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The [[Hennepin County Library]], which serves [[Hennepin County, Minnesota]], including the city of [[Minneapolis]], consists of |
The [[Hennepin County Library]], which serves [[Hennepin County, Minnesota]], including the city of [[Minneapolis]], consists of 41 library branches. Several other libraries, separate from the system, also operate within the county's boundaries. |
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Many of the branches of the current Hennepin County Library, as well as their predecessors, were established by entities other than the |
Many of the branches of the current Hennepin County Library, as well as their predecessors, were established by entities other than the system itself. The [[Minneapolis Public Library]] was founded in 1885 to serve Minneapolis, the county's largest city.{{sfn|Benidt|1984|loc=inner flap}} It opened its first two branches five years later in 1890.{{sfn|Benidt|1984|p=53}} During the 1890s, many areas of Minnesota, especially rural zones, lacked free libraries. Over the course of the decade a patchwork of private and legislative efforts sought to deal with the dearth.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Garland |first1=Robert F. |title=The Other Librarian: Clara Baldwin and the Public Library Movement in Minnesota |url=https://www.rchs.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/RCHS_Fall2007_Garland.pdf |accessdate=March 16, 2020 |work=Ramsey County History |volume=42|issue=3 |date=Fall 2007 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200316212502/https://www.rchs.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/RCHS_Fall2007_Garland.pdf |archivedate=March 16, 2020 |pages=4–10}}</ref> The city of [[Hopkins, Minnesota|Hopkins]] established its own independent library system in 1912; in 1913, other Minnesota cities including [[Wayzata, Minnesota|Wayzata]] and [[Robbinsdale, Minnesota|Robbinsdale]] were recorded as having library associations or clubs of their own.<ref name="county budget action">{{cite news |title=County library budget action likely in October |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/190539765/ |accessdate=March 16, 2020 |work=[[Minneapolis Star]] |date=July 21, 1972|page=B6|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Board of County Commissioners |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/181836065/ |accessdate=March 16, 2020 |work=[[Minneapolis Tribune|Minneapolis Morning Tribune]] |date=January 17, 1913 |page=12|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> |
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Hennepin County established a library service of its own in early 1922, which entailed taking control of some of the smaller cities' branches (including Robbinsdale's) as well as the creation of a [[bookmobile]] which was scheduled to run nine routes per month by 1926.<ref name="santa claus">{{cite news |title=Hennepin County's traveling bookwagon rivals Santa Claus as children's favorite |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/186900837/ |accessdate=March 16, 2020 |work=[[Minneapolis Star|Minneapolis Daily Star]] |date=July 24, 1926 |page=12|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> The Hennepin County Library board was established as a separate entity in 1965 as a building initiative to serve the rest of the county. The two library boards first discussed the idea of a merger in 1967.{{sfn|Benidt|1984|p=211}} Due to concerns about properly serving the residents and city of Minneapolis, the merger debate ended in 1974, keeping both groups separate.{{sfn|Benidt|1984|p=212}} |
Hennepin County established a library service of its own in early 1922, which entailed taking control of some of the smaller cities' branches (including Robbinsdale's) as well as the creation of a [[bookmobile]] which was scheduled to run nine routes per month by 1926.<ref name="santa claus">{{cite news |title=Hennepin County's traveling bookwagon rivals Santa Claus as children's favorite |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/186900837/ |accessdate=March 16, 2020 |work=[[Minneapolis Star|Minneapolis Daily Star]] |date=July 24, 1926 |page=12|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> The Hennepin County Library board was established as a separate entity in 1965 as a building initiative to serve the rest of the county. The two library boards first discussed the idea of a merger in 1967.{{sfn|Benidt|1984|p=211}} Due to concerns about properly serving the residents and city of Minneapolis, the merger debate ended in 1974, keeping both groups separate.{{sfn|Benidt|1984|p=212}} |
