The Hennepin County Library's plan to ratchet up hours of operation this fall to pre-pandemic levels is drawing fire from library workers, who say there's insufficient staff to handle work right now.

A library branch in Hennepin County is now operating without staff — most of the time. This came as the city of Osseo wanted to offer patrons more days and hours to access the library.

If a proposed merger of Hennepin County and Minneapolis libraries takes place, patrons may enjoy longer library hours and the re-opening of three branch libraries. David and Jack of St. Croix ...

Indeed, the MinnPost reporter was granted extended hours access at Scott County Libraries the same day they registered their existing Hennepin County library card with the system last November.

Hennepin County Library users checked out more than 11.3 million physical and digital items across the system this year. Readers were most excited about the “romantasy” category, a blend of ...

The Southeast branch of the Hennepin County Library in Minneapolis' Dinkytown ... influence to ensure a smooth transition and expand the hours that libraries would be open. "This is a fitting ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Hennepin County Library patrons checked out more than 11.3 million physical and digital items across the system from January through November 2024. "A quick analysis of the top ...

MINNETONKA – The Hennepin County Library ranks among the top in the world for total digital circulation. OverDrive, which provides some of the digital content for Hennepin County’s 41 ...

Patrons of the Hennepin County Library will be able to check out more ... devices into the meter to calculate how many kilowatt hours of electricity each one uses. "It's neat to see if you turn ...

There are 41 libraries in the Hennepin County system, the busiest being the Minneapolis Central Library downtown. “We had a plan in the past but this one is really much more data-driven,” said ...