Adventure Pass Changes in 2025

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. 

Hygge - Danish Secrets to Happy Living

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The Danish word “Hygge” has no easy translation into English. It combines hospitality, coziness, contentment, mindfulness, and connection. Some claim that hygge is one of the reasons Denmark has often been ranked the “Happiest Country in the World.” But do you have to be Danish to “hygge”? Are you achieving “hygge” if you light a candle and wear fuzzy slippers? Come for a cozy evening (bring your own slippers) and see what tips from the Danes might be applicable in our own daily lives.

Tova Brandt is currently the Albert Ravenholt Curator of Danish-American Culture at the Museum of Danish America where she is responsible for exhibition programs and presentations. She also served as curator for Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum in Decorah.