Adventure Pass Changes in 2025

Due to software issues affecting all libraries using the service, the Des Moines Public Library’s Iowa Adventure Pass program 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.

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Name: NEA Big Reads Student Art Exhibit
Start: 2021-10-18
End: 2021-10-30
Location: Central Library

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Branches	Central Library			East Side Library	Forest Avenue Library		Franklin Avenue Library			North Side Library		South Side Library	Off Site	DMPL Systemwide
Rooms	No room assigned	Central Library Children’s Area	Central Library Family Room	East Side Library Lawn	Forest Avenue Children’s Area	Forest Avenue Meeting Room	No room assigned	Franklin Avenue Children’s Area	Franklin Avenue Rosie's Rocket	No room assigned	North Side Meeting Room	South Side Meeting Room	No room assigned	Zoom Meeting Room	All Locations
All Day	This event is in the "All Ages" group. NEA Big Reads Student Art Exhibit All Day 10/18 - 10/30 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 Age Group: All Ages Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Exhibits Event Details: Join us at Des Moines Public Library for a student art exhibit inspired by the NEA Big Read pick Fahrenheit 451. Explore artistic interpretations of censorship from over 50 Des Moines Public School student artists at the Franklin and Cent This event is in the "Birth-Preschool" group. Preschool Spooky Spider Learning Bag! All Day 10/25 - 10/31 Birth-Preschool This event is in the "Birth-Preschool" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Central Library Age Group: Birth-Preschool Program Type: Educational, Take & Make Event Details: Come to the Central Library children's area or the pick-up window to get a Learning Bag that will have all you need to make a spider web for the little toy spider you will find in your bag. There will also be some spider rhymes that you can	This event is in the "Children" group. Rosie's Halloween Scavenger Hunt All Day 10/25 - 10/31 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: Play & Learn Event Details: Rosie and her friends are ready to go trick or treating! Can you find everyone in their costumes? Finish the scavenger hunt and win a prize!			This event is in the "Children" group. This event is in the "Teens" group. Goosebumps Scavenger Hunt All Day 10/25 - 10/30 Children, Teens This event is in the "Children" group. This event is in the "Teens" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Forest Avenue Library Room: Forest Avenue Children’s Area Age Group: Children, Teens Program Type: Gaming Event Details: Watch out for the things that go bump in the night. Monsters, ghosts, vampires and more are hiding around the library. Finish the scavenger hunt and win a gooey prize!		This event is in the "All Ages" group. NEA Big Reads Student Art Exhibit All Day 10/18 - 10/30 All Ages This event is in the "All Ages" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Franklin Avenue Library Age Group: All Ages Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Exhibits Event Details: Join us at Des Moines Public Library for a student art exhibit inspired by the NEA Big Read pick Fahrenheit 451. Explore artistic interpretations of censorship from over 50 Des Moines Public School student artists at the Franklin and Cent	This event is in the "Birth-Preschool" group. Storytime To Go Bags All Day Birth-Preschool This event is in the "Birth-Preschool" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Franklin Avenue Library Room: Franklin Avenue Children’s Area Age Group: Birth-Preschool Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Storytimes, Take & Make Event Details: Visit the Franklin Library at the beginning of each week to pick up a different Storytime To Go Bag. Each bag will include rhymes, songs, and book suggestions for babies and preschoolers along with literacy activities. The storytime ba	This event is in the "Birth-Preschool" group. This event is in the "Children" group. Nocturnal Animals Scavenger Hunt All Day 10/19 - 10/29 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: Franklin Avenue Library Room: Franklin Avenue Rosie's Rocket Age Group: Birth-Preschool, Children Program Type: Gaming Event Details: Find all the nocturnal animals hiding in the library.	This event is in the "Adults" group. CreativeBug Crafting: Adult Make and Take All Day 10/20 - 10/31 Adults This event is in the "Adults" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: North Side Library Age Group: Adults Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Take & Make Event Details: Stop by the North Side Library to pick up a CreativeBug Craft Kit. Adults ages 18+ will receive everything they need to make a festive fall banner from repurposed book pages. While supplies last.					This event is in the "Birth-Preschool" group. This event is in the "Children" group. Day of the Dead with the Des Moines Art Center All Day 10/25 - 10/31 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: DMPL Systemwide Room: All Locations Age Group: Birth-Preschool, Children Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Take & Make Event Details: Celebrate Day of the Dead with the Des Moines Art Center
10:30am				This event is in the "Birth-Preschool" group. Baby & Toddler Mini Costume Parade 10:30am - 11:00am Birth-Preschool This event is in the "Birth-Preschool" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: East Side Library Room: East Side Library Lawn Age Group: Birth-Preschool Program Type: Play & Learn Event Details: Join us for a baby & toddler mini costume parade around the library! Bundle up and show off those cute costumes and we will meet by the picnic table on the Library Lawn, and march in our own parade to the front of the library where we wi Disclaimer(s) Outdoor Program This program is hosted outdoors. In case of inclement weather please check back here for updates.
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3:30pm						This event is in the "Teens" group. Level Up! 3:30pm - 4:30pm Teens This event is in the "Teens" 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: Teens Program Type: Gaming Event Details: Level Up your gaming skills! Use our tablets and Nintendo Switch to play Among Us, Minecraft, Roblox, and more. Ages 8+.
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4:00pm												This event is in the "Children" group. This event is in the "Teens" group. Teens and Tweens: Spooky Gingerbread Houses 4:00pm - 5:00pm Children, Teens Required This event is in the "Children" group. This event is in the "Teens" 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, Teens Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Gaming Required Seats Remaining: 2 Event Details: Teens and Tweens! Can you make a haunted house out of gingerbread and other foods? Visit South and create your own Spooky Gingerbread House! 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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5:15pm			This event is in the "Teens" group. Fear Street at the Library Escape Room 5:15pm - 6:00pm Teens Required This event is in the "Teens" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Central Library Room: Central Library Family Room Age Group: Teens Program Type: Gaming Required Seats Remaining: 1 Event Details: A creepy quest, an evil witch, and a mystery to die for! You never know what you might face in this creepy adventure. Sign up and see if you survive our Fear Street escape room! Best for kids who are not easily grossed out and enjoy a fright!
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6:00pm											This event is in the "Adults" group. DocuTalk: The Imposter (2012) 6:00pm - 6:45pm 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: Book Clubs, Movies Required Seats Remaining: 10 Event Details: The best documentaries make you desperate to discuss! Each month we’ll talk about one of the most intriguing documentaries your library card can connect you with. 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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6:30pm													This event is in the "Adults" group. Books & Bites 6:30pm - 7:30pm Adults Required Offsite Event This event is in the "Adults" group. Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: Off Site Age Group: Adults Program Type: Book Clubs Required Seats Remaining: 4 Event Details: Previously The Great Americana Book Club, we return this month with a new name and location! This month's book is Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala. 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.	This event is in the "Adults" group. Cancelled CANCELADO: Tus derechos en la educación especial: Lo que lxs estudiantes y las familias necesitan saber 6:30pm - 7:30pm Adults Virtual Event This event is in the "Adults" group. Cancelled Please note you are looking at an event that has already happened. Library Branch: DMPL Systemwide Room: Zoom Meeting Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Educational Event Details: ¡Para estudiantes con discapacidades y sus familiares, el sistema de educación especial puede sentirse como un laberinto! Disclaimer(s) Accessibility The library makes every effort to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.
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