Easter Closure—Sunday, April 20

All DMPL locations will be closed on Sunday, April 20 for the Easter holiday. Regular hours and services will resume on Monday, April 21.

North Side Construction - Detour Route

Ongoing construction on Euclid Avenue may limit the ability to access the North Side Library parking lot from the north. If you're visiting the North Side Library, you may reach the parking lot from the south by traveling on Ovid Ave. and then turning north onto 5th Ave. Please see the North Side Library page for a diagram.

African American Museum of Iowa's Mapping Exclusion: Redlining in Iowa Exhibit

Program Type:

Exhibits

Age Group:

All Ages

Event Details

Join us at the Franklin Avenue Library for Mapping Exclusion: Redlining in Iowa. This exhibit from the African American Museum of Iowa explores the impact of housing discrimination and segregation in the state of Iowa. Redlining, the systematic denial of services by government agencies and the private sector to residents of specific neighborhoods, impacted black populations in seven Iowa cities: Cedar Rapids, Council Bluffs, Sioux City, Dubuque, Davenport, Des Moines, and Waterloo. Mapping Exclusion: Redlining in Iowa will be on display at the west end of the Franklin Avenue Library 4/1/25-5/30/25.