Location Details
Address:
1326 Forest Ave
Des Moines, IA, 50314
Directions:
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Brooke Santillan
Manager
BASantillan@dmpl.org
Phone:
(515) 283-4152
Curbside Pickup Hours:
Sunday: CLOSED
Monday-Saturday: 10 AM-1 PM
DMPL Express Services:
Sunday: CLOSED
Monday: 1-7 PM
Tuesday: 1-5 PM
Wednesday: 1-5 PM
Thursday: 1-7 PM
Friday: 1-5 PM
Saturday: 1-5 PM
The Forest Avenue Library features an extensive Foreign Language collection, including materials in Spanish, Arabic, Vietnamese, and Karen. The library also provides computers to access language learning materials, including Mango.
Children will be delighted with Rosie's Forest, the library’s early literacy center, which includes artwork done by Sticks and a wide variety of early literacy stations where children can come to learn and play.
Located in a vibrant neighborhood, the Forest Avenue Library welcomes community groups and individuals to use our meeting spaces and take advantage of everything the library has to offer.