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Public libraries in North Dakota

73 public libraries in North Dakota, 35th among the states. Public library systems in the IMLS Public Libraries Survey run by a city, county, library district, school district, tribe or other government (nonprofit association libraries are not included).

Public libraryCityCountyLibrarians (FTE)
Fargo Public LibraryFargoCass20
Bismarck Veterans Memorial Public LibraryBismarckBurleigh14
James River Valley Library SystemJamestownStutsman12.4
Dickinson Area Public LibraryDickinsonStark11
Morton Mandan Public LibraryMandanMorton10.57
Grand Forks Public LibraryGrand ForksGrand Forks9
West Fargo Public LibraryWest FargoCass9
Williston Community LibraryWillistonWilliams9
Minot Public LibraryMinotWard6
Valley City Barnes County Public LibraryValley CityBarnes3.75
Lake Region Public LibraryDevils LakeRamsey3
McKenzie County Public LibraryWatford CityMcKenzie3
New Town Public LibraryNew TownMountrail3
Hazen Public LibraryHazenMercer2.1
Beulah Public LibraryBeulahMercer2
Bottineau County Public LibraryBottineauBottineau2
Cavalier Public LibraryCavalierPembina2
Divide County Public LibraryCrosbyDivide2
Heart of America LibraryRugbyPierce2
Leach Public LibraryWahpetonRichland2
McLean-Mercer Regional LibraryRiverdaleMcLean2
Harvey Public LibraryHarveyWells1.75
Casselton Public LibraryCasseltonCass1.5
Edgeley Public LibraryEdgeleyLamoure1.5
Parshall Public LibraryParshallMountrail1.01
Bowman Regional Public LibraryBowmanBowman1
Carnegie Regional LibraryGraftonWalsh1
Cavalier County LibraryLangdonCavalier1
Eddy - New Rockford Public LibraryNew RockfordEddy1
Garrison Public LibraryGarrisonMcLean1
Golden Valley County LibraryBeachGolden Valley1
Griggs County LibraryCooperstownGriggs1
Hebron Public LibraryHebronMorton1
Kidder County Public LibrarySteeleKidder1
Killdeer Public LibraryKilldeerDunn1
Mayville Public LibraryMayvilleTraill1
Park River School & Public LibraryPark RiverWalsh1
Tioga Community LibraryTiogaWilliams1
Ward County Public LibraryMinotWard1
Washburn Public LibraryWashburnMcLean1
Mohall Public LibraryMohallRenville0.81
Walhalla Public LibraryWalhallaPembina0.8
Enderlin Municipal LibraryEnderlinRansom0.75
Lisbon Public LibraryLisbonRansom0.75
Carrington City LibraryCarringtonFoster0.7
Harry L. Petrie Public LibraryLintonEmmons0.65
Maddock Community LibraryMaddockBenson0.65
Stanley Public LibraryStanleyMountrail0.65
Turtle Lake Public LibraryTurtle LakeMcLean0.62
Cando Community LibraryCandoTowner0.55
Adams County LibraryHettingerAdams0.5
Ellendale Public LibraryEllendaleDickey0.5
Lakota City LibraryLakotaNelson0.5
Oakes School & Public LibraryOakesDickey0.5
Stanton Public LibraryStantonMercer0.5
Underwood Public LibraryUnderwoodMcLean0.5
Rolla Public LibraryRollaRolette0.48
Forman Public LibraryFormanSargent0.45
Mott Public LibraryMottHettinger0.4
Wishek School & Public LibraryWishekMcIntosh0.4
Bowbells Public LibraryBowbellsBurke0.35
Lidgerwood City LibraryLidgerwoodRichland0.35
Ashley Public LibraryAshleyMcIntosh0.25
New England Public LibraryNew EnglandHettinger0.25
Edna Ralston Public LibraryLarimoreGrand Forks0.24
Sherwood Public LibrarySherwoodRenville0.23
Northwood City Center LibraryNorthwoodGrand Forks0.2
Pembina School & City LibraryPembinaPembina0.2
Iris Swedlund School & Public LibraryVelvaMcHenry0.16
Lamoure Public & School LibraryLamoureLamoure0.15
Leeds Public LibraryLeedsBenson0.15
Satre Memorial Milnor School LibraryMilnorSargent0.14
Max Community LibraryMaxMcLean0

Largest first by librarians (FTE), as each employer reports it to its federal registry.

Source: Institute of Museum and Library Services, Public Libraries Survey, Fiscal Year 2024. Data captured October 2, 2026.

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