Due to software issues affecting all libraries using the service, the Des Moines Public Library’s Iowa Adventure Pass program will no longer be available in 2025. Any reservation already made for 2025 will be honored, but we encourage anyone with a current reservation to print those passes immediately. Customers can make new reservations for passes that must be used by December 31, 2024. We hope to reintroduce the service at a later time, and we apologize for the inconvenience.
Marli Jefferson grew up playing in Evelyn K. Davis Park in the summer and cooling off in the Forest Avenue Library. Now, she is taking on the role of managing the library in a community where she spent a lot of her formative years as a child. "The aspect of getting kids excited about readin...
Read MoreOn the latest episode of Beyond the Shelves, Jes and Sarah time travel through the decades, picking a plethora of books set in the past 60 years. Plus, Book Bulletin features the inaugural Libby Awards - what they like, what they don't like, and what they have an issue with! Apple Podcasts/iT...
Read MoreJames Patterson, one of the most famous and prolific authors of our time, is coming to the Des Moines on Wednesday, April 10 for our 2024 Authors Visiting in Des Moines (AViD) series. This FREE event will be at the Scottish Rite Consistory located in the heart of downtown Des Moines, with plenty of ...
Read MoreJes and Sarah are joined by DMPL Systems Administrator Katie on the newest epsiode of Beyond the Shelves! Katie knows all the numbers and stats about the library that you can imagine, and she gives us some fun facts about circulation, programs, technolgoy, and more. It's a great peak behind the ...
Read MoreSecret Iowa author Megan Bannister joins the DMPL Podcast. She discusses traveling across the state to discover the fun, unknown sites featured in this book, her favorite roads in Iowa, and what famous authors she outsold at a bookstore in Iowa last year. Listen to the podcast on YouTube ...
Read MoreIt's February, and love is in the air! Get your HEA (happily ever after) by listening to Sarah, a romance aficionado, and Jes discuss the history of the romance genre, current trends, cross-genre romance books, and what some of their favorite stories are within different romance tropes. Listen to...
Read MoreMeet Miss Emily, the new Youth Librarian at the Forest Avenue Library! Find her working behind the desk or on Wednesdays at 10 AM at her weekly Family Storytime. Keep an eye on our events calendar for more programs that Emily will be hosting. Tell us about the first book or a book you remember lo...
Read MoreWelcome to the New Year! On the latest episode of 2024, Jes and Sarah review their 2023 reading goals and talk about what they want to do in 2024. Apple Podcasts/iTunes | Google Play | Spotify | Stitcher | Podbean | Download the episode&nb...
Read MoreThe library is here for you and your family over the holiday break! You know, of course, that you can find books you love at the library, but we have lots of other items you can use while the family is home. The list below will help keep everyone happy and active during the next few weeks. Don't ...
Read MoreThe year is coming to a close and here are some of the books DMPL librarians and staff read and loved in 2023. Find a new favorite book from expert recommendations. For even more recommendations from our team take a listen to the latest episode of Beyond The Shelves, where Sarah and Jes shared th...
Read MoreOn the latest episode of the DMPL Podcast, hosts Jess and Sarah talk about their favorite books of 2023, as well as some of the most common books on the best of 2023 lists across the book media sphere. Apple Podcasts/iTunes | Google Play | Spotify | Stitcher ...
Read MoreSearching for holiday gifts can feel like a hassle any year. Make sure you're getting your loved ones a great product at a good price by checking out Consumer Reports online, free with your library card. Consumer Reports is a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating a fair, just, and saf...
Read MoreThis fall, Ashlan Lippert started her new job as Community Resource Specialist and the first on-staff social worker at the Des Moines Public Library. In the two months since, Ashlan has met with more than 130 patrons in need of assistance, secured the donation of a community fridge for Cent...
Read MoreAndrew Sean Greer, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel Less, its sequel Less is Lost, and four other novels, is the keynote speaker at this year's 23rd annual Iowa Author Awards Dinner. He speaks with host Aaron Gernes about the surprise that is winning the Pulitzer Prize, what it's like...
Read MoreOn the newest episode of the DMPL Podcast, host Aaron Gernes speaks with one of the headliners at this year's Community Table Festival, Toni Simmons. Simmons is a longtime professional storyteller who has traveled across the country, telling stories and hosting workshops on storytelling. During t...
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