Northeast Library
| Northeast Library | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Address | 2200 Central Avenue Northeast |
| Town or city | Minneapolis, MN |
| Coordinates | 45°00′40″N 93°15′00″W / 45.0111000°N 93.2501000°W |
| Opened | 1973 |
Northeast Library is a public library in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It is part of the Hennepin County Library system. It opened in 1973. The library has 30,000 books.The library has a fireplace to keep warm in the winter. The building was made to replace a Carnegie library which was on the site from 1915 until 1972.
Previous Northeast Minneapolis libraries, 1892–1972
The first library was a book drop-off in Moody's Drug Store in 1892. The Central Avenue branch is the second of Andrew Carnegie's four libraries in Minneapolis. The library opened on November 15, 1915 and quickly became one of the most active branches.
The Central Avenue branch was the only Carnegie library in Minneapolis to be torn down. The building was made poorly and was falling apart. The cost for a renovation would be more to make a new building. In 1973 Northeast Library was built in the location where the Central Avenue library was the year before.
Updates to the 1973 building
The library was renovated in 2011. The renovation costed $5.2 million. The remodel added 2,400 square feet. The library added special window placements to reduce the need of lights.