| Brookdale Library | |
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| General information | |
| Address | 6125 Shingle Creek Pkwy |
| Town or city | Brooklyn Center, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 45°3′58″N 93°18′38″W / 45.06611°N 93.31056°W |
| Opened | 1981 |
Brookdale Library is a branch of Hennepin County Library serving the community of Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, United States. The library opened in its current location, 6125 Shingle Creek Parkway, in 1981. As the first structure in Hennepin County to be built in compliance with Minnesota's Sustainable Design Guide (now known as B3 Guidelines),[1] it is one of three Hennepin County structures with a library, county courthouse, licensing and records services office, and social service and community corrections offices.[2] Initially, the library's space was 31,400 square feet (2,920 m2), including three meeting rooms. As the building abuts a swamp and nearby Shingle Creek, native plants were included in the landscaping, using trees, shrubs and plants that thrive in Minnesota's weather and support native animals and insects. A library in Brooklyn Center was part of Hennepin County's long-range library construction program which was published by the 1969 Minnesota State Legislature, authorizing three libraries: Southdale-Hennepin Area Library (Edina, opened in 1973); Ridgedale Hennepin Area Library (Minnetonka, opened in 1982); and Brookdale Library.[3]
- ^ City of St. Paul, “Setting an Example: The Brookdale Library,” p. 41, July 2008, "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-05-02. Retrieved 2015-05-06.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Regents of the University of Minnesota, Minnesota Sustainable Design Guide, “Hennepin County Library, Courts and Service Center” http://www.develop.csbr.umn.edu/msdg/MSDG/case/brookdale/brookdale.html
- ^ Hennepin County Breaks Ground for Brookdale-Hennepin Area Library and Service Center,” Fact Sheet, Hennepin County Library, Archives of Hennepin County Library