Week Calendar

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 us for a drop-in event for all ages. Come in, get cozy, and choose from a variety of games or puzzles to play with friends!

 Friends of the North Side Library Meeting.  New members always welcome.

The Des Moines Public Library is partnering with area organizations to connect people with community resources. Community advocates will provide information about community resources like meal sites and shelters.

This conversation club is both for native speakers and those wanting to learn Russian. Topics of conversation are meant to be light. Get to know other members of your community, or assist those wanting to learn Russian.

This month we will be reading and discussing A Gentleman in Moscow. Copies of the book are available at the North Side Library.

Join us at the Forest Ave Library for a drop-in STEM challenge! This month we will be designing boats and testing them in water to see if they will float. Supplies will be available for you to create at the library. 

Need to write a resume for the first time? Want some help with editing your current resume? Or do you just want to do a little refining to help you get the job you want?

Need help with a phone, laptop, or tablet, or another electronic device? Come by the Central Library at 2PM on Thursdays and our staff will work with you to figure things out. This is a drop-in, first-come first-served service.

Join us for South Side's Monthly Book Discussion!

This month, we're reading Good Night, Irene by Luis Alberto Urrea. 

Presentado por Marlú Abarca, Trabajadora Social y Especialista de Alcance Comunitario de SHIIP-SMP - División de Seguros de Iowa

Sticker Factory with ASAP Teaching Artist Lunita Eclatt!

Create awesome pixel art with Perler beads! Design your masterpiece on a board, then melt the beads to make a one-of-a-kind creation. Just bring your creativity; materials are provided.

Learn how to use the Glowforge Plus Laser Engraver at Tech Central! This program takes the place of the 1 on 1 Glowforge tutorial, so you will be fully qualified to book and use the Glowforge on your own after this program. 

Earn volunteer hours by assisting with library programs and projects! Teens ages 12 to 18 can drop in any open Wednesday and volunteer for one hour.

Join the Friends of the Forest Avenue Library for the monthly meeting at Forest Avenue Library!

Join teaching artist Lydia Nong for this month's ASAP Thursday classes where playfulness and creativity meet. You'll explore art through games! Snack provided for all participants. Sept 4, 11, 18, 25

Learn how to use the Bambu X-1 Carbon filament 3D printer and the Formlabs Form 3 resin 3D printer.  Participants will learn how to use the free software to prepare their 3D files for printing at the library.

Dungeons & Dragons is a role-playing game set in worlds of swords and sorcery where players use their imaginations to tell a story and create an adventure together.  We usually get together on the third Thursday of each month to play, but

Join us at Forest Avenue Library for Women & Money. Shalini Babu, a licensed financial planner with Prudential Advisors, will share insights to help women better understand their finances.

Ukulele players of all skill levels can jam together at North Side! Improve your skills, have fun playing old favorites, and learn new songs.

September's film selection is Boyhood (2014), a coming-of-age drama directed by Richard Linklater and starring Patricia Arquette and Ethan Hawke.

Swedish Death Cleaning is a thoughtful, effective method of organizing and decluttering, popularized by Margareta Magnusson’s best-selling book and TV series, The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning.

Learn how to cook different cuisines from around the world with CultureALL ambassadors!

This month, Gurwinder Kapur will teach us how to make Laksa!

Craft Night at the Forest Avenue Library is a great place to spend time with friends, meet new people, and enjoy a fun activity. Each month will focus on a new craft, and supplies will be provided.

David Ellis is a judge and an Edgar-award-winning author of ten novels of crime fiction, as well as eight bestselling books co-authored with James Patterson. His novels have been translated into more than ten languages worldwide.