The sun porch reading room of the Longfellow branch of the Minneapolis Public Library. Formerly a private residence, in 1937 the house was converted to serve as a library by the Works Progress Administration. In 1968 it was replaced by the Nokomis Community Library.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
The front entrance of the Longfellow branch of the Minneapolis Public Library. Formerly a private residence, in 1937 the house was converted to serve as a library by the Works Progress Administration. In 1968 it was replaced by the Nokomis Community Library.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Workers in the cafeteria of Minneapolis Public Library's Central Library in 1937. A note on the back identifies the woman on the left as Mrs. Elizabeth Ryan.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
The interior of the Longfellow branch of the Minneapolis Public Library. Formerly a private residence, in 1937 the house was converted to serve as a library by the Works Progress Administration. In 1968 it was replaced by the Nokomis Community Library.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
The Children's room of the Longfellow branch of the Minneapolis Public Library. Formerly a private residence, in 1937 the house was converted to serve as a library by the Works Progress Administration. In 1968 it was replaced by the Nokomis Community Library.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
The interior of the Longfellow branch of the Minneapolis Public Library. Formerly a private residence, in 1937 the house was converted to serve as a library by the Works Progress Administration. In 1968 it was replaced by the Nokomis Community Library.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
The exterior of the Longfellow branch of the Minneapolis Public Library. Formerly a private residence, in 1937 the house was converted to serve as a library by the Works Progress Administration. In 1968 it was replaced by the Nokomis Community Library.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Mrs. Smith, a librarian with the Minneapolis Public Library's Hospital Service, brings reading material to patients M. Morrison and Mr. Simoneau in a Men's ward of Parkview Hospital on 1938.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Interior of the Mound branch of the Hennepin County Library, showing a reference librarian and many patrons reading. Public library service in Mound and the surrounding communities began in 1915, when Minneapolis Public Library made a small book collection available to area residents. In 1922, Hennepin County Library assumed responsibility for the library in Mound, and it has since operated out of various community locations. The current Westonka Library opened in 1972.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Two Minneapolis Public Library bookmobiles are parked in front of First Baptist Church in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota while a worker loades delivery boxes. A note on the back reads, "The main library does all the ordering, cataloging and binding for the branches and stations; it maintains a central registration bureau; it houses the resevoir collection for all extension agencies; it holds the headquarters offices of the administrative and supervisory offices. Any addition to the system places a strain on the main building. Because of the lack of loading area Bookmobiles must be loaded for their trips on the public curb, after a long trek from the thrid floor headquarters of the Bookmobile service."
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
ThIs Hennepin County Library bookmobile was displayed at the Hopkins County Fair, Aug. 15-18, 1940. It is shown parked with a display case of reading materials set up alongside it.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
The exterior of the Business Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library, which was established in 1916 and occupied various locations. This was the location of the service in 1946, at 217 South Sixth Street, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
"Margaret Fletcher, Assistant in charge of Visual Aids, discusses selection of a film with Mrs. Allan Moore, while the Rev. Elder C. Anderson and George Grenander "preview" a film in a home-made projection unit, constructed from a cardboard carton. Visual Aids Service, Minneapolis Public Library, November, 1948."
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
A clipping taped to the back reads, "Students visit the book bindery. Mrs. Zoe Oberg, at machine, demonstrates repair work to Roy Holmquist, Wesley Rust, Dorothy Risser and Marlene Cihlar."
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Records and a record player in the Music Department of Minneapolis Public Library's Central Library. A clipping taped to the back reads, "Mrs. Gladys Wilson explains records available at the library lending room to Roosevelt High School students. Left to right, Mrs. Wilson, Nancy Smith, Jim Franklin, Janet Weber."
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Roosevelt High School seniors go through the central book stacks on a visit to the Minneapolis Public Library. A clipping taped to the back reads, " Back in the stacks, students see volumes not in popular use by library patrons. The public is not permitted in the stacks, but for the purposes of the tour, library officials allowed students to browse in the forbidden territory. Left to right, David Swanson, Joan Haenel, Wendell C. Anderson and Joan Dahl, front, enter the stacks."
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
"The charging desk of the main library of the Minneapolis Public Library on a busy morning. At Registration desk, Violet Lux and Constance Burns Hoefer; at Information desk, Violet Lied; at Charging desk, Dorothy Joseph, Donna Hendrickson and Mary Lou Ofstied; in background of Charging desk, Charlotte Matson; pages at table, Frank Schneider, and Carol Leigh. Margaret McGuire is on the patron side of the desk in the Krimmer coat and Glenn M. Lewis, librarian in foreground, December 1949."
