Hennepin County Library is a public library system serving Hennepin County, Minnesota, US. The current iteration of Hennepin County Library was formed by the merger of urban Minneapolis Public Library and suburban Hennepin County Library on January 1, 2008. The system has 41 library locations, deposit collections at nursing homes and correctional facilities, mail service to the homebound, and extensive outreach services. The library is a department of Hennepin County Government. The library headquarters are in the Ridgedale Library in suburban Minnetonka.[1] The library system has an eleven-member advisory Library Board appointed by the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners.[2] It is a member of the Metropolitan Library Service Agency, a consortium of eight Twin Cities library systems.
Minneapolis Public Library was founded in 1885 with the establishment of the Minneapolis Public Library Board by an amendment of the Minneapolis city charter. Minneapolis Public Library's first building was the Main Library, opened in 1889. Minneapolis Public Library later added community library branches to supplement the main library. The first branch was North Branch, established in 1890, more branches in south and east Minneapolis followed, and the system grew with the city.[3]
Hennepin County Library started in 1922 as a horse-drawn "bookmobile" to areas outside the core city of Minneapolis. The system saw a large increase in use in the period between 1950 and 1980 as more people moved into suburban areas of the county. By 1952 there were 24 libraries in the system; additional city libraries, such as Hopkins, were incorporated into the county system. Hennepin County Library opened its first area library, Southdale, in 1973. In the early 1970s plans were in place to merge the Minneapolis Public Library with the Hennepin County Library. However, the Minneapolis library system reconsidered, and merger plans were put on hold.[4] Ultimately, the two library systems reached an agreement, and the merger was finalized on January 1, 2008, under the name of Hennepin County Library.[5]
Dan Rogan (Interim), February 25, 2022 - Ongoing[6]
References
^. 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.
^"Hennepin County Library Board". Retrieved January 20, 2015.
^Benidt, Bruce Weir (1984). The Library Book: Centennial History of the Minneapolis Public Library. Minneapolis: Minneapolis Public Library and Information Center. ISBN9780961371609.
^ ab(PDF). p. 17. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-11-03. Retrieved 2011-11-02.
^"." Hennepin County Library. Retrieved on October 4, 2010. "[...]allowing the merger to take place Jan. 1, 2008."
^Furst, R. (2022, February 25). Hennepin County Library Director Chad Helton resigns. StarTribune. https://www.startribune.com/hennepin-county-library-director-chad-helton-resigns/600150680/
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RECOLLECTIONS: History of the Hennepin County Library Bookmobile 1940s, How Bookmobile service continued its growth in rural Hennepin County during the war and post-war years.
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Hennepin County Library is a public library system serving Hennepin County Minnesota US The current iteration of Hennepin County Library was formed by the merger of urban Minneapolis Public Library and suburban Hennepin County Library on January 1 2008 The system has 41 library locations deposit collections at nursing homes and correctional facilities mail service to the homebound and extensive outreach services The library is a department of Hennepin County Government The library headquarters are in the Ridgedale Library in suburban Minnetonka 1 The library system has an eleven member advisory Library Board appointed by the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners 2 It is a member of the Metropolitan Library Service Agency a consortium of eight Twin Cities library systems Hennepin County LibraryEstablished1885LocationHennepin County Minnesota United StatesBranches41 list Websitewww wbr hclib wbr orgThe Minneapolis Central Library in downtown Minneapolis designed by Cesar Pelli completed in 2006 The first central Minneapolis Public Library early 1900s 2011 Hennepin County Library card Ridgedale Library the location of the Hennepin County Library headquarters Contents 1 History 2 Branches 2 1 Minneapolis 2 2 Suburban Hennepin County 3 City locations 4 Bookmobile 5 Library directors 6 References 7 External linksHistory EditMinneapolis Public Library was founded in 1885 with the establishment of the Minneapolis Public Library Board by an amendment of the Minneapolis city charter Minneapolis Public Library s first building was the Main Library opened in 1889 Minneapolis Public Library later added community library branches to supplement the main library The first branch was North Branch established in 1890 more branches in south and east Minneapolis followed and the system grew with the city 3 Hennepin County Library started in 1922 as a horse drawn bookmobile to areas outside the core city of Minneapolis The system saw a large increase in use in the period between 1950 and 1980 as more people moved into suburban areas of the county By 1952 there were 24 libraries in the system additional city libraries such as Hopkins were incorporated into the county system Hennepin County Library opened its first area library Southdale in 1973 In the early 1970s plans were in place to merge the Minneapolis Public Library with the Hennepin County Library However the Minneapolis library system reconsidered and merger plans were put on hold 4 Ultimately the two library systems reached an agreement and the merger was finalized on January 1 2008 under the name of Hennepin County Library 5 Branches EditMain article List of Hennepin County Library branches Minneapolis Edit Arvonne Fraser Library East Lake Library Franklin Library Hosmer Library Linden Hills Library Minneapolis Central Library Nokomis Library North Regional Library Northeast Library Pierre Bottineau Library Roosevelt Library Sumner Library Walker Library Washburn Library Webber Park Library Suburban Hennepin County Edit Augsburg Park Library Richfield Brookdale Library Brooklyn Center Brooklyn Park Library Champlin Library Eden Prairie Library Edina Library Excelsior Library Golden Valley Library Hopkins Library Long Lake Library Maple Grove Library Maple Plain Library Minnetonka Library Osseo Library Oxboro Library Bloomington Penn Lake Library Bloomington Plymouth Library Ridgedale Library Minnetonka Rockford Road Library Crystal Rogers Library Southdale Library Edina St Anthony Library St Bonifacius Library St Louis Park Library Wayzata Library Westonka Library Mound City locations EditBloomington 2 Brooklyn Center Brooklyn Park Champlin Crystal Eden Prairie Edina 2 Excelsior Golden Valley Hopkins Long Lake Maple Grove Maple Plain Minneapolis 15 Minnetonka 2 Mound Osseo Plymouth Richfield Rogers St Anthony St Bonifacius St Louis Park WayzataBookmobile EditThe Hennepin County Free Library started operating a bookmobile then called a book wagon in 1922 4 Library directors EditGratia 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 interim 2018 2020 Chad Helton August 24 2020 February 25 2022 Dan Rogan Interim February 25 2022 Ongoing 6 References Edit 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 Hennepin County Library Board Retrieved January 20 2015 Benidt Bruce Weir 1984 The Library Book Centennial History of the Minneapolis Public Library Minneapolis Minneapolis Public Library and Information Center ISBN 9780961371609 a b History of Hennepin County Library PDF p 17 Archived from the original PDF on 2011 11 03 Retrieved 2011 11 02 Library Merger Updates Hennepin County Library Retrieved on October 4 2010 allowing the merger to take place Jan 1 2008 Furst R 2022 February 25 Hennepin County Library Director Chad Helton resigns StarTribune https www startribune com hennepin county library director chad helton resigns 600150680 External links Edit United States portal Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hennepin County Library Hennepin County Library Hennepin County Library merger page Archive History of the Hennepin County Library RECOLLECTIONS History of the Hennepin County Library Bookmobile 1920s and 1930s How Bookmobile service started in 1922 and developed over the years and how it established the foundation for all Hennepin County Library service RECOLLECTIONS History of the Hennepin County Library Bookmobile 1940s How Bookmobile service continued its growth in rural Hennepin County during the war and post war years Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hennepin County Library amp oldid 1127105039, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
