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West Des Moines Public Library
West Des Moines, IA
Address:
4000 Mills Civic Parkway
West Des Moines,
Iowa
50265
United States
County: Polk 
Phone: 515-222-3400
Connect to: Library Web Site✔ Online Catalog
Library details: West Des Moines Public Library is a Public library.
This library is affiliated with West Des Moines Public Library (view map)
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The collection of the library contains 194,081 volumes. The library circulates 350,835 items per year. The library serves a population of 68,723 residents .
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Administration: The director of the library is Darryl Eschete .
Organizational structure: This is a publicly funded and managed library.
See also: Directory of Public Libraries in the United States
See also: Directory of Public Libraries in Iowa
| Statistics Public | ||
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| Service Population | 68,723 | Residents |
| Collection size | 194,081 | volumes |
| Annual Circulation | 350,835 | transactions |
| Technology Profile | ||
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| Product Name | Year Contracted | |
| Current Automation System | Polaris | 2025 |
| Previous Automation System | Sierra | 2012 |
| Previous Automation System | Horizon | 2004 |
| Previous Automation System | Dynix | 1994 |
| Previous Automation System | BiblioFile | 1988 |
| Discovery Interface | Vega Discover | 2025 |
| RFID Provider | Bibliotheca | |
| RFID Tag Vendor | Showcases | |
| Self-Check | 3M SelfCheck System V-Series | |
| Automated Materials Handling | 3M Sortation | |
| The library's automation system is hosted by the vendor through an Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) arrangement. | ||
| This library is responsible for the procurement of the library automation system. | ||
| Identifiers | |
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| libraries.org ID | 1863 |
| OCLC Symbol | IW9 |
| NCES FSCSKEY | IA0153 |
| NCES LIBID | GE |
Record History: This listing was created on Nov 11, 1997 and was last modified on Feb 2, 2026.
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West Des Moines Public Library
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