List of Hennepin County Library branches

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A black-and-white photo of a four-story stone building from across an empty street; a church stands off to its left and several two-story houses sit to the right down the street.
Original Minneapolis Public Library building from the early 1900s

The Hennepin County Library, which serves Hennepin County, Minnesota, including the city of Minneapolis, consists of 41 branches in 24 cities and towns.[1] 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.[2] Four branches (Central, Franklin, Hosmer, and Sumner) were originally founded as Carnegie libraries.[3] Several other libraries, separate from the system, also operate within the county's boundaries.

Many of the branches of the current library system 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.[4] It opened its first two branches in 1890.[5] 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.[6] 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.[7][8]

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.[9] In 1934, Minneapolis was awarded a $125,000 endowment from the Carnegie Corporation for four branch buildings.[10] By the mid-1950s, there were 25 branch libraries, and the bookmobile reached 1,300 families.[11]

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.[12] Due to concerns about properly serving the residents and city of Minneapolis, the merger debate ended in 1974, keeping both groups separate.[13] In 2007, the merger was revisited and the Minneapolis Public Library officially joined the Hennepin County Library system at the beginning of 2008.[14]

Extant libraries[edit]

Extant Hennepin County Libraries
Name City[1] Coordinates Image Opened Notes Ref(s).
Arvonne Fraser Minneapolis 44°58′52″N 93°14′16″W / 44.980996°N 93.237729°W / 44.980996; -93.237729 (Arvonne Fraser Library) A one-story 1970s-style bank building 1967 Replaced the former Pillsbury branch, which had opened in 1904 as the second branch of the library. Name changed from Southeast in 2019 in honor of Arvonne Fraser. [15][16]
Augsburg Park Richfield 44°52′26″N 93°16′44″W / 44.874009°N 93.278762°W / 44.874009; -93.278762 (Augsburg Park Library) Augsburg Park Library, a one-story beige stone building in 2014 1974 Renovated in 1988 and 2013 [17][18]
Brookdale Brooklyn Center 45°03′57″N 93°18′38″W / 45.0658711°N 93.310626°W / 45.0658711; -93.310626 (Brookdale Library) A stone-and-glass building with a cylindrical glass rotunda 1981 Originally built in 1965 after a bookmobile served the community for a number of years. [19][20]
Brooklyn Park Brooklyn Park 45°06′40″N 93°21′21″W / 45.111031°N 93.355819°W / 45.111031; -93.355819 (Brooklyn Park Library) A modernist metal-and-glass building with a large covered entryway 2016 Replaced 1976 library [21][22]
Champlin Champlin 45°10′30″N 93°23′39″W / 45.174871°N 93.394151°W / 45.174871; -93.394151 (Champlin Library) A single-story brick library with a tall front entrance on a clear summer day, pictured 2013 1994 Replaced earlier 1921 and 1973 Champlin Libraries [23]
East Lake Minneapolis 44°56′53″N 93°13′55″W / 44.948056°N 93.231944°W / 44.948056; -93.231944 (East Lake Library) East Lake Library, a tall, glassy one-story building 2007 Replaced earlier 1924 and 1976 East Lake Libraries [24]
Eden Prairie Eden Prairie 44°51′01″N 93°25′40″W / 44.850413°N 93.427876°W / 44.850413; -93.427876 (Eden Prairie Library) Eden Prairie Library, a brick building with a huge semicircular gray metal covering over its entryway, pictured in 2011 2004 Replaced 1973 Eden Prairie Reading Center and 1986 Eden Prairie Community Library [25]
Edina Edina 44°54′29″N 93°21′22″W / 44.908081°N 93.356102°W / 44.908081; -93.356102 (Edina Library) Edina Library, a brick building with an arched entryway and a rectangular concrete pavilion over the entrance 2004 Originally opened in a schoolhouse in 1921. First permanent location was established in 1968, and the library remained there until its 2004 move. [26][27]
Excelsior Excelsior 44°54′06″N 93°34′03″W / 44.901625°N 93.567616°W / 44.901625; -93.567616 (Excelsior Library) Excelsior Library, a modern brick building with three large street-facing windows and a glass entrance over which the word "Library" is imprinted in cement. 2014 Replaced 1965 Excelsior Library [28]
