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{{Short description|Public library in Minnesota}}
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| library_name = Hennepin County Library
| library_name = Hennepin County Library
| image = Minneapolis Central Library and night skyline.jpg
| image = Minneapolis Central Library and night skyline.jpg
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| location = [[Hennepin County]], [[Minnesota]], [[United States]]
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[[File:Minneapolis Central Public Library by Cesar Pelli.jpg|thumb|The [[Minneapolis Central Library]] in downtown Minneapolis, designed by [[César Pelli]], completed in 2006]]
[[File:Minneapolis Central Public Library by Cesar Pelli.jpg|thumb|The [[Minneapolis Central Library]] in downtown Minneapolis, designed by [[César Pelli]], completed in 2006]]
[[File:Minneapolis-Public-Library-190n.jpg|thumb|right|The first central Minneapolis Public Library, early 1900s]]
[[File:Minneapolis-Public-Library-190n.jpg|thumb|right|The first central Minneapolis Public Library, early 1900s]]
[[File:Librarycard.png|thumb|right| 2011 HCL library card]]
[[File:Librarycard.png|thumb|right|2011 Hennepin County Library card]]
[[File:Ridgedale_Library.jpg|thumb|right|Ridgedale Library, HCL's headquarters]]
[[File:Ridgedale_Library.jpg|thumb|right|Ridgedale Library, the location of the Hennepin County Library headquarters]]


'''Hennepin County Library''' is a [[public library]] system serving the entire population of [[Hennepin County, Minnesota]], USA. 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 [[List of Hennepin County Library branches|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, Minnesota|Minnetonka]].<ref>"[http://www.hclib.org/pub/info/AboutHCL.cfm About Hennepin County Library] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100225131514/http://hclib.org/pub/info/AboutHCL.cfm |date=2010-02-25 }}." Hennepin County Library. Retrieved on March 24, 2010. "Hennepin County Library launched in 1922; its headquarters are at Ridgedale Library in Minnetonka, Minn."</ref> The library system has an eleven-member advisory Library Board appointed by the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners.<ref>"[http://www.hclib.org/about/library-board]." Hennepin County Library Board. Retrieved on January 20, 2015.</ref> It is a member of the [[Metropolitan Library Service Agency]], a consortium of eight [[Twin Cities]] library systems.
'''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 [[List of Hennepin County Library branches|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, Minnesota|Minnetonka]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hclib.org/pub/info/AboutHCL.cfm |title=About Hennepin County Library |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100225131514/http://hclib.org/pub/info/AboutHCL.cfm |archive-date=2010-02-25 |publisher=Hennepin County Library |access-date=March 24, 2010 |quote=Hennepin County Library launched in 1922; its headquarters are at Ridgedale Library in Minnetonka, Minn.}}</ref> The library system has an eleven-member advisory Library Board appointed by the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hclib.org/about/library-board |title=Hennepin County Library Board |access-date=January 20, 2015}}</ref> It is a member of the [[Metropolitan Library Service Agency]], a consortium of eight [[Twin Cities]] library systems.


== History ==
[[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.<ref>"Library Book," by Bruce Weir Benidt, published 1984.</ref>
[[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.<ref>{{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>


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 HCL, however the Minneapolis library system reconsidered and merger plans were put on hold.<ref>History of Hennepin County Library, {{cite web |url=http://www.hclib.org/pub/info/HistoryBooklet.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2011-11-02 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111103100515/http://www.hclib.org/pub/info/HistoryBooklet.pdf |archivedate=2011-11-03 |df= }}, p. 17</ref> Ultimately the two library systems reached an agreement and the merger was finalized on January 1, 2008 under the name of Hennepin County Library.<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20080117162953/http://www.hclib.org/merger/ Library Merger Updates]." Hennepin County Library. Retrieved on October 4, 2010. "[...]allowing the merger to take place Jan. 1, 2008."</ref>
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.<ref name=Booklet>{{cite web |url=http://www.hclib.org/pub/info/HistoryBooklet.pdf |title=History of Hennepin County Library |access-date=2011-11-02 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111103100515/http://www.hclib.org/pub/info/HistoryBooklet.pdf |archive-date=2011-11-03 |page=17}}</ref> Ultimately, the two library systems reached an agreement, and the merger was finalized on January 1, 2008, under the name of Hennepin County Library.<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20080117162953/http://www.hclib.org/merger/ Library Merger Updates]." Hennepin County Library. Retrieved on October 4, 2010. "[...]allowing the merger to take place Jan. 1, 2008."</ref>


==Libraries==
== Branches ==
{{main|List of Hennepin County Library branches}}
{{main|List of Hennepin County Library branches}}

===Minneapolis===
=== Minneapolis ===
{{flatlist |
{{flatlist |
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* [[Arvonne Fraser Library]]
* [[East Lake Library]]
* [[East Lake Library]]
* [[Franklin Library (Minneapolis)|Franklin Library]]
* [[Franklin Library (Minneapolis)|Franklin Library]]
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* [[Pierre Bottineau Library]]
* [[Pierre Bottineau Library]]
* [[Roosevelt Library]]
* [[Roosevelt Library]]
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* [[Southeast Library]]
* [[Sumner Library]]
* [[Sumner Library]]
* [[Walker Library (Minneapolis)|Walker Library]]
* [[Walker Library (Minneapolis)|Walker Library]]
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}}


