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. 

Spring Into Fall Book Sale

9:00am - 7:30pm
All Ages
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Library Branch: Central Library
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Book Sales
Event Details:

Shop Central's book sale and back room for great deals on books, DVDs, CDs, audiobooks, and other fun items!

Preschool Storytime

10:00am - 10:30am
Children
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Library Branch: South Side Library
Room: South Side Meeting Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytimes
Event Details:

Join Miss Janee for stories, rhymes, songs, movement, and occasional crafts/activities that build literacy and kindergarten-readiness skills. Ages three to five.

Preschool Storytime: Tooth Fairy Special

10:15am - 10:45am
Children
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Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Central Library Family Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytimes
Event Details:

*During this special storytime we will have a tooth fairy visit and learn about dental care form a real dentist!* Join us for stories, songs, and movement that build literacy and school-readiness skills.

Play, Grow, Learn!

10:15am - 12:00pm
Birth-Preschool
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Library Branch: Forest Avenue Library
Room: Forest Avenue Meeting Room
Age Group: Birth-Preschool
Program Type: Play & Learn
Event Details:

Play, Grow, Learn! is an opportunity for you to use the Imagination Station to explore early literacy tips and books, play with others, and develop early literacy skills using Forest Avenue Library's space and toys.

Preschool Storytime

10:30am - 11:00am
Children
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Library Branch: East Side Library
Room: East Side Meeting Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytimes
Event Details:

Join us for stories, songs, fingerplays and movement that build literacy skills for ages three to six years old.

Storytime

10:30am - 11:15am
Birth-Preschool
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Library Branch: North Side Library
Room: North Side Meeting Room
Age Group: Birth-Preschool
Program Type: Storytimes
Event Details:

On Thursdays, children and their caregivers can enjoy stories, rhymes, fingerplays, and songs together, followed by a period of free play or drawing.

Job Seekers

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Adults
Required
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Library Branch: North Side Library
Room: North Side Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Computers & Technology
Required
Seats Remaining: 8
Event Details:

Visit us every Thursday afternoon to receive guidance in searching for jobs. We will use Google Tools to help you create an email account, build a simple resume, and apply for jobs.

Monarch Tagging

3:30pm - 4:30pm
Children
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Library Branch: North Side Library
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Educational
Event Details:

Today we will have special guest Joel Van Roekel from Des Moines Parks and Recreation to talk to us about Monarchs in Iowa and show us how to tag butterflies.

Papel Picado/Artisinal Mexican Paper Craft

4:00pm - 4:45pm
Children, Teens
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Library Branch: East Side Library
Room: East Side Meeting Room
Age Group: Children, Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Accompañennos y aprendan a crear papel picado tradicional, estilo Mexicano para celebrar el comienzo del Mes de Herencia Latina!Mientras queden reservas.

SCI Code Camp: Mobile Apps

4:00pm - 5:30pm
Teens, Children
Required
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Library Branch: Forest Avenue Library
Room: Forest Avenue Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens, Children
Program Type: Educational
Required
Seats Remaining: 70
Event Details:

Join the Science Center of Iowa for the first in a three-part camp series. In this class students will learn basic coding concepts while working together to create and test apps. Ages 10-14.

Bilingual Storytime/Cuentos en Español e Inglés Para Toda la Familia

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Children, Teens
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Library Branch: Forest Avenue Library
Room: Forest Avenue Meeting Room
Age Group: Children, Teens
Program Type: Storytimes
Event Details:

Enjoy stories, rhymes, songs and crafts in English and Spanish.