Franklin Minneapolis 44°57′47″N 93°15′21″W / 44.962984°N 93.255847°W / 44.962984; -93.255847 (Franklin Library) Franklin Library, an ornate Renaissance Revival library of two stories 1914 Listed on the National Register of Historic Places [29][30]
Golden Valley Golden Valley 44°59′18″N 93°22′46″W / 44.988222°N 93.379332°W / 44.988222; -93.379332 (Golden Valley Library) Golden Valley branch, a one-story brick building located in a grove of trees. 1971 Renovated in 2015–2016 [31][32][33]
Hopkins Hopkins 44°55′32″N 93°24′51″W / 44.925462°N 93.414229°W / 44.925462; -93.414229 (Hopkins Library) Hopkins, a one-story glass and brick building from the front on a sunny summer day 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) [34]
Hosmer Minneapolis 44°56′15″N 93°16′14″W / 44.937507°N 93.270579°W / 44.937507; -93.270579 (Hosmer Library) Hosmer Library, a dark brown brick building with parapets, in early spring 1916 Listed on the National Register of Historic Places [35][36]
Linden Hills Minneapolis 44°55′30″N 93°18′59″W / 44.925029°N 93.316511°W / 44.925029; -93.316511 (Linden Hills Library) Linden Hills Library, a Tudor Revival brick building 1931 Replaced rented Lake Harriet Commercial Club Building space. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [37][38]
Long Lake Long Lake 44°59′08″N 93°34′20″W / 44.9856282°N 93.5722919°W / 44.9856282; -93.5722919 (Long Lake Library) Long Lake Library, a storefront in a strip mall. 1995 Replaced several spaces serving the area since 1913 [39]
Maple Grove Maple Grove 45°06′07″N 93°26′28″W / 45.101962°N 93.441235°W / 45.101962; -93.441235 (Maple Grove Library) Maple Grove branch, a modern cream-colored building. 2010 Replaced nearby 1987 building [40]
Maple Plain Maple Plain 45°00′28″N 93°39′20″W / 45.007768°N 93.655487°W / 45.007768; -93.655487 (Maple Plain Library) Maple Plain Library, a one-story white building with a blue sloped roof and a teal, arched entryway. 1973 Replaced several locations providing service to the area since 1922 [41]
Minneapolis Central Minneapolis 44°58′50″N 93°16′12″W / 44.980502°N 93.270019°W / 44.980502; -93.270019 (Minneapolis Central Library) Minneapolis Central Library, a four-story glass building with a long metal cantilever on a snowless winter day 2006 Original 1889 building was a few blocks away; replaced 1961 building at current location. [42]
Minnetonka Minnetonka 44°54′31″N 93°30′10″W / 44.908612°N 93.502665°W / 44.908612; -93.502665 (Minnetonka Library) The Minnetonka Library, a one-story building with a large, triangular roof, out of which a triangular skylight arises. The building is situated among tall trees, and has a path leading away from its simple entrance. The path is adorned with bushes and a bench. 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. [43]
Nokomis Minneapolis 44°54′39″N 93°13′23″W / 44.910712°N 93.223059°W / 44.910712; -93.223059 (Nokomis Library) A single-story glass and limestone building from across a street on a sunny summer day 1968 Replaced the Longfellow Community Library, which opened in 1937. [44][45][46]
North Regional Minneapolis 45°00′46″N 93°17′47″W / 45.0127809°N 93.2963388°W / 45.0127809; -93.2963388 (North Regional Library) North Regional, a tall, one-story glass and concrete library on a snowy, cloudy day 1971 Was the largest branch outside the main library at the time of its opening in 1971. [47]
Northeast Minneapolis 45°00′37″N 93°14′52″W / 45.010155°N 93.247824°W / 45.010155; -93.247824 (Northeast Library) Northeast, a brick and glass building with metal siding on its far end and a stepped roof, on a sunny summer day 1973 Replaced 1915 Central Avenue branch [48]
Osseo Osseo 45°07′15″N 93°24′09″W / 45.12072°N 93.402463°W / 45.12072; -93.402463 (Osseo Library) Sign and entrance for Osseo City Hall and Library in front of a plain, one-story building 1967 First opened above a drugstore in 1922. Moved several times until establishing its current location in Osseo City Hall. [49][50][51]
Oxboro Bloomington 44°50′38″N 93°16′02″W / 44.844014°N 93.267279°W / 44.844014; -93.267279 (Oxboro Library) Oxboro, a building with windows inlaid between red brick triangular protrusions, on a sunny summer day 1974 Temporary library operated from 1962 to 1973; current facilities were renovated in 2003–2004, and 2018–2019. [52][53]
Penn Lake Bloomington 44°50′38″N 93°18′34″W / 44.843989°N 93.309569°W / 44.843989; -93.309569 (Penn Lake Library) Penn Lake, a beige brick building of one story, sits before a green lawn with punctuated by several tall trees on a sunny summer day 1970 Replaced library service housed in two different school buildings since 1954 [54][55]
