Locate books, CDs, DVDs and more at Hennepin County Library. All you need to do to start borrowing items is to get a library card.

Learn how to get a library card as well as checking out, renewing, returning, and requesting books, CDs, DVDs, magazines and more.

Discover the love of reading, the joy of learning, and the transforming power of knowledge. It all starts with a library card.

The two Hennepin County Library catalogs, as a result of the 2008 merger between suburban Hennepin County Library and Minneapolis Public Library, have now been merged into a single, consolidated catalog.

Your card will continue to work in the combined catalog and borrowing will be even easier.

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