Brooklyn Park Library

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Brooklyn Park Library, located at 8500 W. Broadway Ave. opened at its new location in June 2016. It previously served patrons at 8600 Zane Avenue North in Brooklyn Park, since 1976. Designed by Setter, Leach and Lindstrom, at a cost of $814,651, the library is 15,100 square feet and was renovated in 1999. Bookmobile service was provided by Hennepin County Library previously.New Brooklyn Park LibraryIn November 2013, Hennepin County Board approved construction plans for a new library in Brooklyn Park at the northeast intersection of 85th Avenue and West Broadway. The new building, set to open in 2016, will more than double the size of the current space to better meet the growing community’s needs. Feedback from the public regarding their vision of the new library was received through a survey and a series of community meetings. Costs are budgeted at $23.5 million. Designed by Hammel Green and Abrahamson Architects & Engineers, and measuring 39,000 square feet, the new building will include a children’s interactive zone, a tech studio and several reading lounges. The children’s area has been designed in collaboration with Minnesota Children’s Museum and will invite families to linger and enjoy reading, learning and playing at the library. Patrons will be able to experience the library as living room for the community: it will include an open floor plan to facilitate interactions among patrons. The new library incorporates the State of Minnesota’s Sustainable Building Guidelines.