Upcoming Events

Please join us for our monthly book group where we will discuss Last Summer at the Golden Hotel by Elyssa Friedland. 

June's film selection is the 2009 satire In the Loop, starring James Gandolfini.

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

Need help creating an email account? Polishing a resume or applying for a job? Come to the Forest Avenue Library on Tuesdays from 10:00AM-12PM and get individual computer assistance. First-come, first-served. 

This month we will be reading and discussing The House of Eve by Sadeqa Johnson. Copies of the book are available at the North Side Library.

Join us for South Side's Monthly Book Discussion! This month we are reading Solito by Javier Zamora.

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. 

Dungeons & Dragons is a role-playing game set in worlds of swords and sorcery where players use their imaginations to tell a story and create an adventure together.  We usually get together on the third Thursday of each month to play, but

Join us for Spring Lawyers in Libraries Program sponsored by the ISBA Legal Access Committee.

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.

This event will discuss bug bite and heat related illnesses. 

Learn the basic stitches of hand embroidery and then get started on a beginner pattern! Participants will receive an embroidery hoop and supplies to continue practicing at home.

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.

Would you like to use Tech Central's new FormLabs Form 3 resin 3D printer?  Take this required training to learn how!  Participants will learn how to use FormLabs free PreForm software to prepare their 3D prints for printing at the libra

Stop by the Forest Avenue Library and pick up a copy of this month's title at the desk. 

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

Need help creating an email account? Polishing a resume or applying for a job? Come to the Forest Avenue Library on Tuesdays from 10:00AM-12PM and get individual computer assistance. First-come, first-served. 

Do you like all things K-pop? Come to the Central Library every month and bring your photocards to trade, invite your friends or meet and hang out with other fans! Enjoy snacks, other activities, and listening to music.

The Des Moines Public Library is partnering with other Iowa libraries and Uplift - The Central Iowa Basic Income Pilot on a series of programs aimed at having important community conversations about poverty and its effect on Iowa.

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.

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.

Join us for a multi-week investigation! This game will have six episodes.

This is Episode 2, you will need to have played Episode 1.

The Des Moines Public Library is partnering with The Varsity Cinema for The Varsity Cinema Book Club.

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.