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About The Library

The Hawarden Public Library is a small-sized library in Hawarden, 
Iowa, a community of 2,500, located on the banks of the Big Sioux
River along the South Dakota border. The Hawarden Library at 803
Tenth Street provides a full range of library services to adults and 
children. In addition to the citizens of Hawarden, the library provides
services to residents of the rural area and neighboring towns. The 
Hawarden Library also participates in Iowa's Open Access Program.
Patrons of other Iowa libraries may borrow from the Hawarden Library 
upon presentation of their participating community's library card. 
Interlibrary loan services are provided to library patrons through SILO 
(State of Iowa Libraries Online). 

The Hawarden Public Library was established in 1902 as a direct
result of the work of the local women's club, known as the Mutual
Improvement Club. A grant of $5,000 was received from the Andrew
Carnegie Foundation. The first major renovation of the Carnegie
library took place in 1971. A second remodeling and addition project
occurred in 1991. The library became fully automated in 1995.
Technology plays a part in the library's future as public internet
access became part of the library's services in Spring 1997and an
ICN classroom was added in 1998.