Overview
- The library opened to the public on July 4, 2026, after donor previews and a presidential dedication earlier in the opening sequence.
- The 95,000-square-foot building sits on a 93-acre campus beside Theodore Roosevelt National Park and is topped by a 121,000-square-foot living prairie roof crossed by a nearly mile-long elevated boardwalk.
- Design and materials emphasize local and low-carbon choices—mass timber, reclaimed wood, low-carbon concrete and rammed-earth walls—while the facility includes climate-controlled archives, galleries and an auditorium.
- A Native Plant Project developed with Resource Environmental Solutions and North Dakota State University planted more than 200 native species and built restoration practices such as grazing, haying and controlled burns into public programming.
- The project has secured federal grant support and unveiled an AI 'Talk with TR' exhibit that has prompted scrutiny from conservation groups about whether the library’s funding, exhibits and policy framing match Roosevelt’s conservation record, while local leaders expect the site to increase tourism and stewardship activity in the region.