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Public libraries in South Dakota

104 public libraries in South Dakota, 26th 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)
Siouxland LibrariesSioux FallsMinnehaha17
Huron Public LibraryHuronBeadle10
Watertown Regional LibraryWatertownCodington8
R. E. Rawlins Municipal LibraryPierreHughes7.5
Mitchell Public LibraryMitchellDavison6
Brookings Public LibraryBrookingsBrookings5
K.O. Lee Aberdeen Public LibraryAberdeenBrown5
Oglala Lakota College Woksape Tipi Academic & Public LibraryKyleOglala Lakota5
Hot Springs Public LibraryHot SpringsFall River4.25
Grace Balloch Memorial LibrarySpearfishLawrence4
Rapid City Public LibraryRapid CityPennington4
Sturgis Public LibrarySturgisMeade4
Yankton Community LibraryYanktonYankton4
Madison Public LibraryMadisonLake3.25
Phoebe Apperson Hearst Free LibraryLeadLawrence3
Grant County Public LibraryMilbankGrant2.8
Edith B Siegrist Vermillion Public LibraryVermillionClay2.75
A. H. Brown Public LibraryMobridgeWalworth2.7
Beresford Public LibraryBeresfordUnion2.7
Cozard Memorial LibraryChamberlainBrule2.28
Redfield Carnegie LibraryRedfieldSpink2.15
Britton Public LibraryBrittonMarshall2.08
Harrisburg Community LibraryHarrisburgLincoln2
Moody County Resource CenterFlandreauMoody2
Alcester Public LibraryAlcesterUnion1.95
Piedmont Valley LibraryPiedmontMeade1.85
Centerville Community LibraryCentervilleTurner1.75
Lennox Community LibraryLennoxLincoln1.75
Freeman Public LibraryFreemanHutchinson1.7
Faulk County LibraryFaulktonFaulk1.68
Deadwood Public LibraryDeadwoodLawrence1.63
Wessington Springs Carnegie LibraryWessington SpringsJerauld1.23
Ihanktonwan Community/College LibraryMartyCharles Mix1.12
Haakon County Public LibraryPhilipHaakon1.1
Belle Fourche Public LibraryBelle FourcheButte1
Canton Public LibraryCantonLincoln1
Custer County LibraryCusterCuster1
Dell Rapids Carnegie Public LibraryDell RapidsMinnehaha1
Faith Public LibraryFaithMeade1
Hamlin-Codington Regional LibraryWatertownCodington1
Hill City Public LibraryHill CityPennington1
Keystone Town LibraryKeystonePennington1
Lemmon Public LibraryLemmonPerkins1
North Sioux City Community LibraryNorth Sioux CityUnion1
Parker Public LibraryParkerTurner1
Parkston Public LibraryParkstonHutchinson1
Potter County Free LibraryGettysburgPotter1
Sinte Gleska University LibraryMissionTodd1
Sisseton Memorial LibrarySissetonRoberts1
Tripp County Library - Grossenburg MemorialWinnerTripp1
Viborg Public LibraryViborgTurner1
Wagner Public LibraryWagnerCharles Mix1
Webster Public LibraryWebsterDay1
Woonsocket Community LibraryWoonsocketSanborn1
Bennett County LibraryMartinBennett0.93
Dewey County LibraryTimber LakeDewey0.9
Howard Public LibraryHowardMiner0.9
Irene School/Community LibraryIreneTurner0.9
Waubay Public LibraryWaubayDay0.9
Clear Lake City LibraryClear LakeDeuel0.88
Tea Community LibraryTeaLincoln0.88
Edgemont Public LibraryEdgemontFall River0.8
Gregory Public LibraryGregoryGregory0.8
Kathryn Schulkoski Public LibraryEurekaMcPherson0.8
Menno Community-School LibraryMennoHutchinson0.8
Burke Public LibraryBurkeGregory0.78
Doland Community LibraryDolandSpink0.75
Whitewood Public LibraryWhitewoodLawrence0.75
Bowdle Public LibraryBowdleEdmunds0.73
Armour-Carnegie Public LibraryArmourDouglas0.7
Hand County LibraryMillerHand0.68
Platte Public LibraryPlatteCharles Mix0.68
Kimball Public LibraryKimballBrule0.65
Avon Public LibraryAvonBon Homme0.63
Hazel L. Meyer Memorial LibraryDe SmetKingsbury0.63
Hyde County LibraryHighmoreHyde0.63
M. P. Beebe Memorial LibraryIpswichEdmunds0.63
Emil M. Larson LibraryClarkClark0.55
Jackson County LibraryKadokaJackson0.53
Bison Public LibraryBisonPerkins0.5
Elk Point-Jefferson Community/School LibraryElk PointUnion0.5
Elkton School/Community LibraryElktonBrookings0.5
Hurley Public LibraryHurleyTurner0.5
Lake Andes Public LibraryLake AndesCharles Mix0.5
Leola Public LibraryLeolaMcPherson0.5
Newell Public LibraryNewellButte0.5
Presho Public LibraryPreshoLyman0.5
Sully Area LibraryOnidaSully0.5
Tyndall Public LibraryTyndallBon Homme0.5
Northwest Regional LibraryBuffaloHarding0.48
Wall Community LibraryWallPennington0.48
Langford Public LibraryLangfordMarshall0.45
Wilmot Public LibraryWilmotRoberts0.45
Kennebec Public LibraryKennebecLyman0.4
Sisseton Wahpeton Community College LibrarySissetonRoberts0.4
Dorothee Pike Memorial LibraryLake PrestonKingsbury0.38
Emma Burnham Public LibraryFrederickBrown0.38
Hudson Public LibraryHudsonLincoln0.38
White Lake Community LibraryWhite LakeAurora0.33
Evelyn Lang Public LibrarySpringfieldBon Homme0.25
Plankinton Community LibraryPlankintonAurora0.15
Tripp Public LibraryTrippHutchinson0.13
Wage Memorial LibraryGrotonBrown0.13
Scotland Community LibraryScotlandBon Homme0.1

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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