A group of children and teens climbs a staircase to the second level of the Hennepin County Library system's Southdale Library, while other customers check out items at a counter.
At the Hennepin County Library's Southdale branch, three customers are assisted by two library employees at a counter labeled "returns" and "library cards."
In the Minnetonka branch of the Hennepin County Library system, two library staff members stand behind a counter. Behind them, a third staff member is visible through a doorway to a back room, stacking books on a cart.