All DMPL locations are warming centers

All DMPL locations are serving as warming centers during open hours. DART will be providing free rides to designated warming centers through Monday, December 8. Learn more about additional warming centers.

Week Calendar

On narrow displays, the weekly calendar is wider than the screen. You can side-scroll within this table to view events and reservations for the whole week.

Time	Sun (2/08)	Mon (2/09)	Tue (2/10)	Wed (2/11)	Thu (2/12)	Fri (2/13)	Sat (2/14)
10 am			This event is in the "Birth-Preschool" group Baby Rhyme Time 10:15am–11:00am Birth-Preschool This event is in the "Birth-Preschool" group Library Branch: Franklin Avenue Library Room: Franklin Avenue Meeting Room Age Group: Birth-Preschool Program Type: Storytimes Event Details: Babies and their caregivers can join Miss Jennifer on Tuesdays for rhymes, songs, bounces, and a story followed by a short playtime. Disclaimer(s) Children’s Program Children under 10 years old must be accompanied by a caregiver over 12 years old.		This event is in the "Children" group Park-N-Play 10:00am–12:00pm Children This event is in the "Children" group Library Branch: Franklin Avenue Library Room: Franklin Avenue Meeting Room Age Group: Children Program Type: Play & Learn Event Details: Join us for indoor Park-N-Play, hosted by the City of Des Moines Parks and Recreation department on Thursday mornings in the Franklin Avenue Library meeting room.
11 am
12 pm
1 pm		This event is in the "Adults" group Franklin Afternoon Book Discussion 1:00pm–2:00pm Adults This event is in the "Adults" group Library Branch: Franklin Avenue Library Room: Franklin Avenue Meeting Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Book Clubs Event Details: February's selection is The Book Club for Troublesome Women by Marie Bostwick.
2 pm
3 pm
4 pm		This event is in the "Teens" group Franklin VolunTeens 4:00pm–5:00pm Teens This event is in the "Teens" group Library Branch: Franklin Avenue Library Room: Franklin Avenue Meeting Room Age Group: Teens Program Type: Educational, Library Meeting Event Details: Are you looking for a great place to volunteer? Become a volunteen and help with library projects and programs.
5 pm
6 pm		This event is in the "Adults" group Franklin Cinema Club – Parasite 6:30pm–7:45pm Adults This event is in the "Adults" group Library Branch: Franklin Avenue Library Room: Franklin Avenue Meeting Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Movies Event Details: February's film selection is Parasite (2019), Bong Joon Ho's psychological thriller starring Song Kang-ho, Lee Sun-kyun, and Cho Yeo-jeong.			This event is in the "Adults" group Reading on the Margins Book Discussion 6:30pm–7:30pm Adults This event is in the "Adults" group Library Branch: Franklin Avenue Library Room: Franklin Avenue Meeting Room Age Group: Adults Program Type: Book Clubs Event Details: Join us once a month to discuss books by underrepresented authors. Our goal is to amplify these voices and experiences while discussing social issues in the context of fiction and non-fiction books.