Completed in 2001 the Fort Dodge Public Library encompasses 32,000 square feet. The building, located at 424 Central Avenue, houses The Fort Dodge Public Library, The Karl L. King Band, The Webster County Historical Society, The Webster County Genealogical Society, The ICCC Multi-Cultural Resource Center, and the Friends Bookshop on the Square.
The Fort Dodge Public Library contains one large meeting room, one conference room, and four study rooms. The Library has a 10 station computer lab featuring Windows Office software, free Internet access, and free wireless Internet access. The Children's Department has five computers with educational software.
The Library collection has over 90,000 volumes including books, books on CDs and cassettes, large print books, magazines, newspapers, DVDs, CDs, videos, puppets, and microfilm records of the Fort Dodge Messenger. Online databases include EBSCO Host, Auto Repair Reference Center, Small Engine Repair, Novelist, DearReader Online Book Club, World Book Online, Hobbies & Crafts Reference Center, Home Improvement Reference Center, E-Reference Books, and downloadable audio books.
For more information contact the Library at 515-573-8167 or email us.
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