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Due to software issues affecting all libraries using the service, the Iowa Adventure Pass program will temporarily shut down in 2025. Any reservation already made for 2025 will be honored, but we encourage anyone with a current reservation to print those passes immediately. Customers can still make new reservations for passes that must be used by December 31, 2024. The service will return at a later time. We apologize for the inconvenience.

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All locations of the Des Moines Public Library will be open normal hours Saturday, December 14, and all locations will serve as emergency warming shelters during open hours. 

Fall Author Series: James Rollins

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Fall Author Series James Rollins

 

Join the Des Moines Public Library and Beaverdale Books for an evening with James Rollins. Rollins is the No. 1 New York Times bestselling author of international thrillers that have been translated into more than 40 languages. His Sigma series has been lauded as one of the “top crowd pleasers” (New York Times) and one of the “hottest summer reads” (People). In each novel, acclaimed for its originality, Rollins unveils unseen worlds, scientific breakthroughs, and historical secrets—and he does it all at breakneck speed and with stunning insight. He lives in the Sierra Nevada mountains.

Rollins will stop at Central Library during his tour for the launch of the latest book in his Sigma Force series, Tides of Fire. In this riveting thriller, an international research station in the Coral Sea comes under siege during a geological disaster that triggers massive quakes, deadly tsunamis, and volcanic eruptions. To stop the world from burning, it’s up to Sigma Force to uncover a secret buried at the heart of our planet.

Beaverdale Books will have copies available for sale and signing.

 

Central Parking

Free library parking is available in Central's underground parking garage. In addition to Central's underground parking, there is also free parking available during this event in the lot across the street from the Library on 10th and Grand--look for signs. Parking around the library is metered at various costs from 9 a.m. - 9 p.m. Monday-Saturday