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.!

Join us outside on the Forest Ave Library's lawn for Everystep's Healthy Start Program!  These educational events are for children and families and include experienced staff providing referrals to community resources, Information about health

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.

Love playing board games? Stop by the South Side Meeting Room to play an old favorite, learn a new one, or invite a group and bring your own! Snacks will be provided.

Best for those age 8 and up!

Drop in to the East Side Library for a Plant Swap! Bring houseplants or outdoor plants & don't forget to label them if you can. Don't have a plant to share? Come in anyway - there will be extras! 

Join the DMPL Central Library and IowaWORKS for a career fair featuring employers from downtown and surrounding areas.

Visit Evelyn K Davis Park for a parade and celebration with food, entertainment and fun!

Parade begins at 10:30 AM at United Way Building, 1111 9th Street and finishes at the park.  

This program will include a brief overview of where Mindfulness Meditation comes from and why we do it, followed by a 20 minute sitting practice with time for Q&A afterwards. Chair seating will be available.

Aprenda a hacer recetas fáciles, nutritivas y baratas con una instructora de Iowa State University - Extension.  Durante esta clase de 8 semanas, aprenderá a:

Ahorrar dinero: comprar y gastar menos en sus alimentos.

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.

Learn how to crochet a scarf as the weather begins to cool. Each participant will receive a skein of yarn and a crochet hook.

Drop-in to North Side every Wednesday to enjoy a craft or STEM activity!

This week, you can try out our 3-D Pens!

Join Volunteer Iowa and AmeriCorps Seniors for an afternoon of games and good company!

Is yarn busting out of every room in your room? Looking for that perfect yarn for a holiday gift? One person's stockpiled yarn is another person's treasure.

Do you love to craft? Come print a T-shirt using the library's own sublimation printer and heat press or bring your current project and make some progress! Enjoy light refreshments and a friendly atmosphere.

Registration recommended.

Tweens and teens ages 10-18 can join us after school on Tuesdays to enjoy activities on our meeting room.

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!

Love dinosaurs? Come make some cool dinosaur fossils using salt dough! We'll make the dough together, then use dinosaur figurines to create fossils imprints.

Bet for ages 3-10

All your friends will want you spinning at their parties! At this hands-on class we will learn the skills needed to become a DJ. We provide the equipment, you bring the creativity. Ages 12+. 

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

What is a Bicycle Rodeo? It is an interactive obstacle course where kids can learn about bicycle safety and have a lot of fun!

Join us at Central Library for the YA for Adults Book Club. This month we are reading A Thousand Steps Into Night, Traci Chee.

Have you ever made a fabric sculpture?  Learn how to wet-felt your own Geode to take home using fiber and soapy water. Enjoy a rockin' story and a stick of rock candy as supplies last.  Best for ages 6+

Affia will speak about diversity in fiction and literature, incorporating his life experiences to highlight the importance of representation.