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 Study Room 5

Maximum Capacity

2

Library Branch

Central Library

Please read the Des Moines Public Library Study Room Guidelines for room usage guidelines and frequently asked questions.

Study rooms may be reserved by any active library card holder in good standing who is at least fourteen-years-old.

Rooms may be reserved for two hour sessions.

Rooms may not be used for business purposes, with the exception of paid tutors.

No food may be brought into study rooms. Lidded drinks are allowed.

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

Equipment

The Information Desk has a laptop with basic Microsoft applications and a built-in camera that may be reserved with your study room reservation for up to two hours. If it is not available you may check with staff at the Information Desk about availability of our floating laptops, also available for two hours. 

Seating

  • 1 table
  • 2 chairs
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 - 12/29

Mon - 12/30

Tue - 12/31

Wed - 1/1

Thu - 1/2

Fri - 1/3

Sat - 1/4