MINNEAPOLIS -- What do Mao Zedong, J. Edgar Hoover, Batgirl and Casanova have to do with the new Minneapolis Central Library? They're part of an edgy new ad campaign from the Friends of the ...

A man was shot in the back in the bathroom of a Minneapolis public library Thursday. Police have yet to find the unidentified shooter, whose shot paralyzed the victim, according to the Star Tribune. A ...

Don’t rush to the library to pick up a copy of Ann Patchett’s “Run.” The bestseller has a waiting list a mile long — or more precisely, 585 readers long (484 people in the Hennepin County system and ...

I live in East Phillips, near the Smith Foundry. For years, it spewed black smoke and acrid smells. For years, we asked our city and state agencies to take action. Illegal pollution was making us sick ...

A newly-renovated Arvonne Fraser library in Dinkytown will open its doors to the public for the first time Saturday after more than a year of vacancy. Renovations include making the building more open ...

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Carpet and fixtures at the Brookdale Library are wearing out. Tall stacks block sightlines and make it difficult for patrons to reach materials on the top shelves. The technology in meeting rooms and ...