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. 

LEGO Fridays

10:00am - 5:00pm
Children
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Library Branch: Franklin Avenue Library
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Play & Learn
Event Details:

The LEGO bricks will be available in the Children's Area, so bring your imagination and get ready to build.

South Side Fall Book and Media Sale

10:00am - 6:00pm
All Ages
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Library Branch: South Side Library
Room: South Side Meeting Room
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Book Sales
Event Details:

Leaves are falling. Temps are dropping! Time to bundle up with a good book or movie! Stop by the South Side Library to shop our Fall Book and Media Sale and stock up on good reads and films for the winter.

Toddler Storytime

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

Join us for stories, songs, and movement to practice the 5 simple steps of pre-literacy: reading, singing, talking, writing and playing!

Play, Grow, Learn!

10:30am - 2:00pm
Birth-Preschool, Children
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Library Branch: East Side Library
Room: East Side Meeting Room
Age Group: Birth-Preschool, Children
Program Type: Play & Learn
Event Details:

Join us at the East Side Library for open play and more! Meet families with other young children, check out our awesome picture books, and engage in the five simple steps to success - Read, Write, Sing, Play, and Talk!

LULAC Spanish/English Voting Registration Event

1:00pm - 6:00pm
All Ages
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Library Branch: Forest Avenue Library
Room: Forest Avenue Meeting Room
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Educational
Event Details:

LULAC organization coming to Forest Ave Library to help with voting registration in Spanish/English. Bilingual voting reegistration event. 

D.I.Y. Scary Facepaint A

3:30pm - 4:15pm
Children
Required
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Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Central Library Family Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts,
Required
Seats Remaining: 26
Event Details:

From zombies to clowns, freak out your friends with your own scary facepaint at one of two D.I.Y. sessions. We will practice techniques and learn about different paints. Designs will differ by age group and space is limited. Ages 5-12.

D.I.Y. Scary Facepaint B

4:30pm - 5:15pm
Teens
Required
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Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Central Library Family Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Required
Seats Remaining: 29
Event Details:

From zombies to clowns, freak out your friends with your own scary facepaint at one of two D.I.Y. sessions. We will practice techniques and learn about different paints. Designs will differ by age group and space is limited. Ages 8-18.

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.

Pumpkin Painting

4:30pm - 5:30pm
Children
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Library Branch: North Side Library
Room: North Side Meeting Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts,
Event Details:

Come paint pumpkins with us at the North Side Library! While supplies last.