Christmas Closures

All locations of the Des Moines Public Library will be closed on Tuesday, December 24, and Wednesday, December 25, in observance of the Christmas holiday. 

Central Library Meeting Room 2

Maximum Capacity

90

Library Branch

Central Library

Depending on the seating arrangement this room has a maximum capacity ranging from 30-80 people. Any room in the meeting room wing may be reserved outside library hours. Rental rates are determined by type of organization using the room and purpose of your event, so please check the Central Library Meeting Room User Information for a fee schedule.

Free library parking is available in Central's underground parking garage for two hours. Street parking is metered at various rates from 9 a.m. - 9 p.m., Monday-Saturday. Parking Information

Please read the DMPL Room User Information for a list of our fees and room use guidelines.

Equipment

  • Digital projection unit (drop-down screen, mounted projector, AV control panel)
  • Standard VGA or HDMI cable will be provided, but adapters for Mac or other systems are not
  • Lectern with micophone and AV control panel
  • Wireless microphone (handheld or lavaliere)

All items must be requested at time of reservation, or with at least five days’ notice.

The library cannot provide laptops or other media equipment to connect to the projection system, nor can they provide AV assistance during your event. You may call and schedule a time to come test your equipment ahead of your event.

Seating

(Seating arrangement numbers are subject to change due to COVID restrictions.)

All room setup will be done ahead of your meeting by the library custodian. Maximum seating is reduced with use of AV equipment.

Classroom seating: 36 people

Banquet seating: 48 people

Theater seating: 70 people

Custom arrangements are available as well.

On narrow displays, the weekly room calendar is wider than the screen. You can side-scroll within this table to view room availability for the whole week.

Sun - 1/5

Mon - 1/6

Tue - 1/7

Wed - 1/8

Thu - 1/9

Fri - 1/10

Sat - 1/11