The South Dakota State Library (SDSL) Is the official State Library of South Dakota located in Pierre, South Dakota. The SDSL is a division of the Department of Education and is governed by the seven-member South Dakota State Library Board.[1] SDSL manages the Braille and Talking Book Library (est. 1968), provides a wide variety of online research and educational resources, and provide reference and research for state agencies.[2][3][4] They are one of the smallest state libraries in the United States.[4]
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| Agency overview | |
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| Jurisdiction | State of South Dakota |
| Headquarters | 800 Governors Drive Pierre, SD |
| Agency executive |
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| Parent agency | South Dakota Department of Education |
| Website | library |
History edit
A state library was originally created in 1901 by the South Dakota Legislature which established the State Historical Society and the Department of History of the State of South Dakota.[5] The Department of History oversaw state library until 1913, when the Free Library Commission took over governance of the institution that became the South Dakota State Library.[5]
Building edit
SDSL was first housed in the office of the Department of History in the State Capitol in the early 1900s.[5] It moved in to its own space in that building in 1932.[5] In 1957 it had outgrown that space and moved into a grocery warehouse.[5] Since 1976, the library has been in the MacKay Building in Pierre—which was purpose-built to house the SDSL—first on the lower two floors and now on the first floor.[5]
State librarians edit
| Name | Tenure |
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| Lilly M.E. Borreson | 1913 – 1915 |
| Lois A. Spencer | 1915 – 1917 |
| Julia C. Stockett | 1917 – 1918 |
| Leora J. Lewis | 1918 – 1935 |
| Celeste E. Barnes | 1935 – 1939 |
| Mercedes MacKay | 1939 – 1973 |
| Herschel Vincent Anderson | 1973 – 1980 |
| Clarence Coffindaffer | 1981 – 1985 |
| Jane Kolbe | 1986 – 1999 |
| Suzanne Miller | 1999 – 2004 |
| Dorothy Liegl | 2004 – 2007 |
| Dan Siebersma | 2007 – 2012 |
| Daria Bossman | 2013 - 2021 |
| George Seamon | 2022 - present |
References edit
- ^ "SDSL: Board Archive". South Dakota State Library. 2018-07-12. Retrieved 2020-11-26.
- ^ "SDSL: Complete List of Databases". South Dakota State Library. Retrieved 2020-11-26.
- ^ "SD Braille and Talking Book Library". South Dakota State Library. Retrieved 2020-11-26.
- ^ a b "SDSL: Who we are and what we do". South Dakota State Library. Retrieved 2020-11-26.
- ^ a b c d e f Hemmelman, Brenda (2017-05-12). "LibGuides: South Dakota State Library Services: SD State Library History". LibGuides at South Dakota State Library. Retrieved 2020-11-26.