This Week at DMPL

Welcome to This Week at DMPL! We’ll refresh this page every Monday to let you know some of the best programs coming up at the library. Be sure to bookmark this page (dmpl.org/this-week) and come back to check up on what’s going on. You can always find our full events schedule at dmpl.org/events.

Monday

A History of Modern Art
Monday, February 24, 6:30-7:45 PM, Franklin Avenue Library
Dr. Natalie J.A. Benson, who received an Interdisciplinary Ph.D. in Modern French Art and Literature at the University of Iowa, will present a five-session series on modern art. Benson, currently an Adjunct Instructor of French at Drake University, will discuss the movements and artists most identified with the era, roughly covering 1850-1950.

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Tuesday

Black Future Film Series: Pumzi
Tuesday, February 25, 6:00-8:00 PM, Forest Avenue Library
Join us for a showing of Pumzi (see trailer) to end February's Black Future Film Series.

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Friday

Circuit Flowers
Friday, February 28, 4:30-5:30 P.M., North Side Library
Has cabin fever set in? These colorful flowers made with coffee filters and LED lights will have us thinking of the warmer days to come!

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Saturday

History of the Colleges in Highland Park
Saturday, February 29, 2:00-3:00 P.M., North Side Library
Lisa (Elm) Taber, a graduate of Drake University with a major in history, while researching information for a novel, came across David Wiggins' "The Fall of Old Des Moines U". There wasn't much online, so she has been blogging and collecting information about the college ever since. Lisa is a member of the Des Moines Historical Society. Join us as she shares her research on the history of Highland Park College and Des Moines University.

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