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In 2007, the merger was revisited and the Minneapolis Public Library officially joined the Hennepin County Library system at the beginning of 2008.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2008/01/11/minneapolis-pl-merges-with-hennepin-county-library/ |title=Minneapolis PL Merges with Hennepin County Library |first1=Gordon|last1= Flagg |date=January 11, 2008 |work=[[American Libraries]] |accessdate=February 10, 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190511070216/https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/minneapolis-pl-merges-with-hennepin-county-library/|archivedate=May 11, 2019}}</ref> |
In 2007, the merger was revisited and the Minneapolis Public Library officially joined the Hennepin County Library system at the beginning of 2008.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2008/01/11/minneapolis-pl-merges-with-hennepin-county-library/ |title=Minneapolis PL Merges with Hennepin County Library |first1=Gordon|last1= Flagg |date=January 11, 2008 |work=[[American Libraries]] |accessdate=February 10, 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190511070216/https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/minneapolis-pl-merges-with-hennepin-county-library/|archivedate=May 11, 2019}}</ref> |
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The library system consists of 41 branches in 24 cities and towns.<ref name="locations">{{cite web |title=Library locations |url=https://www.hclib.org/about/locations |publisher=[[Hennepin County Library]] |accessdate=February 6, 2018 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170804062236/http://www.hclib.org/about/locations |archivedate=August 4, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Of these, 15 are in |
The library system consists of 41 branches in 24 cities and towns.<ref name="locations">{{cite web |title=Library locations |url=https://www.hclib.org/about/locations |publisher=[[Hennepin County Library]] |accessdate=February 6, 2018 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170804062236/http://www.hclib.org/about/locations |archivedate=August 4, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Of these, 15 are in Minneapolis; collectively they made up the Minneapolis Public Library until they were absorbed by the Hennepin system in the merger.<ref name="switchover">{{cite news|last1=Brandt|first1=Steve|title=The switchover|url=http://www.startribune.com/the-switchover/12758972/|accessdate=February 6, 2018|work=[[Star Tribune]]|date=December 21, 2007|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170220093315/http://www.startribune.com/the-switchover/12758972/|archivedate=February 20, 2017}}</ref> Four branches (Central, Franklin, Hosmer, and Sumner) were originally founded as [[Carnegie libraries]].{{sfn|Benidt|1984|pp=5, 242}} |
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==Extant libraries== |
==Extant libraries== |
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| Replaced the former Pillsbury branch, which had opened in 1904 as the second branch of the library. Name changed from Southwest in 2019 in honor of [[Arvonne Fraser]]. |
| Replaced the former Pillsbury branch, which had opened in 1904 as the second branch of the library. Name changed from Southwest in 2019 in honor of [[Arvonne Fraser]]. |
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| {{sfn|Benidt|1984|pp=93, 197–198}}<ref>{{cite news |last1=Chanen |first1=David |title=Hennepin County Board renames Minneapolis library after Arvonne Fraser |url=http://www.startribune.com/hennepin-county-board-renames-minneapolis-library-after-arvonne-fraser/503745632/ |accessdate=January 2, 2020 |work=[[Star Tribune]] |date=December 31, 2018 |archiveurl=http://www.startribune.com/hennepin-county-board-renames-minneapolis-library-after-arvonne-fraser/503745632/ |archivedate=April 12, 2019}}</ref> |
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| [[Augsburg Park Library|Augsburg Park]] |
| [[Augsburg Park Library|Augsburg Park]] |
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| [[File:Franklin Library Minneapolis Public Libraries Hennepin County Library 290005556 o.jpg|125px|alt=Franklin Library, an ornate Renaissance Revival library of two stories]] |
| [[File:Franklin Library Minneapolis Public Libraries Hennepin County Library 290005556 o.jpg|125px|alt=Franklin Library, an ornate Renaissance Revival library of two stories]] |
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| 1914 |
| 1914 |
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| Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. |
| Listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]]. |
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| [[File:Hosmer Library.jpg|125px|alt=Hosmer Library, a dark brown brick building with parapets, in early spring]] |
