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The community of White Lake is proud of its library, which first opened its doors in January 1959, after two years of research, planning, and hard work. Many townspeople and organizations contributed shelving, books, magazines, and other supplies to make the library a reality. The South Dakota State Library also played a role by donating children's books for several years.

The library originally was located in the front of the building that was then the White Lake City Hall. In June of 1973, it was moved to a building on Main Street that had been generously donated by Mrs. John Gilbertz.

In over thirty years the community library has had only three librarians. Mrs. Nettie Watson held the position from 1959 until 1972, when Elsie Bogenhagen took over the post. The current librarian, Mrs. Linda K. Dodds, has been the librarian since 1982.

Recent Developments
Computers: The South Dakota state government recently donated four new Gateway Pentium IV computers to our library.

New Location: This summer we moved into the old funeral chapel on Main Street. This larger building gives us the room we've been needing to continue growing. In addition, because the City Finance Officer shares this building, she has agreed to assist with library duties. We have been able to quadruple our business hours because of this!