People wanting to use libraries in the south metro now have more access even when staff aren’t working. Dakota County libraries are expanding their self-service hours, with the Inver Glen Library in ...

Dakota County Library has some reassuring words for people with overdue fines and who’ve stayed away: We forgive you, come back. During “Fine Forgiveness Week” April 6-13, patrons of all ages can use ...

South St. Paul's proposal to merge its city-run library with the Dakota County system cleared a hurdle Monday night when the library board agreed to send it to county officials for consideration. The ...

A new South St. Paul library will be named Kaposia Library, Dakota County announced Thursday. Kaposia refers to the seasonal village of the Mdewakanton Dakota, located along the Mississippi River in ...

Dakota County announced Tuesday that library-goers will no longer face fines for overdue items. The change is effective as of Tuesday as part of the county’s 2024 budget. The library eliminated late ...

The next chapter of South St. Paul’s nearly century-old public library — one of the last independent libraries in the metro area — will be written soon. The idea of the city library folding into the ...

Just about the only thing visitors won’t find at the new Kaposia Library in South St. Paul is late fees. The $11.4 million library, which officially opened Tuesday, is the most inclusive and ...

The fate of the South St. Paul Public Library, the first library building in Dakota County, worries local historian Lois Glewwe. "It isn't the building," said Glewwe, who has written books about the ...

Dakota County Library in the south Twin Cities metro is offering contactless curbside pick-up of books and other materials, while the libraries remain closed amid the coronavirus pandemic.