Library of Iowa, State

Contact the professional librarians at the State Library through phone, e-mail, text or live chat. Questions are monitored Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., after hours requests will be answered the next business day.

Historical maps of 360 Iowa towns developed to identify fire hazards.

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Information resource which includes the full text of magazines, newspapers and reference tools.

Stimulating public interest in books, reading, literacy and libraries.

Free access to digital collections from a variety of Iowa cultural institutions.

An online archive of documents produced by Iowa state agencies and intended for use by the general public.

Application for a State Library card; anyone living in Iowa is eligible to apply.

State employees may request items from the State Library or other libraries within our network.

Browse open positions in Iowa libraries or submit current library job postings.

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Forrest Spaulding Conference Room #310 Request Form for State Employees

Interactive online learning platform with over 770 practice tests, tutorials and eBooks related to job search and workplace skills.

Source for population, housing, business, and government statistics about Iowa.

Search for books, journals, videos and more from the State Library collections.

Request Table of Contents to magazines for easier selection of work related articles

Catalog of holdings for libraries worldwide.