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The Des Moines Public Library welcomes information about works by local authors. A local author must live in the Greater Des Moines area.
Submissions must fit the criteria described in the Collection Development Policy.
The collection development team also considers:
Local connection in author or setting
Availability from one of the library’s vendors (Baker & Taylor and Ingram)
Positive professional reviews (such as Kirkus reviews, Booklist, or Library Journal. We do not consider Amazon reviews)
If the library adds your book to the collection, you will see it in the catalog within 60 days.
Due to staffing and volume of requests, librarians are not able to meet with authors on an individual basis or notify them of the decision.
All material donations will become the property of the library and will not be returned to the donor, nor will any payment be made.
Authors who would like their work considered for the collection may fill out the following form below:
Click here for a link to the library's collection development policy and self-publishing guidelines.
