Sue Woody, the Des Moines Public Library director, will retire in June after working at the library for 21 years, seven as ...

Federal grants to local libraries and museums have been halted following an executive order. President Donald Trump signed an ...

The Des Moines Public Library has cut a social worker and two librarians as part of the city's looming budget cuts. The cuts will impact programming for patrons at Franklin Library. Sue Woody ...

As an ongoing feature, staff members at the Des Moines Public Library will recommend a business-related book to add to your ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa cannot, for now, continue to enforce part of its book ban law, a federal judge said Tuesday, giving major publishers that sued the state the second temporary reprieve they ...

Iowans can now check out blood pressure cuffs from some Central Iowa libraries. It's part of a program called Libraries with ...

That's why she used city dollars in 2023 to hire Des Moines Public Library's first social worker — a role aimed at helping the growing number of downtown visitors seeking food, clothes ...

Des Moines Public Library Director Susan A. Woody has announced she is retiring. Her last day will be June 30. Woody, from ...