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
A note on the back reads, "Miss Marie Graber, member of the Hospital Library Service staff, takes books to the bedside of St. Mary's Hospital patient Mrs. Leslie Palm, 3247 Girard Avenue North, Dec. 1949."
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Children in a ward of the Minneapolis General Hospital read materials provided by the Minneapolis Public Library's Hospital Service. A note on teh back indicates that the children's names are Charles, Betty and Mavis.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Children in a ward of the Minneapolis General Hospital read materials provided by the Minneapolis Public Library's Hospital Service. A note on the back indicates that the children's names are, from left to right: James Compton, Paul Lourdeman, Robert Moore and -- Engman; and standing: John Dymanyk, Eugene McQuillan, and James Deahan.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
"Young people from high schools all over the city meet to look over school annuals and papers, read from the book collection especially selected for teen-agers and talk over school events in the Young People's Room at the Main Minneapolis Public Library."
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
A caption attached to the back reads, " STACKS OF BOOKS -- The book stacks at the Central Library hold the bulk of the Library's collection. In a new library more of these could be placed on open shelves for readers to handle.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
The lobby of the Sumner branch of the Minneapolis Public Library. The branch opened in 1915 in a building funded by the Andrew Carnegie Corporation. It is named for Charles Sumner, a U.S. Senator from Massachusetts and was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. Before 1915, the library was located in a rented room at 901 6th Avenue North.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Exterior of the North branch of Minneapolis Public Library. This building, at 1834 Emerson Avenue North, Minneapolis, Minnesota, was designed by architect Frederick Corser and served the north Minneapolis community from 1893 to 1977.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Located in the Uptown neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota, the Walker branch of Minneapolis Public Library opened in 1911 at 2901 Hennepin Avenue South. In the 1981 the branch moved across the street.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
A label on the back reads "Minneapolis Public Library's new bookmobile, May 1952." The Minneapolis Public Library was originally founded in 1885 and grew to include a Central Library and fourteen branches. In 2008 the library was merged into the Hennepin County Library system.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
A corner of Minneapolis Public Library's Central Library at Tenth Street and Hennepin Avenue. "A sign on the front of the building advertised Book Week and the Storybook Food Fair, Minneapolis Public Library, Nov. 21, 1952." This building opened in 1889 and was in service until a new building opened in 1961.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
The front entrance of the East Lake Branch of Minneapolis Public Library, which opened in this building at 2916 East Lake Street, Minneapolis, Minnesota in February 1924. In 1976 the library moved to a new building two blocks west.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Children get on and off the Minneapolis Public Library bookmobile in May 1954. The Minneapolis Public Library was originally founded in 1885 and grew to include a Central Library and fourteen branches. In 2008 the library was merged into the Hennepin County Library system.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
The Sumner branch of the Minneapolis Public Library opened in 1915 in a building funded by the Andrew Carnegie Corporation. It is named for Charles Sumner, a U.S. Senator from Massachusetts and was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. Before 1915, the library was located in a rented room at 901 6th Avenue North.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Two boys read near a card catalog in the Hosmer branch of Minneapolis Public Library. Originally known as the Thirty-sixth Street Branch, this building was built in 1916 with funds from the Carnegie Corporation and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. The Minneapolis Public Library wasy founded in 1885 and grew to include a Central Library and fourteen branches. In 2008 the library was merged into the Hennepin County Library system.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
The front entrance of the Pierre Bottineau branch of the Minneapolis Public Library, in rented quarters at 1224 Northeast Second Street, Minneapolis, Minnesota. It shared a building with a business called Leitschuh's.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
The front window of the Pierre Bottineau branch of the Minneapolis Public Library, in rented quarters at 1224 Northeast Second Street, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
The front entrance of the Pierre Bottineau branch of the Minneapolis Public Library, in rented quarters at 1224 Northeast Second Street, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
"Mrs. Janet Johnson of the Twin City Dairy Council explains a model dairy farm exhibit loaned by the Council to the Minneapolis Public Library Children's Room. Alyce Mee Underhill, head of the central children's room, is behind Mrs. Johnson. July 21, 1959."
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library