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The Metropolitan Library Service Agency (MELSA) is a regional library system in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area of Minnesota. It consists of eight library systems in seven counties, with a total of over one hundred member libraries. Library card holders at any member system may borrow materials from another MELSA member system.
The initiative entailed a number of changes in policy, which affected its workforce and services in relation to people of color. [21] The library was recognized as a 2016 innovator by the Urban Libraries Council and was presented with the council's Equity Award in October 2016. [22] The library also launched a "Resources on Race" libguide. [23]
The Library Book: Centennial History of the Minneapolis Public Library. Minneapolis, MN: Minneapolis Public Library and Information Center. ISBN 978-0-9613716-0-9. Christensen, Karen; Levinson, David, eds. (2007). Heart of the Community: The Libraries We Love. Great Barrington, MA: Berkshire Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-9770159-2-4.
The Friends provide financial support for materials and services, and host special library events. [ 6 ] Over the next several years the library made technological advances with a materials security system installed in 1984, automation of the circulation system in 1987, an online public catalog in 1992, public Internet access provided in 1997 ...
Minneapolis Public Library's first building was the Main Library, opened in 1889. Minneapolis Public Library later added community library branches to supplement the main library. The first branch was North Branch, established in 1890, more branches in south and east Minneapolis followed, and the system grew with the city. [4]
Dakota County Library was formed on January 1, 1969. The early years were a time of cooperation and technological change. The system joined the Metropolitan Library Service Agency (MELSA) in 1970 [3] and entered into a reciprocal borrowing agreement with the City of South St. Paul Library in 1975. [4] [3]
Ann Marie Kopp boarded the Red Line bus for home Thursday afternoon after an invigorating turn around the Mall of America and lunch at IKEA. As a 64-year-old with disabilities, the Rosemount ...
The Minneapolis Central Library is a public library located in downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota. It is the largest library in the Hennepin County Library system. It bills itself as having "the third largest per capita public library collection of any major city in America with a collection of more than 2.4 million items—including books, DVDs ...