Calling all Minnesota musicians! MNspin, the library's free streaming music service, is accepting new submissions through May 17.
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Our patrons checked out nearly 12 million (and counting!) items in 2025. **That's one checkout every 2.6 seconds.** Find out if one of your favorites made this year's list of most borrowed books: https://t.co/tu4lPPzjaj
You don’t have to be rich, and you don’t have to be cool. You just have to stop by your library and pick up the limited-edition Prince card.
Visit https://t.co/bMieQqQolR for all the details, including great library resources for music and more.
Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today… to introduce a limited-edition Prince library card! Sign up for your first card, or replace your existing one, while supplies last. Learn more at https://t.co/bMieQqQolR or visit any of our 41 locations.
Adult and teen volunteers gave more than 22,800 hours of service to their libraries last year. To our 755 valued volunteers, thank you!
Learn more about their impact: https://t.co/VVN2tYYdVM
Wonderful to reconnect with Linda and Glenn Goecke, whom I wrote about in 2023, when they finished visiting all 41 @hclib locations. As a result of their adventures, the library now has a passport that you can pick up (free!) to get stamped when you visit
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Wow! Hennepin County Library patrons checked out more than 11 million items in 2024. Find out if one of your favorites made this year's list of most borrowed books: https://t.co/HV0jVV9Y03.
December 12 is International Bluegrass Music Appreciation Day. Celebrate with some homegrown Bluegrass from MNspin, the Library's free streaming music service: https://t.co/4LxXEZXjp6.
New at the Cargill Gallery: "Flora and Fauna Illustrata" documents and celebrates the diversity of life at the University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum. On display at Minneapolis Central Library through January 26, 2025. https://t.co/aGZG0Ybme4
In the early ‘90s, the Surveyor newspaper’s recurring column, "Quality Dining on a Budget Buck,” highlighted restaurants near Elliot Park neighborhood in Minneapolis. Photos of these local eateries are now part of the #ArchivesFeast in the HCL Digital Collections.
Are you stuck in a reading rut? MPR News spoke with Hennepin County librarian Jody Wurl and offered great advice about how to find your next great read.
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New at the Cargill Gallery -- "Exhale: Reflections on Guaranteed Income." Artists reflect on the potential impact of guaranteed income on their communities, livelihood, and creative practice.
On display at Minneapolis Central Library through November 23: https://t.co/CY2GFYhZM2
Minneapolis Stonehenge? No, bridge pilings for I-94 in downtown Minneapolis. This #ArchivesOnTheRoad photo from our Digital Collections is dated 1968 before the freeway connected Minneapolis to St. Paul. A state project is now considering the future of I-94 between the downtowns.
We’re looking back at all the fun we had this summer at Hennepin County Library. It was one for the books!
This quick recap includes resources to support your student throughout the new school year: https://t.co/9G4nnYdosx