Adventure Pass Ending in 2025

Due to circumstances outside of our control, the Des Moines Public Library’s Iowa Adventure Pass service 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. 

How to Use Libby to Access eBooks and Audiobooks

Libby

 

Now that you have a Des Moines Public Library card it's time to get started checking out eBooks and audiobooks using the Libby App!

How to Access eBooks and Audiobooks

Step 1

Step 1

Install the Libby App from your device's app store.

You can also browse eBooks and eAudiobooks on your desktop.

Step 2

Step 2

Follow this link to find the Des Moines Public Library, and sign in using your library card number and pin.

Step 3

Step 3

Browse our collection and borrow a title! You can borrow up to 10 eBooks or audiobooks at one time. To get started find a title that is available now to get comfortable with the app.

Step 4

Step 4

Borrowed titles will appear on your virtual shelf. On the app your shelf will look like the drawing of a stack of books pictured here.

Step 5

Step 5

When you are connected to Wi-Fi, your eBooks and audiobooks will download to the app automatically, so you can read or listen to them offline anywhere you go!

Kindle

Kindle Users

*If you read with a Kindle, Libby can open books directly to your Kindle device or app. Follow this link, for step by step instructions about how to start downloading eBooks to your device.

*Access to Libby is limited to residents of Des Moines, Windsor Heights, and Saylor Township.