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1. Exterior front of the St. Cloud Public Library, St. Cloud, Minnesota

Date Created:
1902 - 1920
Description:
This is an early photograph of the St. Cloud Public Library's Carnegie building which stood at 124 Fifth Avenue South from 1902 until it was torn down in 1981.
Contributing Institution:
Great River Regional Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Slides (photographs)

2. Book Service, Hennepin County Library, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1920 - 1930
Description:
View of an early Hennepin County Library bookmobile.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Slides (photographs)

3. Open side of the Bookmobile, Hennepin County Library, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1920 - 1930
Description:
Ethel Berry stands next to the open side of an early Hennepin County Library bookmobile. A delivery box used to transport materials between library branches sits in the foreground.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Slides (photographs)

4. Wayzata Public Library, Hennepin County Library, Wayzata, Minnesota

Date Created:
1920 - 1940
Description:
A Hennepin County Library bookmobile is parked in front of the Wayzata Public Library, housed at that time in the City Hall building\. Wayzata Library serves Wayzata- and Lake Minnetonka-area residents. In 1905, space for a library was made available in Wayzata City Hall. When a fire destroyed City Hall in 1955, the library moved into a temporary location in the Kallstead Building. It reopened in 1957 in the new City Hall and again in its current location in Wayzata town square with a view of Lake Minnetonka.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Slides (photographs)

5. Hamel Branch Library, Hennepin County Library, Medina, Minnesota

Date Created:
1930 - 1950
Description:
Exterior view of the Hamel branch library, which operated from 1922-1968.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Slides (photographs)

6. Champlin Branch, Hennepin County Library, Champlin, Minnesota

Date Created:
1940 - 1950
Description:
Exterior view of the Champlin Branch. Library service has been available to Champlin-area residents since the early 1900s. For most of the 20th century, library service was provided in a variety of small community locations.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Slides (photographs)

7. Crystal Library, Hennepin County Library, Crystal, Minnesota

Date Created:
1954-02
Description:
Residents of Crystal, Minnesota were served by a branch of the Hennepin County Library that operated out of a variety of locations, until a number of nearby branches were consolidated into the Rockford Road Library, which opened in 1972.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Slides (photographs)

8. Wayzata Public Library, Hennepin County Library, Wayzata, Minnesota

Date Created:
1955 - 1957
Description:
Wayzata Library serves Wayzata- and Lake Minnetonka-area residents. In 1905, space for a library was made available in Wayzata City Hall. When a fire destroyed City Hall in 1955, the library moved into a temporary location in the Kallstead Building. It reopened in 1957 in the new City Hall and again in its current location in Wayzata town square with a view of Lake Minnetonka.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Slides (photographs)

9. Hamel Branch Library, Hennepin County Library, Medina, Minnesota

Date Created:
1956-05-15
Description:
Exterior view of the tiny Hamel branch library, which operated from 1922-1968.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Slides (photographs)

10. Long Lake Library, Hennepin County Library, Long Lake, Minnesota

Date Created:
1959
Description:
Library service to the Long Lake community in western Hennepin County began in 1913, when the library was housed out of the Long Lake Bank Building. The library merged with the Hennepin County Library system in 1922. For several decades, the library operated out of various locations in the community, until it settled in a commercial storefront space in the Long Lake Town Center Mall in 1995.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Slides (photographs)

11. Excelsior Public Library, Hennepin County Library, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1960 - 1965
Description:
Exterior view of the Excelsior Public Library. Library service to the South Lake communities of Deephaven, Excelsior, Greenwood, Shorewood and Tonka Bay was established beginning in 1922, when the library was housed out of the White House Hotel. For several decades, the library operated out of various locations in the community, with the first permanent library location opening on Third Street in 1965.�
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Slides (photographs)

12. Long Lake Library, Hennepin County Library, Long Lake, Minnesota

Date Created:
1960-02
Description:
Library service to the Long Lake community in western Hennepin County began in 1913, when the library was housed out of the Long Lake Bank Building. The library merged with the Hennepin County Library system in 1922. For several decades, the library operated out of various locations in the community, until it settled in a commercial storefront space in the Long Lake Town Center Mall in 1995.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Slides (photographs)

