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 Gallery
• Language collections
• Meeting rooms
• Patent and Trademark Resource Center
• Piano Room
• Special Collections
• Teen Central
• Tours and group visits
• Vinyl Revival Listening Room
• Zine Collection

Events

View a list of free library events.

Friends

Join the Friends of Minneapolis Central Library.