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. 

South Side Fall Book and Media Sale

All Day
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.

Sensory Saturday with an ARL Therapet

9:00am - 10:00am
Children
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Library Branch: East Side Library
Room: East Side Meeting Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Educational, Play & Learn
Event Details:

Join us for a special visitor from the Animal Rescue League's Therapets program today at 9:30 AM! Between 9:00 AM-10:00 AM, the East Side Library invites families and children with special needs to borrow materials and enjoy the library.

Forest Avenue Calming Room

10:00am - 12:00pm
Teens, Children
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Library Branch: Forest Avenue Library
Room: Forest Avenue Study Room
Age Group: Teens, 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.

FAFSA Ready Iowa

10:00am - 1:00pm
Teens, Adults
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Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Central Library Tech Central
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Computers & Technology, Educational
Event Details:

Begin the process of applying for college! Receive free help from trained volunteers who will help you fill out the FAFSA form which is required to determine eligibility for financial aid.

Kid's Craft Day: 3-D Paper Pumpkins

10:00am - 4:00pm
Children
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Library Branch: South Side Library
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts,
Event Details:

Kids and families! Drop in at South from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM for our Kid's Craft Day! This week, kids can decorate, color and take home a 3-D paper pumpkin! For youth ages 3 and up. This is a drop-in, unsupervised program.

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.

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

10:15am - 11:15am
Children
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Library Branch: Forest Avenue Library
Room: Forest Avenue Meeting Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Storytimes
Event Details:

Celebremos El Dia del Cocinero con cuentos, rhymes, songs and crafts in English and Spanish. 

¡Vamos a hacer sombreros de cocineros y guacamole! Te esperamos. 

Freaky Friday Sneak Preview

10:30am - 11:00am
Children
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Library Branch: Franklin Avenue Library
Room: Franklin Avenue Meeting Room
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Performances
Event Details:

Come to the library for a special sneak preview of the Des Moines Community Playhouse production of Freaky Friday. Enjoy the performance and register to win free tickets to the play!

Pumpkin Storytime

11:00am - 12:00pm
Birth-Preschool
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Library Branch: East Side Library
Room: East Side Meeting Room
Age Group: Birth-Preschool
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, , Storytimes
Event Details:

The pumpkin harvest is here and there are so many things about this squash that we love. Join us stories galore about pumpkins, decorate your own mini-pumpkin and get ready to investigate the gooey insides of a great big pumpkin.

Take Back Control of Your Life From Technology: Freedom in the Digital Age!

2:00pm - 3:00pm
All Ages
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Library Branch: North Side Library
Room: North Side Meeting Room
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Computers & Technology, Educational
Event Details:

Do you get anxious when your cellphone dies or you forget it at home? Do you find yourself looking at a screen while spending time with your friends or family?

Forest Flicks - Kids: Corpse Bride

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Children, Teens, Adults
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Library Branch: Forest Avenue Library
Room: Forest Avenue Meeting Room
Age Group: Children, Teens, Adults
Program Type: Movies
Event Details:

Johnny Depp, Emily Watson, and Helena Bonham Carter give voice to characters dead and undead in Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride.