East Bonner County Library

The East Bonner County Library District was originally the Sandpoint Public Library. It was located upstairs in the City Hall building on Main and Second. In December of 1967, a chain of high school students from the Class of ’68 moved the books from City Hall to the building at 419 North Second Avenue, where MickDuff’s Brewing Company is currently located. In 1974, the East Bonner County Library District was formed after a vote of the county residents. The district boundaries were shared by the Pend Oreille Hospital District, encompassing the eastern portion of Bonner County from approximately just east of Priest River and extending to the Montana border. By the late 1980s, the library district had outgrown its Sandpoint facility. In May of 1998, the patrons passed a bond that would build new facilities in Sandpoint and Clark Fork as well as purchase a Bookmobile. The facility in Clark Fork, located at 601 N. Main St., was added on to in 2012. The facility in Sandpoint, on the corner of Cedar and Division, more than tripled the space of the previous building, and an expansion in 2017 added another 7000 square feet. A new Bookmobile was purchased in 2023.

We are a public library that serves our community by providing resources and services that fulfill our mission "To provide access to opportunities for discovery, connection, and lifelong learning"