Welcome to the Heavenly County Library!

The Heavenly County Library system provides services through 26 libraries, Heavenly eLibrary, and extensive outreach services. We are committed to serving as Heavenly County’s partner in lifelong learning. From Baby Storytime to classes in Web Basics for Seniors, from author talks to multicultural arts and science programs, the library offers a wide range of free programming to meet the interests of Heavenly County children and adults. Explore our website for good reads and book clubs, find books and information for your projects or research, check out our kids activities and homework help, chat with us online or on the phone, and come in for more! (Adapted from About Hennepin County Library)

Ideas & happenings

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is literally taking the world by storm, with over 8 million copies sold on the first day! The Google news results for Harry Potter show how the world is reacting to the last book in the famous and beloved series. Two sites allow you to enter the world of Harry Potter: the author's site, J.K Rowling Official Site and Warner Brothers' Harry Potter official movie site with movie trailers as well as games and activities. Find this title in the Library Catalog. (Borrowed from Hennepin County Library)

Want to talk about reading Harry Potter with others and see what others think? Write a review. Tell us what you think!

Did you know ...

...that the Library’s use rate is nearly double the national average - equivalent to every suburban resident borrowing more than 15 items annually?
...that 75% of Minneapolis households use MPL every year, and 25% of households use MPL 20 or more times annually?
...that 80% of Minneapolis children have library cards -- far above national averages?
...that MPL has the 4th most card holders per capita of any major American city?
...that Minneapolis holds the 3rd largest per capita library collection of any major American city?
...that The new Central Library has 38.5 miles of shelving?
...at the new Central Library, virtually 100% of the collection will be at the fingertips of patrons (up from 15% previously)?
...with 297 public computers (up from 75 in the old building), the new Central Library will provide more computer access than any other building in the state? (Borrowed from Minneapolis Public Library's Be an Expert on Central Library!)

Featured events

Celebrate Our History!

Opening Reception for the Main Library 50th Anniversary Exhibit, Wednesday July 25, 2007: 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm -- Main Library Multi-Purpose Room.

All are invited to an opening reception for the Main Library 50th Anniversary Exhibit. The reception will honor past and current staff, Boards of Directors, Friends of the HCL and the public for their support during the half-century of the Library's existence. Enjoy light refreshments and the music of classical guitarists as you view this historical exhibit, on display in the lower level display cases from July 18 - August 30. Celebrate our history!

Using archival photographs, Library memorabilia and historical text, this exhibit, created by HCL staff, highlights the changes the Main Library has undergone during its half-century history. Milestones are displayed decade by decade in this special exhibit, from the construction of the Downtown location, through two major building renovations, the introduction of personal computers and the Internet, to the current branch expansion program. (Adapted from Ann Arbor District Library, accessed 7/24/07.)

Library news

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Featured book

The Blood of Flowers is a novel just released from Iranian-American author, Anita Amirrezvani. The story is the tale of a young girl in 17th century Iran. Following her father's untimely death, the unnamed narrator and her mother travel to the fabled city of Isfahan to stay with the family of a distant relative who is a master carpetmaker to Shah Abbas. The girl is fascinated by the colors and patterns of the carpets, but when she is forced into a shameful temporary marriage, her dreams of creating her own carpets seem as distant as the moon. This beautifully written novel weaves a tale of the unnamed Persian carpetmakers through one girl's struggle to survive and thrive both as a woman and as a carpetmaker in her own right. (Adapted from Hennepin County Library, What We're Reading, accessed 7/24/07.)

Services in these languages

Heavenly County Library has books and staff to meet the diverse needs of our community. Go to our CommunitySpace for access to services in these languages:

Hmong
Khmer
Lao
Russian
Somali
Spanish
Vietnamese

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