Calendar

Afterschool Fun: Board Games

Drop by Meeting Room A/B the fourth Tuesday of each month to make new friends and / or spend some quality time with family playing board games! We will provide a variety of games, some classic and perhaps a few new ones that may become your favorites.   Target Age: 5 years old and up (anyone under age 10 must be supervised by an adult)(Registration is encouraged.) 

Brown Bag Book Club

Brown Bag Book Club meets on the last Tuesday and Thursday of each month at Noon. This month's discussion title is A Good Neighborhood by Theresa Anne Fowler.

Opening Keynote: African American Women in the Suffrage Movement with Dr. Karen Kedrowski

Join us for opening remarks from Karen Kedrowski, Director of the Carrie Chapman Catt Center.  Click here for Exhibit and Events Flyer. The Library will host the “Toward a Universal Suffrage: African American Women in Iowa and the Vote for All” traveling exhibit from January 27 - February 4, 2022.  The product of a collaboration between the Iowa Department of Human Rights’ Office on the Status of Women, the Central Iowa Community Museum and the Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics at Iowa State University, “Toward a Universal Suffrage: African American Women in Iowa and the Vote for All” highlights the contributions of African Americans in Iowa to the suffrage movement. 

Sojourner Truth’s "Ain’t I a Woman"

Judge Romonda D. Belcher will be presenting Sojourner Truth’s "Ain’t I a Woman" speech which was originally given at the Women’s Convention in Akron, Ohio in 1851. Judge Belcher will share other details about this historical figure and her involvement with the suffrage movement.  Click here for Exhibit and Events Flyer. Target Audience: Middle school age and upRegistration encouraged.

Discussion Panel: Continuing the Conversation

Join us for a panel discussion with a group of women who will share their experiences as African American community and business members. Guest speakers include:Linda Franker, owner of Optimal Health & WellbeingDwana Bradley, with Iowa Urban Media & Des Moines School BoardRenee Hardman, CEO of Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Central Iowa & West Des Moines City Council memberTeree Caldwell Johnson, Des Moines School Board & Oak Hills Neighborhood Association memberBetty Andrew, President of the Iowa/Nebraska NAACPClick here for Exhibit and Events Flyer.  Previous promotional material included State Representative Ruth Ann Gaines as a panel member, but that is no longer accurate. 

Baby Bounce

Toddler Time

Preschool Storytime

Urbandale Sanitary Sewer District Meeting

City Council - January 25, 2022

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City Council Work Session - January 29, 2022

City Council Work Session - January 31, 2022

Planning & Zoning Commission Meeting