| [[File:Hosmer Library.jpg|125px|alt=Hosmer Library, a dark brown brick building with parapets, in early spring]] |
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| 1916 |
| 1916 |
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| Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. |
| Listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]]. |
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| [[File:Linden Hills Branch Library.jpg|125px|alt=Linden Hills Library, a Tudor Revival brick building on a sunny summer day]] |
| [[File:Linden Hills Branch Library.jpg|125px|alt=Linden Hills Library, a Tudor Revival brick building on a sunny summer day]] |
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| 1931 |
| 1931 |
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| Replaced rented Lake Harriet Commercial Club Building space. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. |
| Replaced rented Lake Harriet Commercial Club Building space. Listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]]. |
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| 1971 |
| 1971 |
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| Was the largest branch outside the main library at the time of its opening in 1971. |
| Was the largest branch outside the main library at the time of its opening in 1971. |
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| [[Northeast Library|Northeast]] |
| [[Northeast Library|Northeast]] |
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| [[File:Oxboro Library, June 2019.jpg|125px|alt=Oxboro, a building with windows inlaid between red brick triangular protrusions, on a sunny summer day]] |
| [[File:Oxboro Library, June 2019.jpg|125px|alt=Oxboro, a building with windows inlaid between red brick triangular protrusions, on a sunny summer day]] |
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| 1975 |
| 1975 |
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| Temporary library operated from 1962–1973; current facilities were renovated in |
| Temporary library operated from 1962–1973; current facilities were renovated in 2003–2004, and 2018–2019. |
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|<ref name=Oxboro>{{cite web |url=https://www.hclib.org/about/locations/oxboro |title=Oxboro Library |publisher=[[Hennepin County Library]] |accessdate=February 11, 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180211173450/https://www.hclib.org/about/locations/oxboro|archivedate=February 11, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.grahambuilds.com/projects/oxboro-library-renovation/ |title=Oxboro Library Renovation |publisher=Graham Construction |accessdate=February 13, 2020}}</ref> |
|<ref name=Oxboro>{{cite web |url=https://www.hclib.org/about/locations/oxboro |title=Oxboro Library |publisher=[[Hennepin County Library]] |accessdate=February 11, 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180211173450/https://www.hclib.org/about/locations/oxboro|archivedate=February 11, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.grahambuilds.com/projects/oxboro-library-renovation/ |title=Oxboro Library Renovation |publisher=Graham Construction |accessdate=February 13, 2020}}</ref> |
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| 2003 |
| 2003 |
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| Started as the Logan Park branch in a small reading room in 1913. Moved and renamed as the Pierre Bottineau Library in 1957. Current location opened in 2003. |
| Started as the Logan Park branch in a small reading room in 1913. Moved and renamed as the Pierre Bottineau Library in 1957. Current location opened in 2003. |
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|{{sfn|Benidt|1984|pp=99, 147}}<ref>{{cite news|last1=Mack|first1=Linda|title=Library skillfully reuses history|url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-102678861.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180207005111/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-102678861.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 7, 2018|accessdate=February 6, 2018|work=[[Star Tribune]]|date=May 31, 2003|via=[[HighBeam Research]]|url-access=subscription }}</ref> |
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| Plymouth |
| Plymouth |
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| [[File:Roosevelt Community Library, June 2014.jpg|125px|Roosevelt Library, a small Tudor Revival building surrounded by a neat lawn and black fence]] |
| [[File:Roosevelt Community Library, June 2014.jpg|125px|Roosevelt Library, a small Tudor Revival building surrounded by a neat lawn and black fence]] |
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| 1927 |
| 1927 |
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| Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. |
| Listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]]. |
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| [[File:Southdale Library, August 2014.jpg|125px|alt=Southdale Library, a modern-style white building in an inverted step sequence supported by pillars over its parking lot on a sunny day]] |
| [[File:Southdale Library, August 2014.jpg|125px|alt=Southdale Library, a modern-style white building in an inverted step sequence supported by pillars over its parking lot on a sunny day]] |
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| 1973 |
| 1973 |
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| A new building is planned to be constructed during |
| A new building is planned to be constructed during 2020–2022. |
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| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hclib.org/about/locations/southdale |title=Southdale Library |publisher=[[Hennepin County Library]] |accessdate=February 12, 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171031173119/http://www.hclib.org/about/locations/southdale|archivedate=October 31, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.hclib.org/about/news/sd-building/southdale-library-move-southdale-center-authorized |title=Southdale Library move to Southdale Center authorized by county board |date=June 19, 2019 |publisher=[[Hennepin County Library]] |accessdate=December 21, 2019|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20191221180245/https://www.hclib.org/about/news/sd-building/southdale-library-move-southdale-center-authorized|archivedate=December 21, 2019}}</ref> |
| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hclib.org/about/locations/southdale |title=Southdale Library |publisher=[[Hennepin County Library]] |accessdate=February 12, 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171031173119/http://www.hclib.org/about/locations/southdale|archivedate=October 31, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.hclib.org/about/news/sd-building/southdale-library-move-southdale-center-authorized |title=Southdale Library move to Southdale Center authorized by county board |date=June 19, 2019 |publisher=[[Hennepin County Library]] |accessdate=December 21, 2019|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20191221180245/https://www.hclib.org/about/news/sd-building/southdale-library-move-southdale-center-authorized|archivedate=December 21, 2019}}</ref> |
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| [[File:Sumner Branch Library.jpg|125px|alt=Sumner, a Tudor Revival library of red brick on a sunny summer day]] |
| [[File:Sumner Branch Library.jpg|125px|alt=Sumner, a Tudor Revival library of red brick on a sunny summer day]] |
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| 1915 |
| 1915 |
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| In 1938 was relocated {{convert|100|ft|m}} to accommodate construction of [[Olson Memorial Highway]]. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. |
| In 1938 was relocated {{convert|100|ft|m}} to accommodate construction of [[Olson Memorial Highway]]. Listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]]. |
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| 1970 |
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| Expanded in 1991; updates were made in 2014. |
| Expanded in 1991; updates were made in 2014. |
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| {{sfn|Benidt|1984|pp=199–200}}<ref>{{cite report |url=http://www.minneapolismn.gov/www/groups/public/@council/documents/webcontent/convert_283689.pdf |title=Outlook Twenty Ten: An Update|first1=Amy|last1= Ryan|last2=Biddle|first2=Nina|last3=Wakal|first3=Alex|last4=Nelson|first4=Pam |publisher=[[Minneapolis Public Library]] |date=Fall 2003 |page=18 |accessdate=December 8, 2019|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170208094832/http://www.minneapolismn.gov/www/groups/public/@council/documents/webcontent/convert_283689.pdf|archivedate=February 8, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Slupski |first=Brian |title=Washburn Library Has Reopened |work=[[Patch Media|Patch]] |date=October 20, 2014 |url=http://patch.com/minnesota/southwestminneapolis/washburn-library-has-reopened |accessdate=November 29, 2019|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303223726/http://patch.com/minnesota/southwestminneapolis/washburn-library-has-reopened|archivedate=March 3, 2016}}</ref> |
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| Wayzata |
| Wayzata |
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==Former libraries== |
==Former libraries== |
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[[File:Hennepin County Library Bookmobile.JPG|thumb|Historic Hennepin County Library bookmobile|alt=A black and white photo of a truck with a rounded front sitting in the snow in front of a one-story brick building with the words "CANNING SETS" on its outer wall]] |
