Nokomis Library

Nokomis Library
The renovated front of the library, along 51st Street
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Former namesNokomis Community Library
General information
TypeBranch library
Location5100 34th Ave S.
Minneapolis, Minnesota[1]
Coordinates44°54′37.89″N 93°13′23.69″W / 44.9105250°N 93.2232472°W / 44.9105250; -93.2232472
Construction started1967
Completed1968
Renovated2009–2011
Cost$530,000
Renovation cost$7 million
OwnerHennepin County Library System
Technical details
Floor count2
Floor area17,340 square feet (1,611 m2)
Design and construction
Architect(s)Buetow and Associates, Inc.
Renovating team
Architect(s)KKE Architects
Renovating firmEbert, Inc.
Other information
Parking17,700-square-foot (1,644 m2) surface lot

Nokomis Library, formerly Nokomis Community Library, is a branch library serving the Nokomis East area of Minneapolis, Minnesota. One of 41 libraries in the Hennepin County Library system, Nokomis was designed by Buetow and Associates, Inc and opened in 1968 as a replacement for the nearby Longfellow Community Library. After being deemed crowded and outdated in 1999, the library underwent a renovation beginning in 2009 that saw it gain a number of environmentally friendly features and an expansion of 4,300 square feet (399 m2). The building reopened in 2011 and includes a restored Wind and Water Chime, a stabile that was part of the original library and that was refurbished and reinstalled by July 2013. The library contains over 35 computers, a public meeting room, and a Spanish-language collection of materials.

  1. ^ Van Ellis, Mara (April 26, 2011). "Nokomis Library set to reopen". Star Tribune. Archived from the original on February 20, 2017. Retrieved February 19, 2017 – via HighBeam Research.