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976. Young People's Room, Central Library, Minneapolis Public Library, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Edmundson, Ed. G.
Date Created:
1949-10
Description:
"High school youngsters watch the football game on a television set in the Young People's Room, Minneapolis Public Library, Ocober 1949."
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

977. Young People's Room, Central Library, Minneapolis Public Library, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1949?
Description:
"Young people from high schools all over the city meet to look over school annuals and papers, read from the book collection especially selected for teen-agers and talk over school events in the Young People's Room at the Main Minneapolis Public Library."
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

978. Youth Goes to War, Central Library, Minneapolis Public Library, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1936 - 1945
Description:
Student representatives from each Minneapolis High School aid in setting up the exhibit "Youth Goes to War" in the Young People's Room of Minneapolis Public Library's Central Library.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

979. Aitkin Public Library, East Central Regional Library, Aitkin, Minnesota

Description:
The Aitkin Public Library, built in 1911, is the only East Central Regional Library branch to have received funds from the Andrew Carnegie Foundation. It served the Aitkin, Minnesota community until 1991 when a new library was built. Founded in 1959, ECRL is the oldest existing regional public library system in Minnesota. Headquartered in Cambridge, it is a consolidated library system with 14 libraries and Outreach Services and serves residents in Aitkin, Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, and Pine counties.
Contributing Institution:
East Central Regional Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Slides (photographs)

980. Bookmobile, East Central Regional Library, Cambridge, Minnesota

Description:
In 1986, the box from a previous East Central Regional Library bookmobile was mounted on a new truck frame. Because the lights and heat ran off the alternator, it did not run during the coldest months. Nevertheless, it logged 298,000 miles during its service. Founded in 1959, is the oldest existing regional public library system in Minnesota. Headquartered in Cambridge, it is a consolidated library system with 14 libraries and Outreach Services and serves residents in Aitkin, Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, and Pine counties.
Contributing Institution:
East Central Regional Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

981. Bookmobile, East Central Regional Library, Cambridge, Minnesota

Description:
East Central Regional Library's last bookmobile. Purchased in 1996 for $103,000, it was the first new bookmobile in 20 years. It was built on a Bluebird bus chassis, held 3,500 items, had an onboard generator and a lift for accessibility, and it featured an ""air ride."" East Central Regional Library ended bookmobile services in May 2009. Founded in 1959, ECRL is the oldest existing regional public library system in Minnesota. Headquartered in Cambridge, it is a consolidated library system with 14 libraries and Outreach Services and serves residents in Aitkin, Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, and Pine counties.
Contributing Institution:
East Central Regional Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

982. Carol Edwards, East Central Regional Library headquarters, Cambridge, Minnesota

Description:
Carol Edwards, Youth and Community Services Librarian at East Central Regional Library in Cambridge, Minnesota. Founded in 1959, ECRL is the oldest existing regional public library system in Minnesota. Headquartered in Cambridge, it is a consolidated library system with 14 libraries and Outreach Services and serves residents in Aitkin, Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, and Pine counties.
Contributing Institution:
East Central Regional Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

983. Child listening to a book on cassette using headphones, East Central Regional Library, Cambridge, Minnesota

Description:
A young reader in the children's section of East Central Regional Library, Cambridge, Minnesota, enjoys the opportunity to listen to a book on cassette while he reads along. By 1974, audio cassette players were available in all of the branch libraries for loan, with a $20.00 refundable deposit and a $2.00 per day charge. In the mid-1990's, East Central Regional Library lent audio cassettes of recorded books. Within a few years, books on compact disc became the format of choice for listening to recorded books. Founded in 1959, ECRL is the oldest existing regional public library system in Minnesota. Headquartered in Cambridge, it is a consolidated library system with 14 libraries and Outreach Services and serves residents in Aitkin, Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, and Pine counties.
Contributing Institution:
East Central Regional Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

