South Dakota State Library: Digital Collections

- State Library To New Quarters
- South Dakota State Library; MacKay, Mercedes B. (Mercedes Belle), 1904-1987
- The article concerns the State Library moving to a building located in the downtown area of Pierre.
- South Dakota State Library Vertical Files
- Growth of libraries cited at anniversary
- South Dakota State Library; South Dakota State Library Commission; South Dakota Federation of Women’s Clubs; Mackay, Mercedes B. (Mercedes Belle) 1904-1987; Reecy, Mrs. Lester; Luce, Helen; Janecek, Kilbourn L.
- The article discusses the fiftieth anniversary of the South Dakota State Library including historical background.
- South Dakota State Library Vertical Files
- Post office-court offered SD for $1 for use as a library; state will study possibilities
- South Dakota State Library; South Dakota Free Library Commission; United States. Post Office; MacKay, Mercedes B. (Mercedes Belle) 1904-1987
- Pierre Post Office offered to State of South Dakota for $1 provided it is used as a library.
- South Dakota State Library Vertical Files
- Library Expansion Planned for State of South Dakota
- South Dakota State Library; South Dakota Library Commission; MacKay, Mercedes B. (Mercedes Belle), 1904-1987; United States. Library Services and Construction Act; Libraries – South Dakota; Bookmobiles – South Dakota
- The article describes how the state hopes to establish the State Library as a central unit for classifying and cataloging books for South Dakota libraries. The State Library would also control a system of branch libraries which would use...
- South Dakota State Library Vertical Files
- Third of S.D. not served: Book Circulation Rises 568 Per Cent Since
- South Dakota State Library; South Dakota State Library Commission; Libraries--South Dakota; Regional libraries--South Dakota; MacKay, Mercedes B. (Mercedes Belle), 1904-1987
- Since 1957 nine regional libraries were established and 18 counties received bookmobile service.
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- State to Seek a New Library
- South Dakota State Library; South Dakota State Library Commission; MacKay, Mercedes B. (Mercedes Belle), 1904-1987; South Dakota. Office of Attorney General; Saunders, Phil
- The South Dakota Library Commission plans to ask the legislature for funds to construct a new library building.
- South Dakota State Library Vertical Files
- State will acquire present Pierre P.O. as SD library
- South Dakota State Library; South Dakota State Library Commission; MacKay, Mercedes B. (Mercedes Belle), 1904-1987; Post office buildings--South Dakota; Harold Spitznagel and Associates (Sioux Falls, S.D.)
- The South Dakota State Library Commission decided to move the State Library into the present Pierre post office building upon availability in approximately two years.
- South Dakota State Library Vertical Files
- State Library Plans Observance
- South Dakota State Library; South Dakota State Library Commission; South Dakota Library Association; South Dakota. Governor (1961-1965: Gubbrud); MacKay, Mercedes B. (Mercedes Belle), 1904-1987; United States. Office of Education; Stahl, Albin;...
- The South Dakota State Library Commission is hosting a conference to celebrate the golden anniversary of the State Library.
- South Dakota State Library Vertical Files
- Hostess
- South Dakota State Library; South Dakota State Library Commission; MacKay, Mercedes B. (Mercedes Belle), 1904-1987
- Mercedes MacKay is shown at the coffee service at the golden anniversary conference.
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- Boe Urges More Library Services
- South Dakota Library Commission; MacKay, Mercedes B. (Mercedes Belle), 1904-1987; South Dakota. Governor (1965-1969: Boe); Kittel, Dorothy; United States. Office of Education; United States. Library Services and Construction Act
- Governor Nils Boe urged librarians and library trustees to expand library services beyond formal education. Dorothy Kittel of the U.S. Office of Education reported on new legislation concerning state institutional libraries and services for the...
- South Dakota State Library Vertical Files
- New Library Service Planned For Those Unable to Read Normally
- South Dakota State Library; Gallozzi, Charles; Hanson, Howard H.; MacKay, Mercedes B. (Mercedes Belle), 1904-1987; Library of Congress. Division for the Blind and Physically Handicapped; People with visual disabilities--Services for--South Dakota;...
