WEST DES MOINE PUBLIC LIBRARY: Nature Storytime with Melanie Perry - Feb. 25

Join Melanie Perry, our very own West Des Moines Naturalist, for a special nature storytime series.

WEST DES MOINES PUBLIC LIBRARY: Nature Storytime with Melanie Perry to be held on Feb. 25

Join Melanie Perry, our very own West Des Moines Naturalist, for a special nature storytime series.

WEST DES MOINE PUBLIC LIBRARY: Drop-in Chess Club with Ben Munson to be held on Feb. 24

A non-competitive environment for playing chess, learning chess or discussing all things chess.

WEST DES MOINE PUBLIC LIBRARY: Self-Published Author Panel Primary tabs to be held on Feb. 25

Join us for a panel of local, self-published authors for a moderated discussion on their work, their processes, and their road to self-publication.

WEST DES MOINES PUBLIC LIBRARY: Drop-in Oliver's Puppy Tales - Feb. 21

Join puppy Oliver in the Community Room for this class featuring stories, songs, and rhymes followed by gross and fine motor play all with an early literacy focus!

WEST DES MOINE PUBLIC LIBRARY: Drop-in Oliver's Puppy Tales to be held on Feb. 27

Join puppy Oliver in the Community Room for this class featuring stories, songs, and rhymes followed by gross and fine motor play all with an early literacy focus!

WEST DES MOINE PUBLIC LIBRARY: WDM Writer's Group to be held on Feb. 22

For accomplished or aspiring writers.informal meetings, writing exercises, share writing, and constructive criticism.

WEST DES MOINES PUBLIC LIBRARY: Family Night at the Library: Classical, Folk, and Bollywood Dances of India - Feb. 20

Join CultureALL Ambassador Pragnya Yogesh for Classical, Folk, and Bollywood Dances of India!

WEST DES MOINES PUBLIC LIBRARY: Family Night at the Library: Classical, Folk, and Bollywood Dances of India to be held on Feb. 20

Join CultureALL Ambassador Pragnya Yogesh for Classical, Folk, and Bollywood Dances of India! Participants will get a feel of various dances performed in India by learning the basics and foot works of classical dances like Bharatanatyam and Kuchipudi.

CITY OF WAUKEE: Pint-Sized Science: Push & Pull to be held on Feb. 20

Develop young scientific minds with a story followed by hands-on exploration stations, for children ages 3-5 and their care-givers. This month's theme is Push & Pull. We will discover forces that cause motion.

CITY OF WAUKEE: Books on Tap: Almost Sisters to be held on Feb. 18

Meet at Mickey’s Irish Pub (50 S. E. Laurel Street) at 6:00 p.m. on the third Tuesday of every month.Come for food, drinks, and a discussion of each month’s book.

WEST DES MOINE PUBLIC LIBRARY: Teen Read - Feb. 18

If you like to read and talk about books, this club is for you.

WEST DES MOINES PUBLIC LIBRARY: Drop-in Lapsit Lambs - Feb. 18

Using puppets, rhymes, songs, and short stories, we will engage baby and caregiver in language-rich activities designed for pre-walking babies.

WEST DES MOINES PUBLIC LIBRARY: Laser Tag at the Library - Feb. 14

Join us for laser tag and other games in the Library!

WEST DES MOINES PUBLIC LIBRARY: The Iowa Files: Buxton, A Black Utopia in Iowa? to be held on Feb. 16

Buxton was a small, unincorporated coal mining town bordering Mahaska and Monroe counties, was unusual for the 1900s in that African American and white residents lived and worked equally, side by side.

WEST DES MOINE PUBLIC LIBRARY: Music 792 & You: Blues Series -- Hal Reed and Kent Burnside to be held on Feb. 15

"Generation of Blues" featuring Hal Reed and Kent Burnside. It’s a perfect partnership.

WEST DES MOINE PUBLIC LIBRARY: Drop-in Lapsit Lambs to be held on Feb. 11

Using puppets, rhymes, songs, and short stories, we will engage baby and caregiver in language-rich activities designed for pre-walking babies.

CITY OF WAUKEE: Beginning Book Club

A book club for beginning readers! This month we will read Extra Yarn and discuss kindness.

WEST DES MOINE PUBLIC LIBRARY: Let's Talk: ELL Conversation Partners - Feb. 10

Let's Talk: ELL Conversation Partners Everyone is welcome to join Let's Talk: ELL Conversation Partners.

WEST DES MOINE PUBLIC LIBRARY: Drop-in Chess Club with Ben Munson to be held on Feb. 10

A non-competitive environment for playing chess, learning chess or discussing all things chess.