North Ogden's Library Evolution

Turning Back The Clock

a house with shelves in the parlor, dining room, and office? All filled with books! An August 19th, 1912, Ogden Standard article stated that the library had amassed 500 books on its shelves. By 1920, a Deseret News article reported that the North Ogden Library had grown to over 1000 books. Later, the 1-acre land next to the municipal building was purchased and set aside for a future library, but according to an Ogden Standard news article from the late 1970’s there was some contention with the Weber County Library Board as to the best location that would serve Northern Utah as a whole. Other areas considered were the Five Points area in Ogden, and Pleasant View. Eventually the Board of Trustees agreed to the North Ogden Branch. Richardson Associates, an architecture firm from Salt Lake City, was awarded the contract to design the new building. And on January 15th, 1983, the new library was dedicated. More recently, the library renovations met with some contention between banded northern cities and the Weber County Library Boards Capital Improvement Project to renovate the branch. Parking, as well as location, were all major issues. Eventually the renovations were completed, and today the North Ogden Library is in the same location, still serving the same great community.