North Dakota State Library

The North Dakota State Library provides services for all North Dakota libraries, state government agencies and employees, and all residents of North Dakota, particularly those who do not have local public library services.
With a library card from the North Dakota State Library, you have access to:

• E-books and audiobooks through the Libby app
• Online Library Resources, including continuing education courses and research assistance
• STEM and Book Club Kits that can be checked out
• Large Print and Regular Print Collection
• State Documents Collection
• Borrowing materials from other libraries through Interlibrary Loan
• Library Lending Machines, which are located in towns across the state
• And much more

The State Library is located in the Liberty Memorial Building on the Capitol Mall in Bismarck, which was built to provide space for state agencies and to honor those who served in World War I. Construction began in 1920, and the building opened in 1924. The building is designed in a classical style, common for federal buildings of that time. It has a limestone exterior, a granite foundation, and Bedford Stone walls at ground level. The main doors are made of decorative bronze. Inside, the lobby walls are made of Kasota Stone from Minnesota. The hallways and grand staircase use travertine from Italy. The floors are made of terrazzo and marble, and the railings include Italian stone. The ceiling is made of molded plaster squares.