Opened: October 15, 1988
Overview
- Designed by John P. Kniskern, AIA (1965); McAdoo, Malcolm and Youel (1988); Hutteball & Oremus Architecture, Inc. (2008 remodel)
- 10,230 square feet
History
- 1922: Des Moines Library is established by a Parent-Teacher Association
- 1944: KCLS begins bookmobile service to Des Moines
- 1960: Formation of the Des Moines Library League
- 1961: Des Moines contracts for KCLS library service
- 1964: Bond passage funds construction of a 4,584-square-foot library
- 1965: Opening of a new library at 22815 24th Avenue South
- 1988: Opening of the expanded 10,230-square-foot library
- 1994: KCLS annexation
- 2008: Opening of the remodeled Des Moines Library
Friends of the Des Moines Library
- Dues: Individual, $3; Family, $5; Business, $10; Lifetime, $100
- Book Sales: Ongoing sale in library lobby