🏢 Hennepin County Library — Minneapolis, Minnesota

North Regional Library

A spacious two-story hub on Lowry Avenue, North Regional Library has anchored Near North Minneapolis since 1971 — a full-service regional branch shaped by the community it serves, right down to a mobile of 1,000 paper cranes folded by North Side residents.

📖 About North Regional Library

North Regional Library sits at 1315 Lowry Avenue North in the Near North community of Minneapolis. It opened October 24, 1971, designed by the Minneapolis firm Miller Dunwiddie as a large regional branch consolidating several older neighborhood libraries. Two major investments have kept it current: a $4.57 million renovation in 2007 and a roughly $9 million project in 2020–21 that added study rooms, meeting spaces and outdoor areas. The branch reflects North Minneapolis directly — its art includes photography by Wing Young Huie and a mobile made from 1,000 cranes folded by neighborhood residents in the summer of 2008. Programming is built around the community's needs, with Hmong-language support several days a week, job-search help through HIRED and city partnerships, and teen homework tutoring. More than 40 public computers plus wireless access make it a genuine technology resource for the North Side.

⭐ What makes this branch special

• Two-story regional branch open 1971, renovated in 2007 and again in 2020–21
• Hmong-language assistance offered multiple days each week
• Job-seeking support through HIRED and city (CPED) partnerships
• Community art including a mobile of 1,000 cranes folded by North Side residents in 2008

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