===Suburban Hennepin County===
=== Suburban Hennepin County ===
{{flatlist |
{{flatlist |
* [[Augsburg Park Library]] (Richfield)
* [[Augsburg Park Library]] (Richfield)
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* Golden Valley Library
* Golden Valley Library
* Hopkins Library
* Hopkins Library
* [[Long Lake Library]]
* Long Lake Library
* Maple Grove Library
* Maple Grove Library
* [[Maple Plain Library]]
* [[Maple Plain Library]]
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* Osseo Library
* Osseo Library
* [[Oxboro Library]] (Bloomington)
* [[Oxboro Library]] (Bloomington)
* [[Penn Lake Library]] (Bloomington)
* Penn Lake Library (Bloomington)
* Plymouth Library
* Plymouth Library
* Ridgedale Library (Minnetonka)
* Ridgedale Library (Minnetonka)
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}}


==City locations==
== City locations ==
{{flatlist |
{{flatlist |
* [[Bloomington, Minnesota|Bloomington]] (2)
* [[Bloomington, Minnesota|Bloomington]] (2)
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}}


==Bookmobile==
== Bookmobile ==
The Hennepin County Free Library started operating a [[bookmobile]] (then called a book wagon) in 1922.<ref>Hennepin County Library, "In the Beginning", {{cite web |url=https://www.hclib.org/pub/info/HistoryBooklet.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2014-10-04 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130420081318/https://www.hclib.org/pub/info/HistoryBooklet.pdf |archivedate=2013-04-20 |df= }}, retrieved October 4, 2014.</ref>
The Hennepin County Free Library started operating a [[bookmobile]] (then called a book wagon) in 1922.<ref name=Booklet />


==HCL directors==
== Library directors ==
*[[Gratia Countryman]] 1922–1925
* [[Gratia Countryman]], 1922–1925
*Ethel Berry 1925–1947
* Ethel Berry, 1925–1947
*[[Helen Young (librarian)|Helen Young]] 1947–1969
* Helen Young, 1947–1969
*[[Robert H. Rohlf]] 1969–1994
* Robert H. Rohlf, 1969–1994
*[[Charles M. Brown (librarian)|Charles M. Brown]] 1994–2004
* Charles M. Brown, 1994–2004
*[[Amy Ryan (librarian)|Amy Ryan]] 2005–2008
* Amy Ryan, 2005–2008
*[[Lois Langer Thompson]] 2009–2018
* Lois Langer Thompson, 2009–2018
*Janet Mills (interim) 2018-
* Janet Mills (interim), 2018–2020
* Chad Helton, August 24, 2020 – February 25, 2022
* Dan Rogan (Interim), February 25, 2022 – October 9, 2023<ref>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/ https://www.startribune.com/hennepin-county-library-director-chad-helton-resigns/600150680/]</ref>
* Scott Duimstra, October 9, 2023 - present<ref>McKinney, M. (2023, August 23). Hennepin County's new library director is eager to expand library's impact — and live in Twin Cities. ''StarTribune''. [https://www.startribune.com/hennepin-county-new-library-director-scott-duimstra-residency-live-in-the-twin-cities/600299214/]</ref>


==References==
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
== External links ==
{{Portal|Minnesota|Libraries}}
{{Portal|United States}}
{{Commons category|Hennepin County Library}}
{{Commons category|Hennepin County Library}}
*[http://www.hclib.org/ Hennepin County Library]
* [http://www.hclib.org/ Hennepin County Library]
*[https://web.archive.org/*/hclib.org/merger/ HCL merger page] (Archive)
* [https://web.archive.org/*/hclib.org/merger/ Hennepin County Library merger page] (Archive)
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070928003041/http://hclib.org/pub/info/HistoryBooklet.pdf pdf of history of HCL]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070928003041/http://hclib.org/pub/info/HistoryBooklet.pdf History of the Hennepin County Library]

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Hennepin County Library
LocationHennepin County, Minnesota, United States
Established1885
Branches41 (list)
Other information
Websitewww.hclib.org
The Minneapolis Central Library in downtown Minneapolis, designed by César 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

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.

History[edit]

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]

Branches[edit]

Main article: List of Hennepin County Library branches

Minneapolis[edit]

Suburban Hennepin County[edit]

City locations[edit]

Bookmobile[edit]

The Hennepin County Free Library started operating a bookmobile (then called a book wagon) in 1922.[4]

Library directors[edit]

  • 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 (interim), 2018–2020
  • Chad Helton, August 24, 2020 – February 25, 2022
  • Dan Rogan (Interim), February 25, 2022 – October 9, 2023[6]
  • Scott Duimstra, October 9, 2023 - present[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Hennepin County Library Board". Retrieved January 20, 2015.
  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. ^ a b "History of Hennepin County Library" (PDF). p. 17. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-11-03. Retrieved 2011-11-02.
  5. ^ "Library Merger Updates." Hennepin County Library. Retrieved on October 4, 2010. "[...]allowing the merger to take place Jan. 1, 2008."
  6. ^ 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/
  7. ^ McKinney, M. (2023, August 23). Hennepin County's new library director is eager to expand library's impact — and live in Twin Cities. StarTribune. [1]

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