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. 

Crafternoon Pop Up

All Day
Children
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Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Central Library Children’s Area
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Create beautiful Papel Picado strings in this drop-in program.

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.

Día de los Muertos Mask Craft

10:00am - 2:00pm
Birth-Preschool, Children
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Library Branch: Franklin Avenue Library
Room: Franklin Avenue Children’s Area
Age Group: Birth-Preschool, Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Celebrate Día de los Muertos by creating your own Day of the Dead skull mask. Craft will be available while supplies last.

Kid's Craft Day: Dot Marker Pictures

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! Drop in at South from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM for our Kid's Craft Day events in the Elementary Area! This week, kids can make and take a picture using our washable dot markers! Pick your design, use our dot markers to decorate and take it home!

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.

Friends of the Franklin Avenue Library - Quarterly Meeting

11:00am - 12:00pm
Adults
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Library Branch: Franklin Avenue Library
Room: Franklin Avenue Meeting Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Library Meeting
Event Details:

The Friends of the Franklin Avenue Library will hold its quarterly membership meeting. All interested parties are welcome to attend.

Teen Scholarship Search 101

11:00am - 12:00pm
Teens
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Library Branch: South Side Library
Room: South Side Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Educational
Event Details:

Are you a high school junior or senior who's looking for ways to pay for college? Visit South and attend our Teen Scholarship Search 101 session from 11:00 AM to Noon! Attendees can learn where and how to search for scholarships for college!

Sit n' Stitch

1:30pm - 3:30pm
Teens, Adults
Required
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Library Branch: North Side Library
Room: North Side Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Required
Seats Remaining: 53
Event Details:

Spend a few hours with other crafters and work on your knit, crochet, or needle craft projects. Please bring your own supplies and projects with you. Snacks, beverages, and pleasant company provided. No instruction is provided.