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Adventure Pass

Adults with library cards who live in our dedicated service area (Marshalltown, Haverhill, Ferguson, rural Marshall County) can reserve a family pass (2 adults and 2 children) one time per year for the Blank Park Zoo, Blue Zoo, Des Moines Children’s Museum, Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden, Science Center of Iowa, Grout Museum in Waterloo, and the Museum of Danish America in Elk Horn using the online system. Call the youth desk at the library at 641-754-5738, ext. 3 with questions.

Adventure Pass Reservations Click Here

Apply for a Library Card

We are now offering people the opportunity to sign up for a library card online. Nearly all residents of the state of Iowa are eligible to apply for a library card from the Marshalltown Public Library to check out physical items. Digital items, including all streaming video and downloadable eBooks and eAudiobooks, are ONLY AVAILABLE to residents of Marshalltown, rural Marshall County, Haverhill, and Ferguson. In order to verify your mailing address, we will mail you your card.

The number on the back of your library card (with no spaces) and the PIN number you choose can be used to view your library account here.
Your library card number can be used to access downloadable materials like eBooks as well as online resources like the New York Times, Consumer Reports, language learning, and more!

Apply for a Library Card Here

Seed Library

Check out our Seed Library as you are planning your garden. The seed library is stocked with many varieties of heirloom seed. Patrons are welcome to “borrow” up to five packets per household. Plant the seed and enjoy your flowers or vegetables. If you are able, collect and save the seed this fall and bring it back to “check it in” and help re-stock the seed library for next year.

Seed Library Page