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. 

Forest Avenue Calming Room

10:00am - 12:00pm
Children
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Library Branch: Forest Avenue Library
Room: Forest Avenue Study Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Play & Learn
Event Details:

Do you need a calm place to play? Then come to the Forest Avenue Calming Room for a sensory interactive experience! This is an unsupervised, drop-in program for youth.

Legos at the Library

10:00am - 4:30pm
Children
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Library Branch: East Side Library
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Play & Learn
Event Details:

Build and create with Legos in the children’s area! All ages.

Spring Into Fall Book Sale

10:00am - 4:30pm
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!

Toy Story Library Card Month Celebration

10:00am - 4:30pm
Children
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Library Branch: East Side Library
Room: East Side Meeting Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Play & Learn
Event Details:

Stop by all day on Saturday, September 14th to celebrate National Library Card Month! There will be photo ops, a scavenger hunt and fun to be had along with Toy Story related crafts and no sew felt toys.

Family Storytime

10:30am - 11:00am
Birth-Preschool, Children
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Library Branch: Franklin Avenue Library
Room: Franklin Avenue Rosie's Rocket
Age Group: Birth-Preschool, Children
Program Type: Storytimes
Event Details:

The whole family can come to the library for stories, rhymes and songs.

Furry Tales

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Children
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Library Branch: Forest Avenue Library
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Educational
Event Details:

Kids! Stop by Rosie's Forest at Forest Avenue Library and read a book to a reading therapy dog! Reading to a dog is a great way to build reading/language skills while making a furry friend!