Celebrate SPRING BREAK during Geek the Library Week
March 15 - 21, 2010! With the kids out of school, it’s a great time to check out the many special events and activities at your local library! Then take a few moments to reflect on the importance of public libraries and the challenging funding issues that we face. geekthelibrary

Spring Break Activities The library is always a busy place, but we’ve scheduled several special activities to keep kids busy during their week out of school from March 15-19. Stop by for all sorts of fun events. schedule

Tell us what you think! Whether you use the DMPL web site every day, once a week, or once in a while, we'd appreciate your opinion. Take a moment or two to rate our web site: take survey

The Tenth Annual AViD Author Series will feature TEN outstanding authors in 2010! Des Moines native Peter Hedges kicks off the series on Tuesday, April 13. Featured authors.