984. Child using the card catalog, East Central Regional Library, Cambridge, Minnesota

Description:
The card catalog with drawers of cards indexing the library materials were replaced with microfiche readers at East Central Regional Library Headquarters by 1987. Founded in 1959, ECRL is the oldest existing regional public library system in Minnesota. Headquartered in Cambridge, it is a consolidated library system with 14 libraries and Outreach Services and serves residents in Aitkin, Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, and Pine counties.
Contributing Institution:
East Central Regional Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

985. David Polodna, East Central Regional Library, Cambridge, Minnesota

Description:
David Polodna, Assistant Director of East Central Regional Library from 1985-1987 works at his desk at East Central Regional Library Headquarters, Cambridge, Minnesota. Founded in 1959, ECRL is the oldest existing regional public library system in Minnesota. Headquartered in Cambridge, it is a consolidated library system with 14 libraries and Outreach Services and serves residents in Aitkin, Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, and Pine counties.
Contributing Institution:
East Central Regional Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

986. East Central Regional Library bookmobile visiting Cloverton, Minnesota

Description:
East Central Regional Library bookmobile visiting Cloverton, Pine County, Minnesota. Founded in 1959, ECRL is the oldest existing regional public library system in Minnesota. Headquartered in Cambridge, it is a consolidated library system with 14 libraries and Outreach Services and serves residents in Aitkin, Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, and Pine counties.
Contributing Institution:
East Central Regional Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

987. Elvera Anderson, Reference Librarian and Acting Director, East Central Regional Library, Cambridge, Minnesota

Description:
Elvera Anderson, Reference Librarian at East Central Regional Library, Cambridge, Minnesota, served as Acting Director in 1967 and again from 1970-1971. Founded in 1959, ECRL is the oldest existing regional public library system in Minnesota. Headquartered in Cambridge, it is a consolidated library system with 14 libraries and Outreach Services and serves residents in Aitkin, Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, and Pine counties.
Contributing Institution:
East Central Regional Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

988. Flier announcing the opening and hours of the Isanti County Library, Isanti County, Minnesota

Description:
Cambridge, chosen as the site for the headquarters of the new regional system in 1959, had also been the headquarters of the Isanti County Library, which was established in 1946 in Cambridge, Minnesota. Founded in 1959, ECRL is the oldest existing regional public library system in Minnesota. Headquartered in Cambridge, it is a consolidated library system with 14 libraries and Outreach Services and serves residents in Aitkin, Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, and Pine counties.
Contributing Institution:
East Central Regional Library
Type:
Text
Format:
Broadsides (notices)

989. Hinckley Public Library, East Central Regional Library, Hinckley, Minnesota

Description:
Hinckley Public Library has been located in this building with the village hall since December of 1939 in Hinckley, Minnesota. Founded in 1959, ECRL is the oldest existing regional public library system in Minnesota. Headquartered in Cambridge, it is a consolidated library system with 14 libraries and Outreach Services and serves residents in Aitkin, Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, and Pine counties.
Contributing Institution:
East Central Regional Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

990. Kathy Enger (left), Pauline Helgeland, East Central Regional Library, Cambridge, Minnesota

Description:
Reference Librarians, Kathy Enger and Pauline Helgeland. The East Central Regional Library Reference Department handles requests from all the libraries for materials on a wide variety of subjects. Founded in 1959, ECRL is the oldest existing regional public library system in Minnesota. Headquartered in Cambridge, it is a consolidated library system with 14 libraries and Outreach Services and serves residents in Aitkin, Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, and Pine counties.
Contributing Institution:
East Central Regional Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

991. Lindstrom Public Library, East Central Regional Library, Lindstrom, Minnesota

Description:
This 2,400 square foot building on Main Street in Lindstrom served the Chisago Lakes community as a library from 1973 to 2005 when a larger library was built in Chisago Lakes Township. When the library moved out, the building became the new home for the Chisago Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce. Founded in 1959, ECRL is the oldest existing regional public library system in Minnesota. Headquartered in Cambridge, it is a consolidated library system with 14 libraries and Outreach Services and serves residents in Aitkin, Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, and Pine counties.
Contributing Institution:
East Central Regional Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

