Due to a scheduled project, the south drive, pickup window, and book drop will be inaccessible at the Franklin Avenue Library from Friday, September 27 through Sunday, September 29. Parking will be limited in the east lot. The library will remain open for normal hours.
The South Side Library will be open today for normal hours as concrete work continues today and likely tomorrow. Patrons will need to enter the library parking lot through the pool's parking lot off of Porter Avenue. We apologize for any inconvenience.
Each year, the American Library Association releases their list of the 10 most challenged books. The ALA tracks challenges to library, school, and university materials each year as part of their work to ensure free access to information. In 2021, 1,597 books were targeted for various reasons - the 1...
Read MoreRachel Mans McKenny, author of The Butterfly Effect, is the newest guest on the DMPL Podcast! Rachel stopped by as she gets ready to appear at the Iowa Author Spotlight Series on Thursday, September 15, at 5:30 PM at the Central Library. The Butterfly Effect was selected as the 2022 A...
Read MoreThis month Amazon Prime released the TV adaptation of the classic movie A League of Their Own. If you are loving watching the Rockford Peaches and the story of the women's baseball league, or are a fan of the original movie this book list is for you! The following books have everything we love about...
Read MoreAViD author Karin Slaughter joins host Aaron Gernes on the newest episode of the DMPL Podcast! Karin will be in Des Moines on Wednesday, August 24, at 7:00 PM as part of the AViD series. Her best selling novels include Cop Town, Pretty Girls, The Good Daughter, and Pieces of Her, amon...
Read MoreHappy Iowa State Fair Season! To celebrate our Book Chat Librarians made recommendations for books you might like based on your favorite fair foods and activities. Keep reading and let us know on social media which books you will be checking out. If at the Iowa State Fair you love: ...
Read MoreWhat's the "spark" that shaped the lives of our local leaders? Each month, librarian Elizabeth Hoover de Galvez as they share their "Spark Story," the specific experience that sparked them to create change in the community. In addition, we’ll hear details about the work they are doing and what keeps...
Read MoreIt's State Fair time, and the latest episode of the DMPL Podcast is sure to make you hungry to head to the fairgrounds. Kay Fenton Smith is the author of Baking Blue Ribbons: Stories and Recipes from the Iowa State Fair Food Competitions. Smith and host Aaron Gernes talk about what happens duri...
Read MoreOn the latest DMPL Podcast, host Aaron Gernes chats with Haley, a Book Chat librarian, about series starters - books that are the first titles in their respective series. Apple Podcasts/iTunes | Google Play | Spotify | Stitcher | Podbean | Dow...
Read MoreThe Summer I Turned Pretty, based on the bestselling novel by Jenny Han, is a story of a love triangle between one young woman, Belly and two brothers, set at a summer home in a small coastal town. It is a story of first love, of growing up, and the magic of summer. If watching the TV adaptation ...
Read MoreAfter a successful program last month, pop artist Michael Albert is back in Des Moines next Friday, July 22 to present two different programs. This second visit in Des Moines is part of his Summer Pop Art Tour, where he's hosting 120 programs in 9 states over 65 days! His program at the North Side L...
Read MoreOn the latest episode of the DMPL Podcast, host Aaron Gernes sits down with Beth Hoffman, author of Bet the Farm: The Dollars and Sense of Growing Food in America. The book traces the journey Beth and her husband have taken as they started farming on a 5th generation family farm in south centra...
Read MoreAuthor Chuy Renteria joins the DMPL Podcast to talk about his memoir, We Heard It When We Were Young. The book details Chuy's life growing up Mexican-American in West Liberty, Iowa, the first minority-majority town in Iowa. During the talk, Chuy and host Aaron Gernes talk about his experie...
Read MoreLove all things Stranger Things? Take a trip to the Upside Down with creepy reads that push the bounds of reality. Check out these recommendations from our Book Chat librarians for books to add to your holds list. Easily place holds on any of these items on our Stranger Things list on our new lib...
Read MoreOn today's DMPL Podcast, Sarah from the Book Chat team is talking about some of her favorite recent romance reads. Listen to the podcast, and then be sure to come to Meet Cute, Book Chat's romance event on Wednesday, June 15! Apple Podcasts/iTunes | Google Play | Spo...
Read MoreIn honor of Refugee Awareness Month, the June bonus category for the 2022 DMPL Reading Challenge is " A book featuring the story of an immigrant or refugee." On June 20, 2022 the Des Moines Public Library is thrilled to be partnering with Refugee Alliance of Central Iowa for their World Refuge...
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