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.

Join us outside by the Miffy fountain for a family storytime!

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.   

Join us on the lawn for stories, songs and early literacy activities! Bring your own chair or blanket for seating and your energy for fun!  This event is geared for ages 3-6 but older and younger siblings are welcome.

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.

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.

The whole family can come to Colby Park at 10:15 AM for this special outdoor Family Storytime.  Bring your own blanket or chairs and join us for stories, songs, and rhymes in the great outdoors.

Join Ms. Alicia at the Heritage Carousel for a special storytime for the whole family! We will enjoy stories, songs, and movement together. After storytime, there will be a craft available and everyone will get a FREE carousel ride.

Join Jester Puppets at the Library for “Fairy Tales (Unhinged)”.  They will brings you the classics, but these are not your Mother Goose’s stories. Get ready for enormous fun, hilarity and downright silliness to kids’ favorite fables.

Join Rosario Manzano as she does a presentation on Medicare. After the presentation, she will host a game of BINGO! 

Kids and caregivers! Come to the South Side Library's parking lot to see and touch a dump truck!

It's time to kick off the DMPL summer reading program and the Varsity Cinema kids' movie series! Join us at the Varsity Cinema to sign up for the summer reading program, receive a free book, and watch a movie based on a children's book! 

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.

It's time to kick off the DMPL summer reading program and the Varsity Cinema kids' movie series! Join us at the Varsity Cinema to sign up for the summer reading program, receive a free book, and watch a movie based on a children's book! 

This month we will be reading and discussing The Banned Bookshop of Maggie Banks by Shauna Robinson. Copies of the book are available at the North Side Library.

There are so many amazing animals that live in Iowa!  Join our special guests from the Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge for games, crafts, hands-on learning activities, and a scavenger hunt as we celebrate all the plants and cuddly critter

Make your own fairy garden to take home! We will have a variety of small plants and decorations to choose from to create your garden. You may bring your own small container for your garden or use one of ours!

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

The Library Board of Trustees will meet Tuesday, June 20 at 4:15 PM in the South Side Library Meeting Room. 

Create your own set of colorful tile coasters to keep for yourself or give as a gift.

Art in the Library is for children ages 6-12 and requires preregistration.  

Join the Friends of the Forest Avenue Library for the monthly meeting at Forest Avenue Library!

Are you considering a more earth-friendly alternative for your yard?

Have you ever wanted to slay a dragon, raid a dungeon treasure room, or even save a village from an evil bandit horde? Always wanted to play Dungeons & Dragons, but didn’t know where to start?

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 program shares information on urban wildlife in Central Iowa and provides tips on coexisting with urban wildlife.

Join us at the Forest Avenue library for a visit from the Iowa State University Women in Science and Engineering (WISE).  Learn to create fudge using basic baking items, friction, and your armpit.

Be the first to pick up the Franklin Avenue Library's Native Prairie Passport! Bring the whole family to learn more about native prairie locations around the metro with an interactive presentation and one-of-a-kind nature craft.