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601. Penn Lake Library, Hennepin County Library, Bloomington, Minnesota

Date Created:
1980 - 2003
Description:
Exterior view of the Penn Lake branch of Hennepin County Library, 8800 Penn Avenue South, Bloomington, Minnesota. Nestled between large pine and oak trees, Penn Lake Library opened in 1970. It was the first free-standing library built in the City of Bloomington. The library was renovated in 2003. In the decades before 1970, the library operated out of various locations in the community including Bloomington Schools Administration Building (1954-57) and Lincoln High School (1957-62).
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Negatives (photographic)

602. Penn Lake Library, Hennepin County Library, Bloomington, Minnesota

Date Created:
1970 - 1990
Description:
Exterior view of the Penn Lake branch of Hennepin County Library, 8800 Penn Avenue South, Bloomington, Minnesota. Nestled between large pine and oak trees, Penn Lake Library opened in 1970. It was the first free-standing library built in the City of Bloomington. The library was renovated in 2003. In the decades before 1970, the library operated out of various locations in the community including Bloomington Schools Administration Building (1954-57) and Lincoln High School (1957-62).
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Slides (photographs)

603. Penny Olson, Branch Librarian, McGregor Public Library, East Central Regional Library, McGregor, Minnesota

Date Created:
1988
Description:
Penny Olson has been the McGregor Public Library Branch Librarian since 1987 in McGregor, Minnesota. Founded in 1959, ECRL is the oldest existing regional public library system in Minnesota. Headquartered in Cambridge, it is a consolidated library system with 14 libraries and Outreach Services and serves residents in Aitkin, Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, and Pine counties.
Contributing Institution:
East Central Regional Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

604. Periodicals area and stairs leading to the art books loft of the St. Cloud Public Library, St. Cloud, Minnesota

Date Created:
1970 - 1978
Description:
This shows the periodicals area and stairs leading to the art books loft of the St. Cloud Public Library's Carnegie building. The building stood at 124 Fifth Avenue South from 1902 until it was torn down in 1981. This image was part of a presentation used to persuade the community that the St. Cloud Public Library had outgrown its space and needed a new building.
Contributing Institution:
Great River Regional Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Slides (photographs)

605. Pet show outside of the St. Francis Library, St. Francis, Minnesota

Creator:
Anoka County Library
Date Created:
1988-07-18
Description:
Polaroid of patrons showing off their pets during a pet show outside of the St. Francis Library.
Contributing Institution:
Anoka County Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

606. Pierre Bottineau Branch Library, Minneapolis Public Library, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1958-09-30
Description:
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
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

607. Pierre Bottineau Branch Library, Minneapolis Public Library, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1958-09-30
Description:
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
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

608. Pierre Bottineau Branch Library, Minneapolis Public Library, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1957-09-30
Description:
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
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

609. Pillsbury Branch, Minneapolis Public Library, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1936
Description:
Exterior of the Pillsbury branch of the Minneapolis Public Library, located at 100 University Avenue Southeast, Minneapolis, Minnesota. This branch was in service from 1904 to 1967, when it was replaced by the Southeast branch.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

610. Plug-In ceremony at Milaca Community Library, East Central Regional Library, Milaca, Minnesota

Date Created:
1997-02
Description:
Mary Jane Bridge, Branch Librarian in Milaca, and Mary Johnson, Assistant Director, hold giant ""plugs"" to celebrate four new services made possible by Telecommunications Access Grants from the state of Minnesota: the electronic database Infotrac, public internet access at the library, East Central Regional Library's own website and toll-free telephone number. Feb. 1997. Founded in 1959, ECRL is the oldest existing regional public library system in Minnesota. Headquartered in Cambridge, it is a consolidated library system with 14 libraries and Outreach Services and serves residents in Aitkin, Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, and Pine counties.
Contributing Institution:
East Central Regional Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

611. Plumbing installation for Central Library of the Saint Paul Public Library, St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1915-05-13
Description:
Plumbing installation, men's lavatory of Central Library. Completed work shown in photo dated 12/16/1915.
Contributing Institution:
Saint Paul Public Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

612. Plymouth Library, Hennepin County Library, Plymouth, Minnesota

Date Created:
1995-10-10
Description:
Exterior view of the main entrance of the Plymouth branch of the Hennepin County Library. Built in 1995 at 15700 36th Avenue North, this was the first free-standing library for the City of Plymouth. Space needs led to an expansion in 2010.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

