North Dakota State Library

05/28/2026

The "Father William C. Sherman Photograph Collection" includes thousands of images of houses and other dwellings, barns, sheds and root cellars, as well as interior and domestic architecture of early North Dakota settlers. Father Sherman and NDSU students identified, researched, and photographed primarily in central and western North Dakota during the 1970s. The diverse architectural styles of many ethnic groups are displayed in these images, including Germans from Russia (southern Ukraine), Ukrainians, Germans from Bohemia, Czechoslovakians, and Germans from the Banat (Hungary). The collection is one of the most comprehensive collections of homestead photographs in North America and worldwide. Father Sherman recently passed away in May after an extensive career as a religious leader, educator, and researcher. This digital collection is provided by the NDSU Libraries Germans from Russia Heritage Collection (GHRC), and it's available for browsing and searching on Digital Horizons at https://digitalhorizonsonline.org/digital/collection/ndsu-sherman

05/26/2026

Contact your local library or register through the ND State Library for a chance for your kid(s) to be one of ten winners of a $529 College Save Account.

Every child who completes the summer reading challenge will earn either $25 for opening a new College SAVE account or $10 to add to an existing one - all you have to do is redeem your certificate.

Learn more at https://www.collegesave4u.com/home/champions.html

Your Child Could be One of Ten North Dakota Kids to Win $529 Into a College SAVE Account.

05/22/2026

Outreach Specialist Al is here to share his book recommendation - Atomic Habits by James Clear!

This title is available in multiple formats: book, e-book, and audiobook. Check it out today on the Libby app or reserve it at https://bit.ly/NDSLCatalog.

05/22/2026

State agencies will be closed on Monday, May 25, in observance of Memorial Day.

05/11/2026

Do you enjoy forging partnerships, providing guidance, and developing programs? Are you passionate about enhancing the role libraries play in their communities? North Dakota State Library is hiring a Library Programming Specialist to support and strengthen library services across North Dakota through statewide programming support, outreach, consultation, and professional development.

Apply by May 25 at https://www.cnd.nd.gov/psc/recruit/EMPLOYEE/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM_FL.HRS_CG_SEARCH_FL.GBL?Page=HRS_APP_JBPST_FL&Action=U&FOCUS=Applicant&SiteId=11000&JobOpeningId=3032949&PostingSeq=1

05/07/2026

Looking for a book in Sheridan County? The Library Lending Machine in McClusky City Hall has new titles available for check out, including:

"Sinister Graves" by Marcie R. Rendon
"The Big Bang Theory" by Jessica Radloff
"The American Roommate Experiment" by Elena Armas
"Lucy By The Sea" by Elizabeth Strout
"Blowback" by James Patterson
"Bittersweet" by Susan Cain
"The Hundred Waters" by Lauren Acampora
"My Wife Is Missing" by D. J. Palmer
"The Book of Cold Cases" by Simone St. James
"Jackal" by Erin E. Adams
"The Stolen Daughter" by ReShonda Tate Billingsley
"The Housekeeper" by Joy Fielding
"Every Summer After" by Carley Fortune
"Foundation of Love" by Amy Clipston
"What Happened to the Bennetts" by Lisa Scottoline
"The Daughter of Doctor Moreau" by Silva Moreno-Garcia
"The Magnolia Palace" by Fiona Davis
"Stay Awake" by Megan Goldin
"Finding Cinderella" by Colleen Hoover

Learn more about the Library Lending Machine and apply for a library card at https://www.library.nd.gov/librarylending

05/06/2026

Learn more about the Giant Polydron Kit in this episode of Library Kits Unboxed.

05/05/2026

The Burke County Library Lending Machine has new books! Check them out today at the Burke County Courthouse!

Some of the titles include:
"The Rewind" by Allison Winn Scotch
"The Singularities" by John Banville
"Boldly Go" by William Shatner
"Woman on Fire" by Lisa Barr
Babysitter" by Joyce Carol Oates
"The Warsaw Orphan" by Kelly Rimmer
"We Are The Light" by Matthew Quick
"Operation Mincemeat" by Ben Macintyre
"The Whittiers" by Danielle Steel
"This Time Tomorrow" by Emma Straub
"The Diamond Eye" by Kate Quinn
"Trust" by Hernan Diaz
"One of the Girls" by Lucy Clarke

Burke County, ND

04/30/2026

The Slope County Courthouse in Amidon has new books available for check out!

"The Overnight Guest" by Heather Gudenkauf
"The Perfect Daughter" by D. J. Palmer
"The Road Trip" by Beth O'Leary
"The Reading List" by Sara Nisha Adams
"The Queen's Secret" by Karen Harper
"Rock, Paper, Scissors" by Alice Feeney
"The Monogram Murders" by Agatha Christie
"On a Summer Tide" by Suzanne Woods Fisher
"Harbor Secrets" by Melody Carlson
"The Night Ship" by Jess Kidd
"The Midnight Library" by Matt Haig
"The Ministry for the Future" by Kim Stanley Robinson
"All That Moves Us" by Jay Wellons
"Beautiful" by Danielle Steel
"Simmer Down" by Sarah Smith
"Shipped" by Angie Hockman

Learn more about the Library Lending Machine and apply for a library card at https://www.library.nd.gov/librarylending