Library

Prairie Striders also boasts one of the finest running libraries in the nation. The library is housed at Briggs Library on the South Dakota State University campus. The books and journals are located in the lower level.  They are housed in a double-sided bookcase 27 feet long with seven shelves high. Check out the links below to learn more about what is in the collection.

Club librarian Bob Bartling does his cataloging in the Daschle room in the archives section on the third floor. Some loose paper records of SDSU track meet results and similar unique items are grouped separately in the archives.

The information is available to the general public. In addition, Bob is happy to give tours. Contact him at [email protected]

​If you can't find the information here, you won't find it anywhere. ​

Library Collection

Bob's 90th Birthday Celebration

Books
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Bob Bartling stands in front of bound archives of "Runner's World" in the Briggs Library at South Dakota State University, the new home to his running library. The collection moved there in summer 2015. Photo courtesy of Michele Christian
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Bob Bartling at work taking care of the Prairie Striders Library. Photo courtesy of Steve Britzman.