View is to the east from the west side of 6th Street South just south of Main Avenue. The recently constructed Moorhead Public Library stands on the corner across the intersection. Also visible are adjacent houses on 6th Street South at right and businesses on Main Avenue to left.
Originally constructed as the Savage State Bank, this brick structure located on Minnesota Street (later renamed 123rd Street West) in Savage, has served as the Glendale Township Hall and Savage Library.
This image show the new Bernadotte Memorial Library at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter. This postcard negative has been converted to a digital positive image.
This image show the interior of the Bernadotte Memorial Library at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter. This postcard negative has been converted to a digital positive image.
Interior view of the bookcases full of books in the reading room of the Turnblad mansion. Completed in 1908, the Swan J. Turnblad mansion was built in the French Chateauesque style. The house became the American Swedish Institute in 1929.
Interior view of the reading room, with the bookcases full of books. Completed in 1908, the Swan J. Turnblad mansion was built in the French Chateauesque style. The house became the American Swedish Institute in 1929.
A library staff member helping a patron in Minneapolis Public Library's Central Library. This facility, at 300 Nicollet Mall, was built in 1961 and housed the library until 2002. Founded in 1885, the Minneapolis Public Library 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 woman looking at a book in the Literature and Language section of Minneapolis Public Library's Central Library. This facility, at 300 Nicollet Mall, was built in 1961 and housed the library until 2002. Founded in 1885, the Minneapolis Public Library 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 view of the back of the original Central Library building of Minneapolis Public Library, showing an intersection with streetcar tracks and various businesses. This building, at Tenth Street and Hennepin Avenue, opened in 1889 and was in service until 1959.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
A winter view of the Eden Prairie Reading Center branch of the Hennepin County Library. This facility served the Eden Prairie community from 1973 to 1986.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
The Excelsior Community Library shared a building with the city administrative offices for a time and served the communities of Deephaven, Excelsior, Greenwood, Shorewood and Tonka Bay
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
The Excelsior Community Library shared a building with the city administrative offices for a time and served the communities of Deephaven, Excelsior, Greenwood, Shorewood and Tonka Bay
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
This building on Third Street was the first permanent location of the Excelsior Public Library, opened in 1965. Library service to the South Lake communities of Deephaven, Excelsior, Greenwood, Shorewood and Tonka Bay was established beginning in 1922, when the library was housed out of the White House Hotel. Until 1965, the library operated out of various locations in the community. In 2014, the library moved to a new building on Water Street in the heart of downtown Excelsior.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
The Excelsior Community Library shared a building with the city administrative offices for a time and served the communities of Deephaven, Excelsior, Greenwood, Shorewood and Tonka Bay. The first permanent location was built on Third Street in 1965. In 2014 , the library moved to a new building at 337 Water Street in the heart of downtown Exclesior.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Exterior view of the Folke Bernadotte Memorial Library on the campus of Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter. This postcard negative, marked 3A87, has been converted to a digital positive image.
Exterior view of the Franklin Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library. Opened in August 1914 at 1314 East Franklin Avenue, and designed by architect Edward L. Tilton, this was the first library building in Minneapolis to be built with funds from Andrew Carnegie. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Exterior view of the Hopkins Public Library, a branch of the Hennepin County Library. Library service to the Hopkins, Minnesota community was established more than 100 years ago. The library was initially housed in City Hall, moved to the historic Dow House in 1948 and then temporarily to a vacant restaurant in 1963. The library opened in this building, at its current location at 22 Eleventh Avenue North, in 1968. The library joined Hennepin County Library in 1973 and its building was renovated in 2002.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Exterior view of 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.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Housed in a school in the Jordan neighborhood of Minneapolis, the Jordan branch of Minneapolis Public Library was closed when the North Regional Library opened in 1971. Founded in 1885, the Minneapolis Public Library 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
Interior view of the north side of the library in the Turnblad mansion. Completed in 1908, the Swan J. Turnblad mansion was built in the French Chateauesque style. The house became the American Swedish Institute in 1929.
Interior view of the north end of the library in the Turnblad mansion, featuring a library table and a sofa. Completed in 1908, the Swan J. Turnblad mansion was built in the French Chateauesque style. The house became the American Swedish Institute in 1929.
