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The annual Summer Reading Challenge for kids, teens, and adults runs May 30 - July 31, 2024!
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To register and view full program details, visit our online calendar, or click the time under each program title below.
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100 Things to do in
Des Moines + BINGO | |
Registration Encouraged | All Ages, Families |
| Tuesday, June 4, 6:00 PM
| Join Erin Huiatt, local author of the book “100 Things to Do in Des Moines Before You Die” for a special BINGO-style program highlighting the Metro's top attractions and hidden gems. |
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Lawyers in Libraries: Powers of Attorney & Living Wills
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| Tuesday, June 18, 6:00 PM
| Attorney Matthew Gardner will share information about financial power of attorney, health care power of attorney, living wills, and the Final Disposition Act. Lawyers in Libraries is a joint effort by The Iowa State Bar Association, the State Library of Iowa, Iowa Legal Aid, and the Polk County Bar Association Volunteer Lawyers Project to help provide free legal information to Iowans across the state. |
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Vision to Learn (Free Eye Exams & Glasses for K-12)
| | Registration Required | No Drop-Ins
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| Wed, June 12 or Thurs, June 20
| Vision To Learn's mobile vision clinic is partnering with the Urbandale Public Library this summer to provide FREE eye exams and prescription glasses for kids in grades K-12! No insurance needed.
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Behind the Beat Exhibit |
| Drop-In | All Ages |
| June 1 - 30, 2024
| Check out the African American Museum of Iowa exhibit, "Behind the Beat," during the month of June and celebrate Black Music Appreciation Month. This traveling exhibit explores the development of African American music from its roots in Africa to modern-day hip-hop. |
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Library Speakers Consortium: June Author Talks
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For the Love of Mars: A Human History of the Red Planet with Smithsonian Curator Matt Shindell (Library Watch Party or Virtual) |
| June 3, 1:00 PM
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Psychological Thrillers and the Queen of Twists: An Author Talk with Freida McFadden (Virtual) |
| June 13, 7:00 PM
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Unpacking a History of Systemic Racism in the American Education System with Tiffany Jewell (Library Watch Party or Virtual) |
| June 20, 1:00 PM
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