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Franklin Library

Franklin Library is a public library on Franklin Avenue in Minneapolis, , United States. The library was one of thirteen branch libraries established under the leadership of Gratia Countryman, the chief librarian of the Minneapolis Public Library from 1904 to 1936.
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  • Type: Library
  • Description: Public library in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
  • Also known as: “Franklin Branch”, “Franklin Branch Library”, and “Franklin Community Library”
  • Address: 1314 East Franklin Avenue, Minneapolis, MN

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Norwegian Lutheran Memorial Church and U.S. Bank Stadium.

Church
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The of Minneapolis, better known as Mindekirken, is a Lutheran church in , , United States. It is one of two American churches still using Norwegian as a primary liturgical language, the other being Minnekirken in . is situated 1,100 feet west of Franklin Library.

Stadium
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is an indoor multi-purpose stadium located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. Built on the former site of the , the stadium opened in 2016 and is the home venue of the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League. is situated 3,900 feet north of Franklin Library.

Museum
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The is an art museum located in , , United States. Home to more than 100,000 works of art representing 5,000 years of world history, Mia is one of the largest art museums in the United States. is situated 1 mile west of Franklin Library.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Phillips and Stevens Square, Minneapolis.

Suburb
is a community in , just south of downtown. Traditionally, it was both a community and a neighborhood. is a diverse area in many ways: its population includes people of many nationalities; it has a mix of residential, commercial…

Neighborhood
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Stevens Square is the southernmost neighborhood of the in . It is bordered on Lyndale Avenue on the west, Franklin Avenue on the south, and Interstates 94 and 35W on the north and east, respectively.

Neighborhood
is a neighborhood in the community of Minneapolis, Minnesota, located geographically southeast of downtown. It consists of the land bordered by the Hiawatha Avenue industrial district to the west, Minneapolis Midtown Greenway to the south, the to the east, and Interstate 94 to the north.

Franklin Library

Latitude
44.96302° or 44° 57′ 47″ north
Longitude
-93.25588° or 93° 15′ 21″ west
Operator
Hennepin County Library
Open location code
86P8XP7V+6J
Open­Street­Map ID
way 62260790
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­library
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q5491378
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Franklin Library”. Photo: Elkman, CC BY-SA 4.0.