Walter Library

Walter Library is a library in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota which is located on Southeast Pleasant Street. Walter Library is situated nearby to the park Northrop Mall, as well as near the theater building Northrop Memorial Auditorium.

Opening hours:
Monday—Friday: 8:00 AM—8:00 PM
Saturday and Sunday: noon—6:00 PM
Type: Library
Also known as: “WaLib”
Address: 117 Southeast Pleasant Street, Minneapolis, MN 55455

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Weisman Art Museum and Bohemian Flats.

Weisman Art Museum

Museum

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Weisman Art Museum is an art museum at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Founded in 1934 as University Gallery, the museum was originally housed in an upper floor of the university's Northrop Auditorium. Weisman Art Museum is situated 820 feet south of Walter Library.

Bohemian Flats

Park

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Bohemian Flats Park is a park in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States on the west bank of the Mississippi River near the Washington Avenue Bridge and next to the University of Minnesota campus. Bohemian Flats is situated 1,200 feet west of Walter Library.

East Bank station

Railway station

Photo: Nettrom, CC BY-SA 3.0.

East Bank station is a light rail station along the Green Line in Minneapolis, Minnesota, located on Washington Avenue on the East Bank campus of the University of Minnesota. East Bank station is situated 1,500 feet southeast of Walter Library.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include University and Dinkytown.

University

Neighborhood

Photo: Bobak, CC BY-SA 2.5.

University is a neighborhood within the greater University community in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It is almost completely occupied by the Minneapolis campus of the University of Minnesota, hence the name.

Dinkytown

Quarter

Photo: RxS, Public domain.

Dinkytown is an historic commercial hub in Minneapolis's Marcy-Holmes neighborhood, centered at 14th Avenue and 4th Street SE. Located immediately north of the University of Minnesota's East Bank campus, the district spans several city blocks packed with independent businesses, restaurants, and student apartments.

University

Suburb

University is one of the eleven official communities of the U.S. city of Minneapolis, Minnesota. It is composed of seven smaller neighborhoods and is the only community with neighborhoods on both sides of the Mississippi River.

Walter Library

Categories: building and education
Location: Minneapolis, Hennepin, Twin Cities, Minnesota, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

44.97528° or 44° 58′ 31″ north

Longitude

-93.23629° or 93° 14′ 11″ west

Inception

1922

Wheelchair access

yes

Operator

University of Minnesota Libraries

Named after

Frank Keller Walter

Open location code

86P8XQG7+4F

OpenStreetMap ID

way 23014165

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=library

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

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