Drive-Up Services

Iowa Communications Network Room

The Iowa Communications Network Room (also known as the Norman Kelinson Meeting Room) may be used for regular meetings, but its primary purpose is to serve as a distance learning center connected to the ICN. Staff also use this room to teach the public about our Quad-LINC computer catalog, online databases, and the Internet. (For class dates, check our Calendar of Events).

Call (563) 344-4184 for more information on the ICN Room.

Meeting Rooms

The public may book meeting rooms at the Library up to 12 months in advance by calling (563) 344-4175. Rooms of varying sizes are available. See the Meeting Room Policy for a schedule of fees. Groups may bring their own refreshments, or arrange for delivery of food and beverages by the Library's Dewey's Café. All four rooms have projection screens.

For more information, see the Meeting Room Policy.

The Elizabeth Malmros Conference Room has a capacity of 24. It is named in memory of Elizabeth R. Malmros, who was appointed to the first Library Board in 1949 and served through July 1991, just days before her passing.

The Norman Kelinson Meeting Room has a capacity of 42. It is named in honor of Norman J. Kelinson, who served for many years on the Library Board and was president from 1963 - 1997. This room is also the Iowa Communications Network Room.

The Bettendorf Room has a capacity of 230. It may be split into two or three smaller rooms. Two rooms hold 100 - 125 and 50 respectively; as three rooms, each holds 75. Folding walls keep out sound, allowing independent use of all the rooms. This room has electronic shades to darken it.

When split into three rooms, they are called Bettendorf, Gilbert, and Lillienthal. Lillienthal was the original name of the settlement which would become Bettendorf, though it was never incorporated. In 1858, it became Gilbert to honor Elias Gilbert, who was instrumental in building the community. At the turn of the century, brothers William and Joseph Bettendorf founded a railroad car company here. The employment made possible by the Bettendorf Company prompted another name change for the town. In 1903, it was incorporated as the city of Bettendorf.

The Library provides free notary service during selected hours. Please call (563) 344-4191 or (563) 344-4179 to verify when the notary is available.

Photocopiers

The Library has two photocopiers for public use at 15˘ per copy. Color copies cost 50˘ per copy. The Friends of the Bettendorf Public Library use the proceeds from the copiers to support Library programs and services.

Study Rooms

Nine small study rooms are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Different rooms hold one, two, or four people; one room accommodates six. The rooms are named for these Iowa authors:

• Bess Streeter Aldrich (1881 – 1954) wrote short stories and novels about resourceful Midwestern women.
• Alice French (1850 – 1934) was one of America's highest-paid authors at the turn of the century.
• Susan Keating Glaspell (1882 – 1948) won the Pulitzer Prize in 1931 for her play Alison's House.
• James Schell Hearst (1900 – 1983), "Iowa's unofficial poet laureate," wrote about Iowa farmers.
• MacKinlay Kantor (1904 – 1977) won the Pulitzer Prize in 1955 for his novel Andersonville.
• Cornelia Lynde Meigs (1884 – 1973) won the 1934 Newbery Award for Invincible Louisa, a children's biography of Louisa May Alcott.
• Wallace Stegner (1909 – 1993) won the Pulitzer Prize in 1972 for his novel Angle of Repose.
• Ruth Suckow (1892 – 1960) was one of America's leading novelists in the early to mid-twentieth century.
• Meredith Willson (1902 – 1984) is best known for his musical The Music Man, which featured an Iowa librarian.

Tours

Library staff will be happy to arrange a tour of the Library for your group. You may arrange a Library tour for an adult group by calling (563) 344-4191. Call (563) 344-4178 to arrange tours for school groups and children.