613. Plymouth Library, Hennepin County Library, Plymouth, Minnesota

Date Created:
1995-10-10
Description:
Exterior view of the main entrance of the Plymouth branch of the Hennepin County Library. Built in 1995 at 15700 36th Avenue North, this was the first free-standing library for the City of Plymouth. Space needs led to an expansion in 2010.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

614. Plymouth Library, Hennepin County Library, Plymouth, Minnesota

Date Created:
1995-10-10
Description:
Exterior view of the main entrance of the Plymouth branch of the Hennepin County Library. Built in 1995 at 15700 36th Avenue North, this was the first free-standing library for the City of Plymouth. Space needs led to an expansion in 2010.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

615. Plymouth Library, Hennepin County Library, Plymouth, Minnesota

Date Created:
1995-10-10
Description:
Exterior view of the main entrance of the Plymouth branch of the Hennepin County Library. Built in 1995 at 15700 36th Avenue North, this was the first free-standing library for the City of Plymouth. Space needs led to an expansion in 2010.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

616. Postal card asking for additional copies of "The Library Beacon"

Creator:
St. Louis Public Library (St. Louis, Missouri)
Date Created:
1935-04-26
Description:
This one cent postal card requests that they receive additional issues beyond the April-June, 1934 issues. The annotation shows that a response by post card was sent to the St. Louis Public Library letting them know that issues will be sent when available.
Contributing Institution:
Saint Paul Public Library
Type:
Text
Format:
Postal cards

617. Postal card informing the sender that the "The Library Beacon" had suspended publication

Creator:
Jennings, Mrs. T. B. (Saint Paul Public Library, St. Paul, Minnesota)
Date Created:
1935-08-07
Description:
This one cent postal card was sent to a Miss Helen Beach, Librarian at the Library School, Emory University, Georgia. It informs Miss Beach that "The Library Beacon" is in a state of "suspended animation." The library was facing an acute budget deficit, which would cause the library to close for fifteen days, from August 25th to September 8th, 1935.
Contributing Institution:
Saint Paul Public Library
Type:
Text
Format:
Postal cards

618. Postal card inquiring the status of the "The Library Beacon"

Creator:
Strohm, Adam (Detroit Public Library, Detroit, Michigan)
Date Created:
1935-08-17
Description:
This one cent postal card is an enquiry as to the status of "The Library Beacon" which was not received for the year 1935.
Contributing Institution:
Saint Paul Public Library
Type:
Text
Format:
Postal cards

619. Postal Card request for an issue of "The Library Beacon"

Creator:
St. Louis Public Library (St. Louis, Missouri)
Date Created:
1935-02-20
Description:
This one cent postal card is a request for copies of the "Library Beacon" Vol. 6, No.2 for 1934 to date. Penciled notation indicates that requested items were sent.
Contributing Institution:
Saint Paul Public Library
Type:
Text
Format:
Postal cards

620. Postal card request for copies of "The Library Beacon"

Creator:
Price, F. H. (Free Library of Philadelphia, Periodical Department, Middle City Station)
Date Created:
1935-01-23
Description:
This one cent postal card is a request for copies of "The Library Beacon" for July through December, 1934. January through June, 1935. This one cent postal card was the standard of quick, easy and inexpensive communication between libraries across the country.
Contributing Institution:
Saint Paul Public Library
Type:
Text
Format:
Postal cards

621. Postal card request for issues of "The Library Beacon"

Creator:
Miller, Wharton (Syracuse University Library, Syracuse, New York)
Date Created:
1935-04-17
Description:
This one cent postal card is a request for further issues of the "The Library Beacon." A penciled annotation, lower left corner, indicates that the inquiry was answered on 4-20-35.
Contributing Institution:
Saint Paul Public Library
Type:
Text
Format:
Postal cards

622. Postal card request from the University of the Philippines for "The Library Beacon"

Creator:
Bernardo, Gabriel A. (University of the Philippines, Manila)
Date Created:
1935-09-27
Description:
A two cent postal card from the Library of the University of the Philippines. It was a request that "The Library Beacon" be placed on a permanent mailing list and sent to the University of the Philippines.
Contributing Institution:
Saint Paul Public Library
Type:
Text
Format:
Postal cards