992. McGregor Public Library, East Central Regional Library, McGregor, Minnesota

Description:
For some time, McGregor Public Library was located in the community room, which had been two cells of the former jail. Prior to joining East Central Regional Library, other library spaces in McGregor were the corner of O.L Johnson's telephone office, the back room of Paul Huff's barber shop, the school, and the General Minnesota utilities building. Founded in 1959, ECRL is the oldest existing regional public library system in Minnesota. Headquartered in Cambridge, it is a consolidated library system with 14 libraries and Outreach Services and serves residents in Aitkin, Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, and Pine counties.
Contributing Institution:
East Central Regional Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

993. McGregor Public Library, East Central Regional Library, McGregor, Minnesota

Description:
When McGregor Public Library joined East Central Regional Library in 1964, the library was housed in the former jail. The concrete building had been renovated, but the jail cells and the window bars were still intact, and heating was problematic. The circulation desk was where the jailer's desk had been, McGregor, Minnesota. Founded in 1959, ECRL is the oldest existing regional public library system in Minnesota. Headquartered in Cambridge, it is a consolidated library system with 14 libraries and Outreach Services and serves residents in Aitkin, Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, and Pine counties.
Contributing Institution:
East Central Regional Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

994. Pine City Municipal Building and Library, East Central Regional Library, Pine City, Minnesota

Description:
When East Central Regional Library was organized, Pine City opted to remain independent from East Central Regional Library, though its county, Pine County, joined the system. Pine City joined East Central Regional Library when a new city hall was built in 1978 with space reserved for a library. Founded in 1959, ECRL is the oldest existing regional public library system in Minnesota. Headquartered in Cambridge, it is a consolidated library system with 14 libraries and Outreach Services and serves residents in Aitkin, Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, and Pine counties.
Contributing Institution:
East Central Regional Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

995. Princeton Area Library, East Central Regional Library, Princeton , Minnesota

Description:
The Princeton Area Library was located in the former railroad depot several blocks west of downtown from 1976 to 1995, sharing the building with the local historical society. East Central Regional Library is a consolidated library system in Minnesota serving Aitkin, Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, and Pine counties.
Contributing Institution:
East Central Regional Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

996. Reference librarian at desk, East Central Regional Library, Cambridge, Minnesota

Description:
Reference Librarian, Jane Christopherson. The East Central Regional Library Reference Department handles requests from all the libraries for materials on a wide variety of subjects. Founded in 1959, ECRL is the oldest existing regional public library system in Minnesota. Headquartered in Cambridge, it is a consolidated library system with 14 libraries and Outreach Services and serves residents in Aitkin, Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, and Pine counties.
Contributing Institution:
East Central Regional Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

997. Rush City Library and Community Center, East Central Regional Library, Rush City , Minnesota

Description:
The Rush City Public Library has been located on Main Street since 1987. The building was previously the office headquarters for the Plastech corporation. East Central Regional Library is a consolidated library system in Minnesota serving Aitkin, Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, and Pine counties.
Contributing Institution:
East Central Regional Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

998. Sandstone Public Library, East Central Regional Library, Sandstone, Minnesota

Description:
After a city hall renovation in September 1991, the Sandstone Public Library expanded its space in the building by 3,400 square feet. Founded in 1959, ECRL is the oldest existing regional public library system in Minnesota. Headquartered in Cambridge, it is a consolidated library system with 14 libraries and Outreach Services and serves residents in Aitkin, Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, and Pine counties.
Contributing Institution:
East Central Regional Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

999. Taylors Falls Public Library, Taylors Falls, Minnesota

Description:
A Chisago County library that maintains its independence as an unaffiliated library is the Taylors Falls Public Library, housed in this building since 1887.
Contributing Institution:
East Central Regional Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs
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