Meet the State Librarian
Doris Ott was named State Librarian of North Dakota in 2002, and prior to that was the Assistant State Librarian. Before joining the State Library, Doris’s experiences included being a university, school, and public librarian in North Dakota and Indiana.
She was a member of the task force that prepared Library Vision 2004, the first statewide long-range plan for libraries in North Dakota. She is also a member of various advisory councils and committees throughout North Dakota and the US.
Doris holds a bachelor’s degree from Dickinson State University and a master’s degree in library science from George Peabody College, which is now a part of Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. Her professional career began as an Assistant Professor at Dickinson State University, where she taught courses in the Library Science program.
She strives to provide leadership, expertise, and advice to all libraries in North Dakota. Doris is extremely proud of the fact that many of her former students in the Library Science program at Dickinson State are practicing librarians in leadership roles across the state.