Week Calendar

Decorate your own penguin felt pillows to take home.  This activity is available on a first come first serve basis with one craft per child as supplies last.

Decorate your own balloon owl buddy to  take home.  This activity is available on a first come first serve basis with one craft per child as supplies last.

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.

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.

Kids and families! Celebrate New Year's Eve early with our New Year’s STEM celebration from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM!

Beat the winter break boredom by searching for all of the winter pictures hiding in the children's area.  

Kick off the New Year with a Kung Fu Panda movie marathon!   Create panda masks to wear, play with floam, and enjoy light refreshments during our celebration of the New Year with movies, books, fun and games.

 Join Miss Janee for stories, rhymes, songs, movement, and occasional crafts/activities that build literacy and kindergarten-readiness skills. Ages three to five.

Beat the winter break boredom by searching for all of the winter pictures hiding in the children's area.  

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 at the East Side Library for open play and more! Meet families with other young children, check out our awesome picture books, and engage in the five simple steps to success - Read, Write, Sing, Play, and Talk!

The LEGO bricks will be available in the Children's Area, so bring your imagination and get ready to build.

Beat the winter break boredom by searching for all of the winter pictures hiding in the children's area.  

Kids! Drop in at South from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM for our Kid's Craft Day in the Elementary Area! This week, kids can use their imaginations to make an animal puppet!

Beat the winter break boredom by searching for all of the winter pictures hiding in the children's area.  

Come to the library for a special sneak preview of the Des Moines Community Playhouse production of James and the Giant Peach, based on the classic book by Roald Dahl.

Challenge yourself to create something amazing as you use our MakeDo tools, cardboard, and other tools to build and engineer the perfect movie fort.  Lounge in your creation as you watch a fun mystery movie or take your creation to curl up wi

Families can celebrate the New Year early with games, crafts, activities, and more. Come party with us and join the countdown to noon.

Celebrate the start of 2020 at North Side. There will be crafts, a dance party, and a countdown to the "Noon Year"!

Max and Annie are a married couple and hyper-competitive game players who usually win the regularly scheduled game night parties among their group of friends.

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.

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.

Visit us every Thursday afternoon to receive guidance in searching for jobs. We will use Google Tools to help you create an email account, build a simple resume, and apply for jobs.

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.

Come learn more about how to build and grow a social media presence for your organization!!!  FREE - Social media marketing training for small businesses and non-profits.

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

Create a sparkly super hero masterpiece with itty-bity jewels and test your precision. 

It's time to make more slime at North Side. This time, we will add some wintry mix-ins for sparkle and shine!

Celebrate LGBTQ+ with an all-ages meet-up to connect with LGBTQ folks and allies! Learn about upcoming events, listen to music by Queer artists, and check out LGBTQ Books by Queer authors and about Queer characters.