North Dakota State Library North Dakota State Library The North Dakota State Library is a government operated library in the U.S. state of North Dakota. Located in the state's capital city of Bismarck on the capital grounds, the library has been in operation since 1907. The State Library was established as the "Public Library Commission" in 1907, and it occupied a single room in the North Dakota State Capitol building. In 1909, the library's name was changed to the "State Library Commission". In 1936, the library moved to the Liberty Memorial Building on the Capitol Grounds, which is where it remained until 1970. At
History of North Dakota treaties defined the territory of the different tribes in North Dakota. In 1861, the area that is now North Dakota was incorporated into the new Dakota Territory along with what is now South Dakota. On November 2, 1889, North Dakota and South Dakota became separate states. Eager to attract immigrants, state officials broadcast widely pamphlets and newspaper accounts celebrating the "Myth of North Dakota." This myth included: 1) the myth of the garden; 2) the "work and win" philosophy that promise to the realization of the American Dream of home ownership through hard work; and 3) an image of an