Find and reserve physical library materials by using the search boxes above
​or click on the links below to access ebooks and audiobooks
​and contact us if you have any trouble accessing them.  
Curbside pickup is available! Call 605.934.2601 for assistance.

New to the library?

Welcome! We are excited to serve you! 
​Please feel free to explore our page to learn about our libraries and check out our online library catalogs.
​All students receive a library card number at their respective library. 
​Public patrons, please visit or contact the Alcester Community Library to sign up for your library card. 

Want digital books? There's an app for that!
 Public patrons, try Libby,
and students/staff check out Sora
 for enjoying ebooks and audiobooks. 

TIE South Dakota Collection

The Alcester-Hudson School Library has joined with SD TIE member schools to give cardholders access to a shared ebook and audiobook collection specifically curated for students. Please contact a librarian to receive your card number to log in to Sora. 

South Dakota Titles to Go

The Alcester Community Library gives cardholders access to the state-wide shared ebook collection through Overdrive. Please contact a librarian to sign up for a library card or receive your card number to log in to Overdrive or Libby. 

​​Interlibrary Loan

Don't see something you need? Talk to a librarian. If we cannot add it to our collection, we may be able to request a copy from another library.

Do you have a request for our collection? ​Fill out this form!
A good library will never be too neat, or too dusty, because somebody will always be in it, taking books off the shelves and staying up late reading them.
Lemony Snicket 

Questions for a librarian?

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Call or visit the Alcester Community Library
​during regular library hours. 
605.934.2601 
409 E 6th Street, Alcester, SD

​Regular school-year hours:
 (Mon-Fri closed for lunch)
Mon 9 am-7 pm  
Tue 9 am-6 pm 
Wed 9 am-6 pm  
Thu 9 am-7 pm 
        Fri 9 am-3:15 pm  
  Sat 8 am-12 pm
​(summer and holiday hours vary)