Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Closing
All Des Moines Public Library Locations will be closed on Monday, January 19 in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. The Forest Avenue Library will be open from 3:30-5 PM for the DMPL's annual MLK Day celebration. The Central Library will be open only as a warming center from 9 AM-5 PM on Monday.
South Side Conversation Room
Maximum Capacity
Library Branch
Please read the Des Moines Public Library Study Room Guidelines for room usage guidelines and frequently asked questions.
Study rooms may be reserved by any active library card holder in good standing who is at least fourteen-years-old.
Rooms may be reserved for two hour sessions.
Rooms may not be used for business purposes, with the exception of paid tutors.
No food may be brought into study rooms. Lidded drinks are allowed.
The remodel of this room is due to generous gifts from the Des Moines Public Library Foundation and the Kersti A. Rutledge Estate in Memory of Alexander Sharp.
Seating
- 1 side table
- 3 armchairs