Join us weekly for rhymes, songs, bounces, stories, and a little playtime. For caregivers and babies ages 0 - 18 months.
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Children’s Program
Children under 10 years old must be accompanied by a caregiver over 12 years old.
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.
Join us weekly for rhymes, songs, bounces, stories, and a little playtime. For caregivers and babies ages 0 - 18 months.
Children under 10 years old must be accompanied by a caregiver over 12 years old.
Celebrate spring with the Greater Des Moines Botanical Gardens! We will read stories about plants and growing and enjoy hands on plant based activities! Best for ages 3+ but all ages are welcome to join.
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.
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.
Join Miss Donna for this fun filled story time! Together we will enjoy stories, songs, and more, all selected to engage your active toddler. Ages 18 months to 3 years old.
Children under 10 years old must be accompanied by a caregiver over 12 years old.
AARP will be at the library every Wednesday and Saturday from February through April 12 to assist the public with their taxes.
Draw big and watch your creation shrink before your eyes! Trace or make your own design onto special sheets which staff will place in a toaster over to shrink in a matter of seconds.
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.
Love frogs, toads, and other cool amphibians? Then join South Side Library and our friends at Polk County Conservation to learn about these smooth, wet animals that seem to magically transform from egg to adult.
Create your own marbled paper designs and use them to make the cover of a notebook.
Art in the Library is for children ages 6-12 and requires preregistration.
Children under 10 years old must be accompanied by a caregiver over 12 years old.
Aprenda a usar la computadora, navegar la red, y usar varios servicios y programas digitales. Para gente edades 18+. No necesita apartar lugar.
Free library parking is available in Central's underground parking garage for two hours per visit. Parking around the library is metered at various costs from 9 a.m. - 9 p.m. Monday-Saturday.
Teens! Do you need volunteer hours? Students ages 12-18 may volunteer at the South Side Library for 1 hour performing various tasks during our South VolunTeens program! This is a great way to earn volunteer hours!
Join us every month at the Forest Avenue Library as we learn about art from around the world and complete a craft related to what we've learned. This month's activity is Australian boomerangs. Ages 10+.
Join the Friends of the Forest Avenue Library for the monthly meeting at Forest Avenue Library!
Join us for a special edition of Creative Readers with the library’s mascot, Rosie the Reading Monster! Children and their caregivers can join us for stories, songs, and crafts with Rosie.
Children under 10 years old must be accompanied by a caregiver over 12 years old.
Mark Rouw, Iowa's Big Tree Field Representative, is talking about how he tracks down the biggest trees in Iowa! Come see photos and hear stories only a big tree hunter can tell!
This month, Forest Avenue Library is hosting an exhibition of teen-made memes about privacy.