The Iowa Department of Transportation is offering some services at the central campus of the Des Moines Public Library while ...

House Study Bill 636 would ban partnerships between schools and public libraries over fears that kids have access to inappropriate books.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In 1938, as concerns of censorship rose worldwide, Des Moines Public Library Director Forrest Spaulding penned the words that ...

The characters are original artwork from the artists - with “best wishes” addressed directly to the children of Iowa City - ...

The Iowa Library Association is cautioning school librarians to wait for guidance from the state education department before removing books from school libraries to comply with state law. The law, ...

Some libraries just house books, while others are an architectural majesty with the most impressive bibliography to surround yourself with while you study, work, or write that novel. There are many ...

The public library's book club geared toward students in sixth through eighth grade chose to read and discuss This Book is Gay by Juno Dawson, but the event was ultimately canceled following community ...

Audrey, Gideon, Rachel and Mary Phillips pick out library books during a visit by the Marion Library’s Bookmobile to Thomas Park on Aug. 26, 2025. The library is one of hundreds in the state to ...

Iowa’s new House File 2324 would forbid any school from partnering with a public library so that students could use their ...

Bondurant Community Library canceled a book club event due to concerns over 'This Book is Gay.' See how one state representative and the city's mayor got involved.