North Dakota State Library - Entrance - 2012

The North Dakota State Library is a government operated library in the

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North Dakota North Dakota () is a U.S. state in the Upper Midwest, named after the Native Americans in the United States, indigenous Dakota people, Dakota Sioux. North Dakota is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba to the north a ...

. Located in the state's capital city of Bismarck on the capital grounds, the

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has been in operation since 1907. The State Library is a division of the

North Dakota Department of Public Instruction The North Dakota Department of Public Instruction (NDDPI), led by Kirsten Baesler, oversees the public school system in the U.S. state of North Dakota. The DPI also oversees the North Dakota State Library, the North Dakota School for the Blind, an ...

History

The State Library was established as the ''Public Library Commission'' in 1907, and it occupied a single room in the North Dakota State Capitol building. In 1909, the library's name was changed to the ''State Library Commission''. In 1936, the library moved to the

Liberty Memorial Building The Liberty Memorial Building is a building located on the North Dakota State Capitol, North Dakota State Capitol grounds in Bismarck, North Dakota. The Liberty Memorial Building was completed in 1924, and is the oldest building still standing o ...

on the Capitol Grounds, which is where it remained until 1970. At that point, the library moved this time to the Randal Building north of the city. The agency's name was changed to the North Dakota State Library in 1979, which is still its name today. In 1982, the State Library returned to the Liberty Memorial Building, its present location.

State Librarians

*Mary J. Soucie, 2014-current *Hulen E. Bivins, 2010-2013 *Doris A. Ott, 2001-2010 *Joseph C. Linnertz (acting director), 2000-2001 *Mike Jaugstetter, 1996-2000 *Joseph C. Linnertz (acting director), 1995-1996 *William R. Strader, 1991-1993 *Patricia L. Harris, 1985-1991 *Margaret M. Stefanak, 1983-1985 *Ruth E. Mahan, 1981-1983 *Richard J. Wolfert, 1969-1981 *Leone Morrison (acting director), 1968-1969 *Freda W. Hatten, 1964-1968 *Hazel Webster Byrnes, 1948-1964 *Lillian E. Cook, 1922-1948 * Mary E. Downey, 1921-1923 *S. Blanche Hedrick, 1919-1921 *Minnie Clarke Budlong, 1909-1919 *Zana K. Miller, 1907-1908

Function

The State Library specializes in information services to state agencies and to the general public.

Departments

The North Dakota State Library has four divisions: Administrative Services, Technology Services, Patron Services, and Library Services. The departments under these divisions include: Administration, Cataloging, Circulation, Digital Initiatives, Information Technology, Interlibrary Loan, Library Development, Public Information, Reference, and Talking Books.

Publications

North Dakota State Library staff produce publications on Library Vision, State Library services, handbooks for North Dakota public library board members, copyright, interlibrary loan, North Dakota library law, search warrants, and North Dakota public library statistics. These publications include: *Brochures *Flyers *Handbooks & Manuals *Library Directories *Reports

References

External links

Official websiteMedia contributed by North Dakota State Library (Wikimedia Commons)
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