The 2024 Summer Reading Challenge starts Monday, June 3! Find more information on the program HERE, and learn all about our special Summer Reading Kickoff Party on June 2 HERE!
Des Moines Register Archive
Be your own eyewitness to our city’s history. With full text articles dating back to 1871, the FREE Des Moines Register Archive on our website is the place to start when doing research or just looking for information on local news.
Des Moines Register - Current
Using this database, you can read full-text articles of the Des Moines Register print edition. It's updated daily with that day's print edition. No photos available. Available to all DMPL cardholders.
Includes full text articles from Jan 1, 1999 - present.
Travel back in history and see the complete, cover-to-cover version of every issue of The Des Moines Register dating back to 1871. New issues are available three months after their print date.
