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The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that the Hennepin County Library has 41 branches in 24 cities and towns in Minnesota, and historically had locations in a sanatorium and a bookmobile?
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The Linda Mack article is also available here in full: [1] [2].

On existence of the "North Community Library": [3]. This talks about the organization currently residing in the North Library building:[1] See also this, which just talks about staff wanting the library to close (not specific dates).

Other interesting references held at the Central Library:[2]; this is a listing of academic, public, school libraries and media centers, special libraries, and library consortiums:[3]. They also have a Minneapolis Public Library: Central Library Project Building Program, July 2001 and a binder, Outlook Twenty Ten: A Discussion Plan to Improve All Minneapolis Community Libraries, 1999.

Photos of Golden Valley renovation (though no date(s) mentioned): [4]

= paul2520 (talk) 01:47, 30 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]
References
  1. ^ "About – EMERGE". Retrieved November 29, 2019. 2018 Preservation of Minnesota Award for renovation of former North Branch Library into the EMERGE Career & Technology Center
  2. ^ Nelson Research Services, Inc. (June 1997). Public Library Usage and Attitude Study: City of Minneapolis and 7-County Area.
  3. ^ Mary C. Zanmiller (January 1994). Inventory of Libraries in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area. Metropolitan Council.

In my search to find a good reference about the 1990s renovations of Washburn, I found [5], [6], and [7]. Also [8] on Edina.
The reference Washburn Community Library Expansion and Remodeling. Leonard Parker Associates. 6 August 1990. Retrieved November 29, 2019. was interesting (available in the special collections @ Central), but really more of the architecture/planning/contract stuff. = paul2520 (talk) 16:46, 8 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]