
Library News


We Need More Moxie!
Can't get enough Moxie by Jennifer Mathieu?
Check out our list of Read-a-Likes and the Netflix movie!
Anticipation...
From Carol Grant, Secretary, WDM Library Board of Trustees:
I don’t know about you, but I can’t wait for the West Des Moines library to reopen. Two reasons…first, it’s been a year since Covid squelched my ability to leisurely browse the stacks. Secondly, I can’t wait to see (and experience) the final results of the renovations that have taken place over the past 20 months.

April 13 2021 Phone Interruption
Due to needed phone maintenance, the phones at the library after 6pm tonight, Tuesday, April 13 may get interrupted. Curbside service will continue to 7pm as usual.
Pull up, call the number as usual - 515-222-3404 - but if you cannot get through, staff will come out to check with you.
Thank you for your patience!
Phone service should be re-connected by Wednesday morning.

Curbside Hours Expanded From Now Until Reopening
Curbside Pickup of holds is available during our Renovation Closure.
As of 4/8/2021, we have EXPANDED Curbside Hours! These will continue until we reopen in late April.
Hours for Curbside during Closure:
Monday - Thursday, 9am - 7pm
Friday - Saturday, 10am - 2pm
To Use Curbside:

Books to Netflix
Is the book better than the movie or tv show? Read for yourself!
Books to Netflix: Movies
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2021 Oscars Nominations

Amazon withholding some eBooks from OverDrive/Bridges service
Amazon is withholding ebook and audiobook versions of works it publishes through its in-house publishing arms from US libraries. This may affect the offerings provided to patrons via our statewide Bridges service from OverDrive, though we don't yet know the impact.
Here is a good article from The Verge outlining the issue.

Guest book review: CHILDREN OF VIRTUE AND VENGEANCE
A guest post by our student author Claire:

Bridgerton Read-a-Likes
Can't get enough Bridgerton? Try a few of our Read-a-Like suggestions!

A Word from our Board President
"A library outranks any other one thing a community can do to benefit its people." Andrew Carnegie
I spent an hour volunteering at the WDM Library Concierge Desk recently. As President of the Board of Trustees, this is just one way that I am able to directly engage in the work of the library. Although the Board of Trustees meets every third Tuesday of the month, to transact important business, connecting with the day-to-day operations of the library is important to understanding more fully what goes on inside the walls at 4000 Mills Civic Parkway.

West Des Moines Public Library to Close for Final Stage of Renovation
The West Des Moines Public Library will close for at least six weeks starting March 1 as the library enters the final stage of its nearly 18-month renovation. During the closure, contractors, engineers, movers, furniture vendors and library staff will re-open areas of the building currently closed, finish design and structural work, install new furnishings, fixtures and technology, re-install shelving currently in storage and assess, sort and re-shelve 30,000 library materials stored off site since the beginning of the project.

Call for Artists -- Story Room Mural
CALL FOR ARTISTS
Public Library Story Room Mural
City of West Des Moines
WEST DES MOINES: COMMUNITY

Mars Perseverance Rover
Hi everyone! Miss Jenna here. If you're anything like me, you are watching updates and preparing for the Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover landing on February 18! So exciting! Your library has a bunch of Mars-related materials to help you learn more about the planet and past NASA missions. Check them out below! Mark your calendars and tune in to the NASA YouTube channel to watch the landing. The broadcast is scheduled to begin at 1:15 CST.

2020 Staff Picks - Nonfiction
2020 Staff Picks: Nonfiction
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