623. Postal card requesting an issue of "The Library Beacon"

Creator:
Windsor, P. L. (Periodical Division, University of Illinois Library, Urbana, Illinois)
Date Created:
1935-02-15
Description:
The one cent postal card was the most cost effective way to communicate by mail. This was especially true in the period of the Great Depression when the library budget was cut to the bone. This one cent postal card is a request for copies of "The Library Beacon" Vol. 6, No.2 for 1934 to date. Penciled notation indicates that requested items were sent.
Contributing Institution:
Saint Paul Public Library
Type:
Text
Format:
Postal cards

624. Postal card seeking issues of "The Library Beacon"

Creator:
Muller E. W. (Free Public Library of Jersey City, New Jersey)
Date Created:
1935-09-25
Description:
Request for "The Library Beacon" for the years of 1934 and 1935.
Contributing Institution:
Saint Paul Public Library
Type:
Text
Format:
Postal cards

625. Postal card seeking issues of the "Library Beacon"

Creator:
Pratt Institute (Brooklyn, New York)
Date Created:
1936-01-20
Description:
Request for the "The Library Beacon" for the year of 1935.
Contributing Institution:
Saint Paul Public Library
Type:
Text
Format:
Postal cards

626. Postal card seeking issues of the "The Library Beacon"

Creator:
Free Public Library (Jersey City, New Jersey)
Date Created:
1935-10-05
Description:
Request for "The Library Beacon" Volume 6, numbers 3-4 ; Volume 7, numbers 1-2.
Contributing Institution:
Saint Paul Public Library
Type:
Text
Format:
Postal cards

627. Potluck dinner for Anoka County Library staff, Anoka County, Minnesota

Creator:
Anoka County Library
Date Created:
1970 - 1980
Description:
Librarians celebrate the new LSS computer with a potluck dinner.
Contributing Institution:
Anoka County Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

628. Prince Charles and Princess Diana collections display at the Northtown Library, Blaine, Minnesota

Creator:
Anoka County Library
Date Created:
1984-1997
Description:
The Northtown Library displays books and collectables of Charles and Diana Windsor, Prince and Princess of Wales.
Contributing Institution:
Anoka County Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

629. Princeton Area Library, East Central Regional Library, Princeton, Minnesota

Date Created:
1997-12
Description:
The Princeton Area Library has been located in its current space downtown since 1990. Founded in 1959, ECRL is the oldest existing regional public library system in Minnesota. Headquartered in Cambridge, it is a consolidated library system with 14 libraries and Outreach Services and serves residents in Aitkin, Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, and Pine counties.
Contributing Institution:
East Central Regional Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

630. Princeton Area Library, East Central Regional Library, Princeton, Minnesota

Date Created:
1995
Description:
The Princeton Area Library opened in a new building overlooking the Rum River on August 24, 1990. East Central Regional Library is a consolidated library system in Minnesota serving Aitkin, Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, and Pine counties.
Contributing Institution:
East Central Regional Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

631. Program on winter camping at Brooklyn Park Library, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Creator:
Padden, Virginia
Date Created:
1977-11-30
Description:
Duncan Storlie of Lynx Track Winter Travel adjusts the harness on a sled dog at the front of a meeting room as a group of people watch.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Department of Public Affairs
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Negatives (photographic)

632. Public library building, Virginia, Minnesota

Creator:
Pederson, Bert O., 1874-1959
Date Created:
1920 - 1929
Description:
Exterior view of the public library building, facing east on South 5th Avenue West. Funded by Andrew Carnegie, it was first built in 1912.
Contributing Institution:
Iron Range Research Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

633. Public Library, Fergus Falls, Minnesota

Creator:
Bjornaas, Haakon, 1884-1949; Oxley, W.T.
Date Created:
1908?
Description:
Exterior view of the Public Library in Fergus Falls, Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Northwest Minnesota Historical Center
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

634. Public Library, Mankato, Minnesota

Date Created:
1911?
Description:
Exterior view of the Mankato Public Library building.
Contributing Institution:
Blue Earth County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

635. Public Library, Mankato, Minnesota

Date Created:
1910?
Description:
Exterior view of the Mankato Public Library building.
Contributing Institution:
Blue Earth County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

636. Public Library, Mankato, Minnesota

Date Created:
1910?
Description:
Exterior view of the Public Library building in Mankato.
Contributing Institution:
Blue Earth County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

637. Public Library, Mankato, Minnesota

Date Created:
1907?
Description:
Exterior view of the Mankato Public Library building.
Contributing Institution:
Blue Earth County Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