[[File:Hennepin County Library Bookmobile.JPG|thumb|Historic Hennepin County Library bookmobile|alt=A black and white photo of a truck with a rounded front sitting in the snow in front of a one-story brick building with the words "CANNING SETS" on its outer wall]] |
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Historically, the library operated a [[bookmobile]] that started in 1922.<ref>{{cite web |publisher=[[Hennepin County Library]] |title=History of Hennepin County Library |url=https://www.hclib.org/pub/info/HistoryBooklet.pdf |accessdate=February 13, 2018 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130420081318/https://www.hclib.org/pub/info/HistoryBooklet.pdf |archivedate=April 20, 2013 }}</ref> In 1955, the bookmobile was serving 1, |
Historically, the library operated a [[bookmobile]] that started in 1922.<ref>{{cite web |publisher=[[Hennepin County Library]] |title=History of Hennepin County Library |url=https://www.hclib.org/pub/info/HistoryBooklet.pdf |accessdate=February 13, 2018 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130420081318/https://www.hclib.org/pub/info/HistoryBooklet.pdf |archivedate=April 20, 2013 }}</ref> In 1955, the bookmobile was serving 1,500–1,600 families and 16 schools,{{sfn|Wezeman|1956|p=16}} and in 1962 that figure was up to 6,000 families.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://hclib.tumblr.com/post/9885516213/1962-hennepin-county-library-bookmobile-we-found |title=1962 Hennepin County Library Bookmobile |date=September 6, 2011 |publisher=[[Hennepin County Library]] |via=[[Tumblr]] |accessdate=December 21, 2019|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20181218212932/https://hclib.tumblr.com/post/9885516213/1962-hennepin-county-library-bookmobile-we-found|archivedate=December 18, 2018}}</ref> The library still offers outreach services in the form of mailing or delivering materials to the home of patrons unable to physically access the library system.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hclib.org/about/outreach |title=Outreach Services |publisher=[[Hennepin County Library]] |accessdate=February 13, 2018|archivedate=February 13, 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180213132016/https://www.hclib.org/about/outreach}}</ref> |
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The following libraries are no longer operational:{{sfn|Wezeman|1956|p=16}} |
The following libraries are no longer operational:{{sfn|Wezeman|1956|p=16}} |
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===Bibliography=== |
===Bibliography=== |
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* {{cite book|last=Benidt|first=Bruce Weir|title=The Library Book: Centennial History of the Minneapolis Public Library|publisher=Minneapolis Public Library and Information Center|location=Minneapolis|year=1984|isbn= |
* {{cite book|last=Benidt|first=Bruce Weir|title=The Library Book: Centennial History of the Minneapolis Public Library|publisher=Minneapolis Public Library and Information Center|location=Minneapolis|year=1984|isbn=9780961371609|ref=harv}} |
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* {{cite book |title=Heart of the Community: The Libraries We Love |editor-first=Karen |editor-last=Christensen |editor2-first=David |editor2-last=Levinson |publisher=Berkshire Publishing Group |year=2007 |isbn=9780977015924 |pages= |ref=harv |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/heartofcommunity0000unse|location=Great Barrington, MA }} |
* {{cite book |title=Heart of the Community: The Libraries We Love |editor-first=Karen |editor-last=Christensen |editor2-first=David |editor2-last=Levinson |publisher=Berkshire Publishing Group |year=2007 |isbn=9780977015924 |pages= |ref=harv |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/heartofcommunity0000unse|location=Great Barrington, MA }} |
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* {{cite book|last1=Millett|first1=Larry|title=AIA Guide to the Twin Cities: The Essential Source on the Architecture of Minneapolis and St. Paul|date=2007|publisher=Minnesota Historical Society Press|location=Saint Paul, MN|isbn=978-0-87351-540-5|ref=harv}} |
* {{cite book|last1=Millett|first1=Larry|title=AIA Guide to the Twin Cities: The Essential Source on the Architecture of Minneapolis and St. Paul|date=2007|publisher=Minnesota Historical Society Press|location=Saint Paul, MN|isbn=978-0-87351-540-5|ref=harv}} |
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The Hennepin County Library, which serves Hennepin County, Minnesota, including the city of Minneapolis, consists of 41 library branches. Several other libraries, separate from the system, also operate within the county's boundaries.
