Reduced Services at All DMPL Locations

All Des Moines Public Library locations have reduced in-person services at this time. Browsing will be unavailable, and public computers will only be available at Central Library by appointment. Curbside Pickup will continue at all locations. Go HERE for all the details about this decision and to see our new hours, services, and offerings at each DMPL location.

Forest Avenue Library Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Celebration

Program Type:

Educational

Age Group:

Adults
Registration for this event is no longer open.

Program Description

Event Details

Join us for a virtual version of our annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day celebration, featuring special guest speaker Tricia Harris. She is an activist and speaker who has worked at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change, and worked closely with Dr. Bernice A. King and diplomat and activist Andrew J. Young.

Harris will present on "Beloved Community and Six Principles of Nonviolence." A Q-and-A session will follow her presentation