Name: World Food Festival Activities at the Central Library
Start: 2021-09-13
End: 2021-09-19
Location: Central Library

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Branches	Central Library		East Side Library	Forest Avenue Library	North Side Library	South Side Library	Off Site
Rooms	Central Library Children’s Area	Central Library Meeting Room 1, 2, 3	East Side Meeting Room	Forest Avenue Meeting Room	North Side Meeting Room	South Side Meeting Room	No room assigned
All Day	This event is in the "Children" group. World Food Festival Activities at the Central Library All Day 9/13 - 9/19 Children This event is in the "Children" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Central Library Room: Central Library Children’s Area Age Group: Children Program Type: Educational, Take & Make Event Details: Celebrate the 2021 World Food Festival with some interactive games and handouts. This is a program that parents and children can do on their own to learn about world flags and food. Activities will be available in the youth area at Cen Disclaimer(s) Central Parking Free library parking is available in Central's underground parking garage for two hours per visit. Parking around the library is metered at various costs from 9 a.m. - 9 p.m. Monday-Saturday. Children’s Program Children under 10 years old must be accompanied by a caregiver over 12 years old.	This event is in the "All Ages" group. BIG Book Sale 09/13/2021 @ 9:00am - 09/18/2021 @ 5:00pm All Ages This event is in the "All Ages" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Central Library Room: Central Library Meeting Room 1, 2, 3 Age Group: All Ages Program Type: Book Sales Event Details: Join us for our biggest library book sale ever! This book sale will take place in Central's meeting rooms with items from all of our branches. Items include: books, CDs, DVDs, shelving, tables and more!
10:00am				This event is in the "Birth-Preschool" group. This event is in the "Children" group. Mid Autumn Festival with Viet Advocacy 10:00am - 11:00am Birth-Preschool, Children This event is in the "Birth-Preschool" group. This event is in the "Children" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Forest Avenue Library Room: Forest Avenue Meeting Room Age Group: Birth-Preschool, Children Program Type: Storytimes Event Details: The Mid-Autumn Festival or Tết Trung Thu in Vietnamese is a traditional festival celebrated by many East and Southeast Asian people. It is held on the 15th in the eighth lunar month, corresponding to mid-September to early October. Disclaimer(s) Children’s Program Children under 10 years old must be accompanied by a caregiver over 12 years old.		This event is in the "Children" group. This event is in the "All Ages" group. ISU Insect Zoo 10:00am - 12:00pm Children, All Ages This event is in the "Children" group. This event is in the "All Ages" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: South Side Library Room: South Side Meeting Room Age Group: Children, All Ages Program Type: Educational, Exhibits, Play & Learn Event Details: The Iowa State University’s Insect Zoo is bringing some of their creepiest bugs to the South Side Library! Disclaimer(s) Children’s Program Children under 10 years old must be accompanied by a caregiver over 12 years old. Indoor Program (2021) This program is hosted indoors. Please observe social distancing and follow local COVID-19 safety mandates. Hand sanitizer will be provided and staff will do their best to ensure any shared materials are disinfected between use. This program is subject to COVID-19 safety protocol updates, including room capacity limits. Please check our website for updates.
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11:00am					This event is in the "Adults" group. Historic Neighborhood Walking Tour 11:00am - 12:30pm Adults Required This event is in the "Adults" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: North Side Library Room: North Side Meeting Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Educational Required Seats Remaining: 0 Event Details: The Des Moines Historical Society and DMPL North Side are offering walking tours of this historic neighborhood. Tours begin in the Meeting Room. Ken Boatwright will be your tour guide. Disclaimer(s) Outdoor Program This program is hosted outdoors. In case of inclement weather please check back here for updates.
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1:00pm					This event is in the "Adults" group. Historic Neighborhood Walking Tour 1:00pm - 2:00pm Adults Required This event is in the "Adults" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: North Side Library Room: North Side Meeting Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Educational Required Seats Remaining: 1 Event Details: The Des Moines Historical Society and DMPL North Side are offering walking tours of this historic neighborhood. Tours begin in the Meeting Room. Ken Boatwright will be your tour guide. Disclaimer(s) Outdoor Program This program is hosted outdoors. In case of inclement weather please check back here for updates.
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1:30pm			This event is in the "Birth-Preschool" group. This event is in the "Children" group. This event is in the "Teens" group. This event is in the "All Ages" group. ISU Insect Zoo 1:30pm - 3:30pm Birth-Preschool, Children, Teens, All Ages This event is in the "Birth-Preschool" group. This event is in the "Children" group. This event is in the "Teens" group. This event is in the "All Ages" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: East Side Library Room: East Side Meeting Room Age Group: Birth-Preschool, Children, Teens, All Ages Program Type: Educational Event Details: The Iowa State University’s Insect Zoo is bringing some of their creepiest bugs to the library! Drop in anytime between 1:30-3:30 PM to hold and see more than 100 species of creepy, crawly, LIVE insects. Disclaimer(s) Indoor Program (2021) This program is hosted indoors. Please observe social distancing and follow local COVID-19 safety mandates. Hand sanitizer will be provided and staff will do their best to ensure any shared materials are disinfected between use. This program is subject to COVID-19 safety protocol updates, including room capacity limits. Please check our website for updates.
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2:00pm							This event is in the "All Ages" group. CROSSROADS: A Journey with the Blues featuring Heath Alan 2:00pm - 3:00pm All Ages Offsite Event This event is in the "All Ages" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Off Site Age Group: All Ages Program Type: Performances Event Details: Heath Alan (Pattschull) is a singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Des Moines, Iowa. Disclaimer(s) Inclement Weather This program is hosted outdoors. In case of inclement weather please check back here for updates.
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CROSSROADS: A Journey with the Blues featuring Heath Alan

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