Holiday Hours for This Week

All locations of the Des Moines Public Library will close at 5pm on Wednesday, December 24. All locations will remain closed on Thursday, December 25 and Friday, December 26. Regular hours will resume on Saturday, December 27.

Forest Avenue Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration

Program Type:

Educational

Age Group:

All Ages

Event Details

Join us for our annual celebration in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

Our keynote speaker is cultural innovator, community leader, and Believer/Executive Director of Hip Hope Inc., Bo James. 

More about Bo's musically and culturally inclined background can be found here. 

After a short introduction by the Friends of the Forest Avenue Library, Bo James will speak. Refreshments will be provided courtesy of the Friends of the Forest Avenue Library. 

All six DMPL locations will be closed in recognition of the holiday. Forest Avenue Library will only be open during the MLK Day Program. Doors open at 3:30PM.