Category: Adult Programming

April Peek-A-Box!

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April 17, 2023

1:02 pm

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Peek-A-Box Logo, blue polka dot with a stack of books.It’s finally feeling like spring outside!  Which brings us to the theme of this month’s Peek-A-Box….Spring!  Spring is a time of renewal, rejuvenation and rebirth. This month enjoy books that will hopefully make you feel renewed.   Here is a sneak peek at the titles!

The authenticity project by Clare Pooley DB98492

A Cuban girl’s guide to tea and tomorrow by Laura Taylor Namey DB102928

The enchanted April by Elizabeth Von Arnim DB46007

Flight behavior by Barbara Kingsolver DB75798

The garden of small beginnings by Abbi Waxman DB87769

It ends with us by Colleen Hoover DB86517

The language of flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh DB74148

Late migrations: a natural history of love and loss by Margaret Renkl DB96305

Lilac girls by Martha Hall Kelly DB84356

Meet me in Monaco by Hazel Gaynor and Heather Webb DB96117

The precious one by Marisa De los Santos DB81281

Queen bee by Dororthea Benton Frank DB95291

The scent keeper by Erica Bauermeister DB98710

Spring by Ali Smith DB96015

Torn away by Jennifer Brown DB79106

Weather girl by Rachel Lynn Soloman DB106324

Peek-a-Box offers patrons who subscribe a monthly box of books and goodies just for them.  Each month patrons in the program will receive a special box filled with books – audio or braille or large print – and goodies centered around a theme. 

Books to borrow and goodies to keep!

If you are interested in subscribing to Peek-a-Box, use this registration form or contact the library at 515.281.1323 and we can help get you subscribed. 

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Iowa Department for the Blind Volunteer Open House

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April 14, 2023

11:21 am

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You can positively affect the lives of blind Iowans by volunteering with the Iowa Department for the Blind (IDB). By volunteering with IDB, you can use your skills and talents to help us reach more Iowans, and help individuals live their dreams—whatever they may be!
Learn more about the Iowa Department for the Blind and the volunteer opportunities at our Volunteer Open House.

WHERE: Iowa Department for the Blind (524 4th Street Des Moines) or Virtually
WHEN: April 21, 2023
TIME: In person sessions 10:00 a.m. and 1:30 pm and Virtual Session 12:00 p.m.
REGISTER

Questiosn? Contact:
Iowa Department for the Blind
blind.iowa.gov
515-281-1333
contact@blind.state.ia.us

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This Week: April’s The Many Faces of BARD Virtual Program

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April 10, 2023

12:19 pm

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On Thursday, April 13, 2023 at 6:00pm (central), the Patron Engagement Section of the National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (NLS) will hold its monthly virtual program called The Many Faces of BARD on Zoom.  The event is free to attend.

Join NLS for an hour-long session that will begin with a discussion of BARD: Open Access. For this session, the NLS Download Tech Support team will be available to answer your questions in this all Q&A event. This will be an opportunity to respond to questions that have not been asked or answered in previous sessions due to time constraints.

To learn more and join the conversation, visit The Many Faces of BARD page from NLS.

Join us at the Des Moines Book Festival!

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March 24, 2023

12:22 pm

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Image of DSM Book Festival logoJoin the Library at the Des Moines Book Festival this Saturday, March 25th at Capital Square in Downtown Des Moines from 9:00am – 6:00pm.  For more information about the DSM Book Festival: https://www.dsmpartnership.com/dsmbookfestival/

Stop by the library’s tables for fun braille activities and explore the other great festival programs, hear from national and local authors and more!

The DSM Book Festival connects people who love books with the people who create them.

March Peek-A-Box Program

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March 15, 2023

2:06 pm

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Peek-A-Box Logo, blue polka dot with a stack of books.March Madness has come to town!  Here at the Library we are mad about books!  The books in this month’s Peek-A-Box will include books with the word “book” in the title!  Here is sneak peek at titles!

Book-ends: collected intros and outros by Michael Chabon DB94164

The book of accidents by Chuck Wendig DB104297

A book of bones by John Connolly DB98716

The book of lies by Teri Terry DB92776

The book of longings by Sue Monk Kidd DB99652

The book of lost names by Kristin Harmel DB100408

The book of magic by Alice Hoffman DB105374

The book of Polly by Kathy Hepinstall DB87486

The book of separation: a memoir by Tova Mirvis DB90079

The book of summer by Michelle Gable DB89059

The book of two ways by Jodi Picoult DB100856

The book that matters most by Ann Hood DB99035

The book thief by Markus Zusak DB62431

Bookshop by the sea by Denise Hunter DB104897

A bookshop in Berlin: the rediscovered memoir of one woman’s harrowing escape from the Nazis by Francoise Frenkel DB98975

The bookshop of second chances by Jackie Fraser DB103240

The bookshop of yesterdays by Amy Meyerson DB92132

The library book by Susan Orlean DB92869

Peek-a-Box offers patrons who subscribe a monthly box of books and goodies just for them.  Each month patrons in the program will receive a special box filled with books – audio or braille or large print – and goodies centered around a theme. 

Books to borrow and goodies to keep!

If you are interested in subscribing to Peek-a-Box, use this registration form or contact the library at 515.281.1323 and we can help get you subscribed. 

Sign up today!

NLS’s Patron Corner Program Coming Up On March 13th

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March 10, 2023

4:30 pm

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The National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (NLS) will host their quarterly Patron Corner on Monday, March 13th at 6:00 pm.

On Monday, March 13, at 7:00 p.m. EST, the NLS Patron Engagement Section will host the next quarterly Patron Corner. The topic is Locally Produced Books – Building a Collection That Is Personal to You. The guest panel will include representatives from the Texas, Utah, Missouri, and Washington State libraries. Tamara Rorie, Head of the Patron Engagement Section, will moderate the panel. The discussion will cover topics such as how libraries select narrators, how libraries select books, and what roles patrons can play in this process.

The Patron Engagement Section at the National Library Service (NLS) for the Blind and Print Disabled at the Library of Congress is hosting the quarterly program and will provide an opportunity for patrons to learn more about various services directly from NLS staff. Bring your questions and your thoughts about the NLS collection.

To learn more and join the conversation, visit the Patron Corner page from NLS.

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