Holiday closures this week

All locations of the Des Moines Public Library will be closed Thursday, November 28 and Friday, November 29 for Thanksgiving. Normal hours resume on Saturday, November 30.

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. 

Life in Buxton

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Educational

Age Group:

Adults, All Ages
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Travel back in time to Buxton, Iowa with author Rachelle Chase. Buxton was a coal mining town where black people and white people were treated as equals in the era of segregation. Learn about daily life in Buxton and the prominent residents that lived there through images, audio, and newspaper clippings. 

About Rachelle Chase

Rachelle is the author of Lost Buxton and Creating the Black Utopia of Buxton, Iowa and lives in Ottumwa, Iowa -- when she's not traveling in her RV, researching new book ideas.