Webb Shadle Public Library is located just a block off the main square in Pleasantville, Iowa. The library has a community room for individuals, organizations and nonprofit groups to use. The library holds events frequently to encourage a love of reading and learning in children and adults.

Keep up with what’s happening at Webb Shadle in live time via one of our social networking accounts.

We’re leveling up our reading this summer with an amazing lineup of events and challenges with this year’s Summer Reading Program. Stop by the library to sign up and pick up paper logs, or use our new handy Beanstack app to join in! Learn more here.

Join us as we challenge ourselves to read all year long across many genres! There are bragging rights and special edition enamel pins for those who complete every category by January 15, 2026. We’ve made it easy to track using our Beanstack app. Watch here for each month’s new category. July’s category is road trip!

For more details, read here.

The Iowa Adventure Pass is back! Check out the Blank Park Zoo or the Science Center in Des Moines using your library card. Just head to the Iowa Adventure Pass site and choose Webb Shadle as your library, then you’re off to discover delight in our local attractions.

The easiest way to participate and keep up with the many challenges and reading programs Webb Shadle has to offer is via our Beanstack app. It’s simple to download, setup the account, and start tracking what you’re reading or how you’re engaging with your favorite hometown library. Get it on Apple or the Google Play store.

From historic photos to newspaper clippings, we’re compiling a growing collection of archives related to the history of the Webb Shadle Public Library. Be sure to keep an eye on this gallery as new images are added!

Browse our library collection catalog with the link below; a new page will open connecting you to our library database full of books, movies, and our new baking tools collection. If you are still unable to find the book you are looking for, please use the Contact Us form to suggest a book, and we’ll do our best to add it to our collection!