Digital passes on a phone or other device will not be accepted. Your Adventure Pass must be printed when you present it upon admission. Additional tickets may be purchased at the gate. At the Des Moines Children's Museum, each pass allows entry for four children aged 1-10. At the Science Center, each pass allows for up to four total free entrances, including up to two adults and up to three children. Brenton Skating Plaza will also become an option when it opens each winter.Īt the Zoo and Botanical Garden, each pass allows entrance for up to two adults and two children. With Adventure Pass, you can bring your family to the Blank Park Zoo, Science Center of Iowa, Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden, and Des Moines Children's Museum for free. If you want to volunteer during the summer, you must pick up a special application at your local branch.ĭes Moines Public Library cardholders who are at least 18 years old and are residents of Des Moines or rural Polk County can reserve a FREE Iowa Adventure Pass by clicking on “Reserve Your Adventure Pass” here. Work with an adult to print and fill out a waiver and application form and bring them to any DMPL building.

Support Youth Services Librarians with other duties as needed.

Help maintain the Children’s Library and Children’s Areas inside our buildings, and create displays.

Prepare craft activities for Preschool/Toddler Storytimes, and for our Summer Reading Program.

Assist youth services staff with children’s events and activities during the school year and for our Summer Reading Program.

Volunteers between the ages of 12 and 18 years old can: Print and fill out a waiver and application form and bring them to any DMPL building.

Help children and teens register for the Summer Reading program.

Assist staff with craft and activity programs.

Help library staff at special events, including Authors Visiting in Des Moines (AViD).

Help people practice their English skills at our “Conversations and Coffee” programs.

Support library book sales by helping staff sort and arrange items for sale.

Assist library staff by shelving materials requested by our patrons.

Volunteers who are 18 years old and over can: The Des Moines Public Library is always looking for volunteers – both adults and our VolunTeens. Interlibrary Loan Request Form (one form per item requested) Non-resident borrowers, other than residents of Rural Polk County and Windsor Heights, must use their home library for interlibrary loan borrowing.

Interlibrary loans must comply with copyright law. Materials may be renewed if approval for renewal has been received from the lending library. Interlibrary loan materials are due back two weeks after the date the item is received from the lending library.

Videos, multimedia materials, and audio recordings are now able to be borrowed through interlibrary loan. Materials worth less than $10 are not borrowed via interlibrary loan unless they are out of print or unavailable for purchase. Quick cards are also allowed, but a phone number or email is required.īorrowers may have up to 10 interlibrary loan requests active at one time.īorrowers are responsible for paying any additional fees imposed by the lending library.īorrowers are responsible for paying lost and damaged materials charges assessed by the lending library. Policiesīorrowers must have a valid, unblocked, DMPL library card to place an interlibrary loan request. Unpaid fees are posted to the customers library account. Customers are responsible for paying fees and charges assessed by the lending library and must pay fees assessed by the lending library for lost materials. Customers are limited to 10 active interlibrary loan requests at a time and must submit one request form for each item. Customers may request print, A/V, and microform on interlibrary loan.

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