Hosmer Library
Hosmer Library, originally known as the Thirty-Sixth Street Branch Library, is a branch library of the Hennepin County Library system that serves the Central neighborhood within the Powderhorn community of Minneapolis, Minnesota.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Library
- Description: public branch library in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
- Also known as: “36th Street Branch Library”, “Hosmer Branch Library”, “Hosmer Community Library”, and “Thirty-Sixth Street Branch Library”
- Address: 347 East 36th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55408
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include George Floyd Square and George Floyd Square occupied protest.
George Floyd Square
Square
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
George Floyd Square, officially George Perry Floyd Square in Minneapolis, is a commemorative name applied to Chicago Avenue between the East 37th and 39th Streets in the Powderhorn neighborhood. George Floyd Square is situated 2,400 feet southeast of Hosmer Library.
George Floyd Square occupied protest
Garden
As a reaction to the murder of George Floyd on May 25, 2020, racial justice activists and some residents of the Powderhorn community in Minneapolis staged an occupation protest at the intersection of East 38th Street and Chicago Avenue with a blockade of the streetway lasting over a year. George Floyd Square occupied protest is situated 2,400 feet southeast of Hosmer Library.
Powderhorn Park
Park
Photo: City of Minneapolis Archives, CC BY 2.0.
Powderhorn Park is an urban park in Minneapolis. It sits in the northwest of the Powderhorn Park neighborhood and near the center of the larger Powderhorn community, both of which take their names from the park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Powderhorn and King Field.
Powderhorn
Suburb
Powderhorn is a defined community in Minneapolis that consists of eight neighborhoods. The community name is derived from Powderhorn Lake that is the centerpiece of the present-day Powderhorn Park.
King Field
Neighborhood
King Field is a neighborhood in the Southwest community in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Its boundaries are 36th Street to the north, Interstate 35W to the east, 46th Street to the south, and Lyndale Avenue to the west.
South Uptown
Neighborhood
South Uptown is a residential neighborhood in the Calhoun Isles community of Minneapolis, Minnesota. In 2018, the neighborhood voted to change its name to South Uptown from its former name, Calhoun Area Residents' Action Group after its namesake, the former Lake Calhoun, was renamed to Bde Maka Ska.
Hosmer Library
- Categories: public library, library building, building, and education
- Location: Minneapolis, Hennepin, Twin Cities, Minnesota, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
44.93743° or 44° 56′ 15″ northLongitude
-93.27057° or 93° 16′ 14″ westElevation
843 feet (257 metres)Inception
1916Operator
Hennepin County LibraryOpen location code
86P8WPPH+XQOpenStreetMap ID
way 46819672OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=libraryOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yes
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