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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Kick off the season by learning how to prep your garden for success.

Celebrate World Art Day! Drop in and customize a famous piece of art using the materials provided and your imagination.

Find out how to make ideas (and objects) come to life with the magic of illustration! Iowa artist Laura Palmer (xo-lp.com) will join us to show how she goes from idea to illustration.

The selection for April is People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry.

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.

Save Money: Shop Smart and waste less food.

Save Time: At the store and in the kitchen

Help Picky Eaters: try new foods

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.

This program for caregivers explains the communication changes that take place throughout the course of Alzheimer's disease, how to decode and respond to the verbal and behavioral messages delivered by someone with dementia, and strategies to conn

Love puzzles? Have puzzles at home that you've done and loved but won't do again?

Come to the South Side Library Meeting Room and exchange your beloved puzzles for new to you ones! We're having a good old fashioned puzzle swap!

Franklin Avenue Library is no longer accepting new volunteer applications for the 2022-2023 school year.

Summer volunteer applications will be available to pickup at the Youth Desk starting Saturday, April 1.

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 join us after school to enjoy video games on our Nintendo Switch!

April is National Poetry Month, and we're celebrating with blackout poetry! Blackout poetry is a style of poetry where the poet uses something that is already written, like a book page, and blacks out everything except select words.

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

Join us for the Teen Anime/Manga Meetup! We’ll get together and discuss all things Anime and Manga!

This week - teens can draw and make their own customizable stickers to take home!  Ages 12-18. 

Teens! Do you need volunteer hours? Students ages 12-18 may volunteer at Central Library for 1 hour performing various tasks during our Central VolunTeens program! This is a great way to earn volunteer hours!

Are you a fan of the Amulet graphic novel series?  Create your own wire wrapped or beaded amulet and enjoy themed snacks in celebration of this beloved book series.  Best for ages 8+, as supplies last!

Children and their caregivers can enjoy a story and a hands-on activity every Wednesday evening at North Side!

Dungeons & Dragons is a role-playing game set in worlds of swords and sorcery where players use their imaginations to tell a story and create an adventure together. 

This meet-up is for anyone looking to connect with other people interested in biodiverse gardens.  The focus is on native plants which foster and nourish wildlife.

Are you interested in drawing your favorite manga characters or creating your own? We will use Procreate on iPads to create colorful designs. For ages 12 and up. 

Please join us for this workshop on watercolor techniques. Beginning and returning artists are invited to develop or improve their watercolor techniques while adding magic to their paintings!

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!

Want to do some spring organizing with your finances? Sonya M. Sellmeyer, the Consumer Advocate with the Iowa Insurance Division will discuss the importance of creating a budget, and setting financial goals.

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.

You can’t control our weather but you can plan a climate resilient landscape. Design your flower bed, vegetable garden, or landscape to withstand extremes from wind, temperature, and moisture.

This month's book is The Department of Rare Books and Special Collections by Eva Jurczyk.

Can you make a magic potion with common foods?  Come make some tasty magic and listen to a story.  Best for ages 6+. As supplies last.

Kids, roll up your sleeves and try out liquid watercolor paints! Youth Librarian Nichole will share picture books with watercolor examples then demonstrate the process of using crayons and watercolors to create a beautiful spring flower painting.

Join us once a month to discuss books by underrepresented authors. Our goal is to amplify these voices and experiences while discussing social issues in the context of fiction and non-fiction books.

Rebecca F.