Week Calendar

“Mother Goose on the Loose”, is a 30-minute nursery rhyme program for newborns to three-year-olds. The class helps to strengthen babies' and toddler's foundation for literacy with rhymes, rhythm, repetition, story, and movement.

Do you need a calm place to play? Then come to the Forest Avenue Calming Room for a sensory interactive experience! This is an unsupervised, drop-in program for youth.

Children ages three to five can come and enjoy stories, rhymes, songs, and more, followed by a craft.

Play, Grow, Learn! is an opportunity for you to use the Imagination Station to explore early literacy tips and books, play with others, and develop early literacy skills using Forest Avenue Library's space and toys.

Join us for rhymes, bounces, a story, and a short playtime.

For caregivers and babies from newborns up to eighteen months.

“Mother Goose on the Loose”, is a 30-minute nursery rhyme program for newborns to three-year-olds. The class helps to strengthen babies' and toddler's foundation for literacy with rhymes, rhythm, repetition, story, and movement.

“Mother Goose on the Loose”, is a 30-minute nursery rhyme program for newborns to three-year-olds. The class helps to strengthen babies' and toddler's foundation for literacy with rhymes, rhythm, repetition, story, and movement.

Toddlers and caregivers can enjoy stories, songs, rhymes, occasional crafts and a little playtime with Miss Janee. For toddlers ages 18 months - 3 years.

Do you need a calm place to play? Then come to the Forest Avenue Calming Room for a sensory interactive experience! This is an unsupervised, drop-in program for youth.

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

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Toddlers and their caregivers can enjoy stories, songs, fingerplays and more, followed by a craft. Ages 18 months to 3 years. Meeting Room.

Enjoy stories, rhymes, songs, movement, and more!

Drop in anytime during the day for dinosaur crafts, games, activities and more!

Bring your inner scientist and experiment with our S.T.E.M. (science, technology, engineering, and math) activities in the Children's Area.

Bring the family to the South Side Library to play and build with LEGOS in the Children's Area from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.! For youth ages 3-12. This is an unsupervised, drop-in program. Parent or guardian must be present with children.

Drop in anytime during the day for dinosaur crafts, games, activities and more!

Build and create with Legos in the children’s area! All ages.

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Toddlers and their caregivers can enjoy stories, songs, fingerplays and more, followed by a craft. Ages 18 months to 3 years. Meeting Room.

Do you want to practice your English skills? Looking to meet new people in your community? Join community members and English language learners alike at Forest Avenue Library and enjoy light refreshments and sparkling conversation!

Come to the library and try to find all of the food pictures hiding around the Children's Area.

Visit us at the North Side Library every Monday to learn some computer basics. Create an email account, build a simple resume, and learn about the library catalog.

Love Raina Telgemeier, superheroes, manga, graphic novels, and cartoons? Ready to let your artist flag fly? Then come to Comics Creators! We'll provide the paper and pens, you provide the creativity! This is an unsupervised, drop-in program.

Make and decorate a mini cake to celebrate national cake day! This program is for children in grades 4-12. Children under 10 years old must be accompanied by a caregiver over 12 years old.

Read a story, explore and create with art and STEM activities! Bring your imagination and join us in the children's area. Ages three to eight.

Join us every Tuesday as we play Minecraft, Roblox, and more. Ages 8-12. 

Tweens and Teens! Learn to make something new during our Try It Out Tuesday events at South! This month, participants can choose to build a creation with our 3-D pens or choose to paint a creation on a small canvas or tote bag to take home!

Are you looking for a place to trade your Pokémon cards? Come to this monthly program and bring any cards you want to trade.

This event is open to children ages seven to eighteen.

Leonardo da Vinci is known as a genius who had many areas of expertise. Today we will try to recreate a few of his most famous inventions.  Ages 8-12. 

Come to the library and hang out with therapy dog Norm. He is a two year-old yellow lab who is excited to meet some new friends. Norm will be in the Children's Area from 5:00-6:00 p.m.

Join us for a Dinovember movie night to watch an adventure about an orphaned dinosaur who meets four other dinosaurs on a trek to find food and water. Crafts, activities, and dinosaur books will all be available during the movie.

Bring the family at night for stories, songs, and occasional crafts that prepares your children for school! You can even wear your jammies! All ages.

Come and enjoy stories, rhymes, songs and crafts in English and Spanish. Venga y disfrute cuentos, rimas, canciones, y manualidades en inglés y español.

Take your ukulele skills to the next level with instructor Natalie Steenson.

The whole family can come to the library for stories, rhymes and songs.

Join the dancers of Ballet Des Moines and learn about the beloved holiday tradition The Nutcracker.  Enjoy readings, crafts, and learn simple dance steps from the ballet.

Families can enjoy stories, rhymes, and songs together on Wednesday nights. It's a great way for busy families to relax and listen to stories together.