Many of the branches of the current Hennepin County Library, as well as their predecessors, were established by entities other than the system itself. The Minneapolis Public Library was founded in 1885 to serve Minneapolis, the county's largest city.[1] It opened its first two branches five years later in 1890.[2] During the 1890s, many areas of Minnesota, especially rural zones, lacked free libraries. Over the course of the decade a patchwork of private and legislative efforts sought to deal with the dearth.[3] The city of Hopkins established its own independent library system in 1912; in 1913, other Minnesota cities including Wayzata and Robbinsdale were recorded as having library associations or clubs of their own.[4][5]
Hennepin County established a library service of its own in early 1922, which entailed taking control of some of the smaller cities' branches (including Robbinsdale's) as well as the creation of a bookmobile which was scheduled to run nine routes per month by 1926.[6] The Hennepin County Library board was established as a separate entity in 1965 as a building initiative to serve the rest of the county. The two library boards first discussed the idea of a merger in 1967.[7] Due to concerns about properly serving the residents and city of Minneapolis, the merger debate ended in 1974, keeping both groups separate.[8]
In 2007, the merger was revisited and the Minneapolis Public Library officially joined the Hennepin County Library system at the beginning of 2008.[9]
The library system consists of 41 branches in 24 cities and towns.[10] Of these, 15 are in Minneapolis; collectively they made up the Minneapolis Public Library until they were absorbed by the Hennepin system in the merger.[11] Four branches (Central, Franklin, Hosmer, and Sumner) were originally founded as Carnegie libraries.[12]
Extant libraries
Name | City[10] | Coordinates | Image | Opened | Notes | Ref(s). |
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Arvonne Fraser | Minneapolis | 44°58′52″N 93°14′16″W / 44.980996°N 93.237729°W | 1967 | Replaced the former Pillsbury branch, which had opened in 1904 as the second branch of the library. Name changed from Southwest in 2019 in honor of Arvonne Fraser. | [13][14] | |
Augsburg Park | Richfield | 44°52′26″N 93°16′44″W / 44.874009°N 93.278762°W | 1974 | Renovated in 1988 and 2013. | [15][16] | |
Brookdale | Brooklyn Center | 45°03′57″N 93°18′38″W / 45.0658711°N 93.310626°W | 1981 | Originally built in 1965 after a bookmobile served the community for a number of years. | [17][18] | |
Brooklyn Park | Brooklyn Park | 45°06′40″N 93°21′21″W / 45.111031°N 93.355819°W | 2016 | Replaced 1976 library. | [19][20] | |
Champlin | Champlin | 45°10′30″N 93°23′39″W / 45.174871°N 93.394151°W | 1994 | Replaced earlier 1921 and 1973 Champlin Libraries. | [21] | |
East Lake | Minneapolis | 44°56′53″N 93°13′55″W / 44.948056°N 93.231944°W | 2007 | Replaced earlier 1924 and 1976 East Lake Libraries. | [22] | |
Eden Prairie | Eden Prairie | 44°51′01″N 93°25′40″W / 44.850413°N 93.427876°W | 2004 | Replaced 1973 Eden Prairie Reading Center and 1986 Eden Prairie Community Library. | [23] | |
Edina | Edina | 44°54′29″N 93°21′22″W / 44.908081°N 93.356102°W | 2004 | Originally opened in a schoolhouse in 1921. First permanent location was established in 1968, and the library remained there until its 2004 move. | [24][25] | |
Excelsior | Excelsior | 44°54′10″N 93°34′05″W / 44.902719°N 93.567992°W | 2014 | Replaced 1965 Excelsior Library. | [26] | |
