Britton Public Library

Family-Friendly Library

Helpful Service with a Smile: Handicap Accessible Facility-Strollers,

Wheelchairs, Walkers, and Canes are welcome!

The Britton Public Library is financed by the city of Britton and governed by a Board of Trustees appointed by the mayor. The current Trustees are Ginny Anderson, Jack Erickson, Roger Furman, Audrey Schuller, Cristy Davidson and Austin Sasker  They each have a three-year term and can be reappointed. Staff includes Sonya Lang, Shelly Kann, Cindy Krustinger, Judy Schultz and Tyler Mclaen

It began in 1909…

The Britton Public Library began in 1909 as the Britton Study Club.  Through 1913 the Study club members made themselves responsible for the financial aid to the library by special dues collected at each meeting.  There were several locations for the reading room as it was called.  One of the earliest was in a store which stood at the corner of Main and Seventh.  In November of 1911 the reading room moved into the “Sentinel” office, the local newspaper office, for a fee of $10.00 per month. In 1912 the Study Club asked the city to collect taxes to pay for the financial upkeep of the library.  In 1914 the city council agreed upon the proposal from the Carnegie Library to build the library with the grant of $10,000, and the city would support and maintain it forever.  The library moved into the Carnegie Library on February 1, 1921.  Here it remained until 2002.  That year it was decided to move the library and neighboring swimming pool as the school needed to grow.  A location at 7th Street and 8th Avenue was chosen for the new library.  The library opened on October 13, 2002, at this location.

Friends of the Library

This organization is a group of people who meet several times a year to discuss issues of importance to the library. The purpose of the group is to promote the library and to raise funds for the library. Everyone is welcome to join. Contact the library for information.​

Other

  • Copies and computer prints – $0.25 per page for black and white and $1.00 for full page color, $0.50 for partial page color
  •  Fax – $1.00 per page. Our fax # is (605)448-2497

We offer the following free of charge:

  • Books and audiobooks-collection of over 14,000 items
  • SD Titles to Go-electronic and audio books via Libby
  • Newspapers available-Britton Journal, Aberdeen American News, Sisseton Courier, Watertown Public Opinion
  • Computer with Microsoft Office and Internet access (see policies for details) – available half hour per day; time can be extended if no one is waiting
  • Document & photo scanner-bring your photos and save to a document that may be scanned and edited
  • WiFi access – Bring in your device and sit anywhere in the library.
  • Microfilm reader – available to search local newspapers from 1885 to 6/28/2006. Now can search digitally from 1885 to 12/12/1963
  • Digital projector – available for use in our conference room
  • Vibe Smart Board and 42″ Smart TV – available for use in our conference room or anywhere in the library
  • 1000 books before kindergarten