Week Calendar

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

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.

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.

Bring your young ones to our Little Explorer’s program, designed for children ages 0-5, discover, learn and play with different sensory activities. No Registration is Required. Please wear play clothes as some activities may be messy.

Join us at Varsity Cinema for a party to kick off the 2023 Summer Reading Challenge and the launch of our Summer Reading Cinema Clubhouse film series!

Come to the library for art with a little bit of science! We'll prepare paper for color, float paint on water, and take home bright, unique designs.

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.

Spend a few hours with other crafters and work on your knit, crochet, or needle craft projects. Please bring your own supplies and projects with you. Pleasant company is provided to share ideas and inspiration!

Carmen is one of the most famous and fascinating characters in opera, and it's not hard to see why.

Do you love solving mysteries in your spare time, but your family/friends don't necessarily want to play with you? Join like-minded individuals to solve the case of Body on the Boardwalk!

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 over the summer. This is a great way to earn volunteer hours!

Celebrate Dinosaur Day!  Join our special guest and author Elizabeth Gilbert Bedia for a prehistoric journey of fun stories, activities, and crafts related to all things dinosaurs. All ages are welcome!

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

This week, we will read Doodle Cat is Bored by Cat Patrick. Afterwards, we will play Pictionary!

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. 

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

Come to the library for art with a little bit of science! We'll prepare paper for color, float paint on water, and take home bright, unique designs.

Polk County Conservation will teach us to explore the fascinating world of insects and their bizarre ways of life.

Teens! Do you want to volunteer at the East Side Library this summer? Come to an orientation to find out how you can help out and what is required.

Join us for our Lawyers in Libraries Program focused on financial power of attorney, health care power of attorney, living wills and the Final Disposition Act. Lawyers in Libraries is a joint effort by The Iowa State Bar Association, the Stat