Adventure Pass temporarily shut down in 2025

Due to software issues affecting all libraries using the service, the Iowa Adventure Pass program will temporarily shut down in 2025. Any reservation already made for 2025 will be honored, but we encourage anyone with a current reservation to print those passes immediately. Customers can still make new reservations for passes that must be used by December 31, 2024. The service will return at a later time. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Weather update for 12/14/2024

All locations of the Des Moines Public Library will be open normal hours Saturday, December 14, and all locations will serve as emergency warming shelters during open hours. 

It IS Rocket Science - Rockets, Satellites, Orbiters, Landers, Rovers, and Human Spaceflight

Program Type:

Educational

Age Group:

Children
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Program Description

Event Details

Join us for a program from a NASA Ambassador on Rockets, Satellites, Orbiters, Landers, Rovers, and Human Spaceflight.

Dan Hoy is a NASA JPL Solar System Ambassador volunteer from Clive, Iowa. Dan has been part of the program since 2018 but has been interested in space and space exploration since watching the NASA Gemini and Apollo missions as a pre-teen. In this volunteer role he presents information about our solar system and the universe as well as past, current, and future robotic and human space missions. Dan has experience presenting to nursery schools, libraries, elementary schools, the Science Center Iowa, the Iowa State Fair, church groups, civic groups, and STEM/STEAM festivals throughout central Iowa.

Disclaimer(s)

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop offs will not be permitted.

Children’s Program

Children under 10 years old must be accompanied by a caregiver over 12 years old.