Event List

Join us for an engaging watercolor program where we’ll explore the sun-scorched summer landscapes of Iowa. Whether you’re a beginner or an intermediate artist, this program is desi...

Beyond Birth: Baby's First Year is a free weekly postpartum support group for parents and their new babies. Facilitated by Blank Children's Hospital, each week will feature a guest...

Join us for rhymes, songs, bounces, stories, and a little playtime. For caregivers and babies ages 0 - 18 months.

Children ages 0-5 and their caregivers can engage in open play, come and go activities at South.  Play, Grow, Learn is an opportunity to meet families with other young chil...

Need help creating an email account? Polishing a resume or applying for a job? Come to the Forest Avenue Library on Tuesdays from 10:00AM-12PM and get individual computer assistanc...

Do you love to craft? Come make your own twine coaster or bring your current project and make some progress! Registration recommended. ¿Te encanta hacer manualidades? ¡Ven a ...

Staff from the Evelyn K Davis Center for Working Families are ready to provide one-on-one job search and resume assistance to job seekers. A career coach can guide you through...

Come to the library and create a design with perler beads and we will iron it for you to take home!

Join ISU Extension for this 8 week course that supports individuals and families in making healthy choices on a tight grocery budget. Lessons focus on nutrition education, cooking ...

Come explore creative writing, poetry, drawing and dance! Using Art Activity cards of her own design, teaching artist Aminah will take you on a journey through the art of the Des M...

Join us at South Side Library to learn about and read to a therapy pet. Youth and their caregivers will have the opportunity to ask questions, practice reading, and, of course, pet...

Teens! Do you need volunteer hours? Students ages 12-18 may volunteer at the South Side Library for 1 hour performing various tasks during our South VolunTeens program! This i...

Join Zakiya Jenkins from Grace Fitness as she leads chair exercises. All levels welcome!

Join Bridgett Robinson, Neighborhood Finance Corporation’s Diversity and Inclusion Mortgage Loan Originator and Outreach Coordinator, along with community panelists, as they help n...

You can design your yard to hold and retain stormwater instead of losing it to runoff. By utilizing strategically planned landscaping practices (called Rainscaping) at your ho...

Book Bites will feature a delicious book and snacks! We will focus each week on healthy eating and prepare and cook snacks each week. Designed to give elementary-age children hands...

Learn how to use the Glowforge Plus Laser Engraver at Tech Central! This program takes the place of the 1 on 1 Glowforge tutorial, so you will be fully qualified to book and use th...

Explore the fascinating world of insects and their bizarre ways of life. Students can go on an insect hunt in their school yard with nets provided. Live insects will be used i...

Connect with others interested in environmentally friendly gardens. The focus is on native plants which foster and nourish wildlife. Come to learn and to share your favorite garden...

Are you Ready for it? We will use Taylor Swift's poetic universe as we create collages infused with the magic of her lyrics.  Unleash your creativity and let your imaginati...

Join us once a month to discuss books by underrepresented authors. Our goal is to amplify these voices and experiences while discussing social issues in the context of fiction and ...

Snippets: A Writers' Workshop for Shorter Works Please email your submissions to Julia at jmdunt@dmpl.org if you would like them printed out. This group will read and discuss ...

The Des Moines Public Library is partnering with area organizations to connect people with community resources. Community advocates will provide information about community re...