Week Calendar

Beyond Birth: Baby's First Year is a free weekly postpartum support group for parents and their new babies.

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.

Drop-in to North Side and express your creativity! We will have a wide variety of art supplies out for you to enjoy.

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.

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.

AARP will be at the library every *Wednesday and Saturday from February 3rd through April 13th to assist the public with their taxes. On Wednesday, 02/07 and 02/14, appointments are limited to 11:30-3:30.

Listen to silly stories, sing songs, dance to music, and make art! Join us at Forest Avenue Library for Family Storytime every Wednesday morning at 10:15 A.M.

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.

Do you want to grow your own veggies this summer? Whether you've got a garden spot in your yard or a sunny spot by a window, this is for you!

The whole family can visit the library and take on our Family STEM Challenge.  This month's program involves building a bridge made out of paper.  Materials will be available between 10:00 AM and 12:00 PM.

AARP will be at the library every *Wednesday and Saturday from February 3rd through April 13th to assist the public with their taxes. On Wednesday, 02/07 and 02/14, appointments are limited to 11:30-3:30.

Stop in the library to do some fun arts and crafts with our Art Cart! 

While supplies last. 

Adult supervision required.

March's selection is Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney.

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.

We're celebrating National Children's Craft Day at the Central Library with a plethora of crafts. This will be a drop-in program, so feel free to come and leave as you please.

Drop into the Children's Area and try out our fun obstacle course. Travel around like library by hopping like a frog, walking like a monkey, waddling like a duck, and lots more! 

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.

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.

Stop by the Central Library after the Annual St. Patrick's Day Parade for some hot chocolate and a performance from the Foy School of Traditional Irish Dance. 

Join us for a STEAM Cart Challenge!

We will use our STEAM Cart components to create a Rosie Robot that wiggles and moves! We will use our Rosie Robots to complete a different challenges around the library. 

Join yoga instructor, Lily Allen-Duenas, for chair yoga at the East Side Library! No experience is needed!

Learn about detection, causes, risk factors, stages, and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease.

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

This week, we will paint egg cartons and turn them into flowers!

Joins for a fun jewelry making class! Crystals can be used as a tool for positivity in your life, come and learn about different crystals and create a wire-wrapped crystal necklace for yourself! 

Cowabunga Dude! Enjoy a showing of the movie Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem while we make green slime and eat a pizza themed snack. Rated PG.

A pencil pouch is a small container or pouch to put pencils, pens, markers, and other small items used for school. Express yourself by creating a new pencil pouch to end the school year with!

Tweens and Teens ages 10-18 can join us at North Side to learn 3-D Printing Basics using Tinkercad.

What's better than games? Giant games! Celebrate Spring Break with giant board games and delicious snacks at South Side Library! Ages 5 and up

Anchors Away and Batten down the hatches! We are hosting a LEGO boat challenge for ages 6 to 12 in the meeting room. Registration required. 

Join us for another round of everyone's favorite game, BINGO!  This time your BINGO card will be filled with Pokémon!  Can you catch them all in a row to win a prize?  

Discover how to make adorable air squishies using nano tape! You'll design your squishy, then learn how to inflate it for an awesome squishy creation as unique as you!

Ages 8-18. While supplies last.

Join us at the Central Library in celebrating the return of spring with a birdfeeder craft.

Note: Birdfeeders will be made using sunflower butter.

Are you looking for a great place to volunteer? Become a volunteen and help with library projects and programs. Teens ages 12-18 can pick up a teen volunteer application at the Franklin Avenue Library.

Visit North Side and read to a furry friend from the Animal Rescue League of Iowa's Therapets program!

We will eat popcorn and do a fun activity while we watch Barbie (2023). Rated PG-13. 

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.

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

Join us at Central Library for the Game On! Mario Kart Tournament. Tweens and Teens are welcome to enjoy some snacks and challenge friends to a race.

You have the worst luck ever, your name was called in the reaping ceremony to represent your district in the 74th annual Hunger Games. Arriving at the Capitol, you only have a few days to prepare.

You have the worst luck ever, your name was called in the reaping ceremony to represent your district in the 74th annual Hunger Games. Arriving at the Capitol, you only have a few days to prepare.

Join us to create a small-scale art piece! Attendees will be provided with a small canvas and materials to create their own artwork. Keep your finished masterpiece or leave it on display at the library!

Connect with others interested in environmentally friendly gardens. The focus is on native plants which foster and nourish wildlife.

Join us for an exciting oil pastel program at the library! This program is perfect for artists of all levels who want to learn more about oil pastels. You’ll learn how to use oil pastels to create beautiful and unique artwork.

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!

This month's book is Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi. 

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

Get your coziest pajamas ready and bring your favorite stuffie to Pajama StoryTime! We will read books about bedtime, sing songs, dance our sillies out, drink hot chocolate, and make a snuggly pillow from an old t-shirt.

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.