Upcoming Closures:The Library will be closed Sunday, March 31 in observance of Easter.

The Urbandale Public Library Foundation, Inc. was created in 1988 to handle donations to further the growth of the Urbandale Public Library. Meetings are held quarterly on the fourth Monday of the month at the Library, 3520 86th Street.

Annual Campaign

Click here to read the 2023 annual appeal letter.

How to Donate

Financial donations can be made online, dropped off, or mailed to the library.

If mailing or dropping off your contribution, please complete this form and enclose it with your donation so we can thank you! Forms are also available at the Library.

Urbandale Public Library Foundation, Inc.
3520 86th Street
Urbandale, IA 50322

The Foundation is a tax-free entity so all contributions are tax-deductible. Memorial contributions can also be made to the Urbandale Public Library Foundation. All memorials are posted in the lobby with the name of the person you are honoring and the donor’s name. Books, trees, benches, and special collections are all examples of how memorial contributions have been used in the past.

If you are interested in donating materials to the library, please visit our Library Materials page.

If you would like to discuss your donation with someone, please call the Library Director at 515-278-3945.


Steve Lytle
President

Term: 08/10/1987 — 06/30/2026
Phone: 515-283-8159


Diana Ripperger
Vice President

Term: 09/24/2012 — 06/30/2025
Phone: 515-270-2161


John Forbes
Secretary

Term: 06/22/1992 — 06/30/2024
Phone: 515-276-3471


Al Kaduce
Treasurer

Term: 09/23/2013 — 06/30/2025
Phone: 515-223-1040


Marva McCarty

Term: 06/26/2017 — 06/30/2026
Phone: 515-491-0107


Greg Robinson

Term: 07/01/2010 — 06/30/2025
Phone: 515-276-9200


Kerry Vande Kieft

Term: 07/01/2023 — 06/30/2026
Phone: 515-770-4629


K. Dwayne Vande Krol

Term: 12/19/2022 — 06/30/2024
Phone: 515-283-8195


Gregory Ward

Term: 05/21/2018 — 06/30/2024
Phone: 515-371-4108


Nicholas Janning
Library Director
Phone: 515-278-3945


Robert Laden
City Attorney
Phone: 515-266-6000

Meeting Schedules & Minutes

Meeting Date

Time

Minutes

March 25, 2024

5:00 pm

Meeting Date

Time

Minutes

December 18, 2023

5:00 pm

September 25, 2023

5:00 pm

June 26, 2023

5:00 pm

March 27, 2023

5:00 pm

Meeting Date

Time

Minutes

December 19, 2022

5:00 pm

September 26, 2022

5:00 pm

June 27, 2022

5:00 pm

March 28, 2022

5:00 pm

Meeting Date

Time

Minutes

December 13, 2021

5:00 pm

September 27, 2021

5:00 pm

June 28, 2021

5:00 pm

March 22, 2021

5:00 pm

Meeting Date

Time

Minutes

December 14, 2020

5:00 pm

September 28, 2020

5:00 pm

June 22, 2020

5:00 pm

Meeting Date

Time

Minutes

December 16, 2019

5:00 pm

September 23, 2019

5:00 pm

June 24, 2019

5:00 pm

March 25, 2019

5:00 pm

Meeting Date

Time

Minutes

December 18, 2018

5:00 pm

September 24, 2018

5:00 pm

June 25, 2018

5:00 pm

March 26, 2018

5:00 pm

Meeting Date

Time

Minutes

April 24, 2017

5:00 pm

June 26, 2017

5:00 pm

September 25, 2017

5:00 pm

December 18, 2017

5:00 pm

Meeting Date

Time

Minutes

December 19, 2016

5:00 pm

September 26, 2016

5:00 pm

July 11, 2016

5:00 pm

June 27, 2016

5:00 pm

March 28, 2016

5:00 pm