Pierre Bottineau Minneapolis 44°59′57″N 93°16′12″W / 44.999129°N 93.270015°W / 44.999129; -93.270015 (Pierre Bottineau Library) Pierre Bottineau Library, a brick building with a metal awning 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. [56][57]
Plymouth Plymouth 45°01′22″N 93°28′52″W / 45.022686°N 93.481204°W / 45.022686; -93.481204 (Plymouth Library) Plymouth branch, a brick, glass, and metal building. 2010 Replaced 1995 facility. [58]
Ridgedale Minnetonka 44°57′53″N 93°26′24″W / 44.964785°N 93.440138°W / 44.964785; -93.440138 (Ridgedale Library) A modern glassy building with a wavy roof 1982 Renovated in 1999 and 2017–2018 [59][60]
Rockford Road Crystal 45°01′56″N 93°21′43″W / 45.0321032°N 93.3618712°W / 45.0321032; -93.3618712 (Rockford Road Library) Rockford Road branch, a squat, white building located among trees. 1972 Prior to 1972, operated in other locations in the community. [61]
Rogers Rogers 45°11′29″N 93°32′55″W / 45.1915066°N 93.5485597°W / 45.1915066; -93.5485597 (Rogers Library) Rogers Library, a small, silver corrugated metal building. 1980 Replaced bookmobile service in the area beginning in the 1970s [62]
Roosevelt Minneapolis 44°55′47″N 93°13′57″W / 44.929614°N 93.232472°W / 44.929614; -93.232472 (Roosevelt Library) Roosevelt Library, a small Tudor Revival building surrounded by a neat lawn and black fence 1927 Listed on the National Register of Historic Places [63][64]
Southdale Edina 44°52′32″N 93°19′11″W / 44.875536°N 93.319706°W / 44.875536; -93.319706 (Southdale Library) Southdale Library, a modern-style white building in an inverted step sequence supported by pillars over its parking lot on a sunny day 1973 A new building is planned to be constructed during 2020–2022. [65][66]
St. Anthony St. Anthony 45°00′58″N 93°13′09″W / 45.016018°N 93.219051°W / 45.016018; -93.219051 (St. Anthony Library) The St. Anthony Library, a store-front library with a parking lot directly in front 2002 Replaced 1963 library [67]
St. Bonifacius St. Bonifacius 44°54′15″N 93°44′36″W / 44.9041489°N 93.7434159°W / 44.9041489; -93.7434159 (St. Bonifacius Library) The small facade of St. Bonifacius, a white building with two columns and green and gold ornamentation, on a sunny winter day. 1931 Renovated in 2006 [68][69]
St. Louis Park St. Louis Park 44°56′40″N 93°22′11″W / 44.9444267°N 93.3697042°W / 44.9444267; -93.3697042 (St. Louis Park Library) The facade of the St. Louis Park library, a one-story brick-and-concrete building with flowers lining the entry walkway. There is a bicycle rack off to the right. 1968 Originally opened in 1913; moved in 1914 to Central Junior High School. Moved in 1960 and again to its current location. [70]
Sumner Minneapolis 44°59′05″N 93°17′41″W / 44.984787°N 93.294614°W / 44.984787; -93.294614 (Sumner Library) Sumner, a Tudor Revival library of red brick on a sunny summer day 1915 In 1938 was relocated 100 feet (30 m) to accommodate construction of Olson Memorial Highway. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [71][72]
Walker Minneapolis 44°56′59″N 93°17′55″W / 44.949596°N 93.298717°W / 44.949596; -93.298717 (Walker Library) Walker, a modern library, towers overhead as viewed from the sidewalk beneath its coppery overhang 2014 Replaced 1911 and 1981 Walker branches [73][74][75]
Washburn Minneapolis 44°54′26″N 93°17′19″W / 44.907323°N 93.288684°W / 44.907323; -93.288684 (Washburn Library) A one-story, at-grade building with a corner rotunda 1970 Expanded in 1991; updates were made in 2014 [76][77][78]
Wayzata Wayzata 44°58′17″N 93°30′42″W / 44.971373°N 93.511663°W / 44.971373; -93.511663 (Wayzata Library) The Wayzata Library, a traditional brick building with square columns and a street lamp. 2003 Replaced earlier 1905, 1955 (temporary), and 1957 library spaces [79][80]
Webber Park Minneapolis 45°01′55″N 93°17′18″W / 45.031862°N 93.28847°W / 45.031862; -93.28847 (Webber Park Library) A one-story building of gray stone and red wooden beams 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. [81][82][83]
Westonka Mound 44°56′26″N 93°40′01″W / 44.940627°N 93.666939°W / 44.940627; -93.666939 (Westonka Library) The Westonka Library, a modern off-white and black building located among foliage. Its welcome sign is in front and off to the left, in a bed of yellow flowers. 1972 Replaced various earlier community locations which began service to the area in 1915 [84]

