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Minnesota musicians: be heard!

After a year-long hiatus, Hennepin County Library is again searching for Minnesota musicians to feature on MNspin, the library’s free music streaming service. The annual submission period is open April 14-May 17, 2025.

Category: Services

Help plan the future of Minneapolis Central Library

Hennepin County Library is assessing current library needs and imagining the building’s future to ensure that it continues to serve community over the next decades. Please take 5 minutes to share your input via a survey.

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Hennepin County Library’s most borrowed books of 2024

As the year ends, we’re reflecting on the books Hennepin County readers loved this year.

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What we loved in 2024

We have millions of items in our collection, so where do you start browsing? We thought you may enjoy starting with these staff recommendations of what we discovered and loved this last year. It's a mix of current and older titles, many of them in digital formats as well as physical.

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Recommended library apps

Download these apps to explore what your library has to offer, wherever you are.

Category: Resources, Services

Summer at Hennepin County Library a huge success

As summer winds down and the school year begins, we’re looking back at all the fun we had this summer at Hennepin County Library.

Category: Events, Services

New music now streaming on MNspin

Hennepin County Library’s free music streaming service, MNspin, has released its 2023 collection of music. This year’s selection includes 105 new albums, growing the collection to more than 600 albums across 14 genres.

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Osseo Library hours expanding Sept. 11

The hours of Osseo Library will be expanded with a new self-service model beginning Sept. 11.

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Hennepin County Appoints New Library Director

Hennepin County has named Scott Duimstra as the next director for Hennepin County Library.

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Rockford Road temporarily closing on August 9

Rockford Road Library is temporarily closing for site work August 9 – early September. During the closure, all holds will be sent to Golden Valley Library. To change to another location, ask staff.

Category: Services, Building projects