Minneapolis Public Library

For the current library system in Minneapolis, see Hennepin County Library.
exterior seen from slightly above street level
The new Central Library, designed by César Pelli, completed in 2006

The Minneapolis Public Library (MPL) was a library system that served the residents of Minneapolis, Minnesota in the United States. It was founded in 1885 with the establishment of the Minneapolis Library Board by an amendment to the Minneapolis City Charter. Lumber baron and philanthropist T. B. Walker and other city leaders such as Thomas Lowry were members of the first library board. In 2008, after some financial difficulties, the library was merged into the Hennepin County Library system.[1] At the time of its merger, the library included Central Library in downtown Minneapolis and fourteen branch libraries.[2] Its collection numbered about 3.1 million items with about 2.2 million of these housed in the central library.[3]

  1. ^ Gordon Flagg (January 11, 2008). "Minneapolis PL Merges with Hennepin County Library". American Libraries Magazine. Retrieved February 10, 2018.
  2. ^ "Hours for All Locations". 2007-02-20. Archived from the original on 2007-04-29.
  3. ^ According to the 2004 Minneapolis Public Library board report