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Children attending the March 26 Stories & More program experiment with plastic bags filled with air. The theme of the program was "March Winds Blow," and the white plastic bags resemble clouds blowing in the breeze. The program was for children ages…

A tired boy sleeps across two chairs forming a sofa.

A leprechaun poses next to a book, "The Field of Buttercups" by Alic Boden, and a shamrock dish of candies wrapped in gold foil. Children ages 2-6 celebrated St. Patrick's Day at a March 12th program called Lucky Leprechauns. They listened to stories…

Jessica Young leads children through the Youth Services area and into the Storytime Room as part of the Let's Make Music Wee Read program for children 18 months to 3 years.

Lilly the Mouse visited the Library to celebrate National Library Week. Youth Services Librarian, Kinney Carnahan, leads the program. Forty-five people were present to meet Lilly and her purple plastic purse.

Newspaper photo from the September 19, 2003 issue of the Des Moines Register. The caption (not visible in the photo) reads, "At right, Kim Lockard, 3, of Johnston and her teddy bear snuggle up to a bear held by librarian Kinney Carnahan." The…

Future library employee Sheila Olson (far right) and other teens participate in the Library Lock-In/Laugh-In program for the Older Readers Club. The participants played "Library Survivor" and received prizes for achieving their summer reading goals.

Clowns Sparkle and Lollipop entertain at the final party for the Laugh It Up summer reading program. They provided comedy, songs, and audience participation.

Library staff member Andrew Holm and others try various yoga poses during Yoga on the Green led by Tori Hudson from Power Life Yoga.

Youth Services Librarian, Kinney Carnahan, places her head in a Captain Underpants cut-out.