The Fargo Public Library’s design architects for the New Main Library are Meyer, Scherer and Rockcastle of Minneapolis. This firm specializes in the design of libraries, including the US Senate Library, the new St. Cloud Public Library, the restoration of the St. Paul Central Library, and the addition to the Detroit Lakes original Carnegie library. Jack Poling, Jeff Mandyck, Traci Lesneski, and Greta Foster have been the primary architects and designers involved in the design process over the last three years.

MS&R has its own blog, and recently they posted an entry describing some of the concepts and materials that went into our New Main Library. You can read it here, and then let us know what you think by leaving a comment.

All Fargo Public Library locations will open at 11 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 11, 2008.

All Fargo Public Library locations will be closed Sunday, December 14, 2008 due to inclement weather.

All Fargo Public Library locations will closed or closing early the following days:

December 24- Closing at 4 PM.

December 25- Closed

December 31- Closing at 6pm

January 1- Closed

We’ll be spending time with family and friends and hoping that all our customers are enjoying the holidays!

After some minor post-upgrade hiccups, we are fully functional again. This includes taking Interlibrary Loan Requests.

The Fargo Public Library will be undergoing a systems upgrade from Friday, July 18 through Monday, July 21. Customers will be unable to place holds or pay fines. Customers will be unable to renew items over the phone or online; renewals are possible in person if the customer brings in both the items and the library card they were originally checked out on. The online catalog will also have out-of-date availability information; it may indicate items are available when they are not. Starting Tuesday, July 22, we hope to be fully operational again.

Thank you for all your patience and support!

Take a look at our new promotional video. It’s a good rundown of what the library offers and where you can get help.