All Locations Closed for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

All DMPL locations will be closed on Monday, January 20, in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. The Forest Avenue Library's annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Celebration will take place at 4 PM at the Forest Avenue Library. Doors open at 3:30 PM for the program.

Warming Center Information: The Central Library meeting room wing will be open on Monday, January 20, from 9 AM-5 PM for use as a warming center. The library itself will remain closed.

Grab-and-Go Thursday

10:00am - 4:00pm
Children
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Library Branch: DMPL Systemwide
Room: All Locations
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Play & Learn
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Thursdays are Grab-and-Go at DMPL!

Animal Ambassadors Live with the Blank Park Zoo

6:00pm - 6:30pm
Birth-Preschool, Children
Virtual Event
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Library Branch: DMPL Systemwide
Room: Online Programming
Age Group: Birth-Preschool, Children
Program Type: Educational
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Join us on our Facebook page at 6 pm on July 30 for a LIVE program with with Blank Park Zoo. The zoo will be showing off some of their animal ambassadors.

DSM Book Festival Book Club: An American Marriage

7:00pm - 8:30pm
Adults
Virtual Event
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Library Branch: DMPL Systemwide
Room: Online Programming
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Book Clubs
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The Des Moines Public Library is partnering with the DSM Book Festival's DSM Book Club to cohost its first online book discussion. The book being discussed is "An American Marriage" by Tayari Jones.