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The Dakota County Library system is a regional public library system in Dakota County, Minnesota, headquartered in the Wescott Library in Eagan. The system includes 9 branch libraries and shares borrowing privileges with the City of South St. Paul public library. It is a member of MELSA (the Metropolitan Library Service Agency), a consortium of eight Minnesota library systems.History of the Dakota County Library SystemEarly historyThe Dakota County Library System as it exists today is a combination of several smaller library systems. The earliest of these were the Farmington, Minnesota, library, established in 1871 and the Hastings, Minnesota, library, established in 1873. Both were established as subscription libraries, and were relatively short-lived projects, although they paved the way for municipally funded libraries in the early 20th century. The City of South St. Paul, Minnesota, Library was established in 1916. It initially received a $10,000 grant from the Carnegie Foundation, but development of the library was halted due to the outbreak of World War I. In 1926, the library received municipal bond funding in the amount of $25,000 for the establishment of a library building, which opened in August 1927, as the first public library in Dakota County.

Address: 1340 Wescott Rd, Eagan, MN 55123, USA
Phone: (651) 450-2900
State: Minnesota
County: Dakota County
Zip Code: 55123



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Great library! It has some nice peaceful views.
8 years ago (14-07-2017)
I teach at a local preschool and run the summer camp program for grades K-5th. I take my class to this library every summer and have to say that it has one of the nicest children's areas I have seen. The nature-inspired paintings in the area, and the support columns being painted as different types of trees in particular, are so lovely and create a calm, yet interesting atmosphere. Besides the books, the area also has a few small play spaces and some very nice areas to sit down and read for the children. I also often search for and reserve books online to use in my class all year round, and this library, and Dakota county libraries in general, are wonderful at getting them in a timely manner. So convenient and helpful! They have even helped me find and re-reserve books when I was a day late picking them up! Great library!
9 years ago (08-10-2016)
Nice library. It a treasure I use to read night time stories to my kids.
8 years ago (21-03-2017)
Great Library! Good place to study and check out books.
8 years ago (01-04-2017)
Great library with new addition of a lab experience. Learn how to 3d print and other interactive technology
8 years ago (31-01-2017)
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