Wadena
City
Library
The Wadena City Library was founded in 1900. It joined Kitchigami Regional Library in 1975 and has been in its present building since 2023.
Location & Hours
Wadena City Library address:
210 First Street SW
Wadena, MN 56482
Mon | 10:00am - 6:00pm |
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Tue | 10:00am - 3:00pm |
Wed | 10:00am - 5:00pm |
Thu | 10:00am - 7:00pm |
Fri | 10:00am - 5:00pm |
Sat | 10:00am - 2:00pm |
Sun | CLOSED |
Contact the Library
Send a message to Wadena City Library
Branch Services

Free Wifi & public
internet computers
Wi-Fi password available at front desk.

Fax Services
$1/page (send)
$0.50/page (receive)

Printing & Copying
Color Printing/Copying: $0.50/copy
Black & White Printing: $0.10/copy.
Black & White Copying: $0.10/copy.

Recreational
Life jacket checkout
(2 per library card at a time)

Drive-Thru
Drive through service available:
Pick-up during open hours
Drop-off 24/7

Microfilm Reader
NOTE: Microfilm issues of
WADENA PIONEER-JOURNAL
archive currently unavailable.
Branch Events
Regular events
Weekly storytime hours:
- Enjoy stories, crafts, and treats!
Summer Reading Program:
First Monday in June to last Saturday in July. Open to all ages 0 to entering high school seniors. Grand Prize drawing: first week of August.
Snow Time to Read:
Adult Winter Reading Program, runs January 1st to February 28th, every year. Grand Prize drawing: first week of April.
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11:30 am: Wadena, BookEnds June 2025: Jan D. Payne, Rabbit Moon |
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11:30 am: Wadena, BookEnds June 2025: Jan D. Payne, Rabbit Moon |
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Friends of the Library
Friends of the Library are non-profit groups that support libraries in the community.
Friends are separate from KRLS and each group is made up of volunteers.
Local Library Board
Local Library Board Meetings:
Third Tuesday of January, March, May, July,
September and November at 5:00 p.m. – Wadena City Library
Endowment meeting: third Tuesday in March every year, 4:30 PM.
Board Members:
George Deiss (Ex-Officio)
Julie Deiss
Bonnie Ealy
Katie Polman
Meghan Current-Cary
Sandie Rentz
Darlene Leonard
Jessica Keddy
Becky Costner
Karen Wallgren