Minneapolis Central Library
| Minneapolis Central Library | |
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| General information | |
| Address | 300 Nicolet mall |
| Town or city | Minneapolis, MN |
| Coordinates | 44°58′50″N 93°16′12″W / 44.9805935810934°N 93.26994901690651°W |
| Opened | 2006 |
44°58′49.74″N 93°16′11.35″W / 44.9804833°N 93.2698194°W The Minneapolis Central Library is a public library in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It is the largest library in Minnesota, and the third largest in America. It has a more than 2.4 million items. It contains books, DVDs, music, government documents.[1] The building opened on May 20, 2006. It has over 300 computers for public use. The entire library was built to be energy-efficiency and contains a Green roof.[1]
History
Before Minneapolis Public Library, a book subscription service was the only source of books. In 1885, The Minneapolis Public Library system was created with the goal of creating a library. The Minneapolis Public Library was built in 1889.
After a while, the library was crowded and out of date. A new library opened on January 28, 1961. The building had a museum, planetarium, and an auditorium.
Construction on the third and current library began on November 7, 2000, after $140 million was raised. The building and opened to the public on May 20, 2006.[3][4]
The Minneapolis Public Library system joined the Hennepin County Library system on January 1, 2008. The headquarters is in Ridgedale Library in Minnetonka.
Related pages
References
- 1 2 About Minneapolis Central Library Archived 2011-11-01 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Atwater, Isaac, Isaac (1893). History of the city of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Vol. 1. Munsell. pp. 282–299.
- ↑ "A Tale of Two Cities". Archived from the original on 2008-07-04.
- ↑ Mack, Linda (May 12, 2006). "Reader friendly: New library is a beacon for books". Star Tribune. Archived from the original on July 21, 2006.