638. Public Library, St. Cloud, Minnesota

Date Created:
1900?
Description:
Interior view of the Public Library. This might be a room in lobby of West Hotel, which was used as a library before the Carnegie Library was built.
Contributing Institution:
Stearns History Museum
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

639. Public Outreach at the Brookdale Center, Brooklyn Center, Minnesota

Creator:
Anoka County Library
Date Created:
1975 - 1985
Description:
Jackie Harlow and Louann Smith running an Anoka County Library booth for the Fridley Weekend at the Brookdale Center, Brooklyn Center, Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Anoka County Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

640. Puppet show at the library, Anoka County, Minnesota

Creator:
Anoka County Library
Date Created:
1970 - 1980
Description:
Children watch a story performed by marionettes.
Contributing Institution:
Anoka County Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

641. Puppet show at the library, Anoka County, Minnesota

Creator:
Anoka County Library
Date Created:
1970 - 1980
Description:
A large crowd of children watch a puppet show at the library.
Contributing Institution:
Anoka County Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

642. Rambler Bookmobile, Hennepin County Library, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1978-09
Description:
View of the Hennepin County Library Bookmobile.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Slides (photographs)

643. Ray Bradbury's book recorded on a cassette tape, Anoka County Library, Anoka County, Minnesota

Creator:
Anoka County Library
Date Created:
1977-11
Description:
"The Illustrated Man" by Ray Bradbury recorded on cassette tape as read by the author.
Contributing Institution:
Anoka County Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

644. Reading area at Brooklyn Center Library, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Creator:
Padden, Virginia
Date Created:
1974-03-22
Description:
Interior of the Brooklyn Center branch of the Hennepin County Library system. A woman is reading a publication seated at a row of chairs near a table holding newspapers. A second woman is reading at a table near a window and a third is looking at items in a bin near bookshelves. A wood-burning stove and study tables are visible in the background.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Department of Public Affairs
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Negatives (photographic)

645. Reading area at Southdale Library, Edina, Minnesota

Creator:
Padden, Virginia
Date Created:
1973-08
Description:
Teens read books seated on hexagonal cushions in front of bookshelves.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Department of Public Affairs
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Negatives (photographic)

646. Reading Room of Central Library of the Saint Paul Public Library, St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1916-01-05
Description:
This is the Reading Room, on the second floor of the library, looking from the east toward the west. The room is in the very early stages of interior work.
Contributing Institution:
Saint Paul Public Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

647. Reading Room of Central Library of the Saint Paul Public Library, St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1916
Description:
This photograph shows the then-Periodical Room (now known as the Nicholson Information Commons) completed without interior furnishings. The floor is tiled with cork. The ceiling has been painted and decorated. The door connects to the James J. Hill Reference Library.
Contributing Institution:
Saint Paul Public Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

648. Rear aerial view of the second St. Cloud Public Library building

Date Created:
1980?
Description:
Back of the library looking southeast down Fourth Avenue. The eastern curve of the ""ring road"" encircling the central business district of St. Cloud, which was created as an urban renewal project in the early 1970s, can be seen here.
Contributing Institution:
Great River Regional Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Slides (photographs)

649. Records loft of the St. Cloud Public Library, St. Cloud, Minnesota

Date Created:
1970 - 1978
Description:
This was the records loft of the St. Cloud Public Library's Carnegie building. The building stood at 124 Fifth Avenue South from 1902 until it was torn down in 1981. This image was part of a presentation used to persuade the community that the St. Cloud Public Library had outgrown its space and needed a new building.
Contributing Institution:
Great River Regional Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Slides (photographs)

650. Reference desk at the Mississippi Library, Fridley, Minnesota

Creator:
Anoka County Library
Date Created:
1989
Description:
A pair of librarians field a call and assist a young patron at the reference desk of the Mississippi Library.
Contributing Institution:
Anoka County Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

651. Return desk at Southdale Library, Edina, Minnesota

Creator:
Padden, Virginia
Date Created:
1973-08
Description:
At the Hennepin County Library's Southdale branch, three customers are assisted by two library employees at a counter labeled "returns" and "library cards."
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Department of Public Affairs
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Negatives (photographic)

652. Richfield Public Library, Hennepin County Library, Richfield, Minnesota

Date Created:
1961
Description:
Stacks area of the third location of the Richfield Public Library, a branch of the Hennepin County Library. Located at 70th Street and Nicollet Avenue South, this building was in use from 1961 to 1975 and was designed by architect Ralph Shimer, a Richfield resident.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

