Week Calendar

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

Bring your creativity to North Side and enjoy our cart of art supplies!

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.

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

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.

Babies, toddlers, and their caregivers can join us on Tuesdays for rhymes, songs, lap bounces, and a story.

This program is recommended for children from birth to 24 months of age.

Come and enjoy stories, rhymes, songs and storytelling in English and Spanish. Family Storytime starts at 10:00 A.M.! Family Storytime is aimed at children ages 18 months-6 years old, but all ages are welcome to join in.   

Job Seekers is NOT at North Side Library today. 

Please attend the Career Fair today at DMACC Urban Campus Building #7 from 10 am to 2pm. 

Call 515-697-1468 for more information.

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.

AARP will be at the library every Wednesday and Saturday from February through April 12 to assist the public with their taxes. 

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.

Preschoolers and their caregivers can enjoy stories, rhymes, music, and learn school readiness skills. Afterwards, we will enjoy free-play together.

 Drop into the children's area and create some stained glass artwork using paper, contact paper and markers. All ages are welcome.

Drop by our children's area to build with LEGOs. Show a staff member your creation for a sticker!

Join us at Central Library for sensory exploration. At Saturday Sensory play, children and caretakers will travel through stations exploring touch and feel, taste, and most importantly, play!

AARP will be at the library every Wednesday and Saturday from February through April 12 to assist the public with their taxes. 

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.

 Friends of the North Side Library Meeting.  New members always welcome.

The Des Moines Public Library, in Partnership with Primary Health Care Presents, Brain Injury & PTSD: A Complex Relation.  This community health education program is a collaboration between the Brain Injury Alliance of Iowa and Primary He

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.

Join our new Fireside Fiction Book Club 

The group has chosen Lost in Time by A. G. Riddle.

Sign up to join on ZOOM and receive the emails to vote!

Prepare for adventure! Open Slay Dungeons & Dragons is for teens and tweens who know how to play D&D and are ready to take on a campaign!

All gaming supplies and characters will be provided by The Rook Room.

Please join us for our monthly book group. This month we will be discussing The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris. Books will be available for pick up at the East Side circulation desk.

Join Volunteer Iowa and AmeriCorps Seniors for a few rousing rounds of BINGO!

This month we will be reading and discussing The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill. Copies of the book are available at the North Side Library.

Joins us to discuss The Smartest Kid in the Universe by Chris Grabenstein. We'll also make a craft and have some fun with jellybeans! Geared for ages 9-12.

Join us to discover open positions, future opportunities and how to apply for a job with the City of Des Moines!

Children will listen to a story and then create a masterpiece while exploring with art and STEM activities. Ages 3 to 8 years old, but younger and older siblings are welcome. 

Tweens and teens ages 10-18 can create their own perler bead art. We will also have supplies to turn your design into earrings or a keychain!

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

Do you love animals? Then visit Central Library to practice reading with and learn about an ARL TheraPet! Engaging with animals is a great way to boost confidence and reduce anxiety around learning to read!

The Library Board of Trustees will meet Tuesday, March 21 at 4:15 PM in the Forest Avenue Library Meeting Room. 

Come design your very own journal! We'll provide the journals and the supplies for you to make them as unique as you! Ages 10-18. While supplies last. 

Best-selling novelist Sarah Penner kicks off the 2023 Authors Visiting in Des Moines (AViD) series as headlining author of the DSM Book Festival.

Interested in learning about the history of our great City? Or learning about your little corner of it? DMPL is offering free monthly presentations on Des Moines’ fascinating past.

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

Join artist and library staff member Fueche Vang as he leads a class on how to draw anime, otherwise known as traditional Japanese animation. Learn about common designs, tropes, themes, and more!

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!

This month's film selection is Howard Hawk's 1941 screwball comedy Ball of Fire, starring Gary Cooper and Barbara Stanwyck.

Forest Avenue Library (La Biblioteca Forest Ave) le invita a tomar las riendas de su seguridad financiera. En 5 clases con duración de una hora podrá aprender los conceptos básicos que necesita para salir adelante financieramente.

Join the Forest Avenue Library for a film presentation from the State Historical Society of Iowa. We'll be watching one Iowa History 101 film each third Tuesday from February until November. This month, Dwain Coleman, University of Iowa Ph.D.

Join Bridgett Robinson, Neighborhood Finance Corporation’s Diversity and Inclusion Mortgage Loan Originator and Outreach Coordinator, along with community panelists, as they help navigate what Black/African American homeownership may look like tod

Join us at Forest Ave Library to learn some cool acrylic techniques to make a sunflower field.

Ryan and Mary Lewellin of Red Dragon Herbs will be “spilling the tea” about herbs and tea. Ryan and Mary will teach you everything you need to get started in the world of tea.

Senior Medicare Patrol, or SMPs, help Medicare beneficiaries prevent, detect and report Medicare fraud, errors, and abuse.