Hennepin County Library

Features

  • Get the Hennepin County Library app

    Carry your library card anywhere with the Hennepin County Library app, available for Apple and Android devices.

  • The Art of Being With: Light, Shadow, Wind, and Body

    Cargill Gallery presents: The Art of Being With

    Visit the exhibition at the Cargill Gallery from August 8– September 27, 2026.

  • text: The American Revolution, image: a painting of Revolutionary War soldiers

    Ken Burns: The American Revolution Community Screening

    Join Twin Cities PBS, the Hennepin History Museum, and Hennepin County Library on August 15 for a community screening of THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION Episode 5.

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    Library Hours Changing in 2027

    Hennepin County Library is preparing changes to public operating hours beginning in January. Learn more about why we’re changing hours, and share your feedback.

  • smARTpass

    smARTpass

    Get free and discounted tickets to performances and museums. Participating organizations include First Avenue, Teatro del Pueblo, MN Fringe, and many more.

  • an image of five book covers including The Odyssey and Natalie Haynes's A Thousand Ships.

    If you like Greek mythology

    Gods, demigods, and monsters are having a big summer on the big screen, between the film adaptations of "Hadestown" and "The Odyssey." Enjoy these books and films that explore and retell stories from Greek mythology.

  • Special Collections

    Special Collections Newsletter

    Explore yearbooks, local newspapers, the 1976 Bicentennial and more in this issue of the Special Collections newsletter.

  • Interactive Reading

    If you like interactive reading

    Choose-your-own-adventure stories. Puzzles. Mazes. Mysteries. The titles in this list use out‑of‑order chapters, hidden or crossed‑out text, riddles, and other creative twists that put the reader in the driver’s seat.

  • Audio Tour of Minneapolis Central Library

    Minneapolis Central Library tour

    Explore Minneapolis Central Library with a new self-guided audio tour.