Week Calendar

Keep your little one busy with a take home craft for toddlers and preschoolers.  Every week enjoy new activities on Wednesday mornings and pick out a related book from our display!

Calling all makers! Can you complete our weekly challenge to build, play, or create?  Each week we will have a different activity set up in the children's area and finishers can claim a prize.

 Miss Mary will be joined for this storytime by Mr. Jay.  He is an ASL certified interpreter at Capitol View Elementary in Des Moines.  We will sing, do some rhymes and read a story all with sign language interpretation by Mr.

We'll gather for World Singing Day, a global sing-along held annually in October which brings people together in their communities all around the world to sing together. We'll provide lyrics for a selection of popular songs including the

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!

October's title is Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens.

The Des Moines Public Library is partnering with area organizations to connect people with community resources. Community advocates will provide information about community resources like meal sites and shelters.

The Des Moines Public Library is partnering with area organizations to connect people with community resources. Community advocates will provide information about community resources like meal sites and shelters.

Would you like to learn how to type or improve your keyboarding skills at your own pace? The library can help! Visit the North Side Library every Monday at 3pm to practice and get one on one assistance. Laptops will be provided.

Level Up your gaming skills! Use our tablets and Nintendo Switch to play Among Us, Minecraft, Roblox, and more. Ages 8+.

Learn how to design your own 3-D-printed bookmarks! For ages 9 to 18, this class will teach the basics of 3D printing design.

Are you looking for a great place to volunteer? Become a volunteen and help with library projects and programs. Teens ages twelve to eighteen can pick up a teen volunteer application at the Franklin Avenue Library.

Tweens and teens ages 10-18 can join us after school to enjoy video games on our Nintendo Switch!

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?

Join us on Zoom to make your very own glowing dragon claws out of paper and glow-in-the-dark markers! They're perfect for a cool Halloween costume or just for the pure fun of having dragon claws! 

Join  us for our EPIC BOOK CLUB on the East Side Library Lawn for ages 8-12.  Sign up here and pick up  copy of Nightlights by Lorena Alvarez (copies will also be handed out at the Epic Graphic Novel Book Club

Learn how to design your own 3-D prints! Join us for a 3-D Printing basics class, where we will design our own mini monsters in  Tinkercad. 2-3 weeks after class you will be able to pick up your projects and take them home.

Stop by our East Side Library Anime Club!  We will watch anime on our big screen, talk manga, work on drawing and kawaii crafts, and eat Ramen noodles.  Today we will decorate Kawaii pumpkins!  We also have the opportunity to discus

Dr. Paul Brooke, Professor at Grand View University, will present on the Northern Pantanal jaguars. These cats are habituated to humans and spend time near the river's edge for easy observation from boats.

Jose Alvarado has been a tireless advocate for the Latinx community in Des Moines. 

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