Notary Service Suspended for May
Due to staffing changes, Notary service will not be available at the Library for the month of May, 2024.
West Des Moines City Hall offers free Notary services – please contact them ahead of time to arrange an appointment.
You can also search for Notaries in your area through the State’s Notary Search tool.
Web Resources
The African American Literature Book Club, with author information, book reviews, and more.
Another site for used, rare, out-of-print books. Great for checking pricing of collectible books.
Full text of some of literature’s most famous works. Arranged alphabetically by author. Also great source of Quotations, Proverbs and more.
Searching for an out of print book? Call us at the library first! If we can’t get it though, try Book Finder.
Full text of the Complete Works. Includes links to other Shakespeare resources on the Web.
Fun website that has biographical information on authors as well as existing and forthcoming books.
Discover the hottest new young adult books, access exclusive excerpts and giveaways, and connect with your favorite authors online (from Macmillian
Books and author information for today’s readers of Mystery, Thrillers, Romance, Suspense, Fantasy, and Science Fiction.
441 works of classical literature by 59 different authors, including user-driven commentary and “reader’s choice” Web sites.
An amazingly useful database of series books - find out the series order of books or all the series written by a particular author.
Download eBooks to your computer or eReader from this extensive free catalog of titles.