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Gary Haag, husband of library employee Pally Haag, brought his horse to the "Wild, Wild West Storytime for preschoolers and primary school aged children.

Children signed up to participate in Laugh It Up @ Your Library. They joined one of three clubs: Future Readers (for kids who are being read to), Readers, Older Readers, or Home Run Readers. When children signed up, they wrote their names on balloons…

Curious George and the Man with the Yellow Hat have their photo taken with a child when they visited the Library to celebrate National Library Week. Hugh Myers (husband of library staff member Maurine Myers) portrayed the Man with the Yellow Hat.

Arthur hugs two children in the large meeting room. Arthur visited the Library with Kim Brown, Marc Brown's sister as part of Book Week. Kim was the inspiration for the D.W. character in the Arthur series. Children and their families learned how the…

Children made spiders at the Eek - Spiders! program for ages 2-6. This program was part of Stories & More which was held the second and fourth Fridays of each month.

The Glastonbury Revelers sing and interact with the audience. Metro Arts sponsored their visit to the Library.

The 2002 summer reading theme was "Join the Winner's Circle - Read!" At the sign-up event, children wrote their names on paper books or hands and stuck them to the wall to symbolize their commitment to completing their summer reading goals.

Waldo stands between two children and displays "Where's Waldo" books. Waldo visited the Library as part of Excitement in Reading, a celebration of literacy sponsored by the Junior League of Des Moines.

Children ages 7 and older were invited to step into the world of Kit, the newest American Girl. All of the American Girl dolls were on display. Children participated in activities and had refreshments.

During Green Days, visitors could donate $5 to the fund to furnish the new Library and then receive a sneak preview of the Library. Adults wearing "Miles of Change" t-shirts could attend free. People taking the tour had a chance to enter the…