Library Hours
Monday through Thursday: 9am to 9pm
Friday through Saturday: 9am to 6pm
Sunday: 1pm to 6pm
2026 Holidays
The library is closed on the following holidays, per City of Bismarck Ordinance 9-05.01:
- Thursday, January 1: New Year's Day
- Monday, January 19: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
- Monday, February 16: Presidents Day
- Friday, April 3: Good Friday
- Monday, May 25: Memorial Day
- Friday, July 3: Independence Day Observed
- Monday, September 7: Labor Day
- Wednesday, November 11: Veterans Day
- Thursday, November 26: Thanksgiving Day
- Thursday, December 24, close at Noon: Christmas Eve
- Friday, December 25: Christmas Day
- Friday, January 1, 2026: New Year's Day
Additionally, the library will be closed on:
- Sunday, April 5: Easter
- Saturday, July 4: Independence Day
- Sunday, December 13: Staff training/in-service day
- Thursday, December 31, close at 5pm: New Year's Eve