This event is in the "Children" group.
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Library Branch: Franklin Avenue Library
Room: Franklin Avenue Children’s Area
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Educational, Take & Make
Event Details:
Stop by the Franklin Library and pick up a Science Project To Go Bag.  The bags will contain a science activity you can do at home that will let you explore different STEM concepts (science, technology, engineering, and math).  These activi...
This event is in the "Teens" group.
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The Democracy Wall

All Day
Offsite Event
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Library Branch: Off Site
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Educational
Event Details:
At its core, The Democracy Wall Project provides an outlet for students and community members to interact and engage in civil discourse on topics that can be difficult to talk about.  In doing so, participants can express their ideas and opinion...
This event is in the "Birth-Preschool" group.

Fire Safety Storytime

10:00am - 10:30am
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Library Branch: East Side Library
Room: East Side Library Lawn
Age Group: Birth-Preschool
Program Type: Storytimes
Event Details:
Join us outside on the East Side Library's lawn for a very special storytime with a Firefighter from the Des Moines Fire Department. Hear stories, learn more about fire safety, and get to see a fire truck up close! All welcome! ...

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Outdoor Program

This program is hosted outdoors.  

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This event is in the "Birth-Preschool" group.
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Library Branch: North Side Library
Room: North Side Library Lawn
Age Group: Birth-Preschool
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Storytimes
Event Details:
Join us outside the North Side Library for a Firefighter Storytime with a special guest from the Des Moines Fire Department.  Hear a story, learn about fire safety, and get to see a fire truck up close!  This storytime is ...

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Children’s Program

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

This event is in the "Teens" group.
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This event is in the "All Ages" group.
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Library Branch: DMPL Virtual
Room: Zoom Meeting Room
Age Group: Teens, Adults, All Ages
Program Type: Book Clubs
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 6
Event Details:
Celebrate Banned Books week and the NEA Big Reads pick Fahrenheit 451 with the book Verify by Joelle Charbonneau.  Verify is about Meri Beckley, who lives in a peaceful world without print and without lies. But when her mother ...
This event is in the "Adults" group.

Keynote Address: Giving Ourselves Superpowers

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Required
Virtual Event
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Library Branch: DMPL Virtual
Room: Zoom Program Room
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Educational
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 155
Event Details:
The use of interactive technologies is changing the way our cognitive processes work: from perception to memory, attention, learning, problem solving, communication, and metacognition. In fact, we may be seeing the begin...