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Hennepin County Library

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Hennepin County Library
Established1885
LocationHennepin County, Minnesota
Websitewww.hclib.org
The Minneapolis Central Library in downtown Minneapolis, Built in 2006
Ridgedale Library, the headquarters of the Hennepin County Library

Hennepin County Library is a public library system in Hennepin County, Minnesota. The system has 41 libraries and over 4 million books, making it one of the largest library systems in the United States.[1] The headquarters are located in Minnetonka.[2] It is the largest of 8 public library systems in the Twin Cities.

History

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The Main Library in 1885.

The system was founded in 1885 as the Minneapolis Public Library. The first building was the Main Library which opened in 1889. Smaller branches were added in 1890.[3]

Hennepin County Library started in 1922 as a horse-drawn bookmobile to areas outside of Minneapolis. By 1952, there were 24 bookmobiles in the system. In the early 1970s, there were plans to merge the Minneapolis Public Library with the Hennepin County Library.[4] These two systems merged on January 1, 2008.

Branches

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Minneapolis

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Hennepin County

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City locations

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Bookmobile

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Hennepin County Library started a bookmobile in 1922.[5]

Library directors

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  • Gratia Countryman, 1922–1925
  • Ethel Berry, 1925–1947
  • Helen Young, 1947–1969
  • Robert H. Rohlf, 1969–1994
  • Charles M. Brown, 1994–2004
  • Amy Ryan, 2005–2008
  • Lois Langer Thompson, 2009–2018
  • Janet Mills, 2018–2020
  • Chad Helton, August 24, 2020 – February 25, 2022
  • Dan Rogan, February 25, 2022 – October 9, 2023
  • Scott Duimstra, October 9, 2023 – present

References

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  1. ↑ Knudsen, Cory (2023-04-06). "Hennepin County Library comeback plan". KSTP.com 5 Eyewitness News. Retrieved 2024-08-23.
  2. ↑ "About Hennepin County Library". Hennepin County Library. Archived from the original on 2010-02-25. Retrieved March 24, 2010. Hennepin County Library launched in 1922; its headquarters are at Ridgedale Library in Minnetonka, Minn.
  3. ↑ Benidt, Bruce Weir (1984). The Library Book: Centennial History of the Minneapolis Public Library. Minneapolis: Minneapolis Public Library and Information Center. ISBN 9780961371609.
  4. ↑ "History of Hennepin County Library" (PDF). p. 17. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-11-03. Retrieved 2011-11-02.
  5. ↑ "History of Hennepin County Library" (PDF). p. 17. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-11-03. Retrieved 2011-11-02.
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