Week Calendar

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

Toddlers and their caregivers can enjoy introductory stories, songs, music, and movement! For ages 18 months to 36 months.

¡Ven a la biblioteca Central a practicar tu inglés conversacional! Tendremos actividades para empezar y seguir la conversación y actividades para niños acompañantes. Hablantes de todos niveles estan invitados a venir.

Join Miss Jennifer for Preschool Storytime on Monday mornings at 10:15 a.m.  There will be stories, rhymes, music, and more.

This storytime is recommended for ages three to five, but all children are welcome to attend.

Children ages 0-5 and their caregivers can engage in open play, come and go activities at South. 

Babies and their caregivers can join Miss Jennifer on Tuesdays for rhymes, songs, bounces, and a story followed by a short playtime.

Children ages 0-5 and their caregivers can enjoy play time at the North Side Library.

Listen to silly stories, meet adorable puppet friends and move to fun songs!  Join us at Forest Avenue Library for Family Storytime at 10:00 A.M.!

Staff from the Evelyn K Davis Center for Working Families are ready to provide one-on-one job search and resume assistance to job seekers.

Join Miss Donna for this fun filled story time! Together we will enjoy stories, songs, and more, all selected to engage your active toddler. Ages 18 months to 3 years old.

Children ages 3 to 5 and their caregivers can join us Thursdays at 10:00 a.m. for a 30-minute storytime with stories, musical activities and take-home activities that prepare your child for school.

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 the Glowforge on your own after this program.

Join us at the Central Library for a fun storytime featuring movement, music, and rhyming! The storytime will take place in the meeting room to allow for social distancing.

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.

It's cold out so come spend some time at the library and make POP Art with the supplies provided. Children's Area and all ages are welcome.

Drop-in to North Side to create a work of art using perler beads. Then, we'll iron your creation for you to take home!

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.

Please join us for our monthly book group. Books will be available for pick up at the East Side circulation desk. Coffee and treats will be served.

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.

Want to read, write, and speak better? Meet at the North Side Library on Thursdays at 3:30 PM for free help with English. We will practice together.

Start 2023 with an afternoon to think about and create a vision board that can help you set intentions for what you'd like to see over the course of the year. All materials are provided.

Are you looking for a great place to volunteer? Become a volunteen and help with library projects and programs.

Children will listen to The Library Fish by Alyssa Satin Capucilli and create a masterpiece based on the book while exploring with art and STEM activities.

Create Winter-themes luminaries at Central Library! 

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

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

Join us at the South Side Library to make your own piece of mini artwork using a mini canvas, tape, and paint to create cool, geometric designs as unique as you! Ages 12-18. Whiles supplies last. 

Love anime and manga? Want to nerd out about it with other people who love it, too? Then join us for the Teen Anime/Manga Meetup! We’ll get together and discuss all things anime and manga, do crafts, play games, watch anime, and more!

Are you looking for a place to trade your Pokémon cards? 

Bring your friends and come to this monthly program with any cards you want to trade.  This event is open to children ages 7-18. 

Make your own LEGO brownie and decorate a keychain while watching LEGO Batman! Best for ages 6+

The Art of Expression is a monthly program for teens to learn and create different types of art in a relaxed atmosphere. 

Join us for a discussion of Girlhood by Melissa Febos. Ask at the information desk for a copy of the book.

Please join us for this three-part series combining beginning watercolor lessons and hands-on workshops. This program will focus on landscape and still-life studies and address the technical and creative challenges of expressive winter painting.

Join us for our evening Family Storytime at 6:30 p.m.! Kids and caregivers can join us for fun songs, stories and crafts. You can even wear your jammies!  All Ages Welcome!

Paris is known for many things: romantic strolls along cobblestone streets, world-renowned art collections, incredible historic monuments.

Get started on the ukulele and quickly learn to play familiar tunes while having fun! Play your own ukulele or borrow one of North Side Library's soprano ukuleles with your library card.

Join librarians Dennis and Elizabeth for a monthly conversation around a life-changing nonfiction book.  Each month we’ll select a book that will change your perspective, give you new strategies for handling life’s challenges, or deepen your

Have you heard of the subscription box Hunt a Killer? Join Haley as she helps you through finding a killer with a box of evidence to sort through.

It's cold! Come by the library to taste tea ingredients and perfect your blend.

The Dealt Hand runs hosted game events across central Iowa - they bring a large mix of games that everyone can enjoy, and focus on making it as easy as possible to sit down and try something new!

Join us at the South Side Library for a relaxing night of crafts. Wear your comfiest clothes and work on the easy-to-do crafts provided - or bring in your own project to work on in the company of others!

Stop by Forest Avenue Library for a bilingual craft activity series happening on the last Thursday of every month. Different types of crafts, dances, and music will be explored.

Join the Des Moines Public Library and Beaverdale Books for an evening with Stephen Markley, the best-selling author of Ohio.