Bottineau County Public Library
🏢 ODIN / North Dakota State Library · Bottineau, North Dakota
Bottineau County Public Library
The Bottineau County Public Library at 314 5th Street West is the cultural and informational hub for this Turtle Mountain foothills community just 14 miles from the Canadian border. With a collection of more than 35,000 items — print, digital, audio and video — and extended Thursday hours until 7:30 p.m., it serves a wide swath of Bottineau County. The library's bookmobile, currently on hiatus, remains loaded with books and accessible behind the building, and free home delivery within city limits keeps the library within reach of every resident.
🕑 Library Hours
| Monday | 9am–5:30pm |
| Tuesday | 9am–5:30pm |
| Wednesday | 9am–5:30pm |
| Thursday | 9am–7:30pm |
| Friday | 9am–5:30pm |
| Saturday | 10am–2pm |
| Sunday | Closed |
Hours may vary on holidays; check the library site before visiting.
📍 Location, Contact & Directions
Address: 314 5th Street West, Bottineau, ND 58318
Phone: (701) 228-2967
Website: bottineaucountyndlibrary.com
Plus Code: 85WXRHH2+65 (Bottineau, ND)
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📖 About Bottineau County Public Library
The Bottineau County Public Library serves the county seat of Bottineau, North Dakota, a small city in the rolling Turtle Mountain foothills near the Manitoba border. The library holds approximately 35,170 materials — 28,265 print titles, 596 ebooks, 598 audio items and 1,072 videos — and circulates more than 42,000 items per year to the county's roughly 6,400 residents. It participates in ODIN, the Online Dakota Information Network, which provides a shared library management system (Polaris) and access to statewide databases for all North Dakota public, academic, school and special libraries. Through ODIN the library offers patrons Mango Languages for free language learning and Advantage Preservation for digital access to the historical Bottineau Courant and Westhope Standard newspapers. When the bookmobile is in service it extends the library's reach to schools and rural areas across Bottineau County; in the meantime, the vehicle is parked behind the building and accessible for browsing, and staff offer free in-city delivery as well as mail delivery for homebound patrons anywhere in the county.
⭐ What makes this library special
- Serves Bottineau County from the Turtle Mountain foothills, 14 miles south of the Manitoba border
- Collection of 35,000+ items: print, ebooks, audio and video, circulating 42,000+ items annually
- Extended Thursday hours until 7:30 p.m. for after-work and after-school visits
- Free home delivery within city limits and mail delivery for homebound patrons anywhere in the county
- Advantage Preservation digital archives of the Bottineau Courant and Westhope Standard historical newspapers
📱 Digital Resources — Free with Your Library Card
Bottineau County cardholders can download, stream, and research free through North Dakota's statewide digital collections:
📚 Services
- Free home delivery within Bottineau city limits
- Mail delivery for homebound patrons anywhere in Bottineau County
- Bookmobile service (currently on hiatus; vehicle accessible behind building for browsing)
- Interlibrary loan through ODIN and the North Dakota State Library courier
- Free internet access and public computers
- Printing, copying and faxing
- Statewide database access via ODIN (Mango Languages, Digital Horizons, Universal Class)
- Local history and genealogy resources including digital newspaper archives
🎸 Programs
- Story Time — Wednesdays at 10:00 a.m. for preschoolers (fall/winter schedule)
- Summer Reading Program with prizes and activities for children
- Community board meetings — open to public participation
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❓ Frequently Asked Questions
Does the Bottineau County Public Library still operate a bookmobile?
The bookmobile is currently on hiatus, but it is still stocked with books and parked behind the library building where patrons can browse it at any time. Staff also provide free home delivery within Bottineau city limits and mail delivery to homebound patrons anywhere in Bottineau County — so residents who cannot easily visit the building still have library access.
What is ODIN, and how does it benefit library patrons in Bottineau?
ODIN — the Online Dakota Information Network — is a shared library system linking public, academic, school and special libraries across North Dakota. Through ODIN, Bottineau County cardholders gain access to statewide digital resources including Mango Languages for language learning, the North Dakota Digital Consortium's Library2Go for downloadable ebooks and audiobooks, Digital Horizons for Northern Plains historical materials, and Universal Class for online continuing education.
Where is Bottineau, and why is the library's location notable?
Bottineau is the seat of Bottineau County in north-central North Dakota, nestled in the Turtle Mountain foothills about 14 miles south of the Manitoba, Canada border. The library serves a largely rural county and acts as one of the few public information centers in this remote corner of the northern plains.
Can I research local Bottineau County history at the library?
Yes. The library provides access to Advantage Preservation, a digital archive of the historic Bottineau Courant and Westhope Standard newspapers, which are invaluable for tracing family history and community events in Bottineau County. The ODIN-affiliated Digital Horizons database also holds digitized photographs and documents from across the Northern Plains.
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