Features

  • Author Terah Shelton Harris next to the cover of her book "Where the Wildflowers Grow"

    Author Talk: Terah Shelton Harris

    Please join us at Minneapolis Central Library on March 10 for an evening with Terah Shelton Harris, author of bestselling novels "One Summer in Savannah" and "Long After We Are Gone."

  • Author Nathan Harris next to the cover of his book "Amity"

    Club Book with Nathan Harris

    Join us at the Plymouth Library on April 1 for an evening with literary wunderkind Nathan Harris, the author behind the instant New York Times bestseller "The Sweetness of Water" and the recently released "Amity."

  • Coming Home Reentry Resource Fair

    Coming Home Reentry Resource Fair

    Are you building a new chapter after incarceration? Join us on April 14 at Coming Home, a family-friendly resource fair designed to help you thrive in 2026 and beyond!

  • Book shelves

    Legal resources

    Resources available online, in libraries and at Hennepin County Law Library for legal research, forms and help.

  • Heated Rivalry

    If you like "Heated Rivalry"

    Looking for more high stakes romance where the leads have combustible chemistry and enemies to lovers or opposites attract vibes? Try these titles.

  • Loons

    The Resilient Loon

    The common loon, the state bird of Minnesota since 1961, is weather-hardened and quietly resilient, but when they call out, their powerful voice carries.

  • Get Married at the Library

    This free event, in celebration of National Library Week (April 19-25), offers 5 couples a free, legal wedding and brief reception.

  • Fondly thinking

    Cargill Gallery presents: Fondly thinking…

    Hennepin County Library announces its next Cargill Gallery exhibit, Fondly thinking…, an exhibit that highlights the work of several Minneapolis based artists ranging in medium and thematics.