Lake Benton Public Library

Lake Benton Public Library Its Beginning —
Lake Benton Library first opened its doors April 26, 1935, at the city hall and was open only two hours a week.

"The Lake Benton Public Library’s mission is,
to enrich lives, build community, and foster success
by bringing people, information, and ideas
together in a respectful manner" However, the library actually had its beginnings with the Excelsior Federated Women’s Club which began in 1929. The first books and magazines in the library were donated and collected by the Excelsior Club. During the early

years of the library,

it was funded by donations given at silver teas and from monetary gifts. In 1958 the library received funds from the city. The library joined the Plum Creek Library System October 2, 1989. Additional Library activities include Adult Book Club on the first Monday of every month,

Friday Morning Fun (story-time) at 10:00 AM., Fiber Guild on every Tuesdays at 2:00

In 2014 Carl and JoAn Burk donated the construction of a patio at the back of the library

in memory of Jack Burk, Carl's brother and Lake Benton advocate.

08/21/2026
Fly beautiful butterflies! We are releasing them so they can do what they naturally need to do. We had another new but...
08/14/2026

Fly beautiful butterflies! We are releasing them so they can do what they naturally need to do. We had another new butterfly leave her chrysalis this morning. If you stop by anytime this next week you should be able to see a monarch. What I noticed yesterday, when the kids were watching them the monarchs would fully spread their wings. And fully spread, they are large and absolutely beautiful!

08/13/2026

The 2nd one is just emerging!

To my amazement, I arrived this morning to a beautiful monarch butterfly. Stop at the library quickly because we will n...
08/13/2026

To my amazement, I arrived this morning to a beautiful monarch butterfly. Stop at the library quickly because we will need to let fly her way to Mexico before its too late! If you miss her, we have another chrysalis looking to open in the next 24 hours.

New items today at your Lake Benton Public Library. Stop in and check them out. A couple of these are from Minnesota an...
08/08/2026

New items today at your Lake Benton Public Library. Stop in and check them out. A couple of these are from Minnesota and South Dakota authors.

This week we mostly added new Juvenile Fiction particularly that 3rd & 4th grade reading levels.
08/06/2026

This week we mostly added new Juvenile Fiction particularly that 3rd & 4th grade reading levels.

Have you been to the library in the last week? Then you probably already know we have a whole bunch of little visitors!...
07/29/2026

Have you been to the library in the last week? Then you probably already know we have a whole bunch of little visitors! Stop in and see what they are doing. It is AMAZING to see how much they eat and how fast they grow.

Kiddos, do you need a fun book to read before school starts? We just put out new books that need your love.
07/29/2026

Kiddos, do you need a fun book to read before school starts? We just put out new books that need your love.

Address

110 East Benton , Street
Lake Benton, MN
56149

Opening Hours

Monday 11am - 5:30pm
Tuesday 11am - 5:30pm
Wednesday 11am - 5:30pm
Thursday 11am - 5:30pm
Friday 11am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 12pm

Telephone

+15073684641

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