Franklin | Minneapolis | 44°57′47″N 93°15′21″W / 44.962984°N 93.255847°W | 1914 | Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. | [27][28] | |
Golden Valley | Golden Valley | 44°59′18″N 93°22′46″W / 44.988222°N 93.379332°W | 1971 | Renovated in 2015–2016. | [29][30] | |
Hopkins | Hopkins | 44°55′32″N 93°24′51″W / 44.925462°N 93.414229°W | 1968 | Replaced earlier incarnations at Hopkins City Hall, Dow House (to which it moved in 1948), and an empty restaurant (to which it moved in 1963). | [31] | |
Hosmer | Minneapolis | 44°56′15″N 93°16′14″W / 44.937507°N 93.270579°W | 1916 | Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. | [32][33] | |
Linden Hills | Minneapolis | 44°55′30″N 93°18′59″W / 44.925029°N 93.316511°W | 1931 | Replaced rented Lake Harriet Commercial Club Building space. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. | [34][35] | |
Long Lake | Long Lake | 44°59′08″N 93°34′20″W / 44.9856282°N 93.5722919°W | 1995 | Replaced several spaces serving the area since 1913. | [36] | |
Maple Grove | Maple Grove | 45°06′07″N 93°26′28″W / 45.101962°N 93.441235°W | 2010 | Replaced nearby 1987 building. | [37] | |
Maple Plain | Maple Plain | 45°00′28″N 93°39′20″W / 45.007768°N 93.655487°W | 1973 | Replaced several locations providing service to the area since 1922. | [38] | |
Minneapolis Central | Minneapolis | 44°58′50″N 93°16′12″W / 44.980502°N 93.270019°W | 2006 | Original 1889 building was a few blocks away; replaced 1961 building at current location. | [39] | |
Minnetonka | Minnetonka | 44°54′31″N 93°30′10″W / 44.908612°N 93.502665°W | 1989 | First opened in the late 1800s in the Fletcher–Loring Flour Mill. Moved to other community locations until settling in 1989 at current location. | [40] | |
Nokomis | Minneapolis | 44°54′39″N 93°13′23″W / 44.910712°N 93.223059°W | 1968 | Replaced the Longfellow Community Library, which opened in 1937. | [41][42][43] | |
North Regional | Minneapolis | 45°00′46″N 93°17′47″W / 45.0127809°N 93.2963388°W | 1971 | Was the largest branch outside the main library at the time of its opening in 1971. | [44] | |
Northeast | Minneapolis | 45°00′37″N 93°14′52″W / 45.010155°N 93.247824°W | 1973 | Replaced 1915 Central Avenue branch. | [45] | |
Osseo | Osseo | 45°07′15″N 93°24′09″W / 45.12072°N 93.402463°W | 1967 | First opened above a drugstore in 1922. Moved several times until establishing its current location in Osseo City Hall. | [46][47][48] | |
Oxboro | Bloomington | 44°50′38″N 93°16′02″W / 44.844014°N 93.267279°W | 1975 | Temporary library operated from 1962–1973; current facilities were renovated in 2003–2004, and 2018–2019. | [49][50] | |
Penn Lake | Bloomington | 44°50′38″N 93°18′34″W / 44.843989°N 93.309569°W | 1970 | Replaced library service housed in two different school buildings since 1954. | [51] | |
Pierre Bottineau | Minneapolis | 44°59′57″N 93°16′12″W / 44.999129°N 93.270015°W | 2003 | Started as the Logan Park branch in a small reading room in 1913. Moved and renamed as the Pierre Bottineau Library in 1957. Current location opened in 2003. | [52][53] | |
Plymouth | Plymouth | 45°01′22″N 93°28′52″W / 45.022686°N 93.481204°W | 2010 | Replaced 1995 facility. | [54] | |
Ridgedale | Minnetonka | 44°57′53″N 93°26′24″W / 44.964785°N 93.440138°W | 1982 | Renovated in 1999 and 2017–2018. | [55][56] | |
Rockford Road | Crystal | 45°01′56″N 93°21′43″W / 45.0321032°N 93.3618712°W | 1972 | Prior to 1972, operated in other locations in the community. | [57] | |
Rogers | Rogers | 45°11′29″N 93°32′55″W / 45.1915066°N 93.5485597°W | 1980 | Replaced bookmobile service in the area beginning in the 1970s. | [58] | |
