Annual Report
FY2024 (July 1, 2023-June 30, 2024)
2023-24 Funding & Expenditures
Circulation
773 people signed up to win pizza for reading books in the 2023 30x30 Challenge
13,985 books were logged as a part of the DMPL Reading Challenge
69,031
Someone walked into a DMPL building every 13 seconds, 276 per hour
Programming
Library Programming Outreach Programming
Ages 0-5: 603 programs, 19,061 attendance
Ages 6-11: 258 programs, 9,664 attendance
Teens: 234 programs, 2,184 attendance
Adults: 659 programs, 6,015 attendance
All Ages: 287 programs, 10,552 attendance
Ages 0-5: 335 programs, 22,662 attendance
Ages 6-11: 674 programs, 27,037 attendance
Teens: 30 programs, 2,776 attendance
Adults: 60 programs, 1,884 attendance
All Ages: 66 programs, 14,755 attendance
Outreach
free books distributed by outreach team 14,900 deposit collection accounts 152 circulation of deposit collections 38,400
DMPL Board of Trustees
T he Librar y Board of Trustees is comprised of five central Iowans who volunteer their personal time. Members are appointed by the Mayor of Des Moines and approved by the City Council. The autonomous board meets monthly to set policies and guide the librar y ’s administration.
FY25 Trustees:
Tim Hickman , President
Isobel Osius , Vice President
Jessica Cezar , Secretar y
Kimberley Strope-Boggus
Drew Kelso
Library Administration
Susan A Woody
Jon Hobbs
Jennifer Tormey
Tim Paluch
Ashley Molzen
Rhonda Frever t
, Technical Ser vices Super visor
, Marketing & Communications Super visor
, Community Engagement Manager
Brooke Santillan
, Central Librar y Super visor
, Central Librar y Manager
Michelle Abrahamson
Marli Je erson
Nikki Hay ter
Alicia Mangin
Jon Choda , Director , Deputy Director
, East Side Librar y Manager
, Forest Avenue Librar y Manager
, Franklin Avenue Librar y Super visor
Katherine Young
, Nor th Side Librar y Manager
, South Side Librar y Manager
, Building Maintenance Super visor
