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.

Visit North Side and get creative with a variety of arts and crafts 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.

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.

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

Drop in and decorate a poem with the supplies provided to share with friends and family. We will even supply the pocket if you don't have one.

M. Chris Fabricant's author visit will be livestreamed for those who are unable to join us in person. The room will open approximately five minutes before the event begins.

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.

Read aloud for adults - The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy.

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.

Crucial Conversations is designed to help parents and caregivers become more comfortable talking with their children about sexual and reproductive health. We'll supply you with the knowledge and tools to begin having these crucial conversations.

Celebrate our favorite half-man, half-dog, crime-fighting hero with games, crafts, and other fabulous fun at our Dog Man party!

Join us for a Nintendo Switch Party! We will have games like Mario Kart 8 & Super Mario Bros. Ultimate. Feel free to bring your own Switch or share the library’s controllers.

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!

Celebrate National Poetry Month by learning about and sharing Blackout Poetry! We'll provide the supplies, you bring your creativity! Ages 8-18. While supplies last. 

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

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

**Special Guest Presenter!!**

This month, Fueche Vang will host the meetup and teach you how to draw some of your favorite Studio Ghibli characters! Learn about artist Hayao Miyazaki and make your own art to take home!

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. 

Assemble and paint your own bird feeder and start feeding the birds in your neighborhood!  We’ll also have a bilingual story and poem about birds.

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

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

This week, we will read The Legend of Iron Purl by Tao Nyeu. Afterwards, we will try out finger knitting!

Join us for a calm evening of watercolors with Lisa Christensen!

Join us for a discussion of Here and Now and Then by Mike Chen. Ask at the information desk for a copy of the book.

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!

DART staff will lead a training to help individuals learn to ride the bus in Greater Des Moines, as well provide updates on new programs and services.

Join the Franklin Avenue Library and Iowa Juneteenth for an evening to celebrate Juneteenth here in Iowa.

Love books and hate talking to people? Join like-minded readers as we sit quietly and read. Discussion optional and icebreakers forbidden. Bring your own book. 

You have nothing to hide and you aren't doing anything wrong. Still, DMPL policy and state law protect the confidentiality of what you ask, look up, and check out.

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

Join us for an introduction to D&D basics. Dungeons & Dragons is a role-playing game set in worlds of swords and sorcery where players use their imaginations to create characters and tell a story together. Drop-ins welcome.

Let’s celebrate Dia del Niño with a special visitor and art activity.  

 Marissa Hernandez is a muralist/artist from Des Moines, Iowa.