Address:
1000 Grand Avenue
Des Moines,
Iowa
50309-0179
United States
County: Polk 
Phone: 515-283-4152
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Library details: Des Moines Public Library is a Public library.
This library is affiliated with Des Moines Public Library (view map)
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The collection of the library contains 494,233 volumes. The library circulates 1,421,567 items per year. The library serves a population of 211,073 residents .
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Administration: The director of the library is Sue Woody .
Organizational structure: This is a publicly funded and managed library.
Affiliations: The library is a member of the Urban Libraries Council .
See also: Directory of Public Libraries in the United States
See also: Directory of Public Libraries in Iowa
| Statistics Public | ||
|---|---|---|
| Service Population | 211,073 | Residents |
| Collection size | 494,233 | volumes |
| Annual Circulation | 1,421,567 | transactions |
| Technology Profile | ||
|---|---|---|
| Product Name | Year Contracted | |
| Current Automation System | Koha -- ByWater Solutions | 2022 |
| Previous Automation System | Horizon | 2004 |
| Previous Automation System | Dynix | 1998 |
| Previous Automation System | NOTIS | 1985 |
| Discovery Interface | Aspen Discovery -- ByWater Solutions | 2022 |
| Previous Discovery Interface | Enterprise | 2016 |
| Web Content Management | Library Market | |
| Item ID Type | RFID | |
| RFID Provider | Envisionware | |
| RFID Tag Type | HF | |
| Self-Check | OneStop | |
| 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 | |
|---|---|
| libraries.org ID | 2428 |
| OCLC Symbol | IOU |
| NCES FSCSKEY | IA0027 |
| NCES LIBID | BA |
Record History: This listing was created on Aug 22, 1998 and was last modified on Dec 26, 2023.
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