- State Library to establish a lending library of Braille and recorded books.
- South Dakota State Library Vertical Files
- Books Arrive in Pierre for Library for the Blind
- South Dakota State Library; South Dakota State Library Commission; Braille & Talking Book Library (South Dakota State Library); People with visual disabilities--Services for--South Dakota; Library of Congress; MacKay, Mercedes B. (Mercedes Belle),...
- The State Library received talking books, tapes, and braille volumes from the Library of Congress to start a lending collection for services for the blind. The truck from Washington D.C. was four days late in arriving because of winter road...
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- State Library Adds Service For Blind
- South Dakota State Library; South Dakota State Library Commission; Braille & Talking Book Library (South Dakota State Library); People with visual disabilities--Services for--South Dakota; Library of Congress; MacKay, Mercedes B. (Mercedes Belle),...
- The State Library received talking books, tapes, and braille volumes from the Library of Congress to start a lending collection for services for the blind. The materials will be housed at 701 E. Sioux Avenue.
- South Dakota State Library Vertical Files
- Barnhart Calls For Audit of SD State Library Department
- South Dakota State Library; Barnhart, Donald; South Dakota State Library Commission; MacKay, Mercedes B. (Mercedes Belle), 1904-1987
- State Superintendent of Public Instruction Donald Barnhart asked the federal department of Health, Education and Welfare (HEW) to conduct a program and fiscal audit of the South Dakota State Library because of the failure of the State Library...
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- Association Vice President Contends: State Library Conditions Not Fault of Librarian
- South Dakota State Library Commission; South Dakota Library Association; Wittkopf, Paul; Barnhart, Donald; Mackay, Mercedes B. (Mercedes Belle), 1904-1987
- Paul Wittkopf of the South Dakota Library Association says that the “inexcusably bad” conditions at the State Library are not the fault of the state librarian alone.
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- $40,000 state library investment saves purchasers over $2.2 million
- South Dakota State Library; South Dakota State Library Commission; MacKay, Mercedes B. (Mercedes Belle), 1904-1987; Libraries—South Dakota
- The 1971-1972 media circulation report shows that the State Library’s collection valued at $40,000 when circulated to libraries, institutions, and individuals would have cost more than $2.2 million if purchases by the borrowers. The worth of...
- South Dakota State Library Vertical Files
- Continued Planning for a New State Library Building
- South Dakota State Library; South Dakota State Library Commission; South Dakota. Supreme Court; MacKay, Mercedes B. (Mercedes Belle), 1904-1987; Kneip, Richard F. (Richard Francis), 1933-1987; Hanson, Charles S.; Feldaus, Gordon; Crow, Kenneth
- The 47th session of the South Dakota legislature allocated $40,000 for the planning of a State Library – Supreme Court complex.
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- ‘Little Bill’ big oratory
- MacKay, Mercedes, B. (Mercedes Belle), 1904-1987; Edelen, Rep. Mary; South Dakota. Legislature
- A resolution of appreciation for Miss MacKay’s 34 years of service is passed.
- South Dakota State Library Vertical Files
- Librarian Views Loss of $75,000
- South Dakota State Library; South Dakota. Legislature. Joint Appropriations Committee; South Dakota. Legislature. Senate. State Affairs Committee; Mackay, Mercedes B. (Mercedes Belle), 1904-1987; Wollman, Harvey; Barnes, Richard; Decker, Henry;...
- The article discusses the funding of the State Library for fiscal year 1974.
- South Dakota State Library Vertical Files
- South Dakota youth risk behavior survey 2011
- Teenagers -- South Dakota -- Statistics. ; Youth -- South Dakota -- Statistics. ; Health behavior in adolescence -- South Dakota. ; Teenagers -- Health risk management -- South Dakota.
- The Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) is a questionnaire that assesses the six priority health-risk behaviors that result in the greatest amount of morbidity, mortality, and social problems among youth. The YRBS was developed cooperatively by the...
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