Event List

Drop-in to North Side and make a flower with paper and yarn!Wednesday drop-ins are planned with grades K-5 in mind, but all are welcome to attend!

ASAP Teaching Artist and B-Boy ASan leads this intro to breaking. Learn all the basic moves, and have fun putting them together to show your own individuality and self-expression.&...

Come and experiment with different materials to see how they react with watercolors.  Science Wednesdays is a chance for kids ages six to twelve to explore different aspects o...

Earn volunteer hours by helping out with library programs and projects! Teens ages 12 to 18 can drop in any Wednesday we are open and volunteer for one hour. You must bring a vo...

Join us at Forest Avenue Library for Card Club. We will play trick-taking card games such as 500, Euchre, Hearts, Spades, Tiến lên and others. It's a perfect opportunity to meet pe...

Children ages 3 to 5 and their caregivers can join us Thursdays at 10:00 a.m. for a 30-minute storytime with stories, music, and fun activities!  

Join us at the Central Library for a fun storytime featuring movement, music, and rhyming!   

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...

Storybooks often have beautiful painted illustrations that help bring the story to life. Join Shayla Williams at South Side Library and learn to paint your own story characters and...

Celebrate National Poetry Month and join us for a Sensory Poetry Walk.With clipboards and notepads in hand, we will take a walk around the Library and Easttown Park noting what we ...

First time gardener? Needing to spruce up your layout? Join us for an evening with the Master Gardeners to bring your garden to the next level with a bit of planning.

Art Club will occur on the first Thursday of each month. It will feature picture books and a related art project each month. We will learn about artists, art concepts, and topics t...

Amina Luqman-Dawson is the Newbery Medal and Coretta Scott King Award-winning and bestselling author of Freewater and the pictorial history book Images of America: Africa...

Join us for a drop-in event for all ages. Come in, grab warm drink, get cozy, and choose from a variety of games or puzzles to play with friends!

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

AARP will be at the East Side Library every *Wednesday and *Saturday from February 1st through April 12th to assist the public with their taxes. On Saturday, 02/15, no appoint...

This conversation club is both for native speakers and those wanting to learn Russian. Topics of conversation are meant to be light. Get to know other members of your communit...

Spend a couple hours with other crafters and work on your knit, crochet, or needle craft projects. Please bring your own supplies and projects with you. This program happens t...

Have fun making greeting cards using layers of patterned paper.  All supplies provided – cards, envelopes, lots and lots of pretty paper!  The inside of the card will be ...

Dungeons & Dragons is a role-playing game set in worlds of swords and sorcery where players use their imaginations to tell a story and create an adventure together.  We us...

Preschoolers and their caregivers can enjoy stories, rhymes, music, and learn school readiness skills. Afterwards, we will enjoy free-play together.