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  • A blue analog clock against a yellow background. The time is 10:08.

    Update: 2027 Library Hours

    Your library’s current hours will continue through 2027.

  • ART-Abilities Gallery Opening and Reception, Saturday October 17

    ART-Abilities Gallery Opening and Reception

    ART-Abilities celebrates 22 years of Hennepin County Library's partnership with artists of all abilities in our community! Join us for the gallery opening and reception with artists and their families and enjoy a musical performance by Nathan Barclay on the keyboards.

  • photos of authors Layli Long Soldier and Heid E. Erdrich

    Author Talk: Layli Long Soldier with Heid E. Erdrich

    Join us for an evening with award-winning poet and artist Layli Long Soldier (Oglala Lakota), in conversation with Heid E. Erdrich (Turtle Mountain Ojibwe). Long Soldier will read from and discuss her new book "We," a visionary new collection of poems, lyric essays, and her own visual artworks.

  • text: "K-12 Education" image: two children drawing at a table in the library

    New K-12 Newsletter

    In this issue of the K-12 newsletter, explore back-to-school resources and tutoring.

  • covers of fashion books

    If you like Fashion

    September is home to Fashion Week, when runway shows and new collections debut across four major fashion capitals: New York, London, Milan, and Paris. This list features both fiction and nonfiction materials that delve into the fashion world.

  • photos of authors Douglas Kearney and Bao Phi

    Verses, Voices, and Fatherhood

    Douglas Kearney and Bao Phi will talk about how a chance meeting at a small poetry reading in a club in Downtown Minneapolis turned into freestyle rap emails, parallel but divergent careers in literature, and melding their lives to adapt to being fathers of color in America.

  • This color photo features menus from Minneapolis restaurants of yesteryear, such as the Rainbow Cafe and Cafe di Napoli.

    Menu Collection

    What's for dinner? Explore hundreds of menus from local restaurants from the 1880s to 1970s, like Murray’s and The Nankin.

  • singer/songwriter Dolly Parton

    Remembering Dolly

    Dolly Parton never forgot who she was and where she came from, whether she was making iconic country music or giving back to the community. Celebrate her life with these books, albums, and movies.

  • Consumer Reports

    Using your library card to access Consumer Reports just got easier. Check out the new experience, including expanded access to online content.