"Shiver me timbers!" We had such a jolly good time last Saturday with our special guest Pirate Dan from Blue Zoo in West Des Moines. He told a swashbuckling story and brought his special guest turtles for all to sea. He set off for another adventure but be sure to join us at the library [...]
What an incredible start to our Summer Reading adventure! 🎉 Our Kick-Off event was buzzing with energy, laughter, and so much excitement for books. We absolutely loved seeing all of your smiling faces! We hope you had a blast too! What was your favorite moment or discovery from the event?
Big thanks to Jeff Stein for joining us recently and sharing his wealth of knowledge on Iowa’s WHO Radio and more! It was a fantastic event — we hope to see you at the next one!
Congrats to our April winner, Callahan Krichau, for winning the monthly book checkout drawing! Don’t forget — every time you check out a book, add your name to the bucket. You could be next!
It’s National Astronaut Day, and we couldn’t think of a better moment to share this hidden gem from our archives! Libraries are full of surprises—sometimes even out of this world ones. This photo of James Irwin, the 8th person to walk on the Moon, has quietly lived in our historical collection for decades. Then one [...]
We have 24 zipper bookmarks to giveaway for completing the Zip into Beanstack Challenge on Beanstack! There is still time left!
Summer Reading is coming right up! Our Kick-off Is May 21st at 1:30 PM! It includes the game truck, prizes & more! You won't want to miss it!
The tradition continues - a huge thank you to everyone who helped color, fill and create these lovely baskets for our local Pleasantville Senior Center!!
Thank you to everyone who stopped, dropped and rolled into our last story time hour. A huge shout out to Jordan Van Ness and our local fire department members for hosting this fabulous fire safety event.
We had a great turnout for the Paver Painting event! Thank you to Ashley and Zoe for making one for the library! There will be another event coming up this May!
