DMPL Warming Centers

All DMPL Locations are currently serving as Polk County Warming Centers during open hours. DART will provide free transportation to the nearest Warming Center upon request. Learn more about where other Warming Centers are located at the Polk County website.

Des Moines Register Archive

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Be your own eyewitness to our city’s history. With full text articles dating back to 1871, the FREE Des Moines Register Archive on our website is the place to start when doing research or just looking for information on local news.

Des Moines Register - Current

Using this database, you can read full-text articles of the Des Moines Register print edition. It's updated daily with that day's print edition. No photos available. Available to all DMPL cardholders.

Includes full text articles from Jan 1, 1999 - present.

 

View Des Moines Register - Current

Des Moines Register - Historic

Travel back in history and see the complete, cover-to-cover version of every issue of The Des Moines Register dating back to 1871. New issues are available three months after their print date.

 

View Des Moines Register - Historic