This Day of the Dead, come to the Franklin Avenue Library to create your own skull lamp in memory of your friends and relatives who have passed away. For ages 8-18.
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.
Creepy creatures are hidden around the children's section. Each one holds a letter that spells out a secret code. solve the puzzle and win a prize!
Visit the Children's Area October 26-31 to take part in our Spooky Scavenger Hunt. Find all of the pictures and receive a prize.
Join us for rhymes, bounces, a story, and a short playtime.
For caregivers and babies from newborns up to eighteen months.
Stop by for a special Halloween edition of Mother Goose on the Loose! Wear your costume, enjoy music and dancing, silly stories, a tiny tot parade, and fun fall sensory activities after storytime in our meeting room. Costumes welcome!
“Mother Goose on the Loose”, is a 30-minute nursery rhyme program for newborns to three-year-olds. The class helps to strengthen babies' and toddler's foundation for literacy with rhymes, rhythm, repetition, story, and movement.
Do you want to practice your English skills? Looking to meet new people in your community? Join community members and English language learners alike at Forest Avenue Library and enjoy light refreshments and sparkling conversation!
Come dressed up in your favorite costume, if you like, as we read a story about spiders, explore and create with art and STEM activities! Bring your imagination and join us in the children's area. Ages three to eight.
Minecraft Club has just leveled up! Now in addition to Minecraft, you can use our tablets to play Roblox and other great games.
Join us for a special presentation on spiders from a Polk County Conservation Naturalist and discuss different types of spiders such as web weavers and hunters. A live animal will be used if available.
Come and enjoy stories, rhymes, songs and crafts in English and Spanish. Venga y disfrute cuentos, rimas, canciones, y manualidades en inglés y español.
The whole family can come to the library for stories, rhymes and songs. Children's Area.
Wear your favorite costume or come as you are!
Listen to some eerie stories and enjoy some glowing activitis. It's a great way for busy parents to relax and make some hands-on fun while enjoying books! Best for children comfortable in dim lighting.
Looking for a suspense-filled Halloween treat? Then join the Final Act Ensemble vintage radio group as they present their special Halloween program.