653. Richfield Public Library, Hennepin County Library, Richfield, Minnesota

Date Created:
1972-06-30
Description:
Exterior view of the third location of the Richfield Public Library, a branch of the Hennepin County Library. Located at 70th Street and Nicollet Avenue South, this building was in use from 1961 to 1975 and was designed by architect Ralph Shimer, a Richfield resident.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

654. Richfield Public Library, Hennepin County Library, Richfield, Minnesota

Date Created:
1961-05
Description:
Taken soon after construction, this photo shows the exterior of the third location of the Richfield Public Library, a branch of the Hennepin County Library. Located at 70th Street and Nicollet Avenue South, this building was in use from 1961 to 1975 and was designed by architect Ralph Shimer, a Richfield resident.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

655. Ridgedale Library, Hennepin County Library, Minnetonka, Minnesota

Date Created:
1982
Description:
Ridgedale Library opened in 1982 and serves the City of Minnetonka and surrounding communities. It is also home to Hennepin County Library system headquarters. The library underwent a major renovation in 1997-99, reopening in its current location on Ridgedale Drive. This image is of the library before the renovation.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Slides (photographs)

656. Ridgedale Library, Hennepin County Library, Minnetonka, Minnesota

Date Created:
1982
Description:
Ridgedale Library opened in 1982 and serves the City of Minnetonka and surrounding communities. It is also home to Hennepin County Library system headquarters. The library underwent a major renovation in 1997-99, reopening in its current location on Ridgedale Drive. This image is of the library before the renovation.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Slides (photographs)

657. Ridgedale Library, Hennepin County Library, Minnetonka, Minnesota

Date Created:
1982
Description:
Ridgedale Library opened in 1982 and serves the City of Minnetonka and surrounding communities. It is also home to Hennepin County Library system headquarters. The library underwent a major renovation in 1997-99, reopening in its current location on Ridgedale Drive. This image is of the library before the renovation.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Slides (photographs)

658. Ridgedale Library, Hennepin County Library, Minnetonka, Minnesota

Date Created:
1982
Description:
Ridgedale Library opened in 1982 and serves the City of Minnetonka and surrounding communities. It is also home to Hennepin County Library system headquarters. The library underwent a major renovation in 1997-99, reopening in its current location on Ridgedale Drive. This image is of the library before the renovation.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Slides (photographs)

659. Ridgedale Library, Hennepin County Library, Minnetonka, Minnesota

Date Created:
1982
Description:
Ridgedale Library opened in 1982 and serves the City of Minnetonka and surrounding communities. It is also home to Hennepin County Library system headquarters. The library underwent a major renovation in 1997-99, reopening in its current location on Ridgedale Drive. This image is of the library before the renovation.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Slides (photographs)

660. Riverview Branch Library of the Saint Paul Public Library, St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1917
Description:
Riverview Branch Library of the Saint Paul Public Library. Riverview Branch Library was open and serving the public as of September 2007.
Contributing Institution:
Saint Paul Public Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

661. Robbinsdale Library building exterior front and side, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Creator:
Perrone, John
Date Created:
1965-1975
Description:
Exterior of Hennepin County Library system's Robbinsdale Library showing front and side of building.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Department of Public Affairs
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Negatives (photographic)

662. Robbinsdale Library building exterior front , Hennepin County, Minnesota

Creator:
Perrone, John
Date Created:
1965 - 1975
Description:
Exterior of Hennepin County Library system's Robbinsdale Library. The library opened in 1925 and closed in 1978. The building is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Department of Public Affairs
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Negatives (photographic)

663. Robbinsdale Public Library, Hennepin County Library, Minnetonka, Minnesota

Date Created:
1973-08
Description:
This building used to house the Robbinsdale Community Library, a branch of the Hennepin County Library. Built in 1925 by the Robbinsdale Library Club on Rockford Road, now known as 42nd Avenue North, it now houses the Robbinsdale Historical Society and Robbin Gallery
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Slides (photographs)

664. Robbinsdale Public Library, Hennepin County Library, Robbinsdale, Minnesota

Date Created:
1920 - 1929
Description:
Interior view of the Robbinsdale branch of the Hennepin County Library, showing the reference desk and patrons reading. The library was located at 4915 42nd Avenue NorthRobbinsdale library patrons are now served by the Rockford Road Library in Crystal, Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