The Linden Hills branch of the Minneapolis Public Library moved into this building at 2900 West Forty-third Street in 1931, with a stock of 10,000 books. In 2000 the building was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
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
Library service to the Long Lake community in western Hennepin County began in 1913, when the library was housed out of the Long Lake Bank Building. For several decades, the library operated out of various locations in the community. This photo shows the interior of the library, including the checkout desk.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Library service to the Long Lake community in western Hennepin County began in 1913, when the library was housed out of the Long Lake Bank Building. For several decades, the library operated out of various locations in the community. In this photo it is housed in a mall at 2160 Wayzata Boulevard.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
The Maple Grove Library, part of the Hennepin County Library, serves the cities of Maple Grove and Osseo and the surrounding communities. From 1987-2010, the library was located in this building at 8351 Elm Creek Boulevard.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
The Maple Grove Library, part of the Hennepin County Library, serves the cities of Maple Grove and Osseo and the surrounding communities. From 1987-2010, the library was located in this building at 8351 Elm Creek Boulevard.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Thos photo shows the Children's Area of the Maple Grove Library, part of the Hennepin County Library, which serves the cities of Maple Grove and Osseo and the surrounding communities. From 1987-2010, the library was located in this building at 8351 Elm Creek Boulevard.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Two people stand in front of the Maple Plain branch of the Hennepin County Library, with one of the delivery boxes used to transport materials to the branches. Library service to Maple Plain and the surrounding communities began in 1922, when the library was housed out of a former U.S. Post Office. For the next five decades, the library operated out of various locations in the community, with the first permanent location opening in 1973 in a commercial building at 5184 Main Street East.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Library service to Maple Plain and the surrounding communities began in 1922, when the library was housed out of a former U.S. Post Office. For the next five decades, the library operated out of various locations in the community, with the first permanent location opening in this commercial building at 5184 Main Street in 1973.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Library service to Maple Plain and the surrounding communities began in 1922, when the library was housed out of a former U.S. Post Office. For the next five decades, the library operated out of various locations in the community, with the first permanent location opening in this commercial building at 5184 Main Street in 1973.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Library service to Maple Plain and the surrounding communities began in 1922, when the library was housed out of a former U.S. Post Office. For the next five decades, the library operated out of various locations in the community, with the first permanent location opening in this commercial building at 5184 Main Street in 1973.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
The main entrance of the Minnetonka Public Library at 17524 Excelsior Boulevard. This building opened in 1989. It sits on land once occupied by the historic Westburg House and Farm in western Minnetonka. Library service to this area of Hennepin County began in the late 1800s, when the library was housed in office space in the Fletcher-Loring Flour Mill at Minnetonka Mills. For over a century, the library operated out of various locations in the community.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Exterior view of the Minnetonka Public Library at 17524 Excelsior Boulevard. This building opened in 1989. It sits on land once occupied by the historic Westburg House and Farm in western Minnetonka. Library service to this area of Hennepin County began in the late 1800s, when the library was housed in office space in the Fletcher-Loring Flour Mill at Minnetonka Mills. For over a century, the library operated out of various locations in the community.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
The main entrance of the Minnetonka Public Library at 17524 Excelsior Boulevard. This building opened in 1989. It sits on land once occupied by the historic Westburg House and Farm in western Minnetonka. Library service to this area of Hennepin County began in the late 1800s, when the library was housed in office space in the Fletcher-Loring Flour Mill at Minnetonka Mills. For over a century, the library operated out of various locations in the community.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
This is one of various locations out of which the Minnetonka Public Library operated before moving to a permanent location on Excelsior Boulevard in 1989. Library service to this area of Hennepin County began in the late 1800s, when the library was housed in office space in the Fletcher-Loring Flour Mill at Minnetonka Mills.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
The returns desk of the Minnetonka Public Library at 17524 Excelsior Boulevard. This building opened in 1989. It sits on land once occupied by the historic Westburg House and Farm in western Minnetonka. Library service to this area of Hennepin County began in the late 1800s, when the library was housed in office space in the Fletcher-Loring Flour Mill at Minnetonka Mills. For over a century, the library operated out of various locations in the community.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Exterior of the Nokomis branch of Minneapolis Public Library at 5100 Thirty-fourth Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Built in 1968, the building was designed by�Buetow and Associates, Inc�and replaced the nearby�Longfellow Community Library.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Children sitting on the grass outside the Nokomis branch of Minneapolis Public Library at 5100 Thirty-fourth Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Built in 1968, the building was designed by�Buetow and Associates, Inc�and replaced the nearby�Longfellow Community Library.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library