Stacks, periodical section and patrons using the Central Library of the Minneapolis Public Library. This facility, at 300 Nicollet Mall, was built in 1961 and housed the library until 2002.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
A woman looking at a book in the Literature and Language section of Minneapolis Public Library's Central Library. This facility, at 300 Nicollet Mall, was built in 1961 and housed the library until 2002. Founded in 1885, the Minneapolis Public Library grew to include a Central Library and fourteen branches. In 2008 the library was merged into the Hennepin County Library system.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
"More than 1,200 city and county residents -- from school children to senior citizens -- enjoy the new museum-planetarium each day. The new policy of holdling planetarium shows on Sunday afternoon has atrracted 1,500-1,600 persons, largely family groups, each Sunday."
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library