Roosevelt | Minneapolis | 44°55′47″N 93°13′57″W / 44.929614°N 93.232472°W | 1927 | Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. | [59][60] | |
Southdale | Edina | 44°52′32″N 93°19′11″W / 44.875536°N 93.319706°W | 1973 | A new building is planned to be constructed during 2020–2022. | [61][62] | |
St. Anthony | St. Anthony | 45°00′58″N 93°13′09″W / 45.016018°N 93.219051°W | 2002 | Replaced 1963 library. | [63] | |
St. Bonifacius | St. Bonifacius | 44°54′15″N 93°44′36″W / 44.9041489°N 93.7434159°W | 1931 | Renovated in 2006. | [64][65] | |
St. Louis Park | St. Louis Park | 44°56′40″N 93°22′11″W / 44.9444267°N 93.3697042°W | 1968 | Originally opened in 1913; moved in 1914 to Central Junior High School. Moved in 1960 and again to its current location. | [66] | |
Sumner | Minneapolis | 44°59′05″N 93°17′41″W / 44.984787°N 93.294614°W | 1915 | In 1938 was relocated 100 feet (30 m) to accommodate construction of Olson Memorial Highway. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. | [67][68] | |
Walker | Minneapolis | 44°56′59″N 93°17′55″W / 44.949596°N 93.298717°W | 2014 | Replaced 1911 and 1981 Walker branches. | [69][70][71] | |
Washburn | Minneapolis | 44°54′26″N 93°17′19″W / 44.907323°N 93.288684°W | 1970 | Expanded in 1991; updates were made in 2014. | [72][73][74] | |
Wayzata | Wayzata | 44°58′17″N 93°30′42″W / 44.971373°N 93.511663°W | 2003 | Replaced earlier 1905, 1955 (temporary), and 1957 library spaces. | [75][76] | |
Webber Park | Minneapolis | 45°01′55″N 93°17′18″W / 45.031862°N 93.28847°W | 2017 | Replaced an earlier 1910 library which would become Camden Library and later Webber Park Library which moved to new building in 1980 before moving to a temporary location in 2013. | [77][78][79] | |
Westonka | Mound | 44°56′26″N 93°40′01″W / 44.940627°N 93.666939°W | 1972 | Replaced various earlier community locations which began service to the area in 1915. | [80] |
Former libraries
Historically, the library operated a bookmobile that started in 1922.[81] In 1955, the bookmobile was serving 1,500–1,600 families and 16 schools,[82] and in 1962 that figure was up to 6,000 families.[83] The library still offers outreach services in the form of mailing or delivering materials to the home of patrons unable to physically access the library system.[84]
The following libraries are no longer operational:[82]
- Crystal Bay (closed in August 1955)
- Dayton (1968–1978)[85]
- Hamel (1922–1968)[86]
- Longfellow (closed in 1968 and replaced by the Nokomis Library)[87]
- Morningside (closed in December 1976)[88][89]
- North Community Library[90] (the city's first branch library; 1893–1979)[91]
- Stubbs Bay (closed in August 1955)
- Robbinsdale (community now served by the Rockford Road library)[92]
The Hennepin County Library formerly operated school libraries in rural communities and a library in Glen Lake Sanatorium.[82]
Libraries not part of the Hennepin County Library system
The following libraries are located in Hennepin County, but not part of the Hennepin County Library system:[10] the Hennepin County Law Library,[93] Lindell Library at Augsburg University,[94] Minneapolis Community and Technical College Library (located in Whitney Hall),[95] Minneapolis Institute of Art Museum Library,[96] Quatrefoil Library,[97] Saint Mary's University of Minnesota Library,[98] and the University of Minnesota Libraries.[99]
See also
References
Citations
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