ASAP (After School Arts Program)

10/15/2026

Check out the adorable stuffed animals crafted at North Side Library this week during ASAP Days with Des Moines Public Library! Want to make your own masterpiece? Head to South Side Library today for bookmaking📖

Be sure to join us November 13 at Central Library to see even more incredible student work on display while we celebrate an impactful year at ASAP (link in comments).

10/09/2026

Bravi tutti! and huge thanks to Simpson Productions, Professor Ann Woldt, and Music Director Damon Stevens for partnering with ASAP to present the comic opera Little Red Riding Hood at four Des Moines Public Schools this week!

The small cast, playful storytelling, and tuneful live music made this performance an ideal introduction to opera for ASAP students. Presenting it within ASAP’s after-school programs at no cost to kids = improving youth access to the arts!

You can catch the show this weekend: 2pm Sat and Sun at Blank Performing Arts Center on the Simpson College campus.

10/09/2026

In case you haven't heard... you're invited! Join us at Framing the Future on November 13th 🎉

Join us Friday, November 13 for Framing the Future, a fundraiser reception and preview of our ASAP Student Art Exhibition, including a Q&A with special guests.

10/08/2026

Exposure to the arts isn't just fun, it truly makes lifelong impact.

We can't wait to tell you about a new arts experience that we've been up to this week, but until then do you have a guess?
(There's a hint on Instagram 😶‍🌫️)

10/05/2026

It's October which means new themes for ASAP Days at Des Moines Public Library! Take a look 🔎 and see what is possible after school

10/02/2026

Miss the Newsletter? Here's a big announcement: We're getting together!!!

November 13 | 5:00 — 7:00pm
Central Library, Downtown Des Moines
https://linktr.ee/asapindsm

10/01/2026

Have you checked your email yet today... 🫣

We’re a people-first organization and we’ve spent the past year doing everything we love: collaborating, creating, and investing in young people in our community. But amidst all of that work, we realized something … it’s been a minute since we celebrated with YOU!

09/29/2026

What tiny world would you create? Find out today at East Side Library!

There is always something to do at the library! www.dmpl.org/events

🤼 Storytime with a real life luchador
🏋️‍♀️ Senior fitness classes
🧵 Embroidery workshop for teens
📚️ Meet William Kent Krueger at Central Library
🎭️ A Mark Twain Halloween performance
🎨 Art classes with ASAP Des Moines
💫 and so much more!

09/22/2026

Kids are back to school so naturally so are we! Today's delivery? 🎹Music equipment and supplies for another fantastic year of Piano Lab and Music Makers in two 🎶