NAMI IOWA Library
Come in and browse. Our library is open during business hours for your convenience.
We hope you will find information that will be helpful and increase your knowledge of mental illness. For those who do not live in the Des Moines area, material can be mailed. See checkout procedures below. For lists of our books and videos, click on these links:
Please stay as long as you like; check out any books, tapes, CDs, or DVDs that interest you; and do remember to return the items by the due date.
We encourage you to tell others about our library.
NAMI IOWA
5911 Meredith Drive, Ste E
Des Moines, Iowa 50322-1933
800-417-0417 or 515-254-0417
Fax 515-254-1103
Email info@namiiowa.org
The library offers information on an array of topics related to mental health for adults and children. Families and friends of the mentally ill, consumers, mental health professionals, and students can find information to help understand mental illness and the many related issues.
All the material is categorized according to a numeric indexing system. There is an easy-to-read reference guide to assist you.
A sampling of topics include: autism, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, ADHD, eating disorders, suicide, bereavement, aging, families and coping, nutrition and health, medication, homelessness, legal, employment, and many more.
The library also
has a collection of reference materials which can be
used to access information but
cannot be removed from the library premises.
Staff is always available if you need assistance finding information or checking out any material.
Office hours
Monday - Friday
Call first to ensure the office is open or to make special
arrangements with the staff to be available at another time.
Checkout procedures
Books - limit of 3 at one time
Due back within 4 weeks
Videos, audio tapes, CDS, and DVDs - limit of 2 at one
time.
Due back within 2 weeks
To borrow books, tapes, CDS, or DVDs by mail, enclose $3 per book/tape/CD/DVD to cover postage when requesting. (There is no charge if checked out in person at the NAMI IOWA state office.)
If books/tapes/CDs/DVDs are not returned by their due date, a friendly reminder is sent. If a book, tape, CD, or DVD is unreturnable or lost, we do ask that you reimburse NAMI IOWA the cost of the item to be replaced.
There is a small charge if items need to be mailed. We will ship to Iowa residents only.
We continually add new resources to our library, based on
good reviews
and personal references and needs. We encourage those who are looking
for information on a topic not in our library or who know of a resource
that would make a great addition to the library, to let us know. And we
welcome your donations, such as books or tapes, on the topic of mental
health.
Education is light,
lack of it is darkness
- Russian proverb
We invite you
to visit
our library often.