Minneapolis Central Library

Minneapolis Public Library was founded in 1885 and opened in the city’s first public library building on 10th Street and Hennepin Avenue in 1889. In 1961, a larger and more modern building was constructed on the current location. A new building opened in 2006 and houses the largest collection of items in the Hennepin County Library system.

Features

• Art at the library
• Assistive Technology Lab
• Best Buy Teen Tech Center
• Cargill Hall
• K-12 homework help tutoring
• Language collections
• Meeting rooms (currently closed)
• Patent and Trademark Resource Center
• Piano room
• Special Collections
• Teen Central
• Tours and group visits

Events

View a list of free library events at Minneapolis Central Library

Friends

Join the Friends of Minneapolis Central Library