About Us

Welcome to Your LIBRARY!

Davenport Public Library connects a diverse community to resources that educate, enrich, and entertain. 

Davenport Public Library helps people learn, have fun, and enjoy stories. The Library has lots of books, movies, and more at three great places: Main Library, Fairmount Branch, and Eastern Branch. There’s also a special history center and a library on wheels called the OWL!

The library has over 1,500 fun events every year, and everyone in Davenport and the Quad Cities is invited to join. You can use free Wi-Fi, computers, and services like printing, copying, scanning, and even getting papers notarized.

The Library is part of the City of Davenport and works with other libraries through a group called RiverShare. A group called the FRIENDS helps raise money to support all the great things The Library does.

Davenport Public Library—Main Library

The Main Library is in downtown Davenport. It’s a big building designed by a famous architect named Edward Durell Stone. It’s special because it’s the only one like it in Iowa! In 2021, The Library was updated to make it easier to use. Now it has study rooms, meeting spaces, comfy seats with chargers, a Seed Library, and a Makerspace where you can create cool things. It also has the Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center and keeps the city’s history in the Davenport City Archives.

Fairmount Branch

Fairmount Branch is on the west side of Davenport. It opened in 2006 and is easy to get to from the Duck Creek Trail. It has meeting rooms, study rooms, areas for kids, teens, and adults, a cozy fireplace, a snack lounge called the Book Nook, a drive-up window, a garden, and a FRIENDS bookstore. New! The children’s area has fun learning games made with The Burgeon Group.

Eastern Branch

Eastern Branch is in northeast Davenport. It opened in 2010 and is built to be friendly to the environment. It has won awards for its design! It’s next to Prairie Heights Park and has meeting rooms, study rooms, areas for kids, teens, and adults, a drive-up book return, a FRIENDS book sale area, and big windows that let in lots of sunlight. New! The children’s area has fun learning games made with The Burgeon Group.

OWL—Outreach Wheeled Library

The OWL is a library on wheels! It visits schools, senior homes, and events to bring books and library services to people who can’t come to The Library.

Online Library

You can use The Library anytime online! Check out books, audiobooks, and other cool stuff from our website and apps.