665. Robbinsdale Public Library, Hennepin County Library, Robbinsdale, Minnesota

Date Created:
1925 - 1950
Description:
This building used to house the Robbinsdale Community Library, a branch of the Hennepin County Library. Built in 1925 by the Robbinsdale Library Club on Rockford Road, now known as 42nd Avenue North, it now houses the Robbinsdale Historical Society and Robbin Gallery.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

666. Robbinsdale Public Library, Hennepin County Library, Robbinsdale, Minnesota

Date Created:
1950 - 1970
Description:
Exterior view of the Robbinsdale branch of the Hennepin County Library, located at 4915 42nd Avenue North. Robbinsdale library patrons are now served by the Rockford Road Library in Crystal, Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Negatives (photographic)

667. Robbinsdale Public Library, Hennepin County Library, Robbinsdale, Minnesota

Date Created:
1920 - 1929
Description:
Exterior view of the Robbinsdale branch of the Hennepin County Library, located at 4915 42nd Avenue North. Robbinsdale library patrons are now served by the Rockford Road Library in Crystal, Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

668. Robbinsdale Public Library, Hennepin County Library, Robbinsdale, Minnesota

Date Created:
1920 - 1929
Description:
Interior view of the Robbinsdale branch of the Hennepin County Library, showing a librarian at the reference desk and patrons reading. The library was located at 4915 42nd Avenue North. Robbinsdale library patrons are now served by the Rockford Road Library in Crystal, Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

669. Robin Suhsen, Branch Librarian, Princeton Area Library, East Central Regional Library, Princeton, Minnesota

Date Created:
1988
Description:
Seen here stamping children's books for checkout, Robin Suhsen was the Princeton Area Branch Librarian from 1987 to 2015, Princeton, Minnesota. Founded in 1959, ECRL is the oldest existing regional public library system in Minnesota. Headquartered in Cambridge, it is a consolidated library system with 14 libraries and Outreach Services and serves residents in Aitkin, Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, and Pine counties.
Contributing Institution:
East Central Regional Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

670. Rockford Road Library, Hennepin County Library, Crystal, Minnesota

Date Created:
1972
Description:
Exterior view of the Rockford Road branch of Hennepin County Library at 6401 42nd Avenue North, Crystal, Minnesota. Rockford Road Library opened in 1972 and was renovated in 2013. It serves the cities of Crystal, New Hope and Robbinsdale. For several decades prior to 1972, library service was provided to area residents out of various locations in the community. The library is named for one of the most historic roads in Hennepin County.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

671. Rockford Road Library, Hennepin County Library, Crystal, Minnesota

Date Created:
1972
Description:
Children's area of the Rockford Road branch of Hennepin County Library at 6401 42nd Avenue North, Crystal, Minnesota. Rockford Road Library opened in 1972 and was renovated in 2013. It serves the cities of Crystal, New Hope and Robbinsdale. For several decades prior to 1972, library service was provided to area residents out of various locations in the community. The library is named for one of the most historic roads in Hennepin County.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

672. Rockford Road Library, Hennepin County Library, Crystal, Minnesota

Date Created:
1986-10
Description:
Rockford Road Library opened in 1972 and was renovated in 2013. It serves the cities of Crystal, New Hope and Robbinsdale. For several decades prior to 1972, library service was provided to area residents out of various locations in the community. The library is named for an East-West road in Hennepin County.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Slides (photographs)

673. Rockford Road Library, Hennepin County Library, Crystal, Minnesota

Date Created:
1986
Description:
Rockford Road Library opened in 1972 and was renovated in 2013. It serves the cities of Crystal, New Hope and Robbinsdale. For several decades prior to 1972, library service was provided to area residents out of various locations in the community. The library is named for an East-West road in Hennepin County.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Slides (photographs)

674. Rockford Road Library, Hennepin County Library, Crystal, Minnesota

Date Created:
1974-01
Description:
Rockford Road Library opened in 1972 and was renovated in 2013. It serves the cities of Crystal, New Hope and Robbinsdale. For several decades prior to 1972, library service was provided to area residents out of various locations in the community. The library is named for an East-West road in Hennepin County.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Slides (photographs)

