Britton Public 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 Audrey Schuller, Jack Erickson, Paul Symens, Deb College, Beth Renner and Cristy Davidson.  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.

Services Provided:

  • Storytime     * Adult Summer Reading Program     * Youth, Juvenile, Children’s Summer Reading Program     * Crafts for ALL ages     * Adult Bingo     * Building Buddies     * Koffee Klatch     * Book Discussions
  • Public Computers with free WIFI     * Microfilm reader     * Faxing, Copying, Scanning and E-mailing     * Community meeting room available     * Vibe Board available for Zoom meetings     * Coding Class for Young People     * Adult Computer Classes     * Offer techincal assistance with cell phones, tablets, laptops     * Notary Services     * Seed Library (Seed Exchange Program),     * Cake pans available for checkout     * 1000 Books before Kindergarten     * B.A.R.D. (Braille and Audio Reading) machine available     * Libby, Librista Apps     * Participate in SD CIRCUIT Book Program     * Inter-library loan, State Library Access     
  • * Provide books to Spruce Court     * Provide books to Little Libraries in the following areas: Silver Lake, Ft. Sisseton, Eden, Lake City and Roy Lake     * 2 State Park Passes available for checkout     * Proctoring Services
  • Master Gardner Class available in the Spring     * Board games for use in the library     * On-going jigsaw puzzles     * Help with applying for jobs, passports, driver’s licenses etc.     * Coloring and Activity Sheets 
  • Used magazines and books for sale     * Have current magazines and newspapers available (Time, People, Midwest Living, All Recipes, Country Living, National Geographic, The Farmer’s Almanac, The Marshall County Journal, The Aberdeen American News, The Sisseton Courier, The Watertown Public Opinion and The Aberdeen Insider)