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.

Working the Web: Best Practices for Genealogy Research on the Internet

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Teens, Adults
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Are you researching your family history and feeling a bit overwhelmed by all the information online? Discover ways the Internet can support your family history research. Genealogist Kevin Spire will show you how to begin with ways to prepare before starting your research, and then how to move forward to identifying different categories of useful websites. You’ll learn how you can improve your research results and make more progress with your efforts.

Kevin Spire is a genealogist with an Inspired passion to create Connections with the lives and stories of our ancestors.  As a native of the Midwest, Kevin has an abiding link with the people and area.  His lived experiences in rural and urban settings provide valuable insight to what first brought – and still brings – families to the Midwest to establish their deep roots and legacies.