites

Program Type:

Educational

Age Group:

All Ages
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Program Description

Event Details

One out of every four people in the world routinely eats insects.  Why might this be?  Come learn about entomophagy (the practice of eating insects), at the Forest Avenue library. We will learn which bugs are most commonly eaten and do a taste test to see if you can guess which foods are made with insects and which are not.  Best for ages 8+

*Students with shellfish allergies should not taste the samples and should take care handing the samples. Insects have exoskeletons – just like shellfish. If you have an allergy to shellfish, you may also be allergic to insects. Exercise caution. *

Disclaimer(s)

Children’s Program

Children under 10 years old must be accompanied by a caregiver over 12 years old.