Edina Library
| Edina Library | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Address | 520 Edina Circle |
| Town or city | Edina, MN |
| Coordinates | 44°54′28″N 93°21′22″W / 44.907878°N 93.356103°W |
| Opened | 2002 |
Edina Library is a Public library in Edina, Minnesota. It is a branch of Hennepin County Library. The library started in 1921.
The library has a meeting room, fireplace, and a children's room. It also has a Senior Center in the building, but is not part of the library.
History
The current library opened in 2002[1] The library before Edina Library was opened in 1967. Edina library was the first library in Hennepin County to be paid for by the state of Minnesota.
Edina library was created before Hennepin County Library existed. Edina was opened inside of a school in Linden Hills, Minneapolis.[2] The library was moved in 1926 to a new building. It was moved again into an old theater building in Morningside, Minneapolis in 1939.[3] This made Edina the first library that did not share a building.[3] Edina Library was renamed to the Edina Morningside Branch library.[4]
In 1954, a second library Edina Branch library opened. It could hold 7,000 books. The League of Women Voters petitioned for a larger library. A larger library was announced in 1967.
A new library, named the Edina Community Library, opened in September 1968.[5]
The library was closed on December 31st, 1976.
Reopening of Edina Library
Edina Library opened in 2002. The new library had a reading room for adults. It had a childrens room and a multi purpouse room.[6] It was the first library to have a Drive-up window.
References
- ↑ Sullivan, Joe, “Edina’s First Library was Born in 1921, in an 1887 Elementary School,” About Town, 12/10/2003, http://edinamn.gov/edinafiles/files/News_Publications/About_Town/L4-91_AboutTown_2004Winter.pdf Archived 2016-12-22 at the Wayback Machine p. 9-12
- ↑ "Edina Library". www.hclib.org. Retrieved 2025-05-26.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 “Edina-M’side Library Predates County System,” Southwest Shopper, 20 April 1949, Hennepin County Archives
- ↑ Sullivan, Joe, “Edina’s First Library was Born in 1921, in an 1887 Elementary School,” About Town, 12/10/2003, http://edinamn.gov/edinafiles/files/News_Publications/About_Town/L4-91_AboutTown_2004Winter.pdf Archived 2016-12-22 at the Wayback Machine p. 7
- ↑ Hennepin County Library, “Edina Community Library,” 9/1994, Hennepin County Archives
- ↑ Waldon, Laura, “Council Approves Demolition of Library,” Edina Sun Current, 8/28/2002, Hennepin County Archives