13. Linden Hills Branch, Minneapolis Public Library, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1960?
Description:
The Children's Room of the Linden Hills branch of Minneapolis Public Library. The branch moved into this building at 2900 West Forty-third Street in 1931, with a stock of 10,000 books. In 2000 the building was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Slides (photographs)

14. Linden Hills Branch, Minneapolis Public Library, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1960?
Description:
Interior of the Linden Hills branch of the Minneapolis Public Library, from the Reading Room looking toward Adult Non-Fiction and entrance. The branch moved into this building at 2900 West Forty-third Street in 1931, with a stock of 10,000 books. In 2000 the building was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Slides (photographs)

15. Linden Hills Branch, Minneapolis Public Library, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1960?
Description:
Interior of the Linden Hills branch of the Minneapolis Public Library, showing the Adult Fiction section looking toward the circulation desk. The branch moved into this building at 2900 West Forty-third Street in 1931, with a stock of 10,000 books. In 2000 the building was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Slides (photographs)

16. Linden Hills Branch, Minneapolis Public Library, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1960?
Description:
Interior of the Linden Hills branch of the Minneapolis Public Library, showing the Adult Fiction section. The branch moved into this building at 2900 West Forty-third Street in 1931, with a stock of 10,000 books. In 2000 the building was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Slides (photographs)

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

Date Created:
1960?
Description:
Sandstone Public Library, built in 1960, is located in the same building as the village hall in Sandstone, 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:
Slides (photographs)

18. Augsburg Park Library, Hennepin County Library, Richfield, Minnesota

Date Created:
1961-08-30
Description:
A seating area in Augsburg Park Library which has provided service in its current location since 1975. It is named after the park in which it is located. The library serves the Richfield community and residents of nearby Minneapolis. The library was renovated in 1988 and again in 2013.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Slides (photographs)

19. Margaret Talbert, Milaca Community Library, East Central Regional Library, Milaca, Minnesota

Date Created:
1962 - 1982
Description:
Margaret Talbert was the Milaca Community Library Branch Librarian from 1962-1982 in Milaca, 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:
Slides (photographs)

20. Brooklyn Center Library, Hennepin County Library, Brooklyn Center, Minnesota

Date Created:
1965 - 1970
Description:
Exterior view of the Brooklyn Center Library. The Brooklyn Center branch library opened in 1965.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Slides (photographs)

21. Excelsior Public Library, Hennepin County Library, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1965 - 1975
Description:
Exterior view of the Excelsior Public Library. Library service to the South Lake communities of Deephaven, Excelsior, Greenwood, Shorewood and Tonka Bay was established beginning in 1922, when the library was housed out of the White House Hotel. For several decades, the library operated out of various locations in the community, with the first permanent library location opening on Third Street in 1965.�
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Slides (photographs)

22. Excelsior Public Library, Hennepin County Library, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1965 - 1975
Description:
Exterior view of the Excelsior Public Library. Library service to the South Lake communities of Deephaven, Excelsior, Greenwood, Shorewood and Tonka Bay was established beginning in 1922, when the library was housed out of the White House Hotel. For several decades, the library operated out of various locations in the community, with the first permanent library location opening on Third Street in 1965.�
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Slides (photographs)

23. Excelsior Public Library, Hennepin County Library, Excelsior, Minnesota

Date Created:
1965 - 1975
Description:
Exterior view of the Excelsior Public Library. Library service to the South Lake communities of Deephaven, Excelsior, Greenwood, Shorewood and Tonka Bay was established beginning in 1922, when the library was housed out of the White House Hotel. For several decades, the library operated out of various locations in the community, with the first permanent library location opening on Third Street in 1965.�
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Slides (photographs)

24. Augsburg Park Library, Hennepin County Library, Richfield, Minnesota

Date Created:
1965-08-16
Description:
Exterior view of Augsburg Park Library which has provided service in its current location since 1975. It is named after the park in which it is located. The library serves the Richfield community and residents of nearby Minneapolis. The library was renovated in 1988 and again in 2013.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Slides (photographs)

25. Augsburg Park Library, Hennepin County Library, Richfield, Minnesota

Date Created:
1965-08-16
Description:
Augsburg Park Library has provided service in its current location since 1975. It is named after the park in which it is located. The library serves the Richfield community and residents of nearby Minneapolis. The library was renovated in 1988 and again in 2013.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Slides (photographs)
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