675. Rockford Road Library, Hennepin County Library, Crystal, Minnesota

Date Created:
1986-10
Description:
Rockford Road Library opened in 1972 and was renovated in 2013. It serves the cities of Crystal, New Hope and Robbinsdale. For several decades prior to 1972, library service was provided to area residents out of various locations in the community. The library is named for an East-West road in Hennepin County.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Slides (photographs)

676. Rogers Public Library, Hennepin County Library, Rogers, Minnesota

Date Created:
1986
Description:
Library service to the Rogers area dates back to the 1950s and a book station in Ahlstrom's Hardware Store. The book station held 400 volumes. The Hennepin County Library bookmobile served area residents in 1970-80. In 1980, the first free-standing library in Rogers opened at 21300 John Milless Drive.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Slides (photographs)

677. Rogers Public Library, Hennepin County Library, Rogers, Minnesota

Date Created:
1986-10
Description:
Library service to the Rogers area dates back to the 1950s and a book station in Ahlstrom's Hardware Store. The book station held 400 volumes. The Hennepin County Library bookmobile served area residents in 1970-80. In 1980, the first free-standing library in Rogers opened at 21300 John Milless Drive.�
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Slides (photographs)

678. Rogers Public Library, Hennepin County Library, Rogers, Minnesota

Date Created:
1980-2005
Description:
Exterior view of the Rogers branch of Hennepin County Library which opened in 1980 at 21300 John Milless Drive, Rogers, Minnesota. THe building was later renovate in 2005. Library service to the Rogers area dates back to the 1950s and a book station in Ahlstrom s Hardware Store which held 400 volumes. The Hennepin County Library bookmobile served area residents in 1970-80.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

679. Rogers Public Library, Hennepin County Library, Rogers, Minnesota

Date Created:
1986-10
Description:
Library service to the Rogers area dates back to the 1950s and a book station in Ahlstrom's Hardware Store. The book station held 400 volumes. The Hennepin County Library bookmobile served area residents in 1970-80. In 1980, the first free-standing library in Rogers opened at 21300 John Milless Drive.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Slides (photographs)

680. Rogers Public Library, Hennepin County Library, Rogers, Minnesota

Date Created:
1981
Description:
Library service to the Rogers area dates back to the 1950s and a book station in Ahlstrom's Hardware Store. The book station held 400 volumes. The Hennepin County Library bookmobile served area residents in 1970-80. In 1980, the first free-standing library in Rogers opened at 21300 John Milless Drive.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Slides (photographs)

681. Rogers Public Library, Hennepin County Library, Rogers, Minnesota

Date Created:
1987
Description:
Library service to the Rogers area dates back to the 1950s and a book station in Ahlstrom's Hardware Store. The book station held 400 volumes. The Hennepin County Library bookmobile served area residents in 1970-80. In 1980, the first free-standing library in Rogers opened at 21300 John Milless Drive.�
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Slides (photographs)

682. Ron McGriff, Assistant Director, East Central Regional Library, Cambridge, Minnesota

Date Created:
1982
Description:
Ron McGriff served as Assistant Director of East Central Regional Library from 1976-1984. Founded in 1959, ECRL is the oldest existing regional public library system in Minnesota. Headquartered in Cambridge, it is a consolidated library system with 14 libraries and Outreach Services and serves residents in Aitkin, Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, and Pine counties.
Contributing Institution:
East Central Regional Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

683. Roosevelt Branch, Minneapolis Public Library, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1936
Description:
The Roosevelt branch of the Minneapolis Public Library, at 4026 Twenty-eighth Avenue South, opened in 1927 and wasadded to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

684. Roosevelt Branch, Minneapolis Public Library, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1927 - 1950
Description:
The Roosevelt branch of the Minneapolis Public Library, at 4026 Twenty-eighth Avenue South, opened in 1927 and wasadded to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Negatives (photographic)

685. Royalton Community Library, Great River Regional Library, Royalton, Minnesota

Date Created:
1988-06
Description:
Interior of the Royalton Community Library, a branch of the Great River Regional Library in Royalton, Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Great River Regional Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Slides (photographs)

686. Royalton Community Library, Great River Regional Library, Royalton, Minnesota

Date Created:
1980?
Description:
Exterior view of the Royalton Community Library, a branch of the Great River Regional Library in Royalton, Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Great River Regional Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Slides (photographs)

