Hours and Locations
* Beginning on June 1, 2010 until September 7, 2010 the North Side Library and
the Forest Avenue Library will see a reduction in hours.
CENTRAL LIBRARY: 1000 Grand Avenue
Mon-Wed: 9 AM - 8 PM | Thu - Fri: 9 AM - 6 PM | Sat: 9 AM - 5 PM | Sun: 1 PM - 5 PM [September - May]
Pick-Up Window Hours: Mon - Fri: 4 PM - 6 PM | Sat: 3 PM - 5 PM
FRANKLIN AVENUE LIBRARY/MHM: 3800 Merle Hay Road, Suite 210 (Merle Hay Mall)
Mon-Thu: 10 AM - 8 PM | Fri: 1 PM - 6 PM | Sat: 10 AM - 5 PM | Sun: CLOSED
EAST SIDE LIBRARY: 2559 Hubbell Avenue
Mon-Thu: 10 AM - 8 PM | Fri: 1 PM - 6 PM | Sat: 10 AM - 5 PM | Sun: CLOSED
*FOREST AVENUE LIBRARY: 1326 Forest Avenue
Mon-Thu: 10 AM - 6 PM | Fri: CLOSED | Sat: CLOSED | Sun: CLOSED
*NORTH SIDE LIBRARY: 3516 Fifth Avenue
Mon-Fri: 10 AM - 6 PM | Sat: CLOSED | Sun: CLOSED
SOUTH SIDE LIBRARY: 1111 Porter Avenue
Mon-Thu: 10 AM - 8 PM | Fri: 1 PM - 6 PM | Sat: 10 AM - 5 PM | Sun: CLOSED
Des Moines Public Library Holiday Closings
2010 Holidays/Furlough Days
New Year's Day: Friday, January 1
Martin Luther King Day: Monday, January 18
Easter Sunday: Sunday, April 4
Mother’s Day: Sunday, May 9
Memorial Day Weekend: Saturday, Sunday, Monday, May 29, 30, 31
Independence Day Weekend: Friday*, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, July 2*, 3, 4, 5
Computer Upgrade Weekend Closure: Thursday*, Friday*, Saturday, Sunday, Aug. 19*, 20*, 21, 22
Labor Day Weekend: Friday*, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, September 3*, 4, 5, 6
Staff In-service Day: Monday, October 11 – all locations will be closed
Veterans Day: Thursday, November 11
Thanksgiving: Thursday, Friday, November 25, 26
Christmas: Wednesday*, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, December 22*, 23, 24, 25, 26
New Year’s Closure: Thursday*, Friday, December 30*, 31
2011
New Year’s Day: Saturday, January 1
*indicates staff furlough