Week Calendar

On June 3, 2019, the Des Moines City Council passed the Energy and Water Benchmarking Ordinance requiring building owners of buildings 25,000 sq.

Kids and families! Join Miss Maddie outside at East Side Library on the lawn for Sunshine Storytime at 10:00 a.m.!

Join Miss Jennifer at Beaverdale Park at 10:30 AM for this special outdoor Baby Storytime. Bring your own blanket or chair for rhymes, bounces, puppets, and more out on the grass!

Kids and families! Join Miss Becky outside at Forest Avenue Library on the lawn for Sunshine Storytime at 10:00 a.m.!

Join Miss Donna at Beaverdale Park at 10:30 AM for this special outdoor Toddler and Preschool Storytime. We will listen to books, sing songs and move our bodies to music.

Kids and families! Join Miss Janee outdoors at South for Sunshine Storytime at 10:00 a.m.! Bring a blanket, chair or tarp and listen to silly stories and move to fun songs outside on the Library Lawn under the trees!

A Day at the Beach. Bring your imagination and join Miss Donna on Facebook as we read books, sing and move our bodies in this playful story time about the world we live in. Ages two and up.

The whole family can come to Colby Park at 10:30 AM for this special outdoor Family Storytime.  Bring your own blanket or chairs and listen to stories and sing songs in the great outdoors.

Join our neighborhood firefighters at the South Side Library's parking lot as they show us what it takes to do their job.

Do you want to practice your English skills? Looking to meet new people in your community? Join community members and English language learners at Forest Avenue Library for chats and snacks!

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Calling all young artists and creative teens!  Join us for a  week long workshop  for teens outside at the East Side Library.  Each day we will hear from a local artist or creator, get inspired by their work, and then use our s

Calling all young artists and creative teens!  Join us for a  week long workshop  for teens outside at the East Side Library.  Each day we will hear from a local artist or creator, get inspired by their work, and then use our s

Calling all young artists and creative teens!  Join us for a  week long workshop  for teens outside at the East Side Library.  Each day we will hear from a local artist or creator, get inspired by their work, and then use our s

Calling all young artists and creative teens!  Join us for a  week long workshop  for teens outside at the East Side Library.  Each day we will hear from a local artist or creator, get inspired by their work, and then use our s

Calling all young artists and creative teens!  Join us for a  week long workshop  for teens outside at the East Side Library.  Each day we will hear from a local artist or creator, get inspired by their work, and then use our s

Join the library for a zine afternoon! Read some queer zines; make one yourself or with friends and run off a couple copies to share. We'll have supplies, prompts and ideas, hydration, pronoun buttons, and company.

Have you ever wanted to slay a dragon, raid a dungeon treasure room, or even save a village from an evil bandit horde? Always wanted to play Dungeons & Dragons, but didn’t know where to start?

On June 3, 2019, the Des Moines City Council passed the Energy and Water Benchmarking Ordinance requiring building owners of buildings 25,000 sq.

Make a Pipe Cleaner and Straw Sculpture. Bring your imagination and join Miss Donna at Beaverdale Park from 3:00 PM to 3:45 PM for this free, creative program where kids w

Have you ever played a game so big that you were the pieces?  Drop-by the library and play our Giant Candyland, Snakes and Ladders, and more to win candy prizes!  

This Pride Month, join DMPL and our partners at Iowa Safe Schools and UCS Healthcare to talk about LGBTQ issues, ask questions, and discover awesome resources!

Learn how to create an awesome resume from presenters at Connect 2 Careers! Whether you’re looking for a job, working on school applications, or applying to experience programs, a resume will help you stand out from the crowd.

Join us for a special Art Show to celebrate our youth and Arts Week!  All are welcome to drop by and check out work from our Art Camp attendees during this celebration of their creativity and work this past week outdoors on our Library Lawn.

Join us for STEM exploration and fun with Backyard Science at South! Families will learn the science of bubbles by assembling a large bubble wand and use our bubble solution to test out their wands on the Library Lawn!

In May 1917, the United States opens the very first Officers Training Camp for Black men in military history. The location – Fort Des Moines.

Join us on Zoom for the DMPL Virtual Book Club. This month, we will be discussing The Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon. 

Join Miss Alicia at Belle M. Turner Park for stories, songs, and rhymes for the whole family! The library will provide yoga mats for seating, but you are welcome to bring your own blanket or chair to the park.

Let's celebrate summertime with rainbow windsocks! A windsock is made up of different materials tied onto a hoop that dances in the wind.

The Des Moines Public Library is partnering with the DSM Book Festival's DSM Book Club to cohost its online book discussion.