Former libraries[edit]

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
Historic Hennepin County Library bookmobile

Historically, the library operated a bookmobile that started in 1922.[85] In 1955, the bookmobile was serving 1,500–1,600 families and 16 schools,[86] and in 1962 that figure was up to 6,000 families.[87] 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.[88]

The following libraries are no longer operational:[86]

  • Crystal Bay (closed in August 1955)
  • Dayton (1968–1978)[89]
  • Hamel (1922–1968)[90]
  • Longfellow (closed in 1968 and replaced by the Nokomis Library)[91]
  • Morningside (closed in December 1976)[92][93]
  • North Community Library[94] (the city's first branch library; 1893–1979)[95]
  • Seven Corners (1912–1964)[96]
  • Stubbs Bay (closed in August 1955)
  • Robbinsdale (community now served by the Rockford Road library)[97]

The Hennepin County Library formerly operated school libraries in rural communities and a library in Glen Lake Sanatorium.[86]

Libraries not part of the Hennepin County Library system[edit]

The following libraries are located in Hennepin County, but not part of the Hennepin County Library system:[1] the Hennepin County Law Library,[98] Lindell Library at Augsburg University,[99] Minneapolis Community and Technical College Library (located in Whitney Hall),[100] Minneapolis Institute of Art Museum Library,[101] Normandale Community College Library,[102] Quatrefoil Library,[103] Saint Mary's University of Minnesota Library,[104] North Central University's T.J. Jones Library[105] and the University of Minnesota Libraries.[106]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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