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Iowa History Month: The Unsinkable Meredith Willson Display

All Day 3/2 - 3/30
Franklin Avenue Library
Program Type:
Exhibits
Age Group:
All Ages

Join us at the Franklin Avenue Library for The Unsinkable Meredith Willson, a traveling display from The Great American Songbook Foundation.

Library Branch: Franklin Avenue Library
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Exhibits
Event Details:

Join us at the Franklin Avenue Library for The Unsinkable Meredith Willson, a traveling display from The Great American Songbook Foundation.

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Model Train Display with DesMoiNTrak

Saturday, April 25, 2026 at 10:00am - 5:00pm
Central Library Meeting Room 1, 2, 3 at Central Library
Program Type:
Educational, Exhibits, Take & Make
Age Group:
Birth-Preschool, Children, Teens, Adults, All Ages

All aboard! Trains are taking over the Central Library! Visit the library to see a huge model train display set up by the DesMoiNTrak modular railroad club.

Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Central Library Meeting Room 1, 2, 3
Age Group: Birth-Preschool, Children, Teens, Adults, All Ages
Program Type: Educational, Exhibits, Take & Make
Event Details:

All aboard! Trains are taking over the Central Library! Visit the library to see a huge model train display set up by the DesMoiNTrak modular railroad club.

Disclaimer(s)

Central Parking

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.

 

Children’s Program

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

This event is in the "Birth-Preschool" group
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This event is in the "Teens" group
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Model Train Display with DesMoiNTrak

Sunday, April 26, 2026 at 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Central Library Meeting Room 1, 2, 3 at Central Library
Program Type:
Educational, Exhibits, Take & Make
Age Group:
Birth-Preschool, Children, Teens, Adults, All Ages

All aboard! Trains are taking over the Central Library! Visit the library to see a huge model train display set up by the DesMoiNTrak modular railroad club.

Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Central Library Meeting Room 1, 2, 3
Age Group: Birth-Preschool, Children, Teens, Adults, All Ages
Program Type: Educational, Exhibits, Take & Make
Event Details:

All aboard! Trains are taking over the Central Library! Visit the library to see a huge model train display set up by the DesMoiNTrak modular railroad club.

Disclaimer(s)

Central Parking

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.

 

Children’s Program

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

This event is in the "All Ages" group

Forest Avenue Friends Soul Food Festival

Saturday, May 2, 2026 at 11:00am - 2:00pm
Forest Avenue Meeting Room at Forest Avenue Library
Program Type:
Exhibits
Age Group:
All Ages

Join us for the Friends of the Forest Avenue Library's annual Soul Food Festival! Meals will be served 11 AM-2 PM. A la carte and dessert items also available. 

This is a cash only event. 

Library Branch: Forest Avenue Library
Room: Forest Avenue Meeting Room
Age Group: All Ages
Program Type: Exhibits
Event Details:

Join us for the Friends of the Forest Avenue Library's annual Soul Food Festival! Meals will be served 11 AM-2 PM. A la carte and dessert items also available. 

This is a cash only event.