687. Royalton Community Library, Great River Regional Library, Royalton, Minnesota

Date Created:
1980?
Description:
View of the front entrance of the Royalton Community Library, a branch of the Great River Regional Library in Royalton, Minnesota.
Contributing Institution:
Great River Regional Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Slides (photographs)

688. Ruth Lovgren, Branch Librarian, Hinckley Public Library, East Central Regional Library, Hinckley, Minnesota

Date Created:
1988
Description:
Ruth Lovgren was the Hinckley Public Library Branch Librarian from 1963-1993 in Hinckley, Minnesota. Founded in 1959, ECRL is the oldest existing regional public library system in Minnesota. Headquartered in Cambridge, it is a consolidated library system with 14 libraries and Outreach Services and serves residents in Aitkin, Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, and Pine counties.
Contributing Institution:
East Central Regional Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Color photographs

689. Saint Anthony Park Branch Library of the Saint Paul Public Library, St. Paul, Minnesota

Date Created:
1917
Description:
Saint Anthony Park Branch Library of the Saint Paul Public Library.
Contributing Institution:
Saint Paul Public Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

690. Sandstone Public Library, East Central Regional Library, Sandstone, Minnesota

Date Created:
1960?
Description:
Sandstone Public Library, built in 1960, is located in the same building as the village hall in Sandstone, Minnesota. Founded in 1959, ECRL is the oldest existing regional public library system in Minnesota. Headquartered in Cambridge, it is a consolidated library system with 14 libraries and Outreach Services and serves residents in Aitkin, Chisago, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, and Pine counties.
Contributing Institution:
East Central Regional Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Slides (photographs)

691. Sauk Centre School House and Library, Sauk Centre, Minnesota

Date Created:
1887
Description:
Postcard of school and library in Sauk Centre, Minnesota in 1907. The School was destroyed by fire in 1915.
Contributing Institution:
Sauk Centre Area Historical Society
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Postcards

692. Seven Corners Branch, Minneapolis Public Library, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1912-1920
Description:
Patrons fill the Reading Room of the Seven Corners Branch of Minneapolis Public Library, built in 1912 at 300 Fifteenth Avenue South and in use until 1967. The Seven Corners (Cedar-Riverside) area was teeming with new immigrants and the library was quite busy.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

693. Seven Corners Branch, Minneapolis Public Library, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1912 - 1930
Description:
Exterior of the Seven Corners Branch of Minneapolis Public Library at 300 Fifteenth Avenue South, built in 1912 and in use until 1967.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

694. Seven Corners Branch, Minneapolis Public Library, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1912 - 1950
Description:
Exterior of the Seven Corners Branch of Minneapolis Public Library at 300 Fifteenth Avenue South, built in 1912 and in use until 1967.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

695. Seven Corners Branch, Minneapolis Public Library, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1920?
Description:
Children in a basement room of the Seven Corners Branch of Minneapolis Public Library. The Seven Corners (Cedar-Riverside) area was teeming with new immigrants and the library was quite busy. This branch, at 300 Fifteenth Avenue South, was in service from 1912 to 1967.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

696. Seven Corners Branch, Minneapolis Public Library, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1912 - 1930
Description:
Exterior of the Seven Corners Branch of Minneapolis Public Library at 300 Fifteenth Avenue South, built in 1912 and in use until 1967.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

697. Seven Corners Branch, Minneapolis Public Library, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1920 - 1930
Description:
Exterior of the Seven Corners Branch of Minneapolis Public Library at 300 Fifteenth Avenue South, built in 1912 and in use until 1967.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

698. Seven Corners Branch, Minneapolis Public Library, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Creator:
Hibbard, C. J.
Date Created:
1920?
Description:
Children play a game under the supervision of library staff at the Seven Corners Branch of Minneapolis Public Library. The Seven Corners (Cedar-Riverside) area was teeming with new immigrants and the library was quite busy. This branch, at 300 Fifteenth Avenue South, was in service from 1912 to 1967.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs

699. Seven Corners Branch, Minneapolis Public Library, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1912 - 1950
Description:
Exterior of the Seven Corners Branch of Minneapolis Public Library at 300 Fifteenth Avenue South, built in 1912 and in use until 1967.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Negatives (photographic)

700. Seven Corners Branch of Minneapolis Public Library, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date Created:
1920?
Description:
An array of library visitors reading books and periodicals.
Contributing Institution:
Hennepin County Library, James K. Hosmer Special Collections Library
Type:
Still Image
Format:
Black-and-white photographs
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