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. 

Day of the Dead Luminaries/Día de los Muertos Luminarias

All Day
Children, Teens
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Library Branch: Franklin Avenue Library
Age Group: Children, Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

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.

Friday Morning Fever Toddler and Preschool Dance Party

10:00am - 11:00am
Birth-Preschool
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Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Central Library Meeting Room 1, 2, 3
Age Group: Birth-Preschool
Program Type: Play & Learn
Event Details:

Put on your boogie shoes and twirl into the Central Library for a toddler and preschool dance party! Dance, do a craft and play with beach balls under the lights of a disco ball.

Kid's Craft Day: Day of the Dead Suncatchers

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

Kids and families! Stop in at South from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM for our Kid's Craft Day! Today, we will have suncatchers that celebrate Día de los Muertos, the Day of the Dead, for kids to make and take home in our Elementary Area! Ages 3 and up.

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.

Día de los Muertos Craft Day!

10:00am - 5:30pm
Children
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Library Branch: East Side Library
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Join us to celebrate Día de los Muertos, the Day of the Dead, with scratch art skulls and other crafts while supplies last. Acompáñennos y celebren el Día de los Muertos con calaveras de arte raspada en el área de niños!

Play, Grow, Learn!

10:30am - 2:00pm
Birth-Preschool
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Library Branch: East Side Library
Room: East Side Meeting Room
Age Group: Birth-Preschool
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!

Free Friday Flicks at Franklin - Long Shot

1:30pm - 3:30pm
Adults
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Library Branch: Franklin Avenue Library
Room: Franklin Avenue Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Movies
Event Details:

Charlize Theron and Seth Rogan star in a romantic comedy about a journalist reunited with his childhood crush, now making a run for the presidency, who hires him as her speechwriter.

Día de los Muertos Sugar Skull Crafts

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:

Learn about Día de los Muertos and make a sugar skull craft to take home!