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. 

Notary Services

The DMPL offers free notary public services by appointment. Our notaries are not attorneys licensed to practice law in this state. They are not allowed to draft legal documents, give advice on legal matters, including immigration, or charge a fee for notary services.

Notaries will notarize a maximum of 2 documents per person per day.

Notaries will not notarize: I-9 forms; copies of birth or death certificates, marriage or divorce records, other court records.

What you need for your notary appointment:

  • A valid picture ID
  • If required, a witness or witnesses, who will require their own ID

For more information, please see the Iowa Secretary of State’s Notary Page. Click here - DMPL Notary Services (office365.com) - to see availability and make an appointment. You may also contact the library at 515-283-4152 x3 to make a notary appointment.

Notary services are also available free to Des Moines residents at the City Clerk’s office Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm. The Clerk's office is located at 400 Robert D. Ray Drive, Des Moines, IA, 50309 . Their phone number is (515) 283-4209.